Caritas Care
United KingdomDisability
Caritas Care is a long established Charity in the North West of England. Established in 1934, ten years after the birth of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lancaster, Caritas Care was originally a child care agency. After a major review of social care activities in the Diocese of Lancaster, the charity's governing document was amended in 1987 to establish a broader based range of services beyond child care.
Caritas Denmark
DenmarkResearch/Dev
Caritas is organised in 164 countries and works in more than 200 countries and territories. Caritas Denmark is one of the small organisations in this international family. Caritas is a Christian and humanitarian organisation. The word Caritas means love and charity. Caritas offers assistance where some of the world’s poorest people have been deprived of their possibilities of subsistence and development. Three key words describe the foundation of our work: respect for human worth; community obliges; solidarity requires action. Caritas Denmark works with long-term development aid according to the principle of helping people so that they can help themselves.
Caritas New Zealand
New ZealandResearch/Dev
Caritas is the Catholic agency for justice, peace and development. Caritas can be translated as "love in action", which means that we work to make a real difference in the lives of people living with poverty or injustice. Gospel values and Catholic social teaching provide the foundation and framework for our work. We are a part of the Caritas Internationalis confederation of Catholic aid, development and social justice agencies. Caritas delivers aid, supports development, and works for justice in New Zealand and abroad. We work to make a real difference in the lives of people living with poverty or injustice.
Caritas Norway
NorwayResearch/Dev
Caritas Norway is the development and relief organisation of the Catholic Church. The primary objectives are to support programmes in poor countries within the areas of development co-operation, human rights, peace and reconciliation work and emergency relief; to motivate the Catholics in Norway towards developing solidarity with the economically poor in other countries, and to increase awareness of unjust social structures and the causes of poverty. Domestically, the most important role is to aid the parishes in the development of welfare work for refugees, immigrants, children and the elderly.
Caritas Switzerland
SwitzerlandHumanitarian Aid
Caritas Switzerland is committed to supporting people in need at two levels, irrespective of their religious or political persuasion or their ethnicity. It provides concrete and practical help. And it engages in political lobbying on behalf of disadvantaged members of the community. In Switzerland, we act in conjunction with the regional Caritas offices to promote the integration of weaker social groups in the community. We provide rapid and effective emergency relief and sustainable reconstruction aid in Switzerland and abroad. In more than 30 countries worldwide, we help people to help themselves in areas such as food security, water, climate protection and disaster prevention, human rights and education.
CARLEE LTD
United KingdomHumanitarian Aid
Carlee Ltd is a national organization working to support all Jews through social service, educational, cultural and environmental projects aimed at improve lives and life in United Kingdom, Israel, and around the world. We're always happy to welcome new volunteers who would like to dedicate some of their time to charity. If you'd like to lend a hand, Our team relies exclusively on volunteer help. And remember, a little often goes a long way. We're always happy to welcome new volunteers who would like to dedicate some of their time to charity.
Carleton College
United StatesChildren/Education
Founded in 1866, Carleton College is a small, private liberal arts college in the historic river town of Northfield, Minnesota. Best known for its academic excellence and warm, welcoming campus community, Carleton offers 36 majors and 15 concentrations in the arts, humanities, natural sciences, and social sciences. Carleton's faculty members are highly respected scholars, researchers, and practitioners in their fields.
Carleton University
CanadaChildren/Education
Situated on a beautiful campus bordered by the sparkling Rideau River and Canal, Carleton is just minutes from the heart of our nation’s government and enjoys easy access to the many organizations, associations and businesses which thrive in Ottawa. Carleton offers 65 programs of study in areas as diverse as public affairs, journalism, film studies, engineering, high technology and international studies. More than 2,000 brilliant professors and staff members constitute a diverse and dedicated team serving 23,000 students. Carleton’s creative, interdisciplinary and international approach to research has led to many significant discoveries and creative works in science and technology, business, governance, public policy and the arts.
Carlow Volunteer Centre
IrelandCommunity/Family
We are a volunteering resource for local voluntary and community organisations in County Carlow. Carlow Volunteer Centre is a one-stop-shop for everything to do with volunteering in Co Carlow. The Centre works to promote and support volunteering in the county, and aims to be a resource for both individuals and voluntary groups.
Carnegie Hall
United StatesArts/Culture
Today, Carnegie Hall presents more than 190 concerts each year–from orchestral performances, chamber music, recitals, and choral music to folk, world, musical theater, and jazz–and The Weill Music Institute produces more than 350 education events per season. Continually building on its long-standing tradition of excellence and innovation, Carnegie Hall remains one of the world's premier concert venues.
Carnegie Institution for Science
United StatesResearch/Dev
Andrew Carnegie founded the Carnegie Institution of Washington in 1902 as an organization for scientific discovery. His intention was for institution to be home to exceptional individuals – men and women with imagination and extraordinary dedication capable of working at the cutting edge of their fields. Today, Carnegie scientists work in six scientific departments on the West and East Coasts. Carnegie investigators are leaders in the fields of plant biology, developmental biology, Earth and planetary sciences, astronomy, and global ecology. They seek answers to questions about the structure of the universe, the formation of our solar system and other planetary systems, the behavior and transformation of matter when subjected to extreme conditions, the origin of life, the function of genes, and the development of organisms from single-celled egg to adult.
