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Hope and Homes for Children

For Students 9th - 10th
Charity organization which works in Eastern Europe and Africa.
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Food for the Poor

For Students 9th - 10th
Non-profit organization that "provides food, housing, healthcare, education, water projects, mirco-enterprise development assistance and emergency relief to the poorest of the poor".
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Global Health Council

For Students 9th - 10th
World's largest alliance for improving global health. Non-profit organization.
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Trees for Life

For Students 9th - 10th
A Scottish conservation charity dedicated to the regeneration and restoration of the Caledonian Forest in the Highlands of Scotland.
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Read Works

Read Works: Star Power

For Teachers 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read about celebrities who support different causes. A question sheet is available to help students build reading comprehension skills.
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Read Works

Read Works: Saving for a Cause

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about a class that saved pennies to help people quit smoking. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Learning to Give

Learning to Give: The Project Making a Plan

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This site from Learning To Give provides information on recognizing need and finding a way to meet that need. A lesson plan for grades 6-8 is included. This site is very interesting to check out.
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Bread for the World

For Students 9th - 10th
"Bread for the World is a nationwide Christian citizens movement seeking justice for the world's hungry people by lobbying our nation's decision makers."
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Fcf: Family Care Foundation

For Students 9th - 10th
Family Care Foundation (FCF) works to improve the quality of life for children and families by providing humanitarian services, support, relief, and development to developing countries.
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Portland Habitat for Humanity

For Students 9th - 10th
"Join us as we build simple, decent, affordablehouses in partnership with those in need of adequate shelter." Portland Habitat allows you to meet new home owners and read about their attempts to gain housing for their families.
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United Way

For Students 9th - 10th
The United Way represents many major charitable organizations. From this page, you can access the United Way organization in the United States, in Canada, or the International Organization. In addition to local United Way activities, the...
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United Way International

For Students 9th - 10th
A global network of non-profit organization that assists people in need in 45 countries.
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Church World Service

For Students 9th - 10th
Church World Service is the relief, development, and refugee assistance organization that works worldwide to meet human needs and foster self-reliance.
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Helping After Neonatal Death

For Students 9th - 10th
H.A.N.D., a support group for those affected by neonatal death, offers information to parents, professionals, family, and friends.
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Project Hope

For Students 9th - 10th
Project HOPE, which stands for Health Opportunities for People Everywhere, is a non-profit organization dedicated to bringing health care to everyone across the globe. Their work includes education programs, providing medicines and...
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Benefits of Giving Zakaat

For Students 9th - 10th
A list from the Ahaadeeth of benefits one receives by giving alms.
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Christian Giving and Charity

For Students 9th - 10th
Quotes from the Bible concerning charity. Includes links to each biblical quotation.
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BBC

Bbc: Zakat

For Students 9th - 10th
An explanation of one of the five pillars of faith and its basis in the Koran.
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World Relief

For Students 9th - 10th
World Relief is a faith-based, non-profit, relief organization that originated within the National Association of Evangelicals. They work to "relieve human suffering, poverty and hunger worldwide".
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Article
Character Lab

Character Lab: Lemons and Lemonade: Whatever Life Give You, Give Back

For Teachers 9th - 10th
As the Dalai Lama once said, "Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible." This article explains what happened to one man when he had an epiphany that changed the trajectory of his life.