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Index of Links to Organizations

Anglican and Episcopal Organizations
Animal Rights and Welfare
Anti-Violence
Anti-Racism
Children's Rights, Welfare, Issues
Civil Liberties, Rights
Community Service Agencies
Criminal Justice
Disabled
Disaster Prevention, Relief and Recovery
Diversity, Multicultural
Economic Justice - General
Economic Justice - Housing
Economic Justice - Poverty
Education, Freedom of Expression
Environment, Ecology

Health, Conditions and Diseases
Homeless Shelter Programs
Human Rights - International
Hunger Relief
Immigration Issues, Refugee and Orphan Relief
Government Links
Mental Health
Racism/Discrimination
Peace, International Freedom
Philanthropy, Volunteerism, Fundraising, Grants - General
Resources for Dealing with the 9-11 Tragedy
Restorative Justice (Prison/Jail Ministry)
Women's Rights, Issues
Youth/Adolescent Rights/Issues

Anglican and Episcopal Organizations

National and International

Local

African Team Ministries -
www.africanteamministries.org
Anglican Society for the Welfare of Animals (UK)
http://www.aswa.org.uk/
Episcopal Advocacy Center -
http://www.episcopalchurch.org/advocacy.htm
Episcopal Church Ministries with Young People -
www.episcopalchurch.org/myp
Episcopal Ecological Network -
http://eenonline.org/
Episcopal Health Ministries -
www.episcopalhealthministries.org
Episcopal Mental Illness Network -
www.eminnews.org
Episcopal Migration Ministries -
http://www.episcopalchurch.org/emm/
Episcopal Network for Animal Welfare -
http://www.enaw.org
Episcopal Office of Women's Ministries -
http://www.episcopalchurch.org/women/
Episcopal Peace and Justice Ministries
http://ecusa.anglican.org/peace_justice.htm
Episcopal Relief and Development (formerly Presiding Bishop's Fund) -
www.er-d.org
Episcopal Public Policy Network -
http://www.episcopalchurch.org/eppn/
Episcopal Social Justice Ministries -
http://www.episcopalchurch.org/social-justice.htm
Episcopalians for Global Reconciliation -
http://www.episcopalglobalreconciliation.org/
Every Voice Network -
www.everyvoice.net
Integrity, national site of the Episcopal Church lesbian & gay community -
www.integrityusa.org
Recovery Ministries of the Episcopal Church -
http://www.episcopalrecovery.org/
Louis Crew's Links -
http://newark.rutgers.edu/~lcrew/scaa_links.html
United Thank Offering -
www.episcopalchurch.org/uto

Campus Ministry
- Berkeley Canterbury Foundation -
  www.berkeleycanterbury.org
- Stanford Canterbury -
  www.stanford.edu/group/canterbury
- SJSpirit (was SJ Canterbury) -
  www.sjspirit.org/main.html
Diocese of California
- Commission on Mental Illness
- Episcopal Community Services of SF -
  http://ecs-sf.org
- Episcopal Charities -
  www.episcopalcharities.com
- Grace Cathedral Ministries
- Peace, Justice and Hunger Commission
Diocese of El Camino Real
- Santa Maria Urban Ministry -
  www.smum.org
- Restorative Justice Commission -
  www.ecrweb.org/restorejustice.html
Diocese of Northern California
- Episcopal Community Services -
  http://www.ecsdnc.org/
Episcopal Retirement Homes
Integrity Chapters

Addiction and Recovery
National and International	Local
Internet Guide to Addiction and Recovery - http://www.addictionrecoveryguide.org/ MyAddiction.com - http://www.myaddiction.com/ Recovery Ministries of the Episcopal Church - http://www.episcopalrecovery.org/ ECR Contact: Hank LeBeau	Santa Clara County - follow link for Health and Human Care - http://www.sccgov.org/portal/site/scc

Animal Rights and Welfare
National and International	Local
Anglican Society for the Welfare of Animals (UK) http://www.aswa.org.uk/ Humane Society of the United States - www.hsus.org/ World Wildlife Fund - www.worldwildlife.org/ Episcopal Network for Animal Welfare - http://www.enaw.org	Humane Society of the Santa Clara Valley - www.scvhumane.org/
Anti-Violence
National and International	Local
Coalition to Stop Gun Violence - www.gunfree.org	Physicians for Social Responsibility, SF Bay Area - www.sfbaypsr.org

