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Hunger and malnutrition, limited access to education and other basic services, social discrimination and exclusion, disabilities, restricted access to participation��in the democratic process. These are just some of the many manifestations of poverty. More than 40 million ������Ƶns live in poverty, but we can eradicate poverty. As��Nelson Mandela said, “Like slavery and apartheid, poverty is not natural. It is man-made and it can be overcome and eradicated by the action of human��beings.”

While poverty is a complex social issue, you can��.��Don’t have a program?����to have your employer contact our team about bring employee giving to your workplace.��Each of the nonprofits listed below, vetted by ������Ƶ’s Charities, are dedicated to helping the impoverished through programs and services concentrated on addressing the root sources of poverty��and��working to create sound policy frameworks locally and nationally that will help lift our fellow neighbors, family members, and friends out of poverty so they can��live independent, sustainable lives and contribute to the community.

In recognition of National Poverty in ������Ƶ Awareness Month, which takes place in January each year, join us by��supporting and raising awareness about these��nonprofits��who are making a difference in the fight to stamp out poverty for good.

Provide��food and��support��through community coordination:��

• Connecticut Food Bank
• Feeding ������Ƶ
• Food for Others, Inc.��
• Meals on Wheels ������Ƶ
• Share Our Strength (No Kid Hungry)

Provide��food, shelter, counseling and support:��

• Feed the Children
• Miriam’s Kitchen
• Salvation Army National Capital Area

Support for individuals and families struggling with poverty:��

• A Wider Circle
• Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Arlington, Inc.
• Christian Appalachian Project��
• Lorton Community Action Center
• The Shepherd’s Table

Provide affordable housing and support:����

• Good Shepherd Housing��
• Rebuilding Together Alexandria
• Rebuilding Together Montgomery County

Fight for Economic Justice and Equality:

• ACLU
• Southern Poverty Law Center
• NAACP
• NAACP LDF

Provide Access to Education and Support Disadvantaged Youth:

• Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF)����
• Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Transgender Scholarship Fund – Point Foundation��
• Generation Hope��
• 100 Black Men of ������Ƶ��
• The Child & Family Network Centers (CFNC)

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