Carnegie Mellon University
United StatesChildren/Education
Carnegie Mellon University is a global research university with more than 11,000 students, 84,000 alumni, and 4,000 faculty and staff. Recognized for its world-class arts and technology programs, collaboration across disciplines and innovative leadership in education, Carnegie Mellon is consistently a top-ranked university. The university began as a small technical school and evolved into what it is today under the guidance of exceptional leadership teams. Our world-renowned faculty members are practicing professionals who bring extensive knowledge and experience into the classroom. We don't operate like other universities. From the beginning, innovation has been a part of our DNA and we continue to push the envelope. The university just launched "Inspire Innovation," a $1 billion comprehensive campaign to build on our unparalleled success.
Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh
United StatesArts/Culture
The Carnegie Museums of today is a lot different than the Carnegie Museums founded by Pittsburgh industrialist Andrew Carnegie 113 years ago. But then, Andrew Carnegie would have expected nothing less, since he created his museums to be places of exploration that are constantly changing. Today, we are a collection of four creative, inspiring, thought-provoking places of exploration: Carnegie Museum of Art, Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Carnegie Science Center, and The Andy Warhol Museum. We educate young people and attract lifetime learners of all ages. We are the largest, most far-reaching cultural organization in the Pittsburgh region, known throughout the world for our vast art and scientific collections and our scientific research. And we're a community leader in educational outreach.
Carpenters 4 Cambodia
CanadaChildren/Education
We are a fledgling Canadian charity whose mandate is to build and repair orphanages, schools and family homes for the poor and handicapped people of Cambodia. We are currently a small, three man operation possessing the right combination of skills, knowledge, local street-sense, and single minded determination to help the people of Cambodia. We want to improve living conditions through not only our building projects but also by teaching impoverished Cambodian youths the trades required to do it themselves.
CART
IndiaResearch/Dev
Some of the major activities of CART is in the field of awareness building among displaced, women, tribal & rural communities, for leadership development, improving standards of living and fighting against exploitative forces. We work towards capacity building training for entrepreneurship development and income restoration; thrift and credit for economic empowerment and self dependence. We establish Database Management Systems for more scientific inquiry and need-based & area specific intervention, establishing Community Based Systems and Agencies for participatory approaches in developing community infrastructure, while planning & organising community activities for building cohesive, cooperative and collaborative forces among the community members.
CASA
United StatesHealth/Medical
The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA) at Columbia University is the only nation-wide organization that brings together under one roof all the professional disciplines needed to study and combat abuse of all substances - alcohol, nicotine as well as illegal, prescription and performance enhancing drugs - in all sectors of society. Founded in 1992 by Former U.S. Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare Joseph A. Califano, Jr., the nonprofit organization aims to inform Americans of the economic and social costs of substance abuse and its impact on their lives, as well as, remove the stigma of substance abuse and replace shame and despair with hope. CASA has assembled an interdisciplinary staff of over 60 professionals with post-graduate and doctorate degrees, experience and expertise in many various fields.
CASA
CanadaHealth/Medical
CASA is a major community-based provider of mental health services for infants, children, adolescents and their families within the Capital Region and from Central and Northern Alberta. CASA provides assessment and treatment services for approximately 3000 infants, children and adolescents from birth to age 18 each year though a continuum ranging from consultation in community outreach settings to very intensive treatment programs.
Casa de Amparo
United StatesCommunity/Family
Casa de Amparo is recognized as a major force in the field of child abuse prevention. Partnering with the greater San Diego community, we assure that children and their families receive unique and innovative services for healing, for stopping child mistreatment of any kind, and for ending generational cycles of abuse. The result is a community where child abuse and neglect are not tolerated, and where child abuse awareness and prevention are priorities.
CASA for children
United StatesChildren/Education
National CASA and our network of over 1,050 local community program offices support volunteers serving children. The role of local CASA programs is to recruit, train and support volunteers in their work with abused children. National CASA offers critical leadership and support to provide quality advocacy and lead the continued growth of the CASA network. National CASA creates new, research-based training opportunities, such as our new e-learning series on educational advocacy, and continuously improves our core volunteer training curriculum. We offer extensive technical assistance to help programs serve more children more effectively. We coordinate national campaigns to help recruit CASA volunteers and raise awareness about child abuse. In recent years, the CASA cause has been featured in various media, reaching more than 155 million individuals. Much of this awareness is the result of National CASA being selected as a CBS Cares network charity.
CASE
South AfricaCommunity/Family
CASE was started by Lane Benjamin, a Clinical Psychologist, who identified a need for trauma intervention due to a rising level of prevalent violence and a definite decline in relational values. To this day CASE is run by volunteers of all ages drawn from the community of Hanover Park and has become an effective catalyst for transformation. CASE strives to break the cycle of violence in communities inflicted by years of trauma. Various projects and techniques are implemented to transform the community through the development of community members, creating a positive cycle of healthy individuals, families and community.