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Home / Regional / North America / United States / Maryland / Localities / S / Silver Spring / Society and Culture / Organizations
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- American Whitewater - Website of organisation helping to conserve and restore America's whitewater resources.
www.americanwhitewater.org
- Association of University Centers on Disabilities - A network of centers advancing policy for individuals with disabilities, their families, and communities.
www.aucd.org
- Bushmeat Crisis Task Force - A consortium of conservation organizations and scientists dedicated to the conservation of wildlife populations threatened by commercial hunting of wildlife for sale as meat.
www.bushmeat.org
- Global Energy and Water Cycle Experiment - GEWEX was initiated in 1988 by the World Climate Research Programme (WCRP) to observe and model the hydrologic cycle and energy fluxes in the atmosphere, and on the land and ocean surface.
www.gewex.com
- Guide Dog Users, Inc. - Provides support, advocacy and education to blind and visually impaired people who work with guide dogs.
www.gdui.org
- International Religious Liberty Association - Headquarters for this international organization dedicated to freedom of religion.
www.irla.org
- Maryland Budget & Tax Policy Institute. - Information on Maryland state tax, budget, welfare, and other policies, with particular attention to their impacts on low and moderate-income Marylanders.
www.marylandpolicy.org
- McAuley Institute - Offers technical and financial assistance to grassroots organizations working to expand housing opportunities and economic security for low-income women and their families. Includes current projects, how to get involved, resources, and new articles.
www.mcauley.org/index.htm
- MetroPets Online - Provides a search mechanism for available adoptable pets in Washington, D.C., Maryland, and Virginia.
www.metropets.org
- Montgomery County Coin Club - Coin collecting club.
www.money.org/club_mccc.html
- National Association of the Deaf - Deafness-related information and publications, legal assistance, policy development and research, public awareness, and youth leadership development.
www.nad.org
- National Black Nurses' Association - Dedicated advancement of African-American nurses and improving the healthcare of African-Americans.
www.nbna.org
- National Coalition of Black Meeting Planners - A non-profit organization dedicated primarily to the training needs of African American association executives, meeting planners and hospitality professionals.
www.ncbmp.com
- National Council for the Social Studies - Social studies resources and information from national council for the social studies.
www.ncss.org
- North American Folk Music and Dance Alliance - Dedicated to increasing public awareness of the artistic and cultural importance of folk music and dance.
www.folkalliance.org
- Parental Assistance Coordination Center - Provides technical assistance to the Parental Information and Resource Centers (PIRCs) around the United States.
www.pacc-pirc.net
- Population Association of America - PAA is a non-profit, scientific, professional organization established to promote the improvement, advancement and progress of the human race through research of problems related to human population.
www.popassoc.org
- Second Genesis, Inc. - Second Genesis, Inc. is a private, nonprofit residential and outpatient rehabilitation program for people who are severely addicted to drugs and/or alcohol.
www.secondgenesis.org
- Telecommunications for the Deaf, Inc. - National Organization engaging in telecommunications advocacy for deaf and hard of hearing people.
www.tdi-online.org
- The Translators and Interpreters Guild - Membership documents, free nationwide referral, listing of languages represented, roster of current clients.
www.ttig.org
- Wildlife Habitat Council - A nonprofit dedicated to protecting and enhancing wildlife habitat.
www.wildlifehc.org
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