Charities & Organizations

Today it seems that there are charitable causes behind almost every purchase we make ranging from buying “pink” for breast cancer awareness to saving the rain forests and so much more. While the...

Alabama Food Stamps is a government resource provided to low-income people who also meet other requirements. The Food Stamps program helps eligible families purchase groceries for home...

Kentucky has several detox centers throughout the state. In 2005, an initiative called the Recovery Kentucky program began to address the drug and alcohol problems throughout the state. The goal...

The Law Enforcement Explorer Training program is administered by the Learning for Life organization (a subsidiary of the Boy Scouts of America) to educate youth about the objectives of law...

Dozens of school library grants are available to build and maintain resources for students, ensuring that they have a variety of writing and technology at their disposal.

The federal government provides grants to states to help fund foster care programs. These funds provide care to children who are removed from the home on a permanent or temporary basis. The funds...

School kitchens provide nutrition, during lunch and sometimes breakfast or snacks, to students on a daily basis. Sometimes their meals are the most nutritious thing a child eats all day.

The best drug-prevention models include family and community support, clear presentations about the dangers, costs and risks of drug use and interactive activities for participants. Faith-based...

The Food Stamp Program was started to help feed underprivileged people in the United States. They are a basic form of cash provided to low income families and/or individuals to help purchase...

The food stamp program was put into place to assist low income and no income families with the purchase of edible items. Food stamps are part of the government's welfare program but the...

Everyday, we see heart wrenching scenes of children in foreign countries living in abject poverty and conflicted areas. If you have decided that you would like provide educational, health and...

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) indicates that only 10 percent of used cell phones are recycled or donated. Cell phone donation can help the environment, charities and the...

Dare drug abuse resistance education was developed to stop the use of drugs and gang wars. You may have heard people in the community talking about D.A.R.E and thought that it was just another...

Neighborhood Watch programs enable local law enforcement agencies to partner with community residents to better secure homes and automobiles, prepare for disasters, and coordinate emergency...

Transportation assistance refers to mobility-support services that are available to individuals with disabilities and the elderly, who are unable to drive from one place to the next or use public...

Do you want to go to school while living in a foreign country? Study abroad programs are a great way to see the world while getting credit for school. Here are a few tips to help you find your...

Completing a successful application for grant funding is a multi-step process. Most nonprofit organizations approach this task by creating a proposal team and assigning different tasks to...

The food stamp program is now called the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program or SNAP, but the program is still exactly the same. The program offers benefits to people with low-incomes who...

With the economy the way it is, there are a lot of people in need. If you feel a calling to start a program to feed the hungry, here are some steps that you can take to make it successful.

Yes, you have to build a budget for your nonprofit. Whether your organization is long-established or brand-new, this can be challenging---not because it's hard to enter some numbers in a...

Angel Food Ministries is a Non profit Church related organization that offers grocery relief to families during this poor state of economy. The program is not income based and everyone is welcome...

The Food Stamp Program was designed to help low-income families with few assets afford nutritious food. Since Oct. 1, 2008, the federal Food Stamp Program has been known as the Supplemental...

The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) was created on Nov. 9, 1965, to consolidate a number of federal agencies. HUD is responsible for a variety of federal programs that address...

Section 8 housing is used to describe a voucher based program administered by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). It is called Section 8 because it is authorized...

Corporate success is often accompanied by a wish to share success with others. Creating a corporate volunteer program is one way to carry that thought into action. The key to a good program is...

Food for Work is a program that provides food for people in impoverished countries as payment for services within the community. The World Food Programme (WFP) started Food for Work, also called...

Feed the Children, Inc. is an international Christian-charity based in the United States that provides food, medicine, clothes and other forms of support to those in need due to war, famine,...

Recycling is one of the best ways to protect the environment. It can be done at home, in the workplace and at school. In fact, every school should have a recycling program, because not only do...

Although school lunch is something now commonly accepted in schools in the United States, schools have not always had these lunches available. In fact, school lunches have only been available for...

You can save 30 to 50 percent off your grocery bill for doing just two hours of kindness per month. A program called SHARE (Self-Help and Resource Exchange), is a unique cross between a local...

Goodwill is a organization, that is know for it work in helping people become self reliance and productive. Goodwill has a program called, Cars for Work. The program gives, excellent condition...

Advertising, selling, promoting, enrolling, enlisting...whatever you want to call it: what works on getting youth engaged and/or enlisted with your program? This article is from IMPACT recruiting...

Food stamps is an assistance program for low-income families to help them put food on the table. There is a specific list of things covered by food stamps, as some things are not covered. Here are...

The economic downturn has put many people out of work and sometimes out of their homes. This is making it very difficult for some families to have food on their tables each day. There are many...

Brochures are important materials that provide students with information about programs or courses. These are used by schools, private corporations and community organizations to relay their...

Reading Is Fundamental, Inc. (also known as RIF) is the nation's largest nonprofit organization that supports children's literacy and promotes children’s interest in reading. RIF has various...

Wouldn't it be ideal if every child in every country had the ability and capabilities to learn from each other? That's the idea behind the Laptops for Kids program. The ambitious not-for-profit...

If you're a teacher in an underserved school, you might realize a great need for after-school programs. Whether for children who are going to otherwise be stuck at home watching television in...

If you have an interest in helping children you should consider becoming a CASA volunteer. CASA stands for Court Appointed Special Advocate. A CASA volunteer can provide a voice for a child that...

Many organizations expect a cover letter in addition to a grant proposal. The cover letter is a brief overview of what the reader will find in the full proposal. The cover letter is your chance...

Goals and objectives are important aspects of any grant application. You want the funder to be as clear as possible about what their money will be accomplishing. Grant goals are larger scale...

The price of home heating oil has increased 172 percent from 2000 to 2007, according to Citgo. During the winter, low-income Americans often have to make difficult choices between heating their...

The Citizens Energy Fuel Assistance program was put into place in 1979. It was originally a program designed to help low-income families in Massachusetts heat their homes during harsh New England...

The all-in-one, or AIO, file extension is created by using the APL data transfer format and is generally used for self-extracting files that come with pre-loaded components like readers and...

Public radio existed long before the invention of television. For decades, it has provided a way for citizens to hear the latest news, not only locally but worldwide. It has provided families with...

Low income housing (also called affordable housing or government subsidized housing) is specially priced housing for low income individuals or families. There are U.S. federal, state and private...

Neighborhood Watch Programs were started in 1972 and are supported by the National Sheriff Association (NSA). The roots of the Neighborhood Watch Program date back to the colonial days when...

The neighborhood-watch program is one of the oldest resources people have at their disposal to protect their neighborhoods against crime. Neighborhood-watch programs give citizens a sense of...

With so many people doing their holiday shopping online this year and lots more people in need of help; the Salvation Army is finding more creative ways to promote generosity and the idea of...

You probably know that you have the option of donating your old and used vehicles to a charitable organization. What you may not know is that donated vehicles can also be purchased by consumers at...