Human Rights Charities in your state of VA
Away with Human Trafficking and Sex Slavery - Lynchburg

Away with Human Trafficking and Sex Slavery

Stop rampant sexual exploitation of women and children worldwide and in the USA. Help rescue victims of human trafficking, and empower us to provide a pathway to freedom through shelter, education, counseling, healthcare, jobs, and spiritual restoration.
Boat People S.O.S., Inc. - Falls Church

Boat People S.O.S., Inc.

We're rescuing victims of modern-day slavery, domestic violence, human trafficking, torture and persecution. Our direct services are offering refugees and immigrants of Vietnam and other Southeast Asian countries the chance for a new life.
Christian Freedom International, Inc. - Front Royal

Christian Freedom International, Inc.

Help persecuted Christians who are suffering for their faith in Jesus Christ. We deliver aid, medicine, education, Bibles; we report atrocities occurring worldwide; work in Bangladesh, Egypt,Nigeria, Korea,Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Burma & Thailand.
Military Chaplains Association of the USA - Arlington

Military Chaplains Association of the USA

Chaplains give spiritual care to our Troops wherever they serve. Help us speak for chaplaincy, care for chaplains, and extend their ministries beyond the battlefield.
Rainforest Trust - Warrenton

Rainforest Trust

Stop Deforestation - Protect Rainforests. We've protected over 23 million acres since 1988. On average, we purchase and permanently protect an acre of habitat for just $2. Save Species, Care for Communities, Protect the Planet.
U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants, Inc. - Arlington

U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants, Inc.

USCRI provides refugees and immigrants with a comprehensive range of services and delivers targeted programming to ensure long-term community integration and self-sufficiency.
Other Human Rights Charities
Abortion Federation, National (NAF)

Abortion Federation, National (NAF)

Reproductive rights are under attack and abortion providers continue to face threats and violence. The National Abortion Federation (NAF) supports abortion providers and helps keep clinics open so patients can obtain safe, high-quality abortion care.
ACLU Foundation of Oregon

ACLU Foundation of Oregon

We are an advocacy organization dedicated to preserving and advancing civil liberties and civil rights.
Adoptable Children (North American Council)

Adoptable Children (North American Council)

Through advocacy, education, and support for foster, adoptive, and kinship families, NACAC works to ensure that all children have a loving, safe, and permanent family.
AIDS Programs of the National Minority AIDS Council

AIDS Programs of the National Minority AIDS Council

NMAC (formerly the National Minority AIDS Council) develops leadership in communities of color to end the HIV/AIDS epidemic.
AIDS United

AIDS United

AIDS United envisions a time when all people, governments, and organizations commit to ending the epidemic and strengthening the health, well-being, and human rights of everyone impacted by HIV.
AIDS Vaccine Initiative, International

AIDS Vaccine Initiative, International

The world needs affordable, globally accessible public health solutions – like vaccines for HIV and TB. IAVI is dedicated to addressing urgent, unmet global health challenges including HIV, TB, snakebite and emerging infectious diseases.
Alameda County Community Food Bank, The

Alameda County Community Food Bank, The

No-one should go hungry in Alameda when there are neighbors who can help! Alameda County Community Food Bank passionately pursues a hunger-free community. We serve 1 in 5 Alameda County residents through a network of 240 member agencies.
American Association of Kidney Patients, Inc.

American Association of Kidney Patients, Inc.

AAKP fights for early detection; increased kidney transplantation / pre-emptive transplantation; full patient choice/either in-center or home dialysis; protection of the of the patient/physician relationship; promotion of research and innovation.
American Civil Liberties Union Of Washington Foundation

American Civil Liberties Union Of Washington Foundation

The ACLU is the nation's unwavering voice of freedom, fairness and equality for all people in America. We work in the courts, the legislatures, and in our communities to protect and extend basic rights for everyone.
American Humanist Association

American Humanist Association

Join the voice of humanism! We advocate for the rights of humanist, atheist, nontheist, and secular Americans, defend the separation of church and state, promote science and reason-based values, work to protect civil liberties and ensure social justice.
APLA Health

