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• California Community Foundation - In partnership with its donors, the foundation supports nonprofit organizations and public institutions with funds for health and human services, affordable housing, early childhood education, community arts and culture and other areas of need.
• Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles - Nonprofit organization working to advance the human and civil rights of immigrants and refugees in Los Angeles. Descriptions of their programs, news, and a membership form.
• Community Coalition - A community-based organization working in South LA to create, influence and change public policy. [Vermont Knolls]
• Community Policing - Citywide community forum to promote safety and quality of life. Includes articles on current issues, local police stations, and Community-Police Advisory Boards updates.
• Frontline Foundation - Provides an emergency meal program on Skid Row in Los Angeles. Includes information on their program, events and shopping to raise funds, and how to help.
• Homeless Health Care - Mission is to improve the health of people through health services, education and advocacy. Includes services, advocacy, training, events, helping and board.
• Institute for Applied Behavior Analysis - IABA is an organization that advances the use of non-aversive, person-centered procedures in the field of challenging behavior. This site offers a number of publications for professionals as resources and guides to applying positive reinforcement procedures to facilitate behavior change.
• Institute for Urban Research and Development - Community development group resource information, issues and activities.
• Korean Immigrant Workers Advocates - To empower low wage immigrant workers and to develop a constituency amongst low wage immigrant workers in Los Angeles. Includes information about their publications and projects. In English and Korean.
• L.A. SHARES - A non-profit materials reuse program, which takes donations from the local business community of reusable goods and materials and redistributes these items to non-profits and schools throughout local county. Provides informational links for becoming a donor, tax deductions, and volunteer sign up.
• Los Angeles Cacophony Society - The Los Angeles Cacophony Society--subverting reality is our business.
• Los Angeles World Affairs Council - Hosts authoritative, influential figures in world affairs and provides them an open forum. Includes event, program and membership details.
• Okinawa Peace Network of Los Angeles - Network of individuals and organizations working in solidarity with the people of Okinawa in their struggle to remove the U.S. military presence from Okinawa and dismantle militarism worldwide. History, news, and links to related sites.
• Shelter Partnership, Inc. - A nonprofit organization which develops resources and housing for homeless families and individuals located locally. Includes homelessness, programs, and library links.
• Simon Wiesenthal Center - A resource on the Holocaust and World War II. Featuring glossary, time-line, bibliographies, questions and answers about the Holocaust, virtual exhibits, curricular resources for teachers, 3,000 text files, tens of thousands of photos. [Pico-Robertson]
• Sister Cities of Los Angeles - Non-profit organization creates and strengthens relationships dozens of sister cities around the world. Includes history, sisters, events and resources.
• Sisters of Social Service - Focused on assisting low-income inner-city families by building skills, values, hope and by meeting their immediate needs. Includes information about their history and current efforts.
• Society of St. Vincent de Paul - Assists children, families and the homeless of all faiths by providing shelter, food and clothing throughout local and surrounding counties. Includes special projects, conferences, how to contribute and news.
• Stentorians of Los Angeles City, Inc. - Non-profit group created by and for African-American firefighters and their families. Information about their community programs, membership and job opportunities.
• The John Randolph Haynes and Dora Haynes Foundation - Private grant funding highlights for scholarly work in public policy and social science research.
• The Los Angeles Mission - The Los Angeles Mission is a nonprofit organization serving the homeless living on the streets of downtown’s Hope Central (known as Skid Row). Includes current news and information about giving.
• The Midnight Mission - The primary purpose of mission is to take the homeless off Skid Row and re-establish them again as useful and self-respecting citizens. Includes services and programs.
• The Regional Food Bank - Private, nonprofit, charitable organization. Part of a charitable food distribution network that includes over 950 charities in local area.Includes publications, activities, charity center, and employment links
• Union Rescue Mission - Provides emergency shelter, meals, health and dental care, legal clinic, recovery program and transitional housing program. Includes newsletter, events, statistics, how to help, and job, internship and volunteer opportunities.
• Unite LA - Provides school to career activities and events to create partnerships between the business and education communities.Contains events, virtual jobs, careers, resource library, and contact information.
• United Way - Bridging the Gap in the Community donations provide funding to invest in local programs for learning, empowering and caring. Includes how to give and how to get help information.
• Volunteers of America - Greater Los Angeles - Offering help services to children, homeless, ex-offenders returning to society, seniors and families throughout the local area. Includes information about the organization, their programs and facilities, upcoming events and contact information.
• Watts Labor Community Action Committee - A group working to improve the lives of residents in the Watts, Florence, and other communities. Links to information on housing, transportation,and business development programs.
• Westside Center for Independent Living - Dedicated to empowering all people with disabilities so that they achieve and maintain self-sufficient and productive lives. Includes services, advocacy, employment service, technical assistance, and upcoming activities.
• Young Professionals Group - Dedicated to empowering young men and women to serve the Los Angeles Homeless Community. Includes news, membership information and events.

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