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National and international charities: • Feeding America • The Salvation Army • American Red Cross • Save the Children • AmeriCares • Operation USA • Food for the Poor • Mercy Corps • Habitat for Humanity • Adventist Development and Relief Agency • USA Freedom Corps • Direct Relief International • UNICEF	Gulf Coast charities: • Catholic Charities Archdiocese of New Orleans • North Shore Animal League • Baton Rouge Area Foundation • St. Bernard Project Midwestern charities: • Convoy of Hope • Greater Kansas City Community Foundation • St. Louis Area Foodbank
Charities in Cuba and Haiti: • American Red Cross • Harvest International • Operation USA • Food for the Poor • UNICEF	Texas charities: • Christian Relief Fund • Houston Food Bank • United Way of San Antonio and Bexar County

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Past Highlights

'Princess of the hospital'

Earlier this year, 3-year-old Nazia swallowed a battery, leaving her with so much scar tissue in her throat and esophagus that she is unable to breathe without a tube. Now U.S. military doctors hope someone will pay $150,000 to send the Afghan girl to a hospital in the United States that can perform the complicated surgery she needs to survive. Video

• International Committee of the Red Cross
• Save the Children
• Nazia's Fund - Cincinnati Children's Hospital

California families pick up the pieces after fires

For a family with an autistic child, losing a home to a wildfire presents special challenges. Full Story | Video

• American Red Cross
• Catholic Charities USA
• Direct Relief International

Investigating autism

Autism is a medical mystery. Doctors and researchers can�t agree on its cause, cure or treatment. Yet a child is diagnosed with autism every 20 minutes. Full Story

• Autism Research Institute
• Autism Society of America
• Autism Speaks

Aid groups try to reach Congo war victims

Thousands of people have been displaced by fighting in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Aid groups are trying to reach them but relief efforts have been complicated by violence. Full Story | Video

• UNICEF
• World Vision
• Doctors Without Borders
• International Committee of the Red Cross
• Oxfam

CNN Heroes

How one person can make a difference: Hear from the experts. Full Story

• Boys & Girls Clubs of America
• CARE
• DoSomething.org
• Goodwill Industries International
• Habitat for Humanity International
• KaBOOM!

• Lions Clubs International
• Easter Seals
• United Way of America
• Volunteers of America
• YMCA

Take action on the news you consume! These resources include some of the highest-rated charities by CharityNavigator.org (an independent and non-profit organization that evaluates and rates thousands of charity groups based on effectiveness and financial stability) and are vetted by CNN journalists for credibility. CNN does not endorse any organization and information is provided as an inspiration for you to explore the best ways for you to impact your world.

GOOGLE PROJECT 10^100
May those who help the most win! Google's Project 10^100 is helping you Impact Your World. People across 42 countries submitted their ideas for making the world a better place -- and Google has committed $10 million to turning up to five of those ideas into a reality.
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IMPACT UPDATE
Tumors disfigured James O'Neal's appearance and he's waited a lifetime for a new face. Now, thanks to your generosity, he is undergoing surgeries to make that happen.
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