sweet charity
Thursday, December 23, 2004 - 01:08 PM
It's the season to be giving, and thanks to our hyperactive, hypercaring listeners, we're pleased to provide YOU, dear reader, with a wide-ranging list of worthy causes, charities, nonprofits, and desperate cases.
Heifer International: farm animals for poor families around the world
The ASPCA: house pets in need
Habitat for Humanity: affordable homes for people on limited incomes
Neighbors Helping Neighbors: economic development in Brooklyn
Pighs, A Sanctuary: a home for pigs and other farm animals in West Virginia
National Mobilization Against Sweatshops: workers' advocacy in New York
National Coaltion for the Homeless: advocacy and services work for people without a home
The Catholic Worker Movement: advocacy and services for the downtrodden
The Salvation Army: duh
and finally, if you want to get an unvarnished view of these groups' effectiveness or search for others, check out the American Institute of Philanthropy. They list and rate hundreds of charitable groups for effectiveness.
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