UNICEF

UNICEF stands for "United Nations Children's Fund". (It was originally "United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund", hence the I and the E, but that changed in 1953.)

Founded in 1946, shortly after World War II, UNICEF operates in over 190 countries around the world. For context, there's about 200 total.

They have seventeen goals to achieve for children throughout the world by 2030, called Sustainable Development Goals.

Here's UNICEF's website:

https://www.unicef.org

SOURCES

(1) https://www.unicef.org

(2) https://www.unicef.org/what-we-do

(3) https://www.unicef.org/take-action

(4) https://www.unicef.org/sowc2016/

(5) https://www.unicef.org/search/search.php?q=Sustainable%20Development%20Goals

(6) https://www.unicef.org/agenda2030/69525_69527.html

National Coalition for Homeless Veterans

With approximately 40,000 homeless veterans in the United States, the National Coalition for Homeless Veterans does what they can as a "resource and technical assistance center" (1) for them.

What they do exactly varies depending on where you are, but they generally serve as a place for homeless veterans to locate organizations that'll help them out, be it by helping them find a home, a job, medical treatment, etc.

For more information, here's their website:
http://nchv.org

Here's their list of ways you can help:
http://nchv.org/i…/getinvolved/getinvolved/how_you_can_help/

SOURCES

(1) The website, http://nchv.org, on the page, "Who Is NCHV?" (in the folder, "About"), retrieved from the url, "http://nchv.org/index.php/about/about/who_is_nchv/", on Thursday, November 10, 2016.

South County Outreach

If you live in South Orange County, then perhaps you've heard about the South County Outreach. 

South County Outreach assists those going through hardship by providing them with the resources they need to rise out of it.

In addition to homelessness prevention services and transitional housing, South County Outreach also has an innovative approach where they provide a computer lab for those who are unemployed or underemployed to acquire technology skills and increase job opportunities.

Self-help is heavily emphasized with South County Outreach: their self-said mission is "preventing hunger and homelessness by helping people help themselves"(1).

Here's their website:
http://www.sco-oc.org

Sources:

(1)  http://www.sco-oc.org/about/, retrieved on Monday, July 10, 2017.

Save the Children

Dating back to 1977, Save the Children International is an international "umbrella organization"* dedicated to helping children all over the world. 

They do a lot of work in developing countries. However, their mission is inclusive to all children around the world.

They have three ambitious main goals to achieve by 2030, as can be seen on their website:

https://www.savethechildren.net

Here they are:
https://www.savethechildren.net/our-global-strategy-ambitio…

FOOTNOTE

*I'm unsure if it's an official term, but by "umbrella organization", I mean an organization consisting of several, smaller organizations. It's similar to saying, "a group of organizations", but at the same time, that "group" is its own organization as well.

Sacred Heart Community Service

Another local group, today, folks:  Sacred Heart Community Service.

Founded in 1964, they have a lot of good programs for fighting poverty – causes and consequences(1). 

You can find their website at the following link:
http://sacredheartcs.org

Also, here's their calendar of events:
http://sacredheartcs.org/events/

Sources:

(1) http://sacredheartcs.org/about/

G.R.A.S.P.

G.R.A.S.P.  

It stands for Gang Rescue and Support Project.  More specifically... 

G.R.A.S.P. is an intervention program for youth (mostly at age 14-24) at risk of involvement or involved with gangs.  They're a program of Metro Denver Partners.

Founded in 1991, G.R.A.S.P. is peer-run, meaning in this case that the people who run it are mostly former gang members who managed to escape that lifestyle and turn their lives around(1).

Here's their website:

http://graspyouth.org

Sources:

(1)  http://graspyouth.org