APLA Health

APLA Health (formerly AIDS Project Los Angeles) strives for healthcare equity and promotes wellbeing for LGBT people, other underserved communities, and everyone impacted by HIV.
Arc of Texas, The

Arc of Texas, The

The Arc of Texas believes in self-determination by empowering people with the supports needed to make informed decisions and choices.
Armed Forces Family Survivors Fund

Armed Forces Family Survivors Fund

Providing advanced,world-class treatment facilities for military personnel severely injured in Iraq/Afghanistan. Administering the best in Traumatic Brain Injury and PTS care, and fostering a family healing process. Also called Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund.
Asian Americans Advancing Justice - Asian Law Caucus

Asian Americans Advancing Justice - Asian Law Caucus

Over 45 years, Advancing Justice - Asian Law Caucus has served low-income immigrant, Asian communities through direct legal services, community education and policy advocacy.
Asthma, Cancer and Heart Disease Prevention Through Smokefree Air

Asthma, Cancer and Heart Disease Prevention Through Smokefree Air

Secondhand tobacco and marijuana smoke, and e-cigarette vapor cause asthma, cancers and heart disease that can also further aggravate COVID-19 symptoms. We fight to protect everyone from deadly carcinogens, promote research, and advocate for smokefree air.
Atheists in Foxholes: Military Association of Atheists and Freethinkers

Atheists in Foxholes: Military Association of Atheists and Freethinkers

Humanists, atheists and other nontheists serving honorably in the United States military have a home. We provide a unique service by building community for the unprotected nontheistic military minority. Fighting for the Freedoms We Defend.
Atlas Service Corps, Inc.

Atlas Service Corps, Inc.

Multiply impact. Support a global network of nonprofit leaders/organizations promoting innovation, cooperation, solutions to address world's critical social issues. Developing leaders through overseas fellowship and virtual training to inspire at home.
Autism Society of Texas

Autism Society of Texas

Committed to educating people about autism. We support families who live with autism through referral resources, recreation, education and advocacy and inform members of the community, on how they can better serve individuals on the autism spectrum.
Autism, Asperger Syndrome Coalition for Education, Networking and Development

Autism, Asperger Syndrome Coalition for Education, Networking and Development

Provides adult autism support, advocacy and action with regular meetings, job opportunities, information about medical resources, social events and conferences about living with autism and Asperger Syndrome. We are a platform for autism initiatives.
Basic Rights Education Fund

Basic Rights Education Fund

We ensure that all lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer Oregonians experience equality by building a political movement, shifting public opinion, and achieving policy victories.
Black AIDS Institute

Black AIDS Institute

We have the tools to end the AIDS epidemic. Our people, our problem, our solution. By engaging Black communities to confront HIV, we work to end AIDS today. Treatment, education, and prevention is the answer!
BOOKS for the BARRIOS, Inc.

BOOKS for the BARRIOS, Inc.

Fighting extreme poverty and promoting peace through education in the Philippines. Our educational programs help underprivileged youth rise from poverty and strive to be free and strong. Give the gift of education to millions of children.
Building Changes

Building Changes

End homelessness together. Building Changes is transforming the ways communities work together in Washington State to end family homelessness.
California ChangeLawyers

California ChangeLawyers

Fund Justice. Change the World. We harness the power of lawyers and invest in the next generation of social justice leaders.
California Right To Life Education Fund

California Right To Life Education Fund

LIFE - A fundamental right - Protect all innocent human life from fertilization to natural death through education and counseling, to safeguard the most defenseless among us.
Carter Center

Carter Center

Waging Peace. Fighting Disease. Building Hope. Led by former President Jimmy Carter and Rosalynn Carter, the Center has a commitment to human rights and the alleviation of human suffering. Resolving conflicts, and enhancing freedom and democracy.
CASA of the Coastal Bend

CASA of the Coastal Bend

Speaking out in court for abused and neglected children facing uncertainty. CASA volunteers develop personal relationships with their court assigned children with the sole mission to help find a permanent, loving home for these helpless victims.
Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc.

Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc.

We promote the dignity and protect the rights of immigrants (including TPS, DED and DACA) in partnership with a dedicated network of Catholic and community legal immigration programs. Attorneys represent detainees/asylum seekers.
Catholics Against Capital Punishment

Catholics Against Capital Punishment

Value life over death - end the death penalty and promote restorative justice. Through education, advocacy, and prayer, we mobilize Catholics and many others to end capital punishment and to amplify the Gospel message of human dignity, mercy, and justice.
Catholics for Choice

Catholics for Choice

CFC gives voice to the vast majority of Catholics who disagree with the bishops on matters of gender, sexuality and reproductive health. We work to advance progressive public policies that respect individual conscience and religious liberty.
Catholics United for Life

Catholics United for Life

Supporting the Catholic Church's dedication to defending sacred human life from the moment of conception. Providing youth conferences, defense of religious liberties, and right-to-life education.
Center for Reproductive Rights Inc

Center for Reproductive Rights Inc

We envision a world where every woman is free to decide whether to have children or to get married and where access to quality reproductive health is guaranteed. We promote and defend women's dignity, equality and reproductive freedom & health.
Child Sexual Abuse Prevention and Treatment Stop the Silence

Child Sexual Abuse Prevention and Treatment Stop the Silence

Child sexual abuse is a silent epidemic that creates havoc for all. The Mission of Stop the Silence® is to prevent, expose, and stop child sexual abuse, and help survivors and others heal worldwide.
Child Slavery, Trafficking and Forced Labor Rescue

Child Slavery, Trafficking and Forced Labor Rescue

Devoted to rescuing children facing human trafficking and slavery; protecting exploited child laborers from carpet factories and apparel sheds in Asia; and offering youth development, counseling, rehabilitation and education to fight the cycle of poverty.
Chinese For Affirmative Action

Chinese For Affirmative Action

CAA advocates in and on behalf of the Chinese and Asian Pacific American community for racial justice, immigrant rights, language diversity and equal opportunities including employment and education for communities of color.
Christian Aid International

Christian Aid International

Christian mission providing the Gospel and practical humanitarian help to meet the needs of those in extreme poverty in Cambodia, Southeast Asia, Vietnam. Fighting hunger, poverty, human trafficking through medical, educational and spiritual intervention.
Coalition Against Trafficking in Women

Coalition Against Trafficking in Women

Human trafficking destroys lives, especially those of women and children who are sexually exploited. Support our efforts to end human trafficking and ensure that women and girls in the US and all over the world can live free from fear.
Diplomacy Matters - AFSA

Diplomacy Matters - AFSA

AFSA strives to support the U.S. Foreign Service, deploying worldwide to protect and serve America's people, interests and values. We fund educational programs promoting U.S. diplomacy for national security, global understanding, and economic prosperity.
Diversity Council

Diversity Council

Our mission is to educate people to embrace diversity as a foundation for building a healthy, inclusive and prosperous community.
Elephant and Whale Protectors

Elephant and Whale Protectors

30,000 elephants a year are being killed for ivory. Rhinos are slaughtered for faux medicinal cures. Whales and dolphins are under attack due to commercial hunting, pollution and climate change. Help us protect wildlife, forests and global climate.
End Violence Against Women International

End Violence Against Women International

After sexual assault, rape or domestic violence, most victims do not report. Many tell no one. Who will believe them? Who will help? We train professionals and loved ones to take action. Together, we can help survivors pursue justice and healing.
Equality Now

Equality Now

Working with national human rights organizations and individual activists, Equality Now documents violence and discrimination against women and mobilizes international action to support their efforts to stop these human rights abuses.
First Responders-Saving Abducted Children

First Responders-Saving Abducted Children

Helping locate missing loved ones, free of charge. We work closely with current & retired law enforcement & skilled search, track & rescue specialists with expertise in missing persons, human trafficking, forensics & homicide.
Friends of the Commission on the Status of Women

