Local Charities in Massachusetts

Local charities in Mass. help various families coping with financial stress.

There are many charities and local non-profit organizations in different cities of Massachusetts working for the benefit of the people of the state. These charities are registered with the state and usually work on donations through campaigns and various programs. These charities can be classified into a number of categories depending upon the services they provide.

Charities for the Disabled

The charities that collect donations and work in Massachusetts for the people with disabilities provide employment and job training, residential homes and therapeutic day programs for people with development, psychiatric and physical disabilities. Some of these charities include Beta Community Services Attleboro, Boston Center for Independent Living Boston, Charles River Center Needham, Clarke School for the Deaf, Ethos Jamaica Plain, Greater Waltham Association for Retarded Citizens, Lowell Association for the Blind and many others.

Charities for Children

Children Charities and non-profit organizations in Massachusetts work with the aim of feeding, bringing up and educating the abandoned children in the state. Some charities also provide for scholarship programs, uniforms and other educational expenses of children in need. Some of these charities are Agassiz Neighborhood Council Cambridge, Alliance for Children Foundation Wellesley, Berkshire County Casa Pittsfield, Birthday wishes Waltham, Boston Ronald McDonald House Brookline, Cambridge Community Services, Childcare Resource Center Cambridge and Child Rights and You in Braintree.

Human Rights Charities

There are a number of charities in Massachusetts developed on humanitarian grounds. These human-rights organizations work to protect the rights of individuals in the state and work to condemn their violation in any manner. Some of these organizations include American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee of Massachusetts Boston, Asian Task Force against Domestic Violence Boston, Boston YWCA, Civil Rights Council Cambridge, Cultural Survival Cambridge, Gay Lesbian Bisexual and Transgender Health Access Project Boston and Massachusetts Citizens Against Death Penalty Boston.

Charities for the Poverty Stricken

Another of the many categories of non-profit organizations is charities for those combating hunger and poverty. These charities work to eradicate poverty from its roots by eliminating homelessness, unemployment and illiteracy from the society. This is made possible through various campaigns arranged by these charities to raise funds and donations. Some of the charities working for this purpose include Amherst Survival Center North Amherst, Ananda Foundation Cambridge, Caleb Foundation Swampscott and Citizens Housing and Planning Association Boston.

References

• Charity-Charities: Hunger/Poverty Charities & Non Profit Organizations In Massachusetts
• Charity-Charities: Human Rights Charities & Non Profit Organizations In Massachusetts
• Charity-Charities:Children Charities & Non Profit Organizations In Massachusetts
• Charity-Charities: Disabilities Charities & Non Profit Organizations In Massachusetts