Charities
don’t entirely rely on popularity to support their cause, but
nobody can deny that some charity groups are more popular than
others. For 2014, three of the most renowned nonprofits in the U.S.
are The ALS Association, the Wounded Warrior Project, and the
American Red Cross.
The
ALS Association was created in 1985 to help rid the world of
amyotrophic
lateral sclerosis (hence
the name), a degenerative disease that affects the brain and spinal
cord, eventually leading to partial or total paralysis. The
Association made waves this year because of their Ice Bucket
Challenge, which dared people to dump a bucket of ice water over
their heads and donate to the cause.
Meanwhile,
the Wounded Warrior Project, which was created in 2003, seeks to aid
current and former servicemen and women of the U.S. military who were
injured while in active service. Among the organization’s efforts
to help fellow soldiers are the Combat Stress Recovery Program (for
those suffering with PTSD) and the Transition Training Academy (which
aims to make them more economically empowered).
Then
there’s the American Red Cross, established in 1881, which seeks
“to prevent and alleviate human suffering in the face of
emergencies by mobilizing the power of volunteers and the generosity
of donors.” As one of the largest humanitarian organizations in the
world, the Red Cross is always there to aid countries during
outbreaks of war, disease, famine, and other disasters.
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