Children's Rights, Welfare, Issues
National and International	Local
See also links for Youth A Better Way, Foster care and adoption - www.abetterwayinc.net AchieveKids - www.achievekids.org Children's Defense Fund - www.childrensdefense.org Children's Rights Alliance - www.childrensrights.ie Episcopal Public Policy Network - http://www.episcopalchurch.org/eppn/ Global Campaign for Education - www.campaignforeducation.org Global Campaign for Education: US - www.campaignforeducationusa.org Make a Wish Foundation - www.wish.org/ National Center for Missing and Exploited Children - www.missingkids.com/ Download Knowing My 8 Rules for Safety NetAid World Schoolhouse - http://www.netaid.org/projects/index_html UNICEF (United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund) - www.unicef.org Web Wise Kids - Protecting Children from Online Predators - http://www.webwisekids.com/	A Better Way, Foster care and adoption - www.abetterwayinc.net

Civil Liberties, Rights
National and International	Local
AFL-CIO - www.aflcio.org American Civil Liberties Union - www.aclu.org American Immigration Law Foundation - www.ailf.org Equal Rights Advocates - www.equalrights.org Innocence Project - www.innocenceproject.org Marijuana Policy Project - www.mpp.org Southern Poverty Law Center - www.splcenter.org/	Ella Baker Center for Human Rights - www.ellabakercenter.org National Lawyers Guild, Bay Area - www.nlg.org/sf/
Community Service Agencies
National and International	Local
These are usually local organizations	African American Community Service Agency, San Jose - www.sjaacsa.org

Disabled
National and International	Local
Americans with Disabilities Act - http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/adahom1.htm	Agape Villages, Foster family agency/home for disabled adults, Pleasanton
Disaster Prevention, Relief and Recovery
National and International	Local
American Red Cross - US - www.redcross.org/ International Red Cross - www.icrc.org	American Red Cross- SCV - chapters.redcross

Diversity, Multicultural
National and International	Local
Episcopal Public Policy Network - http://www.episcopalchurch.org/eppn/	African American Community Service Agency, San Jose - www.sjaacsa.org
Domestic Violence
National and International	Local
Battered Women's Justice Project - http://www.bwjp.org/menu.htm Domestic Violence Institute - http://www.dviworld.org/ Episcopal Office of Women's Ministries - http://www.episcopalchurch.org/women/ Faith Trust Institute - http://www.faithtrustinstitute.org/ Family Violence Prevention Fund - http://endabuse.org/about National Clearinghouse for the Defense of Battered Women - http://www.ncdbw.org/ National Clearinghouse on Marital and Date Rape - http://www.ncmdr.org/ National Coalition Against Domestic Violence - http://www.ncadv.org/ National Network to End Domestic Violence - http://www.nnedv.org/ National Resource Center on DV - http://www.nrcdv.org/ Resource Center on Child Custody and Child Protection - http://www.childabuse.com/dhhs.htm United Nations Development Fund for Women - http://www.unifem.org/	Next Door Solutions to Domestic Violence - http://www.nextdoor.org/ San Jose Family Violence Center (SJPD) - http://www.sjpd.org/BOI/fvc/ Santa Clara Valley Domestic Violence Project - http://www.growing.com/nonviolent/

Economic Justice - General
National and International	Local
Alliance for Responsible Trade - www.art-us.org Center for Community Change - www.communitychange.org/default.asp CorpWatch - www.corpwatch.org Disability Rights Advocates - www.dralegal.org Episcopal Public Policy Network - http://www.episcopalchurch.org/eppn/ Episcopalians for Global Reconciliation - http://www.episcopalglobalreconciliation.org/ Sweatshop Watch - www.sweatshopwatch.org Oxfam International - www.oxfam.org/eng/ Oxfam's Make Trade Fair - www.maketradefair.com United for a Fair Economy - www.ufenet.org/about/index.html	Economic Justice Now - http://www.economicjustice.org/ Jubilee 2000 Bay Area Debt Cancellation Coalition - http://www.economicjustice.org/ campaigns/debt/ Grace Cathedral's Nicaragua Ministry - http://www.tylerkelly.net/nicaraguaministry/

