ABCD
/ Head Start
A program giving low-income, pre-school children experiences
that would enable them to compete effectively with their
middle-income schoolmates |
Active
Parenting Publishers
Catalog of program materials and resources for parents,
caregivers, and parenting groups. |
| American
Academy of Pediatrics |
| Arkansas
Advocates for Children & Families |
B'nai
B'rith Center for Community Action
Programs to imprve the quality of life within communities
by encouraging individuals to help promote jewish values
of social responsibility through community service.
|
Center
for Health Communication- Parenting Project
Recently conducted two projects/reports to consolidate
and disseminate research findings about parenting issues:
"Raising Teens: A Synthesis of Research and a Foundation
for Action" and "The Role of the Mass Media
in Parenting Education." |
| Center
for the Study of Children's Futures |
| Center
on the Family - University of Hawaii--Manoa |
| Chapin
Hall Center for Children |
| Child
& Family Policy Center |
| Child
Trends, Inc. |
Child
Welfare League of America
CWLA's member agencies provide a wide range of services
to protect abused, neglected, and otherwise vulnerable
children and youths. |
| Children,
Youth and Family Consortium |
Committee
for Hispanic Children and Families
Improving the quality of life of Latino children and
families through community education, youth services
and public advocacy at the city, state and national
levels. Current initiatives include providing child
care training and referral services, youth services
such as family counseling and after school care, health
education addressing AIDS/HIV, domestic violence prevention
and education, and public advocacy. |
Congress
of National Black Churches
The leading African American, faith-based organization,
empowering communities through collective action, technical
assistance, training and the development of replicable
models. |
Family
Development Resources, Inc.
Stresses Nurturing Programs as validated approaches
designed to replace violence towards children and others
with nurturing, caring attitudes and skills. |
Family
Support America
Focuses on strengthening and empowering families and
communities so that they can foster the optimal development
of children, youth, and adult family members. |
Family
to Family Initiative
A reform initiative including principles, strategies,
and tools to confront the real problems faced by child
welfare systems. |
| Fedl
Interagency Forum on Child &Family Statistics |
Framingham
Coalition Community Connections Action
A community organization committed to reducing alcohol,
tobacco and other drug abuse. |
Georgia
Council on Child Abuse
A private, citizen-based, nonprofit organization dedicated
to the prevention of child abuse. |
HandsNet
Works to make online collaboration and information sharing
a reality for the human services community. |
| Harvard
Center for Children's Health |
Health
Care For All
Health Care For All is building a movement of empowered
people and communities with the goal of creating a health
care system that is responsive to the needs of all people,
particularly the most vulnerable. |
| Healthy
Families America |
|
Healthy
Families Information
|
Holyoke
Family Connections/Enlace deFamilias deHol
Creating a comprehensive system of support for families
with children ages 0-3 in the city of Holyoke, MA. |
| Institute
for Child Health Policy |
Interracial
Family.com
Resources for interracial couples and families. |
| Juvenile
Law Center |
| Maryland
Advocates for Children and Youth |
Mass
Prevention Center at The Medical Foundation
Serves Boston, Brookline, Chelsea, Revere, and Winthrop,
and provides a range of services to individuals and
groups working to promote healthy individuals, families,
and communities. |
Mass
Prevention Center Resource Library
Search for materials on prevention and health-related
topics such as youth issues, parenting, and community
development from the Mass. Prevention Center. Collection
includes videos, books, periodicals, pamphlets, and
curricula. |
| Massachusetts
Citizens for Children |
Mathematica
Policy Research, Inc.
Strives to improve public well-being by bringing the
highest standards of quality, objectivity, and excellence
to bear on the provision of information collection and
analysis to our clients. |
MELD,
Inc.
MELD offers parent information and support groups in
locations around the country. Programs include MELD's
New Parents, MELD's Young Moms, MELD for Hearing Impaired
Parents, MELD Special for parents of children with special
needs, and Nueva Familia for Hispanic families. Phone:
612-332-7563 |
| Michigan
League for Human Services |
Mississippi
Forum on Children and Families
Community resource development through information,
education, and training. |
Montana
Children's Trust Fund
Provides grants and technical support to community-based
organizations for innovative child abuse and neglect
prevention, education and support programs for parents,
families and abused or neglected children. |
| Mountain
States Group |
National
Assn of Children's Hospitals&Related Inst
A not-for-profit membership organization of children's
hospitals, large pediatric units of medical centers
and related health systems. |
National
Black Child Development Institute, Inc.
