Connection Café: Blog Action Day 2008: Poverty

	Blog Action Day 2008: Poverty
	Posted by Sally Heaven at Oct 15, 2008 10:42 AM CDT Categories: Advocacy , Constituent Empowerment , Social Media

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My colleague Seth Merritt recently highlighted Blog Action Day, and today is the day! This year the topic is poverty, and the aim is to raise awareness and trigger a global discussion about poverty, a complex issue with no quick, easy solutions.

We have many clients who are working on the poverty issue, and I wanted to highlight some of them and invite you to visit their websites, get more informed and involved, and support their important work.

American Jewish World Service is an international development organization motivated by Judaism's imperative to pursue justice.

American Near East Refugee Aid is a leading provider of development, health, education and employment programs to Palestinian communities and impoverished families throughout the Middle East.

The American Red Cross helps vulnerable people around the world to prevent, prepare for, and respond to disasters, complex humanitarian emergencies, and life-threatening health conditions.

Bread for the World is a collective Christian voice urging our nation's decision makers to end hunger at home and abroad.

Capitol Area Food Bank of Texas's mission is to nourish hungry people and lead the community in ending hunger.

CARE is a leading humanitarian organization fighting global poverty. We place special focus on working alongside poor women because, equipped with the proper resources, women have the power to help whole families and entire communities escape poverty.

Feed the Children is a Christian, international, nonprofit relief organization with headquarters in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, that delivers food, medicine, clothing and other necessities to individuals, children and families who lack these essentials due to famine, war, poverty, or natural disaster.

Freestore Foodbank is one of Ohio's largest food banks, and serves a population of some 160,000 low-income persons in a twenty-county region.

Grameen Foundation's mission is to enable the poor, especially the poorest, to create a world without poverty.

IRC (International Rescue Committee) is a critical global network of first responders, humanitarian relief workers, healthcare providers, educators, community leaders, activists, and volunteers.

Lutheran World Relief works with partners in 35 countries to help people grow food, improve health, strengthen communities, end conflict, build livelihoods and recover from disasters.

Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty is the voice of the Jewish poor and the first line of defense for our community's needy. We fight poverty through comprehensive social services, and treat every individual with dignity and respect.

Millennium Promise's mission is to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) - eight globally endorsed objectives that address the many aspects of extreme poverty - in Africa by 2015.

Mobile Loaves and Fishes is a social outreach ministry for the homeless and indigent working poor.

Oxfam America is an international relief and development organization that creates lasting solutions to poverty, hunger, and injustice.

Peace Corps traces its roots and mission to 1960, when then Senator John F. Kennedy challenged students at the University of Michigan to serve their country in the cause of peace by living and working in developing countries.

Project Concern International's mission is to prevent disease, improve community health, and promote sustainable development.

Save the Children is the leading independent organization creating lasting change in the lives of children in need in the United States and around the world.

Stop Hunger Now is a Raleigh-based international hunger relief agency that has been fulfilling its commitment to end hunger for over 10 years.

The US Fund for Unicef was founded in 1947 to support the work of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) by raising funds for its programs and increasing awareness of the challenges facing the world's children

Any omissions from this list are inadvertent and solely the responsibility of the author.

Please visit these organizations today and learn more about what they are doing and how you can help.

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Posted by Rebecca Phares at Dec 18, 2008 03:57 PM CST
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Thanks for the shoutout, Sally, a little late.

Posted by Michael at Oct 28, 2008 06:33 PM CDT
URL: http://www.anera.org

Very nice to see our name in lights! Fun fact: Jim Sams, founder of ANERA, also helped to start the Grameen Foundation. Now you know! Fun fact number two: Sally Heaven is the coolest. Thank you Sally for your commitment and dedication to these great organizations.

Posted by Robert at Oct 28, 2008 06:32 PM CDT
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I really like your blog. I learn something every time I visit that helps me in my role as a board member. Virtually every visit challenges me to think differently about a topic or way we are doing something. I understand why you have such an impressive roster of nonprofits that you work with. I'm pleased that we are moving down the path to making you our software provider.

Posted by Wendy Harman at Oct 28, 2008 08:58 AM CDT
URL: http://redcrosschat.org

Thank you for participating in Blog Action Day! And especially for linking to the American Red Cross. We really appreciate it. -Wendy from ARC

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