- Bread for the World Institute
This nonprofit organization raises money and awareness to fight world hunger. Click on the link for “Hunger Report.”
http://www.bread.org
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- Food Research and Action Center (FRAC)
Working with government food assistance programs, this nonprofit organization works to eradicate undernutrition in the United States.
http://www.frac.org/
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- Institute for Food and Development Policy
This organization aims to combat the world’s hunger problem by correcting some of the injustices that cause hunger, particularly through transformation of the world’s agricultural system.
http://www.foodfirst.org
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- La Leche League International, Inc.
The mission of La Leche League International is “to help mothers worldwide to breastfeed through mother-to-mother support, encouragement, information, and education and to promote a better understanding of breastfeeding as an important element in the healthy development of the baby and mother.”
http://www.lalecheleague.org
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- Overeaters Anonymous (OA)
In the tradition on Alcoholics Anonymous, OA employs a twelve-step program to help people with compulsive overeating overcome their condition.
http://www.oa.org/
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- Oxfam America
Tackling situations as diverse as disaster assistance and equality for women, Oxfam America “is committed to finding lasting solutions global poverty, hunger, and social injustice.”
http://www.oxfamamerica.org
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- The March of Dimes
Foundation raises money and supports research to prevent premature birth and improve global health. Click on the “Pregnancy and Newborn” link for information about how maternal nutrition affects infant health.
http://www.marchofdimes.com/
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