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Master List of Associations

1. Addiction Prevention and Recovery Groups

•         Drug Ministry/ Testimonial Group for Addicts

•         Campaign for a Drug-Free Neighborhood

•         High School Substance Abuse Committee

2. Advisory Community Support Groups (Friends of…)

•         Friends of the Library

•         Neighborhood Park Advisory Council

•         Hospital Advisory Group

3. Animal Care Groups

•         Cat Owner’s Association

•         Humane Society

4. Anti Crime Groups

•         Children’s Safe Haven Neighborhood Group

•         Police Neighborhood Watch

•         Senior Safety group

 5. Block Clubs

•         Condominium Owner’s Association

•         Building Council

•         Tenant Club

6. Business Organizations/ Support Groups

•         Jaycees

•         Local Chamber of Commerce

•         Economic Development Council

•         Local Restaurant Association

 7. Charitable Groups and Drives

•         Local Hospital Auxiliary

•         Local United Way

•         United Negro College Fund

8. Civic Events Groups

•         Local Parade Planning Committee

•         Arts and Crafts Fair

•         July 4th Carnival Committee

•         Health Fair Committee

9. Cultural Groups

•         Community Choir

•         Drama Club

•         Dance Organization

•         High School Band

10. Disability/ Special Needs Groups

•         Special Olympics Planning Committee

•         Local American Lung Association

•         Local Americans with Disabilities Association

•         Local Muscular Dystrophy Association

11. Education Groups

•         Local School Council

•         Local Book Club

•         Parent Teacher Association

•         Literacy Council

•         Tutoring Groups

12. Elderly Groups

•         Hospital Seniors Clubs

•         Westside Seniors Clubs

•         Church Seniors Clubs

•         Senior Craft Club

13. Environmental Groups

•         Neighborhood Recycling Club

•         Sierra Club

•         Adopt-a-Stream

•         Bike Path Committee

•         Clean Air Committee

•         Pollution Control

•         Save the Park Committee

14. Family Support Groups

•         Teen Parent Organization

•         Foster Parents’ Support Group

•         Parent Alliance Group

15. Health Advocacy and Fitness Groups

•         Weight Watchers

•         TOPS

•         Neighborhood Health Council

•         Traffic Safety Organization

•         Child Injury Prevention Group

•         Yoga Club

•         YMCA/YWCA Fitness Groups

•         Anti-violence Group

•         Senior Fitness Club

16. Heritage Groups

•         Black Empowerment Group

•         Norwegian Society

•         Neighborhood Historical Society

•         African American Heritage Association

17. Hobby and Collectors Group

•         Coin Collector Association

•         Stamp Collector Association

•         Arts and Crafts Club

•         Garden Club of Neighbors

•         Sewing Club

•         Antique Collectors

 18. Men’s Groups

•         Fraternal Orders

•         Church Men’s Organizations

•         Men’s Sports Organizations

•         Fraternities

19. Mentoring Groups

•         After School Mentors

•         Peer Mentoring Groups

•         Church Mentoring Groups

•         Big Brothers, Big Sisters

•         Rights of Passage Organizations

20. Mutual Support Groups

•         La Leche League

•         Disease Support Groups (cancer, etc.)

•         Parent-to-Parent Groups

•         Family-to-Family Groups

 21. Neighborhood Improvement Groups

•         The Neighborhood Garden Club

•         Council of Blocks Club

•         Neighborhood Anti-crime Council

•         Neighborhood Clean-up Council

22. Political Organizations

•         Democratic Club

•         Republican Club

 23. Recreation Groups

•         Kite-flying Club

•         Bowling Leagues

•         Basketball Leagues

•         Body Builders Club

•         Little League

•         Motorcycle Clubs

24. Religious Groups

•         Churches

•         Mosques

•         Synagogues

•         Men’s Religious Groups

•         Women’s Religious Groups

•         Youth Religious Groups

25. Service Clubs

•         Zonta

•         Optimist

•         Rotary Clubs

•         Lions Clubs

•         Kiwanis Club

 26. Social Groups

•         Bingo Club

•         Card Playing Club

•         Social Activity Club

•         Dance Club

27. Social Cause/ Advocacy/ Issue Groups

•         Get Out the Vote Council

•         Peace Club

•         Hunger Organization

•         Vigil Against the Violence

•         Community Action Council

•         Social Outreach Ministry

•         Soup Kitchen Group

28. Union Groups

•         Industrial (UAW)

•         Crafts Unions (Plumbing Council)

 29. Veteran’s Groups

•         Veterans of Foreign Wars

•         Women’s Veterans Organization

30. Women’s Groups

•         Sororal Organizations

•         Women’s Sports Groups

•         Women’s Auxiliary

•         Mother’s Board

•         Eastern Star

31. Youth Groups

•         After School Group

•         4-H

•         Girl and Boy Scouts

•         Junior Achievement

•         Campfire Girls

•         Boys and Girls Clubs

•         Explorers Clubs

•         Teen Leadership Club

(Asset-Based Community Development Institute, Institute for Policy Research, Northwestern University)

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