sweet charity

The Brian Lehrer Show | Apr 6, 2010

It's the season to be giving, and thanks to our hyperactive, hypercaring listeners, we're pleased to provide YOU, dear reader, with a wide-ranging list of worthy causes, charities, nonprofits, and desperate cases.

Heifer International: farm animals for poor families around the world

The ASPCA: house pets in need

Habitat for Humanity: affordable homes for people on limited incomes

Neighbors Helping Neighbors: economic development in Brooklyn

Pighs, A Sanctuary: a home for pigs and other farm animals in West Virginia

National Mobilization Against Sweatshops: workers' advocacy in New York

National Coaltion for the Homeless: advocacy and services work for people without a home

The Catholic Worker Movement: advocacy and services for the downtrodden

The Salvation Army: duh

and finally, if you want to get an unvarnished view of these groups' effectiveness or search for others, check out the American Institute of Philanthropy. They list and rate hundreds of charitable groups for effectiveness.

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