Economic Justice - Housing
National and International	Local
CHF International (CHF stands for Community, Habitat, Financing) - www.chfhq.org Corporation for Supportive Housing - www.csh.org Habitat for Humanity International www.habitat.org/ Habitat Youth Programs http://www.habitat.org/youthprograms/	Habitat for Humanity Chapters East Bay (Oakland) www.eastbayhabitat.org/home.shtml Humbolt (Eureka) www.humboldthabitat.com/ Lake County (Lower Lake) www.hfhlcca.org/ Monterey County (Seaside) www.redshift.com/~habitat/ Mt. Diablo (Concord) www.mtdiablohabitat.org/home.shtml Peninsula (Redwood City) www.homestead.com/prosites-penhabitat/ Sacramento www.shfh.org/ San Francisco www.habitatsf.org/ Santa Cruz County (Aptos) www.habitatsc.org/ Silicon Valley (Santa Clara County) www.habitatsanjose.org/ Sonoma County (Santa Rosa) www.sonomacountyhabitat.org/

Economic Justice - Poverty
National and International	Local
2 Minute Poverty Tour - http://www.nccbuscc.org/cchd/povertyusa/tour2.htm Catholic Campaign for Human Development - Poverty in America www.usccb.org/cchd/povertyusa/index.htm CHF International (CHF stands for Community, Habitat, Financing) - www.chfhq.org Episcopalians for Global Reconciliation - http://www.episcopalglobalreconciliation.org/ NetAid - www.netaid.org UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific - Urban Poverty www.unescap.org/huset/urban_poverty/index.html World Bank - Voices of the Poor www.worldbank.org/poverty/voices/index.htm World Vision (Love Loaf Program) - http://www.worldvision.org/	Bay Area Legal Aid Resources - www.baylegal.org/services5.html Independent Media Bay Area - Poverty and Housing News - www.indybay.org/poverty

Education, Freedom of Expression
National and International	Local
AlterNet - www.alternet.org American Civil Liberties Union - www.aclu.org/ Educators for Social Responsibility - www.esrnational.org/home.htm Internews Network - www.internews.org National Center for Science Education - www.natcenscied.org Parents for Public Schools - www.parents4publicschools.com People for the American Way - www.pfaw.org Reporters Without Borders - www.rsf.org/rubrique.php3?id_rubrique=20 TomPaine.com - www.tompaine.com Women's eNews - www.womensenews.org	Independent Media Center, SF - http://www.indybay.org/

Environment, Ecology
National and International	Local
American Rivers - www.amrivers.org Computer Recycling and Reuse at Techsoup.org http://www.techsoup.org/recycle/index.cfm Computer Take Back Campaign - http://www.computertakeback.com/ Earth Rights International - www.earthrights.org Earthwatch Institute - http://www.earthwatch.org/ Electronics Recycling - http://www.electronicsrecycling.com/ Episcopal Ecological Network - http://eenonline.org/ Episcopal Public Policy Network - http://www.episcopalchurch.org/eppn/ Freecycle - Recycling network similar to Craig's list for recycling furniture, computers, whatever http://www.freecycle.org/ Friends of the Earth - www.foe.org Greenpeace USA - www.greenpeaceusa.org League of Conservation Voters - www.lcv.org Organic Farming Research Foundation - www.ofrf.org Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility - www.peer.org Sierra Club - www.sierraclub.org WildAid - www.wildaid.org Wilderness Watch - www.wildernesswatch.org	Bay Area Green Business Program - http://www.abag.ca.gov/baya rea/enviro/gbus/gb.html

Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender
National and International	Local
Integrity, national site of the Episcopal Church lesbian & gay community - http://www.integrityusa.org/ International Gay & Lesbian Human Rights Commission - http://www.iglhrc.org/cgi-bin/iowa/home/index.html Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund -www.lambdalegal.org/cgi-bin/iowa/index.html	Integrity Chapters Diocese of El Camino Real Chapter - http://www.integrity-ecr.org/ 805-467-3042 wbartosh@slonet.org Diocese of Northern California Chapter - http://www.trinitycathedral.org/inc.htm OASIS - GLBT Ministry of Episcopal Diocese of California - http://www.oasiscalifornia.org/

Government Links
National and International	Local
U.S. Senate www.senate.gov U.S. House of Representatives www.house.gov U.S. Congress www.congress.gov National Conference of State Legislature, links to state legislatures www.ncsl.org/public/leglinks.cfm