Through hands-on service and community-outreach programs,
NBCDI initiates positive change for the health, welfare,
and educational needs of all African American children.
|
National
Center for Children in Poverty
Identify and promote strategies that prevent young child
poverty in the United States and that improve the life
chances of the millions of children under age six who
are growing up poor. |
National
Center on Family Group Decision Making
Strives to build community capacity to implement high
quality, effective family group decision making processes
that are philosophically congruent with the central
values and beliefs of this approach. |
National
Clearinghouse on Families & Youth
Federal government clearinghouse; provides grant announcements,
policy initiatives, information and pub lications for
youth service professionals, policymakers, researchers,
& media. |
National
Exchange Club Foundation
Coordinates a nationwide network of nearly 100 Exchange
Club Child Abuse Prevention Centers who utilize the
parent aide program and provide support to families
at risk for abuse. |
National
Maternal and Child Health Clearinghouse
Produces and disseminates educational materials to parents,
families, medical practitioners, and legal professionals.
Home of the National Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)
Resource Center. |
National
Resource Ctr for Family-Centered Practice
provides training and technical assistance, program
evaluation, and information services for family-centered
services |
| National
Resource Ctr-Info Tech in Child Welfare |
Oklahoma
Institute for Child Advocacy
Information and assistance for issues relating to children
and youth in Oklahoma. |
Parenting
Resources for the 21st Century
Site by US Office of Justice Programs; offers parents
information on child care, education, health and safety.
|
Parents
Advocacy League
As the statewide chapter of the Federation of Families
for Children's Mental Health, PAL provides support,
education, and advocacy around issues related to children's
mental health. |
Parents'
PLACE
Parents Learning About Children's Education - A Massachusetts
statewide Parent Information and Resource Center |
Pennsylvania
Partnerships for Children
Provides an extensive line of reports on the status
of children and their families. |
Planned
Parenthood League of Massachusetts
Encourages and facilitates responsible and informed
decisions about reproductive and sexual behavior and
fosters and preserves a climate favorable to informed
choice. |
Prevent
Child Abuse America
Learn more about the prevention of child abuse and neglect,
and how you can help. |
| Prevent
Child Abuse Massachusetts |
Prevent
Child Abuse Texas
Prevent child abuse and neglect in all its forms throughout
Texas. |
| Research
Forum onChildren, Families, NewFederalism |
Shaken
Baby Alliance
Provides support for SBS victim families (Including
adoptive and foster parents), advocates for justice
for SBS victims, and increases SBS awareness. |
| Simply
Family |
| SLACK
Pediatric Internet Directory |
Stand
for Children
Identifies, trains, and connects local children's activists
engaging in advocacy, awareness-raising, and service
initiatives on an ongoing basis. |
Stepfamily
Association of America
A national organization dedicated to providing support
and guidance to families with children from previous
relationships. |
| Stepfamily
Foundation Inc. |
Success
By 6
Diligently aggregates volunteer and monetary resources
to positively impact the lives of children, youth, seniors,
and others in need with approximately 1.8 million services
annually. Phone: 617-624-8150 |
Talking
With Kids About Tough Issues
A national initiative by Children Now and the Kaiser
Family Foundation to encourage parents to talk with
their children earlier and more often about tough issues
like sex, HIV/AIDS, violence, alcohol, and drug abuse.
|
Tennessee
Commission on Children & Youth
Addresses the local needs of children and families,
provides organizational structure for statewide networking
on behalf of children and families, and provides local
input to the commission. |
The
National Children's Advocacy Center
A non-profit agency providing prevention, intervention,
and treatment services to physically and sexually abused
children and their families within a child-focused team
approach. |
The
Urban Institute
Sharpens thinking about society's problems and efforts
to solve them, improves government decisions and their
implementation, and increases citizens' awareness about
important public choices. |
United
Methodist Church Health& Welfare Ministries
The ministries address the critical health needs of
children, youth, older adults, persons with physically
and mentally challenging conditions, and health conditions
common to specific racial and ethnic communities. |
| Welfare
Information Network |
| Wisconsin
Council on Children & Families |
Worcester
Community Connections Coalition
484 Main St - 2nd floor, Worcester, MA 01608 Phone:
508-754-1176 x-126 |
| Wyoming
Children's Action Alliance |
