Citizens Memorial Dedicated to the average citizen, whether rich or poor, who has performed some heroic deed. http://www.citizens-memorial.org

NGO Global Network Site with links to non-governmental organizations associated with the United Nations. http://www.ngo.org/

SecretSmiles Organization in New York for helping families to overcome hardship by giving gifts. http://www.secretsmiles.org/

ReliefWeb United Nations website providing information to humanitarian relief organizations. Updated daily. There is also a directory of non-governmental organizations. The website is a project of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). http://www.reliefweb.int/

Royal Humane Society of Australasia Nominates awards for acts of bravery and provides funds to those disadvantaged or physically handicapped by their gallant actions. http://www.rhsa.org.au/

CFC Today News and information about the Combined Federal Campaign, a workplace giving network of US federal government employees which supports local, national and international charities. http://www.cfctoday.org/

ALNAP: Active Learning Network for Accountability and Performance in Humanitarian Action An international interagency forum working to improve the quality and accountability of humanitarian action. http://www.alnap.org/

Light-a-Candle Foundation A charitable foundation devoted to feeding, clothing and blessing those organizations and individuals in need. http://hometown.aol.com/lacfoundation

Northwestern University Settlement Association A social service organization serving the northwest side of Chicago. Emergency services offered are energy payment assistance, food pantry, and holiday gifts. Other services include after-school youth programs, AmeriCorps, fine arts, resident camping, and a charter high school. http://nush.org/

Online Volunteers Collective Volunteers collective using virtual space for collaborative voluntary projects on social justice issues worldwide. http://www.onlinevolunteers.org/

Save Juarez Project Organization requesting donations to provide female factory workers in Mexico's "Killing Fields" with safety items & self-defense at the maquiladoras where missing women used to work. http://www.savejuarez.org/Index.htm

Christmas Connection Volunteer organization bringing clothes, food and toys to needy Oklahoma County, Oklahoma residents at Christmas time. Contains donation form, event listing and contact information. http://www.christmasconnection.org/

Journal of Humanitarian Assistance Features articles on early warning and emergency provision, as well as post-conflict peace-building and the transition to development. http://www.jha.ac/

Farm Aid The mission is to provide assistance to poor and needy families in rural farming communities and to draw attention to the needs of such families and to raise funds to relieve those needs. http://www.farmaid.org/

National 211 Collaborative The national 2-1-1 initiative seeks to reserve these three digits nationwide as quick, easy to remember telephone number for finding human services answers. http://www.211.org

Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) Community organization which aims to win power for low and moderate families. It's aims are to gain better housing for first time homebuyers and tenants, securing living wages for low-wage workers, more investment in communities from banks and governments, and better public schools. http://www.acorn.org/

Active 20/30 International Membership-based service organization for young adults between the ages of 20 and 39. Provides young adults with an opportunity for personal growth, friendships, and leadership development while improving the quality of life for the special needs children in its community. http://www.active20-30.com/

Share With The Other L..A. Hunger emergency is a consortium of poverty relief groups and public officials whose goal is to mobilize the public to end the poverty crisis in L.A. County. http://lapoverty.org/

Emmaus International Secular international movement of solidarity for justice based on communities that take in people who are marginalized or wounded by life. Multilingual english/french/spanish. http://www.emmaus-international.org/

Aid Workers Network Practical advice for field workers in development and relief. http://www.aidworkers.net/