Health, Conditions and Diseases (see also AIDS/HIV, Addiction and Recovery)
National and International	Local
California Organ and Tissue Donor Registry - www.donateLIFEcalifornia.org California Partnership for Long Term Care (California Department of Health Services) - http://dhs.ca.gov/mcs/cpltc/ Episcopal Health Ministries - www.episcopalhealthministries.org Episcopal Public Policy Network - http://www.episcopalchurch.org/eppn/ Health Ministries Association - www.hmassoc.org	St. Andrew's Saratoga Health Ministries - www.st-andrews-saratoga.org/health.htm (408) 867-3493, ext. 250 BevBennettBSN@aol.com

Health, Conditions and Diseases: AIDS / HIV
National and International	Local
American Foundation for AIDS Research (AMFAR) - www.amfar.org	San Francisco AIDS Foundation - www.sfaf.org
Homeless Shelter Programs
National and International	Local
See also Economic Justice - Housing InnVision (The Way Home) - http://www.innvision.org/	CHAM - Community Homeless Alliance Ministry, San Jose - http://www.cham-ministry.org/ministry/ministry_shelter.html InnVision San Jose - http://www.innvision.sj.ca.us/

Human Rights and Liberties
National and International	Local
Amnesty International - www.amnesty.org Amnesty International USA - www.amnestyusa.org Episcopal Public Policy Network - http://www.episcopalchurch.org/eppn/ European Court of Human Rights - www.echr.coe.int/Eng/Judgments.htm Human Rights Interactive Network - www.webcom.com/hrin/welcome.html Human Rights Research and Education Centre - www.cdp-hrc.uottawa.ca/index_e.html Human Rights Watch - www.hrw.org Human Rights Web - www.hrweb.org Interfaith Alliance - www.interfaithalliance.org International Centre for Human Rights and Democratic Development - www.ichrdd.ca/frame.iphtml?langue=0 International Red Cross - www.icrc.org LaborNet - www.labornet.org Lawyers Committee for Human Rights - www.lchr.org Organization of American States - www.oas.org Oxfam International - www.oxfam.org/eng/ Physicians for Human Rights - www.phrusa.org Take Back Your Time Day - http://www.simpleliving.net/timeday/ UNHCR-Commission for Refugees - www.unhcr.ch/cgi-bin/texis/vtx/home University of Minnesota Human Rights Library - www1.umn.edu/humanrts World Health Organization - www.who.int/en	Amnesty International Chapters Oakland - http://ttt.tio.net/ai/ Palo Alto - www.amnesty-volunteer.org/usa/group19/ San Francisco - www.aigroup30.org/ San Jose - http://members.aol.com/wabaldwin/ai35.html Santa Rosa - www.amnestysantarosa.org/ Stanford University - www.stanford.edu/group/amnesty/ Ella Baker Center for Human Rights - www.ellabakercenter.org

Hunger Relief
National and International	Local
America's Second Harvest - www.secondharvest.org Oxfam International - www.oxfam.org/eng/	Alameda County Community Food Bank (Second Harvest), Oakland California Emergency Foodlink - www.foodlink.org Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano (Second Harvest) - www.foodbankccs.org Haight-Ashbury Food Program - http://www.thefoodprogram.org/ Second Harvest- Santa Clara County - www.secondharvestsjca.org/index2.html Santa Maria Urban Mission - http://www.eca-sj.org/text/santa_maria.htm Village Harvest, Santa Clara - http://www.villageharvest.org/ (650) 740-7725 info@villageharvest.org

Immigration Issues, Refugee and Orphan Relief
National and International	Local
African Team Ministries - http://www.africanteamministries.org Episcopal Migration Ministries - http://www.episcopalchurch.org/emm/ Episcopal Public Policy Network - http://www.episcopalchurch.org/eppn/ International Rescue Committee - http://www.intrescom.org/	International Rescue Committee, San Francisco - http://www.theirc.org/San%20Francisco/index.cfm (415) 863-3777 don@ircsf.org International Rescue Committee, San Jose - http://www.theirc.org/San%20Jose/index.cfm (408) 453-3536 jamal@sj.intrescom.org
Long Term Care
National and International	Local
California Nursing Home Reform	Episcopal Retirement Communities EpiscopalRetirement.org Bishop Gray Inns - Florida Deerfield - Asheville, N.C. Penick Village - Rhode Island

Mental Health Links
National and International	Local
National Mental Health Association www.nami.org	Bay Area Community Services - http://www.bacr.org/direct_services/mental_health/mental_health.htm

