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Poverty & housing · 22 organizations

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22 charities

Poverty & housing

5cities Homeless Coalition

Coordinates resources, partnerships and advocacy for people facing homelessness in southern San Luis Obispo County.

76.2/100 pointsSpending & reporting score

About $81 of every $100 spent went toward homelessness support and resource coordination.

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Amazon Relief

Provides humanitarian assistance to people experiencing poverty.

81.4/100 pointsSpending & reporting score

About $90 of every $100 spent went toward humanitarian assistance for people in poverty.

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CARE

Humanitarian and development programs addressing poverty.

81.4/100 pointsSpending & reporting score

About $90 of every $100 spent went toward poverty relief and community support.

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Community Homeless Solutions

Provides outreach, emergency shelter, transitional housing and support for people facing homelessness or violence.

76.8/100 pointsSpending & reporting score

About $82 of every $100 spent went toward housing, shelter and supportive services.

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Expecting Relief

Distributes food, diapers and other essentials and advocates for maternal and infant health in underserved communities.

85.4/100 pointsSpending & reporting score

About $96 of every $100 spent went toward family essentials and maternal health support.

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Generations Humanitarian

Supports children living on the streets with care and efforts to connect them with stable homes.

87.5/100 pointsSpending & reporting score

About $100 of every $100 spent went toward support and housing for vulnerable children.

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GiveDirectly

Cash-transfer programs for people living in poverty.

79.8/100 pointsSpending & reporting score

About $87 of every $100 spent went toward cash support for people in poverty.

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Hikmah Relief

Supports humanitarian and education programs, including housing, food and schooling for children in Haiti.

86.4/100 pointsSpending & reporting score

About $98 of every $100 spent went toward humanitarian aid and education.

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Homeless Alliance

Provides housing programs, employment support and shelter services for people experiencing homelessness in central Oklahoma.

81.0/100 pointsSpending & reporting score

About $89 of every $100 spent went toward housing, shelter and employment support.

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Homeless Garden Project

Provides transitional employment and job training for people experiencing homelessness.

60.6/100 pointsSpending & reporting score

About $55 of every $100 spent went toward employment and training for people without housing.

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Homeless Helpers

Provides outreach and resources for people experiencing or at risk of homelessness in southern Nevada.

48.9/100 pointsSpending & reporting score

About $36 of every $100 spent went toward homelessness outreach and support.

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Homeless Helping Homeless

Brings people with experience of homelessness together to connect one another with housing, jobs and basic services.

84.3/100 pointsSpending & reporting score

About $95 of every $100 spent went toward peer support and basic-needs referrals.

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Homeless Helping Homeless Inc

Provides free emergency housing and works to connect people experiencing homelessness with permanent housing.

74.8/100 pointsSpending & reporting score

About $79 of every $100 spent went toward emergency and permanent housing support.

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Homeless Paradise

Provides food, clothing and financial support to people in need, including people experiencing homelessness.

87.5/100 pointsSpending & reporting score

About $100 of every $100 spent went toward food, clothing and financial assistance.

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Homeless Solutions Inc

Provides shelter, affordable housing and support services for Morris County residents experiencing or at risk of homelessness.

73.4/100 pointsSpending & reporting score

About $77 of every $100 spent went toward shelter, housing and support services.

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Kiva

Financial access through lending and related programs.

71.8/100 pointsSpending & reporting score

About $74 of every $100 spent went toward access to loans and financial support.

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Lancaster Homeless Group

Operates social enterprises that offer paid job training and service navigation for people without housing.

56.6/100 pointsSpending & reporting score

About $48 of every $100 spent went toward paid job training and service navigation.

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Nevada Homeless Alliance

Coordinates advocacy, education and partnerships among organizations addressing homelessness.

78.7/100 pointsSpending & reporting score

About $85 of every $100 spent went toward homelessness advocacy and service coordination.

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Oxfam America

Poverty relief, humanitarian programs and advocacy.

70.2/100 pointsSpending & reporting score

About $71 of every $100 spent went toward poverty relief and emergency help.

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