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What are some international service agencies I can support?

The Salvation Army Pursues an International Mission

The Salvation Army is a faith-based international organization that provides a range of services designed to address the needs of people in hardship. Itprovides Addiction and Dependency Services, Health Services, Social Work, Emergency Response, and Family Tracing Services, as well as many other community development and ministry efforts throughout the world.

In the United States, the bell-ringing Santa by a red urn is the probably the most well-known emblem of the Salvation Army and its giving opportunities (Santa may be followed closely by the white receptacle for clothes donations in many suburban parking lots). In addition to these iconic presences, the Salvation Army provides a wide range of ways to contribute to its cause, many of which rely on the idea that what you no longer need or want will be of great use to someone else.

You can find lots of information about the Salvation Army's mission and services on its international web site, www.salvationarmy.org, and you can find information specific to the Army's work in the United States (and in your neighborhood) at www.satruck.com. Through that site, you can arrange donations of items such as clothing, furniture and even vehicles. You can also make a monetary donation through the site or find a local thrift shop and other local opportunities for making Salvation Army donations.

Goodwill Industries Focuses on Improving Lives Through Work

Goodwill Industries is one of the world's largest nonprofit providers of education, training, and career services for people with physical, mental and emotional disabilities, as well as those with disadvantages such as welfare dependency, homelessness, and lack of education or work experience.

The Goodwill believes in work's power to transform lives by building self-confidence, friendship, independence, creativity and trust. Goodwill accepts financial and goods donations. You can find more information on Goodwill Industries and how you contribute at www.goodwill.org.

The Service Foundation of the Military Order of the Purple Heart

The mission of the Military Order of the Purple Heart is to foster an environment of goodwill and camaraderie among Combat Wounded Veterans, promote patriotism, support necessary legislative initiatives, and, most importantly, provide service to all veterans and their families.

The Military Order of the Purple Heart is classified by IRS as a 501(c)(3) organization through its Service Foundation. As such, all donations are tax deductible by the donor. Funds received as a result of these donations are used to defray expenses in helping veterans in a variety of circumstances, but primarily in processing claims against the government resulting from service-connected maladies that worsen through the aging process.

*Visit www.purpleheart.org for more information on the Order and its Service Foundation.

The Family Care Foundation (FCF) Uses Community-Based Initiatives to Advance its Humanitarian Services Worldwide

The Family Care Foundation (FCF) acts as an incubator for effective philanthropic ideas and entrepreneurial leadership, providing humanitarian services. The FCF also trains and lends technical assistance to organizations worldwide which work to enhance the quality of life for all members of the global community, especially those who are poor, suffering, or are otherwise disadvantaged.

*For more information on the Family Care Foundation and how you can help, visit www.familycare.org.

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