Selected Links

Social Service (2011)

(Civic Initiative)


Buddhist

DharmaNet: Engaged Buddhist Resources
"A directory of Dharma centers, organizations, and practice groups."
http://www.dharmanet.org/engaged.htm

Interfaith

Interfaith Peace Initiatives
This set of links represents a sampling of religious and inter-religious communities that have taken peace activism as one of their missions.
http://www.pluralism.org/research/profiles/display.php?profile=74421

Jewish

American Jewish World Service
An international development organization motivated by Judaism’s imperative to pursue justice.
http://ajws.org/index.cfm?section_id=15

Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society
The "oldest international migration and refugee resettlement agency in the U.S.," with a mission of "rescue, reunion, and resettlement" for Jewish immigrants and refugees.
http://www.hias.org/

Jewish Coalition for Service
Dedicated to inspiring the Jewish community to participate in volunteer service.
http://www.jewishservice.org/

Jewish Council on Urban Affairs
A Chicago-based organization providing educational resources and hands-on opportunities to "combat poverty, racism and anti-Semitism in partnership with Chicago’s diverse communities."
http://www.jcua.org/site/PageServer

Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism
A "hub of Jewish social justice and legislative activity" in Washington, DC.
http://rac.org/Articles/index.cfm?id=457&pge_prg_id=7037

The Tikkun Institute
A think tank that seeks to highlight the roots of a progressive political vision in various "spiritual, moral, and ethical teachings."
http://www.shomairyisrael.com/tennesseereg.htm

Muslim

Islamic Social Services Association of Canada
An organization that fosters the relationship between social services in the U.S. and Canada to provide Muslims with a network of support.
http://www.issaservices.com/

Muslim Public Service Network
A summer internship program designed to cultivate an understanding of the U.S. political arena among Muslim students.
http://www.muslimpublicservice.org

Other

Religious Diversity News: Social Action
Our database of archived news articles searched by key theme: social action.
http://www.pluralism.org/news/search.php?key=Social+Action