Headlines from December 24, 2015

The Coalfield Development Corporation brings affordable housing, employment, and mentoring to Appalachia.
People for Bikes lobbies for a five-fold increase in biking in America by 2025.
Five-step checklist for maximizing your year-end donations.
See also: Charity Navigator’s guide to great gift-giving.
GiveDirectly lets you send money directly to the extreme poor, which research has shown is one of the most effective forms of aid.
The Sero Project is a grassroots movement to end inappropriate criminal prosecutions of people with HIV.
Thistle Farms provides loving, holistic recovery services to Nashville women survivors of trafficking and addiction.
Homes For Our Troops builds mortgage-free, specially adapted homes nationwide for severely injured veterans.
Teen Challenge is a faith-based residential recovery program that helps people struggling with life-controlling issues.
Great Ormond Street Hospital in London cares for children with serious, often life-threatening medical conditions.
The first duty of society is justice.
PEN International promotes literature and freedom of expression; it believes that everyone is a writer and is open to all.
Books for Africa works to end the book famine.
Acadia Center needs partners in the effort to build clean, low carbon, and consumer friendly economies.
Beyond Borders works to end child slavery and prevent violence against women and girls in Haiti.
The FSH Society is a patient-driven organization supporting research and education for one of the most prevalent forms of muscular dystrophy.
Alpha House of Tampa offers homeless pregnant women and mothers with young children safe housing and tools to become self-sufficient.