Quixote's (and my) Favorite Charities

 

American Bible Society Grand Central Station P.O. Box 5625 New York, NY 10163-5625	The purpose of the American Bible Society is to provide the Holy Scriptures to every man, woman and child in a language and form each can readily understand, and at a price each can easily afford. This purpose is undertaken without doctrinal note or comment and without profit.
Angel Tree Project Prison Fellowship Ministries 1856 Old Reston Ave. P.O. Box 97103 Washington, D.C. 20090-7103	All too often, the forgotten victims of crime are the little children of inmates, who are left without a father or mother -- through no fault of their own. We all pay the price for this: children with a parent in prison are six times more likely to end up in prison themselves someday. Angel Tree®, a ministry of Prison Fellowship®, helps break this cycle of crime by sharing the love of Jesus Christ with the children of inmates. Gifts to Angel Tree are used to allow prisoners to purchase Christmas presents for their children that will be delivered by volunteers from churches around the country.
Carter Center One Copenhill 453 Freedom Parkway Atlanta, GA 30307 (404) 420-5109 Fax (404) 688-1701	The Carter Center in Atlanta, Georgia is a nonprofit, nonpartisan public policy institute founded by former U.S. President Jimmy Carter and his wife, Rosalynn, in 1982. The Center is dedicated to fighting disease, hunger, poverty, conflict, and oppression through collaborative initiatives in the areas of democratization and development, global health, and urban revitalization. At present Carter Center programs have touched the lives of people in 65 countries, including the United States.
Doctors Without Borders 6 East 39th Street, 8th Floor New York, NY 10016 (212) 679-6880 Donations: 1-888-392-0392	Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) is the world's largest independent international medical relief agency aiding victims of armed conflict, epidemics, and natural and man-made disasters, and others who lack health care due to geographic remoteness or ethnic marginalization.
Food for the Hungry Mailing Address Food for the Hungry 1224 E. Washington St. Phoenix, AZ 85034-1102 Phone 480-998-3100 Toll free: 1-800-2-HUNGERS                   (1-800-248-6437)	Food for the Hungry was founded in 1971 and helps some of the world's most disadvantaged people in 47 countries through child development programs, agriculture and clean-water projects, health and nutrition programs, education, micro-enterprise loans and emergency relief. We are accountable before our donors and God to help people in need as effectively as possible. Our annual budget exceeds $76 million and more than 93 percent of total income, including commodities, goes to field programs.
Heifer Project International Heifer Project International -- World Headquarters P.O. Box 808 Little Rock, AR 72203 Tel.: 501-376-6836, (800) 422-0474 E-mail: donorservices@heifer.org	A Midwestern farmer named Dan West was ladling out rations of milk to hungry children during the Spanish Civil War when it hit him. “These children don’t need a cup, they need a cow.” West, who was serving as a Church of the Brethren relief worker, returned home to form Heifers for Relief, dedicated to ending hunger permanently by providing families with livestock and training so that they “could be spared the indignity of depending on others to feed their children.” In 1944, the first shipment of 17 heifers left York, Pennsylvania, for Puerto Rico, going to families whose malnourished children had never even tasted milk. Each family receiving a heifer agreed to “pass on the gift” and donate the female offspring to another family, a policy that still continues to transform not only families, but communities to this day. This simple idea of giving families a source of food (now expanded to many kinds of animals and crops) rather than short-term relief caught on and has continued for over 60 years. As a result, millions of families in 115 countries are experiencing better health, more income and the joy of helping others.