Peace, International Freedom
National and International	Local
Americans for Peace Now - www.peacenow.org Amnesty International - www.amnestyusa.org Center for Victims of Torture - www.cvt.org Doctors Without Borders (France) - www.msf.org Episcopalians for Global Reconciliation - http://www.episcopalglobalreconciliation.org/ Episcopal Public Policy Network - http://www.episcopalchurch.org/eppn/ Foundation for Global Community - http://www.globalcommunity.org Global Fund for Women - www.globalfundforwomen.org Grassroots International - www.grassrootsonline.org Peace Action - www.peace-action.org Physicians for Social Responsibility - www.psr.org WITNESS - www.witness.org	Berkeley Stop the War Coalition - www.berkeleystopthewar.org California Peace Action - www.californiapeaceaction.org Monterey County Peace Coalition - www.peacemonterey.org Peace Action of San Mateo County - www.sanmateopeaceaction.org Peninsula Peace and Justice Center - www.peaceandjustice.org Redwood Peace and Justice Center - www.rpjc.net San Jose Peace Center - www.sanjosepeace.org Santa Cruz Peace Coalition - www.santacruzpeacecoalition.org Solano Peace and Justice Coalition - www.solanopeaceandjustice.com South Alameda County Peace and Justice Coalition - www.justicetoolbox.org

Philanthropy, Volunteerism, Fund-raising, Grants - General
National and International	Local
International Partnership for Service Learning - http://www.ipsl.org/ United Way of America - http://national.unitedway.org/	eScrip - http://www.escrip.com/ The Packard Foundation - www.packfound.org

Restorative Justice
National and International	Local
Episcopal Church USA Criminal Justice Ministry - http://www.episcopalchurch.org/ashapm/prison.html Episcopal Public Policy Network - http://www.episcopalchurch.org/eppn/ Restorative Justice Mission Study - http://gbgm-umc.org/missionstudies/restorativejustice/links.stm How to Start a Prison Ministry, Frances Jett	Commission on Restorative Justice, Diocese of El Camino Real - http://www.ecrweb.org/restorejustice.html Prison Activist Resource Center - www.prisonactivist.org/inside/

Resources for Dealing with the 9-11 Tragedy
National and International	Local
Resources for the Anniversary of 9-11 Terrorism Answers - Created by the Council on Foreign Relations - a resource for trying to understand the complex threat of terrorism Mary's Mountain - Storytelling and Imaginative Spiritual Adventures Websites for Adults Coping with the Aftermath of September 11 Episcopal Church USA Response to Terrorism U.S. Government Gateway: America Responds to Terrorism Yahoo: Relief Efforts MSNBC: Coping with 9/11 United Church of Christ 9-1 Resources Websites for Adults To Help Children and Youth Cope with the Aftermath of September 11 Search Institute - Dealing with a Time of Uncertainty Child Welfare League of America - Talking With Children about Violence and Disaster American Library Association - Resources for Adults to Help Children Dealing with Tragedy American Library Association - Resources for Teens, Parents and Teachers St. Petersburg Times - Caution Advised if Children Watch 9/11 (airs on Sunday, March 10, 2002) Websites to help Children and Youth Learn About Afghanistan and About Tolerance Red Cross - America's Fund for Children in Afghanistan Save the Children - Afghanistan Child Welfare League of America - Fight Hate and Promote Tolerance	San Francisco Bay Independent Media Center on 9-11

Women's Rights, Issues
National and International	Local
Center for Reproductive Rights - http://www.crlp.org/ Equal Rights Advocates - http://www.equalrights.org Episcopal Public Policy Network - http://www.episcopalchurch.org/eppn/ National Organization for Women - http://www.now.org/ NOW Legal Defense and Education Fund - http://www.nowldef.org Planned Parenthood (Affiliates) - http://www.plannedparenthood.org/affiliates Women's Resources on the Web - http://www.chass.ucr.edu/csbsr/women/links.html See also Anti-Violence	Women in Action - www.womeninaction.org Women Defending Ourselves, Palo Alto - www.wdo.org Women's Economic Agenda Project, Oakland - www.weap.org Women's Safety Project, SF - www.safetyproject.org

Youth/Adolescent Rights, Issues
National and International	Local
See also links for Children	Adolescent Counseling Services, Psychotherapy agency, Palo Alto.