Friends of the Commission on the Status of Women

Raise public awareness and advocate for stopping violence against women, eliminating human trafficking and promoting gender equality and economic empowerment for women.
Green Empowerment

Green Empowerment

Providing life-saving clean water and renewable energy (electricity) to villages in the developing world. Helping communities author their own development and build resiliency against increasing threats from deforestation, climate change and conflict.
Habitat for Humanity San Gabriel Valley

Habitat for Humanity San Gabriel Valley

Affordable housing is almost an impossibility for a low-income family. A full-time, minimum wage employee can't afford a decent one-bedroom apartment. Offering a hand up not a handout, volunteering or supporting us makes home ownership/repair happen.
Institute for Women's Policy Research

Institute for Women's Policy Research

Equal opportunity. Discrimination and harassment. Child care. Family Leave. Job training. Education. Student parent success. Our research informs the public and policymakers about these issues that women face daily.
International Women's Democracy Center

International Women's Democracy Center

Strengthens women's global leadership through training, education, networking and research to increase women's participation in politics, policy, decision-making using mobile technology. Help achieve parity.
Intrepid Relief Fund

Intrepid Relief Fund

Severely injured military personnel receive reconstructive surgery and medical care while their military families are provided transportation/ lodging during surgery and financial assistance through recovery. Also known as the Armed Forces Foundation.
Jesuit Volunteer Corps

Jesuit Volunteer Corps

Aspiring to create a more just and hopeful world, JVC engages passionate young people in vital service within poor communities, fostering the growth of leaders committed to faith in action.
Lavender Youth Recreation & Information Center

Lavender Youth Recreation & Information Center

LYRIC ensures low-income lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning youth find community, lead healthy lives, and are leaders in the social justice movement.
Legal Aid & Defender Association: Serving the Legal Needs of Low-income Communities

Legal Aid & Defender Association: Serving the Legal Needs of Low-income Communities

Homelessness, incarceration, illness, denial of disability and veterans benefits, unemployment, and abuse are often products of vulnerable populations' limited access to justice. Help us protect the disenfranchised by expanding access to counsel.
Legal Services For Children, Inc.

Legal Services For Children, Inc.

LSC assists low-income youth by providing free legal and social services.
Lifehouse, Inc.

Lifehouse, Inc.

Improving quality of life for people with developmental disabilities in our community by providing lifetime of compassionate support in an atmosphere of respect, inspiration, purpose.
MADRE, Inc.

MADRE, Inc.

MADRE is an international women's human rights organization that partners with community-based women's groups to advance women's human rights, challenge injustice and create social change in contexts of war, conflict, disaster and their aftermath.
Merit School of Music

Merit School of Music

Musical study changes lives - teaching discipline, teamwork, and respect; bolstering pride and ambition; fostering positive self-expression. Help ensure that every child has this opportunity.
Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund

Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund

MALDEF promotes and protects the civil rights of Latinos in the areas of Education, Employment, Immigrant Rights, Political Access and administers scholarships for Law students.
Modern Military Association of America

Modern Military Association of America

MMAA is the largest non-profit, legal services, advocacy and policy organization dedicated to bringing about full LGBTQ equality to America's military and ending all forms of discrimination and harassment of the military/veteran communities.
Ms. Foundation for Women

Ms. Foundation for Women

We're the first national women's foundation. We're changing the face of philanthropy and transforming our democracy by putting women and girls of color first.
National CASA/GAL Association for Children

National CASA/GAL Association for Children

Every child deserves hope for a better future. National CASA/GAL and our network of 948 member programs support 97,000 court-appointed volunteers helping children who have experienced abuse or neglect have a safe, permanent home and opportunity to thrive.
National Organization for Women Foundation

National Organization for Women Foundation

Advocating for women's equality, including equal pay, reproductive justice, LGBTQIA+ rights, reforming family courts, body image, global women's issues and constitutional equality as well as ending sex and race discrimination and violence against women.
National Women's Law Center

