Organizations and Programs Taking Action for Women & Religion
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Community center, offers programs and services
that empower women to reach their full potential
and become agents of change.
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Muslim Women’s Institute for Research and Development - Bronx, NY
Provides hunger relief, health education and
transitional services to new immigrants; does
interfaith work.
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Muslim Women’s League - Los Angeles, CA
Sponsors programs for girls and explores scriptural
interpretation concerning women’s roles in
Islam.
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National Council for Research on Women (NCRW) - New York, NY
Network of 100+ leading U.S. research, advocacy
and policy centers which collectively generate
evidence-based information that promote the
advancement of women and girls.
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National Council of Churches USA (NCC) - New York, NY
Through Women’s Ministries and the Justice for
Women Working Group, seeks to promote justice
and leadership among women within the
NCC, its member churches and society at large.
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National Council of Women’s Organizations - Washington, D.C.
Includes 200+ women’s organizations pursuing
policy and activism to address issues of concern
to women, including family and work, economic
equality and education. Has many faith activist
groups in its membership.
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Nazareth Housing - New York, NY
Supports the needs of families, especially women
with children and those most vulnerable to economic
or ethnic disparity, in obtaining stable and
safe housing.
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NETWORK - Washington, D.C.
Founded by 47 Catholic nuns,
NETWORK is a progressive voice within the
Catholic community that has been influencing
Congress in favor of peace and justice for more
than thirty years.
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Network of Spiritual Progressives - Berkeley, CA
Seeks to foster a “New Bottom Line of love, generosity
& ecological sensitivity in our economy,
education, media & government”; challenges
the misuse of God and religion by some on the
religious right and religiophobia among some
on the left.
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New York Women’s Foundation - New York, NY
Part of Faith, Feminism and Philanthropy Initiative,
works to transform the conditions of poverty and
to create an equal and just future for low-income
women and girls in the five boroughs of New York City,
and helps them achieve sustained economic
security through expanded opportunities.
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