Cabinet Department

http://www.hhs.gov

The Department of Health and Human Services is the United States government’s principal agency for protecting the health of all Americans and providing essential human services, especially for those who are least able to help themselves.

 

Government Agencies

http://www.waco-texas.com/council.asp

The Waco City Council deals with issues in Waco.

http://www.baylor.edu/texashunger/

The Texas Hunger Initiative is a capacity-building and collaborative project. We seek to develop and implement strategies to end hunger through policy, education, community organizing, and community development.

http://www.nationalservice.gov/programs/americorps/americorps-vista

Americorps VISTA is designed to fight poverty.

 

Advocacy and Volunteer Organizations

http://www.caritas-waco.org/home.aspx

Caritas is an organization that helps the poor in Waco.

https://donate.salvationarmyusa.org/sslpage.aspx?pid=206&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=paid%2Bsearch&gclid=CMWCpP-__bgCFVCf4AodvisA-A

The Salvation Army is a Christian denomination and international charitable organization organised in a quasi-military structure.

http://www.familyabusecenter.org

The Family Abuse Center (FAC) exists to eliminate domestic violence in Central Texas by sheltering victims of domestic violence and by preventing abuse from occurring through intervention and education.

http://www.missionwaco.org/indexmain.html

Mission Waco provides programs for the poor, provides people with a way to volunteer, and are seeking some ways to overcome poverty.

http://www.casaforchildren.org/site/c.mtJSJ7MPIsE/b.5301295/k.BE9A/Home.htm

The National CASA Association is a network of 933 programs that are recruiting, training and supporting volunteers to represent the best interests of abused and neglected children in the courtroom and other settings.

http://www.bbbs.org/site/c.9iILI3NGKhK6F/b.5962335/k.BE16/Home.htm

Big Brothers Big Sisters is an organization that allows people to be a friend to children in need.

http://www.worldvision.org/m/sponsor-a-child/?open&campaign=1193512&cmp=KNC-1193512&gclid=CP3gqoPC_bgCFcOe4AoduyAAiA&gclid=CP3gqoPC_bgCFcOe4AoduyAAiA

World Vision is a Christian humanitarian organization dedicated to working with children, families, and their communities worldwide to reach their full potential by tackling the causes of poverty and injustice.

http://www.compassion.com

Compassion International exists as a Christian child advocacy ministry that releases children from spiritual, economic, social and physical poverty and enables them to become responsible, fulfilled Christian adults.