The China Foundation for Poverty Alleviation (CFPA) will fund 10,000 people who live in extreme poverty in China, in its largest expenditure this year.

The charity foundation will select 10,000 qualified beneficiaries from across the country and offer each of them 3,000 yuan (about US$428.6), according to Monday's China daily.

CFPA plans to distribute the money to 1,000 orphans, 1,000 senior citizens, 1,000 disabled people and 1,000 ill persons.

The money also will be distributed to 1,000 farmers, 1,000 intellectuals, 1,000 college students, 1,000 teachers, 1,000 migrant workers and 1,000 laid-off workers.

CFPA has established 10 hotlines for eligible people to register and apply for assistance.

(Xinhua News Agency July 20, 2009)