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ANIMAL
PROTECTION
Animal
protection and welfare services; includes animal shelters and
humane societies. |
CIVIC
& ADVOCACY ORGANIZATIONS
Organizations
that promote the interests of, or provide services to, members
belonging to a specific ethnic heritage. |
CULTURE
& ARTS
Performing
arts centers, companies, and associations; includes theatres,
dance, ballet, opera, orchestras, chorals and music ensembles
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ECONOMIC,
SOCIAL & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Organizations
working towards improving the quality of life within communities
or neighborhoods - e.g., squatters' associations, local development
organisations, poor people's cooperatives. |
EMERGENCY
RELIEF
Organisations
providing temporary shelters to the homeless, includes travelers
aid, and temporary housing. |
EMPLOYMENT
& TRAINING
Organizations
providing and supporting apprenticeship programs, internships,
on-the-job training, and other training programs. |
ENVIRONMENT
Organizations
that promote clean air, clean water, reducing and preventing
noise pollution, radiation control, hazardous wastes and toxic
substances, solid waste management, recycling programs, and
global warming. |
HIGHER
EDUCATION
Higher
learning, providing academic degrees; includes universities,
business management schools; law schools; medical schools. |
HIV/AIDS
The
prevention of HIV infection and/or the distribution of information
relating to HIV/Aids. |
HOSPITALS
& REHABILITATION
Inpatient
health care and rehabilitative therapy to individuals suffering
from physical impairments due to injury, genetic defect or disease
and requiring extensive physiotherapy or similar forms of care.
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HOUSING
Organizations
providing housing search, legal services and related assistance.
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INCOME
SUPPORT & MAINTENANCE
Organisations
providing food, clothing, transport and other forms of assistance,
includes food banks and clothing distribution centers. |
LAW
& LEGAL SERVICES
Legal
services, advice and assistance in dispute resolution and court
related matters. |
MENTAL
HEALTH & CRISIS INTERVENTION
Outpatient
treatment for mentally ill patients; includes community mental
health centers, and halfway homes. |
NURSING
HOMES
Inpatient
convalescent care, residential care as well as primary health
care services; includes homes for the frail elderly, nursing
homes for the severely handicapped. |
OTHER
EDUCATION
Institutions
engaged in providing education and training in addition to the
formal educational system; includes schools of continuing studies,
correspondence schools, night schools, sponsored literacy and
reading programs. |
OTHER
HEALTH SERVICES
Public
health promoting and health education; includes sanitation screening
for potential health hazards, first aid training and services
and family planning services. |
PHILANTHROPIC
INTERMEDIARIES
Private
foundations, including corporate foundations, community foundations
and independent public-law foundations. |
PRIMARY
& SECONDARY EDUCATION
Education
at elementary, primary and secondary levels; includes pre-school
organizations other than day care. |
RELIGIOUS
CONGREGATIONS & ASSOCIATIONS
Churches,
synagogues, temples, mosques, shrines, monasteries, seminaries
and similar organizations promoting religious beliefs and administering
religious services and rituals. |
RESEARCH
Research
and analysis in the social scienes and policy area. |
SERVICE
CLUBS
Membership
organizations providing services to members and local communities,
for example: Lions, Zonta International, Rotary Club, Kiwanis.
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SOCIAL
SERVICES
Services
to children, adoption services, child development centers, foster
care, includes infant care centers and nurseries.
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SPORTS
Provision
of amateur sport, training, physical fitness, and sport competition
services and events; includes fitness and wellness centers.
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