Mission
ATD FOURTH WORLD MOVEMENT IS THE UNITED STATES BRANCH OF THE INTERNATIONAL MOVEMENT ATD (ALL TOGETHER IN DIGNITY) FOURTH WORLD, AN INTERNATIONAL NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION WHICH AIMS TO ERADICATE PERSISTENT POVERTY AND EXCLUSION THROUGH PARTNERSHIP AMONG FAMILIES IN POVERTY AND OTHER MEMBERS OF SOCIETY. MEMBERS FROM DIFFERENT SOCIAL BACKGROUNDS ACT TOGETHER FROM THE BASIC PRINCIPLES OF: THE INALIENABLE DIGNITY OF EACH HUMAN BEING, THE NECESSITY TO LEARN FROM FAMILIES LIVING IN PERSISTENT POVERTY, THE RESPONSIBILITY OF ALL PEOPLE TO UNITE AND STRIVE TOGETHER TO END POVERTY.