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La Leche League International
http://www.lalecheleague.org/
"La Leche League was founded to give information and encouragement, mainly through personal help, to all mothers who want to breastfeed their babies."
Laboratory Animal Management Association
http://www.lama-online.org/
LAMA's mission is "Dedicated to enhancing the quality of management and care of laboratory animals throughout the world."
Laboratory for Affective Neuroscience
http://psyphz.psych.wisc.edu/
University of Wisconsin Madison
Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund
http://www.lambdalegal.org/
"Lambda Legal is a national organization committed to achieving full recognition of the civil rights of lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, transgender people and those with HIV through impact litigation, education and public policy work."
Law Enforcement Alliance of America
http://www.leaa.org/
"The Law Enforcement Alliance of America (LEAA) is the nation's largest non-profit, non-partisan coalition of law enforcement professionals, crime victims, and concerned citizens united for justice. With a major focus on public education, LEAA is dedicated to providing hard facts and real-world insights into the world of law enforcement and the battle against violent crime. LEAA fights at every level of government for legislation that reduces violent crime while preserving the rights of honest citizens, particularly the right of self-defense."
League for the Hard of Hearing
http://www.lhh.org/
"The League for the Hard of Hearing's mission is to improve the quality of life for infants, children, and adults with all degrees of hearing loss."
League of Women Voters
http://www.lwv.org/
"The League of Women Voters, a nonpartisan political organization, encourages the informed and active participation of citizens in government, works to increase understanding of major public policy issues, and influences public policy through education and advocacy."
Learning Disabilities Association of America
http://www.ldanatl.org/
"LDA is the largest non-profit volunteer organization advocating for individuals with learning disabilities and has over 200 state and local affiliates in 42 states and Puerto Rico. LDA's international membership of over 40,000 includes members from 27 countries around the world."
Legal Information Institute (LII)
http://www.law.cornell.edu/
The mission of the LII is "To carry out applied research on the use of digital information technology in the distribution of legal information, the delivery of legal education, and the practice of law."
Learn and Serve America
http://www.learnandserve.org/
"Learn and Serve America supports and encourages service-learning throughout the United States, and enables over one million students to make meaningful contributions to their community while building their academic and civic skills. By engaging our nation’s young people in service-learning, Learn and Serve America instills an ethic of lifelong community service."
Learning Disabilities Association of America
http://www.ldanatl.org/
"LDA is dedicated to identifying causes and promoting prevention of learning disabilities and to enhancing the quality of life for all individuals with learning disabilities and their families by encouraging effective identification and intervention, fostering research, and protecting their rights under the law."
The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Community Center (New York City)
http://www.gaycenter.org/
"Established in 1983, the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center has grown to become the largest LGBT multi-service organization on the East Coast and second largest LGBT community center in the world."
Leukemia Society of America
http://www.leukemia.org/
"The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's mission is to cure leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin's disease and myeloma, and to improve the quality of life of patients and their families."
The Levy Economic Institute of Bard College
http://www.levy.org/
"The Levy Economics Institute of Bard College, founded in 1986 through the generous support of Bard College trustee Leon Levy, is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, public policy research organization. The Institute is independent of any political or other affiliation, and encourages diversity of opinion in the examination of economic policy issues while striving to transform ideological arguments into informed debate."
The Library of Congress
http://lcweb.loc.gov/
"The Library's mission is to make its resources available and useful to the Congress and the American people and to sustain and preserve a universal collection of knowledge and creativity for future generations. The Office of the Librarian is tasked to set policy and to direct and support programs and activities to accomplish the Library's mission."
Lijphart Elections Archive
http://dodgson.ucsd.edu/lij/
"The Lijphart Elections Archive, housed at the University of California, San Diego campus, is a research collection of district level election results for approximately 350 national legislative elections in 26 countries. The objective of the Archive is to systematically collect election statistics in as much detail as possible, including, as a minimum, the results at the level of the individual election districts in which votes are converted into seats."
Living Wage Resource Center
http://www.livingwagecampaign.org/
"Welcome to ACORN's living wage website. What you will find here is a brief history of the national living wage movement, background materials such as ordinance summaries and comparisons, drafting tips, research summaries, talking points, and links to other living wage-related sites."
Lupus Foundation of America
http://www.lupus.org/
"The mission of the Lupus Foundation of America is: to educate and support those affected by lupus and find the cure."
Lutheran Social Services, Inc.
http://www.lsss.org/
"Lutheran Social Services provides help, healing and hope to children, elderly and the poor in the name of Jesus Christ."
Lyme Disease Foundation
http://www.lyme.org/
"The Lyme Disease Foundation, Inc. (LDF) is a nonprofit medical healthcare agency dedicated to finding solutions to tick-borne disorders. The LDF is the first, largest, most influential, and most scientific such organization."
Lyme Disease Network
http://www.lymenet.org/
The Lyme Disease Network is "a non-profit foundation dedicated to the education of the public about the prevention and treatment of Lyme Disease."
Lymphoma Research Foundation of America
http://www.lymphoma.org/
"The Lymphoma Research Foundation of America was formed to promote and support high quality research resulting in more effective treatments and the ultimate cure for lymphoma."
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