National Women's Law Center

Poverty, limited access to health care, discrimination in the workplace, and barriers to education - these are women's issues. Help us advance and protect women's rights wherever laws are made and enforced.
Neurological Vocational Services

Neurological Vocational Services

People with neurological medical conditions (traumatic brain injury, stroke, multiple sclerosis, epilepsy) desire independence through rewarding employment. Funding supports counseling, training, job tryouts, job placement, job site retention assistance.
Nuns On The Bus

Nuns On The Bus

We are called to change unjust systems. Catholic Sisters traveling to educate and inspire people to protect human dignity, championing healthcare for all, affordable housing, and keeping immigrant families together.
Out Youth

Out Youth

Sexual and gender minority youth (LGBTQ), largely invisible, need support. Help us keep them safe so they can fearlessly be themselves.
PAI

PAI

PAI champions progressive policies and funding that make sexual and reproductive rights a reality for all. We fight to remove the policy barriers between women, girls and other vulnerable groups and the quality care they need and deserve.
Pediatric AIDS Foundation

Pediatric AIDS Foundation

500 children are infected with HIV every day. We need your help to end AIDS for children, youth and families. Make a lifesaving donation to help the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation create an AIDS-free generation!
PFLAG Portland

PFLAG Portland

Supporting the LGBTQ community through educational training, and peer-led meetings. We meet families where they are in their journey with their LGBTQ loved one.
Planned Parenthood Los Angeles

Planned Parenthood Los Angeles

Providing women, men and teens convenient and affordable access to a comprehensive range of quality reproductive health care and sexual health information. Through patient services, outreach and education, we make health care available to people in need.
Planned Parenthood of Illinois

Planned Parenthood of Illinois

Creating a healthier and more equitable future by providing patients with the reproductive health care they need and deserve, empowering young people through sexual and reproductive health education, and advocating for reproductive rights.
Planned Parenthood Of The St. Louis Region and Southwest Missouri

Planned Parenthood Of The St. Louis Region and Southwest Missouri

Planned Parenthood ensures access to high quality sexual and reproductive health care for women, men, and young people. Contributions support family planning, reproductive health care, and comprehensive, age-appropriate sexual health education.
Prevent Human Trafficking, Inc.

Prevent Human Trafficking, Inc.

We provide support, technical assistance, youth leadership training and education using #techforgood including VR now to support partners in Thailand working on the front lines.
Pride Foundation

Pride Foundation

We inspire giving to expand opportunities and advance full equality for LGBTQ people across the Northwest.
Pride Northwest Inc

Pride Northwest Inc

Visibility. Celebration. Education. We bring visability to the Pacific Northwest LGBTQ+ community celebrating our history and accomplishments.
Q Center-Portland

Q Center-Portland

Providing a safe space to support and celebrate LGBTQ diversity, equity, visibility, and community building. We receive over 20,000 visits annually from LGBTQ community members.
Rape and Sexual Assault Survivors Network

Rape and Sexual Assault Survivors Network

For too long rape, domestic violence & sexual abuse survivors were shamed into silence. We empower survivors to speak out & share their stories, bringing the healing power of writing to help them use their stories to change hearts, minds, and laws.
Rape, Abuse, & Incest National Network (RAINN)

Rape, Abuse, & Incest National Network (RAINN)

RAINN is the nation's largest anti-sexual violence organization. RAINN created & operates the National Sexual Assault Hotline, operates the DoD Safe Helpline, and executes programs to prevent sexual violence and ensure perpetrators are brought to justice.
Resilience

Resilience

Empowering survivors, ending sexual assault, Resilience provides crisis intervention, medical/legal advocacy & trauma therapy to survivors. We work to end sexual violence via education/training & change public policy to protect survivors rights.
Search for Common Ground

Search for Common Ground

Families torn apart by war. Women raped and silenced. Minorities without power. Refugees starving. Countries torn apart, trying to heal. Conflict & differences are inevitable. Violence is not. We offer constructive solutions that lead to peace.
Service Dogs For America

Service Dogs For America

Fully trained service dogs improving quality of life for individuals with disabilities. Our dogs establish independence and change lives.
Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States Inc

Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States Inc

SIECUS advances shame-free, science-based, inclusive sex ed because we believe that sex ed can spark the social change we need in response to a variety of pressing issues-from sexual violence and reproductive injustice to LGBTQ discrimination, and more.
So Others May Eat Incorporated

So Others May Eat Incorporated

We provide hope and human kindness giving our clients dignity and self-respect, providing home cooked meals and nutrition to homeless men, women and children as well as the disabled, through our mobile food pantry.
Solar Electric Light Fund

Solar Electric Light Fund

Improve lives and reduce global poverty with the power of the sun! SELF's innovative solar installations address humanitarian issues like water and food security, healthcare access, educational opportunities, community livelihoods, and so much more.
South Africa Development Fund

South Africa Development Fund

SADF seeks to use philanthropy to promote grassroots activism aimed at providing services and resources to communities disadvantaged by decades of apartheid policies.
STARRY Inc

STARRY Inc

STARRY nurtures children, strengthens families, and restores hope through counseling, foster care, and adoption.
Students for Life of America, Inc.

Students for Life of America, Inc.

Students for Life of America exists to recruit, train, and mobilize the Pro-Life Generation to abolish abortion. We believe this can be accomplished by identifying, educating, and activating this generation of young people.
Summit Assistance Dogs

Summit Assistance Dogs

We create life-changing partnerships, provide greater independence and confidence, by training highly-skilled mobility assistance dogs for people living with disabilities.
Texas Baptist Children's Home Inc

Texas Baptist Children's Home Inc

Tonight 101 children and mothers in crisis will rely on us for help. They come to us lost, hurting and hopeless. We provide a safe home and stable family environment where they can learn, grow and ultimately experience a happy, healthy future.
Texas CASA Inc

Texas CASA Inc

Texas CASA advocates for abused and neglected children in foster care, through the development, growth and support of local CASA programs.
Texas Homeless Network

Texas Homeless Network

Texas Homeless Network (THN) works to put systems in place so that when a Texan experiences homelessness, it is a brief and one-time event.
Trevor Project

Trevor Project

Crisis intervention and suicide prevention for LGBTQ youth. We provide life-saving, life-affirming resources that create a safe, supportive and positive environment for all. 24/7 lifeline and research that brings new knowledge to the field of suicidology.
Trickle Up Program, Inc.

Trickle Up Program, Inc.

Trickle Up helps the poorest graduate out of extreme poverty. Women, people with disabilities, people from rural areas, indigenous groups, and refugees are our focus because they are disproportionately affected by extreme poverty.
UnidosUS

UnidosUS

As the largest Latino civil rights organization in the nation, UnidosUS/National Council of La Raza helps Latinos reach their full potential by advocating and expanding access to quality education, health, housing, and workforce development opportunities.
United Palestinian Appeal

United Palestinian Appeal

Meeting the health, education, and community development needs of marginalized Palestinians in the West Bank, Gaza Strip, and refugee camps in Jordan and Lebanon. Transforming lives and empowering communities.
United States Association for UNHCR

United States Association for UNHCR

Providing essential services - emergency relief, food, water, and medical care - to refugees worldwide. Those fleeing starvation, persecution and war receive lifesaving emergency aid, cash assistance, education, job training and resettlement assistance.
United States Catholic Mission Association

United States Catholic Mission Association

USCMA serves missionary leaders who must read the signs of the times and discern where God is sending them, those who are on mission with support, ongoing formation, and encouragement and those new to mission with engagement and accompaniment.
Washington State Coalition Against Domestic Violence

Washington State Coalition Against Domestic Violence

WSCADV is the leading voice to end domestic violence in Washington State. We improve how communities respond to domestic violence and are working to create a world where all people can live and love freely without fear.
Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.

Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.

We're the nonprofit behind Wikipedia, which is an essential source of the world's knowledge. We also host other knowledge projects that, with Wikipedia, let hundreds of millions of people learn about virtually any subject. Our donors make this possible.

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