This category lists animal welfare organizations based in the United States.Animal welfare organizations are concerned with the humane treatment of animals.Rescues and shelter organizations should be submitted to Society/Organizations/Animal Welfare/Rescues and Shelters.
Please submit the site''s main URL and include a brief description of the features and content of the site.
@links to regional subcats
State @links
National listings may be listed twice, once here, and once in a sub-category of Humanitarian . Please submit state sites to the By State listings which may be found Here.National humanitarian organizations involved in providing aid such as provision of food, shelter, medical relief, disaster relief, and training for these services.
DO NOT submit sites related to a single local community, region or metro area within the country. Redirect these submissions to their respective area.This category, Chats and Forums, lists useful and unique sites that offer discussion forums and chat rooms that discuss the entire nation, its issues and society.DO submit sites with unique and useful content. Describe the site contents found on the site; for this category that could mean how many discussion forums, whether or not it''s a members-only forum, does the site contain surveys and polls.
Listing sites for non-profit, non-governmental organizations offering membership based on a common interest, purpose, history or location. Examples include Masonic Lodges and the Rotary Club.
Please note, clubs associated with any particular activity or interest are listed by the topic.
Sites pertaining to those in the US from particular ethnic origins.
If the site is not a site with national relevance for expatriates living in the US, please submit to the proper category.This category includes links to national-level sites and nation-wide subcategories related to expatriates in the United States. According to Merriam-Webster dictionary Expatriate, pronounced ek-'spA-trE-"At means:Submitting to the wrong category will delay and/or prevent the site from being listed in the directory.
Submission Tips:
Thank-you for your cooperation.
- Please review all sub-categories to ensure the site being submitted for consideration is in the best possible category.
- When writing the site''s title, please ensure it is the same as the organization.
- When writing the site''s description, please tell what the site offers in a clear and concise statement without hype or promotional language.
- to withdraw (oneself) from residence in or allegiance to one's native country
- intransitive senses : to leave one's native country to live elsewhere; also : to renounce allegiance to one's native country
This category is a reference category only. It refers users to more specific GLB topics. No URLs are listed.Reference category to gay, lesbian, and bisexual organizations, services, and communities in the United States.
All sites must comply with ODP guidelines.This category is for sites with information about genealogy in all of the United States of America.
Law firm and service provider sites will not ordinarily be listed in this category, unless they provide substantial free legal information about the immigration process. There are subcategories for consultants and services -- however, attorneys are properly indexed in Society/Law/Attorneys_and_Law_Firms/Immigration.Immigration information, relating to the United States.
Includes sites that cover social issues in the United States.Includes links to a variety of variety of social issues that face the residents of the United States.Sites that a greater area than the United States should be submitted to the Society: Issues category.
Please only post in this category state-wide or national AFL-CIO related organizations. For smaller AFL-CIO organizations, please post in Regional/North America/United States/Society and Culture/Labor/AFL-CIO/Local/This site contains unions which ONLY organize in the United States. International unions can be found at Society/Organizations/Labor/Unions/North_America to check this category either click on it on the main US labor page or click on the @link to "International Unions.
This category contains links to national-level sites and nationwide categories of focus for men in the United States.
Please note that many organizations in various categories, for example Society: Organizations contain groups that are predominantly male; however, this category may only contain @linked subcategories and sites, which are solely focused on men and their interests within American society and culture.
No sites will be accepted in this category. Please submit directly to the appropriate state.This category is for listing sites that concern the make up of the United States military community: its people, and resources and institutions that serve military and former-military personnel and family. This category contains links to sites related to military interest groups, organizations, and personal pages. Sites may include but are not limited to:
- Veterans groups, organizations and associations
- Personal pages centered around military life
- POW-MIA organizations
- American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Marine Corps League, and similar groups
International sites to Society/Organizations/Fraternal, please.There is currently no description created for this category.
Sites relating to American patriotism.
No personal pages will be listed in this category. Please submit your site to your state or locality.There is currently no description created for this category.
Very few sites will be listed at this category level. Find the most specific category relevant to your site and submit there.This category is for sites related to the political system of the United States of America.
This category includes links to @linked categories and national level sites related to personal relationships.
Sites submitted here must be of nationwide interest.There is currently no description created for this category.
Please do NOT submit sites related to local high school reunions, these sites should be submitted to the specific Localities: [Locality Name]: Education: Reunions and Alumni category or next higher levelThis category contains links to @linked state-level 'Reunions' categories and national-level sites links related to reunions between people. Reunions and Alumni sites related to high school or college reunions are placed within the local Localities: [Locality Name]: Education: Reunions and Alumni category or next higher level, and not at this national level.
Please submit sites that offer unique and useful information for seniors on a national level.This category includes links to national-level sites and nationwide categories related to senior citizens and people over the age of 50 years old.Please include details of what can be found on the site itself, such as mailing list, events calendar, and/or a photo gallery.
Only submissions offering information on more than one region or state will be considered for this category. This may include regional guides, organizations, some events and conferences, and online communities.Transgendered individuals are those who have a gender (a mental measure of masculinity, femininity, or something else entirely) which does not match their sex (being physically male or female). This category includes resources for transgendered individuals, and information about transgenderism in the United States.If your site is specific to a city, please submit to the most appropriate subcategory within the local category.
Resources for women, about women, and most often provided by women within the United States of America. Women in business, women's groups, clubs and societies, women who want to chat, women's email lists and magazines, women's spirituality and issues and culture are found here. This category mainly serves as a "link farm" for American categories related to women located in Society/People/Women and other 'topical' branches, and associated state-level categories.For quicker placement in the directory please follow these Submission Tips:
Title: Name of Business or Organization
Description: This describes the website and should note distinguishing features found on the site without the use of hype, personal pronouns, or repetitive terms.
Personal homepages of women will not be listed here, and should be submitted to the appropriate letter category in Society: People: Personal Homepages. Note that some identity groups (listed at the top of this category) have Personal_Pages categories, which may also be appropriate for such pages.
Sites primarily offering products for sale will not be listed here, and should be submitted to the most appropriate category in Shopping, subject to normal submission guidelines.
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