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Religious Charities and Welfare Organizations, in Alphabetical Order by Name (this trail's own arrangement)

11 stops

This path lists eleven organizations in the atlas that run charitable, relief or welfare work connected to a religious tradition. The order is alphabetical by name, ignoring a leading The, and is this trail's own arrangement, not a ranking or a historical sequence. Each note says only what that organization's own atlas page records.

Stop 1 of 11.
Organizations

The Akshaya Patra Foundation was founded in 2000 by devotees of ISKCON Bangalore, beginning with 1,500 children in five schools from a single kitchen. Its page describes it as a school lunch programme that prepares and delivers hot meals and grocery kits to government school children across India.

Stop 2 of 11.
Organizations

Bhagwan Mahaveer Viklang Sahayata Samiti was founded in Jaipur in 1975 by D.R. Mehta. Its page says it provides artificial limbs, including the Jaipur Foot, along with calipers, crutches and wheelchairs entirely free of charge, and that its mission was inspired by the Jain teaching of non-violence and compassion.

Stop 3 of 11.
Organizations

Casa de Repouso da Grande Harmonia is a rest home in Ibiuna, Sao Paulo state, Brazil, run under Seicho-no-Ie do Brasil for elders recognized for lives of dedication to the movement. Its page records that it was inaugurated on 14 March 2009 and is funded by donations and benefit events.

Stop 4 of 11.
Organizations

Chestnut Hill Benevolent Association is a Christian Science nursing care institution in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. Its page says it was established in 1916 as a department of The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and has been run by an independent board of trustees since 1981.

Stop 5 of 11.
Organizations

Humanity First is an international humanitarian relief and development charity established in London in 1994 by Mirza Tahir Ahmad, then head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. Its page records its stated principle of giving aid on the basis of need alone, irrespective of race, religion or politics.

Stop 6 of 11.
Organizations

International Orthodox Christian Charities was established in 1992 as the official international humanitarian agency of the Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of the United States of America. Its page says it focuses on humanitarian assistance and funds no church missions such as religious education or missionary work.

Stop 7 of 11.
Organizations

Sik Sik Yuen is a Hong Kong religious charitable organization founded in 1921 and registered as a charity in 1965, best known for administering Wong Tai Sin Temple. Its page says it also operates schools, medicine clinics and services for the elderly.

Stop 8 of 11.
Organizations

Sufi Service Committee is a US-based nonprofit founded within the Sufi community. Its page says it describes its purpose as actualizing human spiritual potential and serving those in need, and that it runs food and clothing programs for the homeless through its Boston chapter.

Stop 9 of 11.
Organizations

The Tenrikyo Disaster Relief Hinokishin Corps is Tenrikyo's own volunteer corps for responding to natural disasters, established in 1971. Its page says the name comes from hinokishin, a Tenrikyo term for selfless service offered in gratitude.

Stop 10 of 11.
Organizations

The Unitarian Universalist Service Committee is described on its page as an independent, nonsectarian human rights organization rooted in Unitarian Universalism, founded to help refugees fleeing Nazi Germany. Its page says it is funded primarily by Unitarian Universalist congregations and members.

Stop 11 of 11.
Organizations

The Zoroastrian Trust Funds of Europe is a UK charity that, according to its page, maintains the Zoroastrian Centre in Harrow, the only Zoroastrian place of worship in Europe, and the first Zoroastrian burial ground in Europe, at Brookwood in Surrey. Its page also records a fund that distributes money monthly to needy Zoroastrians in India.

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