Urban Slums Help groups?

Question

My teacher told us to look up urban slums and find the biggest group in north america helping these places get better and also the biggest group in england helping fix urban slums can anyone tell me the names of these groups?

Answer 1

Family-to-Family (F-to-F) is a tax-exempt 501 (c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to connecting families with more to families with less. The program creates a bridge between suburban communities with enough to share and some of our country's most impoverished areas.

Our members welcome the concrete responsibility of shopping for, packing, and sending a carton of fundamental necessities to a family they "sponsor." Husbands, wives and children in blessed corners of the world are eager to link themselves, over time, to moms, dads and kids living in abject poverty. They share the sentiment of anthropologist Margaret Mead, who once said: "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world."

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Just as a strong fence makes for good neighbors, the physical distance between donors and recipients creates a heightened sense of intimacy. F-to-F participants are simply good neighbors…living many miles apart.

Linked families are encouraged to write letters to each other, deepening the connection between them.

F-to-F started as a result of Pembroke’s sad story (see Our History). To date we have over 700 families linked to each other across the country. Our families support 13 needy communities located in 10 states with monthly shipments of food and friendship.

• Belmont, NY • Montrose, Arkansas



• Cairo, Illinois • Pembroke, Illinois



• Crownpoint, New Mexico • Pembroke, Illinois School District



• Hope, Arkansas • Myra, Kentucky



• Jackson, Mississippi • Red Bird Mission, Kentucky



• Lake Providence, Louisiana • Thoreau, New Mexico



• Lemmon, South Dakota • Washington County, Maine



• Mingo County, West Virginia

http://www.family-to-family.org/