Catholic Charities
Charitable programs administered by Catholic
dioceses throughout the US. Programs include emergency assistance for the
poor,
adoption agencies, and others. www.catholiccharitiesusa.org/
Campaign for Human Development
Programs to teach and encourage long-term
self-sufficiency for those in need www.nccbuscc.org/cchd/
Greater Birmingham Habitat for Humanity
Non-demoninational program to build
homes for the poor. Funds are used to buy materials used by volunteers
to build the homes. The recipients of the homes pay low-interest mortgages,
and a down payment of 300 hours of "sweat equity" in the construction
of their own or other homes. www.habitatbham.org/
Heifer Project International
Non-demoninational charity to provide livestock
for the poor. Recipient families promise to give the first litter of offspring
to other poor families. www.heifer.org