Mercy Ships P.O. Box 2020  Garden Valley, Texas 75771-2020  USA  Tel:     1-800-MERCYSHIPS (within U.S.)            1-903-939-7000 Fax:    1-903-882-0336 E-mail: info@mercyships.org	Mercy Ships, a global charity, has operated a growing fleet of hospital ships in developing nations since 1978. Following the example of  Jesus, Mercy Ships brings hope and healing to the poor, mobilizing people and resources worldwide. Since 1978, Mercy Ships has: + Performed 8,000 operations onboard such as cleft lip and palate,     cataract, crossed-eyes, orthopedic and facial reconstruction. + Treated more than 200,000 people in village medical clinics. + Performed 100,000 dental treatments. + Taught local health care workers, who have in turn trained     multiplied thousands in primary health care. + Provided tens of millions of dollars of medical equipment, hospital      supplies, and medicines. + Completed more than 250 construction and agriculture projects.
Milwaukee Rescue Mission 830 N. 19th Street Milwaukee, WI 53233 Phone: (414) 344-2211 FAX: (414) 344-6972	A Milwaukee ministry to the poorest of the poor, the Rescue Mission provides these services: Chapel Services; Bible Clubs/Sunday School for Children/Teens; Youth Center; Social/Recreation Programs for children/teens; Youth Day Camp; Computer-based Educational Program; Employment Readiness Program; Meals for the Homeless & Needy; Community Food Bank; Emergency Shelter for Men, Women & Families; Long-term Recovery/Rehab for Men & Women; Emergency Shelter for Women & Families; Childcare for Shelter Residents; Specialized Educational Programs for Shelter Children
Post-Polio Resource Group of Southeastern Wisconsin P.O. Box 13841 Milwaukee, WI 53213-0841	I was diagnosed in 1997 as having Post-Polio Syndrome and am a member of this group. The Post-Polio Resource Group of Southeastern Wisconsin (PPRG) was formed in 1985 by a group of polio survivors who were experiencing new symptoms of pain, weakness, fatigue, and breathing problems. The PPRG provides information and support to polio survivors and their families and informs the medical community and the general public about post-polio syndrome (PPS).
Salvation Army The Salvation Army P.O. Box 26019 Wauwatosa, Wisconsin 53226	Since its beginning, the goal of The Salvation Army has been to provide a spiritual foundation from which people could begin to build new lives. Only in that way can the cycle of crippling despair be broken. The Salvation Army's primary purpose is to bring all those within its sphere of influence to a relationship with God. Today, in community centers, social service programs, and disaster relief efforts that focus on providing not just temporary help, but psychological, social and, most importantly, spiritual aid to those in need....the Salvation Army offers the kind of help that makes a lasting difference.
Samaritan's Purse P.O. Box 3000 Boone, NC 28607 Phone (828) 262-1980 Fax (828) 266-1053	Samaritan's Purse is a nondenominational evangelical Christian organization providing spiritual and physical aid to hurting people around the world. Since 1970, Samaritan's Purse has helped meet needs of people who are victims of war, poverty, natural disasters, disease, and famine with the purpose of sharing God's love through His Son, Jesus Christ.
Sojourner Truth House Post Office Box 08110 Milwaukee, WI 53208 (414) 643-1777 24-hour Domestic Violence Hotline (414) 933-2722 Batterers Anonymous  (414) 643-4799	Sojourner Truth was a former slave who dedicated her life to leading other slaves to freedom. In that spirit and in honor of her memory, Sojourner Truth House offers emergency food, shelter, advocacy, counseling and information/referrals for battered women and children. Provides education/support groups for abusers. Offers advocacy services at district attorney’s office.
Wycliffe Bible Translators P.O. Box 2727 Huntington Beach, CA 92647	In 1917, a young missionary named William Cameron Townsend found it difficult to evangelize the Cakchiquel people with a Spanish Bible. While working on a Cakchiquel New Testament, Townsend caught a new vision for Bible translation---every people group, no matter how small or remote, should have a Bible they could read. Townsend founded Wycliffe Bible Translators and its sister organization, the Summer Institute of Linguistics, to fulfill his vision. For over 50 years, these organizations have worked with others, united in the belief that God wants people to read His Word. Today, the Summer Institute of Linguistics and Wycliffe Bible Translators work together to translate Scripture, train field personnel in linguistics and promote interest in translation. Over 400 translations have been completed, and hundreds more are in the process. With God’s provision, Townsend’s vision will be realized.

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