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Alliance to End Hunger

Bread for the World

Call to Renewal

Campaign to End Childhood Hunger

Catholic Charities USA Campaign to Reduce Poverty in America

Catholic Conference Campaign for Human Development

Center for Community Change Campaign for Community Values

Community Action Partnership: Rooting Out Poverty

The Declaration Initiative

Half in Ten

Jewish Council For Public Affairs: Confronting Poverty

Let Justice Roll

Make Poverty History

Marguerite Casey Foundation’s Equal Voice for America’s Families Campaign

Marriage: A New Conversation–Institute for American Values

National Council for Aging Care

National League of Cities Municipal Action to Reduce Poverty Project

National Symposium on Poverty and Economic Security

One Away–Campaign for Elder Economic Security
Opportunity Nation

Period Poverty: What Is It & How Can We Help?

TalkPoverty

The Declaration Initiative

The National Urban Alliance for Effective Education

The New England Consortium

The One Campaign

US Conference of Mayors Poverty Work and Opportunity Task Force

Voices on US Poverty–Oxfam America

Working Poor Families Project

We encourage you to submit other links to websites that address poverty and opportunity. To submit your suggestion, e-mail Jenna Tomasello at jtomasello@thehatchergroup.com.

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