Family
-Factors causing issues such as pornography, AIDS, premarital sex,
divorce, marriage and parenting and about organizations addressing
them
- Childhood
and Youth Division - Center of expertise,
leadership, and coordination for children and youth programs,
issues and activities within the federal government and Health
Canada.
- I
Am Your Child - Public awareness and
engagement campaign to make early childhood development a national
priority, emphasizing the importance of the first three years of
life for emotional and intellectual growth.
- Action
for Child Protection - A consulting and training organization
providing resources and technical assistance to national, state
and county child welfare professionals and agencies primarily in
the area of child protective services.
- American
Association for the Childs Right to Play - Protects,
preserves, and promotes play as a fundamental right for all
humans.
- American
Association of Family and Consumer Sciences - Works to improve
the quality and standards of individual and family life through
programs that educate, influence public policy, disseminate
information and publish research findings.
- Artists
Helping Children - Seeks to enhance the quality of life for
children in hospitals, clinics, and shelters by creating art for
and with the children. Child art resources, donation and volunteer
opportunities, and paint-a-mural program.
- Australian
Research Alliance for Children and Youth - A national
collaboration of researchers, policy makers and practitioners
devoted to building a better future for Australias children and
young people. Programs, publications, and media centre.
- Board
on Children, Youth, and Families Homepage (BOCYF) - Created in
1993 to provide an authoritative, nonpartisan analysis of child,
youth, and family issues. Board members, current research
projects, publications, and meeting information included.
- Brothers
and Sisters - Offers a Christian perspective and practical
tools on building successful relationships between brothers and
sisters.
- Budden
Praed Foundation - Seeks to improve the quality of publicly
funded social services for children and families. Child and
Adolescent Needs and Strengths (CANS) methodology, news, and small
grant program.
- Center
for the Study of Natural Systems and the Family - Provides
educational programs and information on Bowen theory and the study
of family systems. Features mission statement, links and
newsletter.
- Chapin
Hall Center for Children - A research center located at the
University of Chicago that informs policymakers, service
providers, and administrators on issues affecting the well being
of children. Projects, publications, and newsletter.
- Child
Trends - An independent, nonpartisan research center dedicated
to improving the lives of children and their families. Projects,
news, and publications.
- Child
Trends DataBank - National trends and research on key
indicators of child and youth well-being. News, data, and research
briefs.
- Child
Welfare Training Resources Project - Focuses on improving the
skills and qualifications of social workers, child advocates, and
others who provide services to children and families. Training
information, university programs, conferences, and publications.
- Children
and the Law - Established in 1978, the ABA Center on Children
and the Laws mission is to improve childrens lives through
advances in law, justice, knowledge, practice, and public policy.
- Children
and Violence - Provides resources for researchers and others
interested in issues related to violence and children.
- Children
Now - A nonpartisan, independent voice for children based in
California, working to translate the nations commitment to
children and families into action. Provides articles and resources
in the areas of Children and the Media, Talking with Kids, and
Working Families.
- Childrens
Budget Report - A detailed analysis of spending on low-income
childrens programs in 13 states(1998).
- Childrens
Bureau Express - An online, monthly digest designed for
professionals concerned with child abuse and neglect, child
welfare, and adoption.
- Childrens
Partnership - Undertakes research and policy analysis,
publishes reports and multimedia materials, and forges new
alliances among parents, policymakers and the private sector to
achieve tangible gains for children.
- The
Childrens Society - A UK based organization that assists
street children, disabled children, young refugees, and children
in trouble with the law. News, events, and donation and volunteer
information.
- Childstats.gov
- Provides statistical reports on the status of U.S. children and
their families, including population, family characteristics,
economic security, health, environment, education. From the
Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics.
- Childwelfare.com
- Provides publications and data at the state and national level
on adoption, child abuse, welfare reform, foster care, and child
poverty.
- Civitas
- Offers expert opinion, important tips, and complete lists to
handle virtually every aspect of raising a child. Information for
parents, professionals, and grandparents.
- Connect
For Kids - Information for adults who want to make their
communities better places for children. News, a directory of
groups working on behalf of children and families, and articles on
many parenting topics.
- D.A.R.E.
- Provides children with the information and skills they need to
live drug and violence free lives.
- Deliver
The Dream - A respite and retreat program that serves families
facing serious illness or crisis by helping them to enhance coping
skills, reduce stress and cultivate relationships. Press releases,
newsletter, information on retreat weekends, and volunteer
opportunities.
- Embracing
the Child - Provides childrens books and other reading
material to organizations that serve at-risk children such as safe
houses, foster care facilities, and emergency shelters.
- Eurlyaid
- The European Association on Early Intervention - An
association of scientists, professionals and parents focused on
children with special needs. News, conferences, and discussion
forums.
- Father
Resource Network - A nonprofit resource, support, and referral
service that helps fathers and families cope with difficult
challenges and transformations.
- FLAME
Network - A voluntary network within the Church of England
working for the enhancement of family life, marriage and human
relationships.
- Focus
International - Details the factors causing issues such as
pornography, AIDS, premarital sex, divorce, marriage and parenting
and talks about organizations addressing them.
- Forum
for Youth Investment - Seeks to help organizations and
individuals in the allied youth fields by providing research,
publications, and issue discussions. Resources, news, and the
periodic publication Forum Focus.
- The
Future of Children - Online publication by the David and
Lucile Packard Foundation whose primary purpose is to disseminate
timely information on major issues related to childrens
well-being.
- Generation
- Youth Issues - Challenging the ways children and young
people are viewed and discussed - includes a critical look at the
concept of "childrens rights".
- Glasgow
Centre for the Child and Society - Academic and documentation
centre based at the University of Glasgow which conducts research,
offers teaching, consultancy and policy advice primarily in the
areas of child welfare, childrens rights, child protection and
young people and crime. Services list, recent publications, and
scholar profiles included.
- Happen
Inc. - A unique, non-profit organization in Cincinnati, Ohio
that helps parents and their children share creative, bonding
experiences using art as the medium. Classes, community programs,
and volunteer opportunities.
- Helping
Us Kids - Provides news and resources on health insurance,
child care, education, and financial assistance for families with
children. Resource sections are available in both English and
Spanish.
- Houston
Family Foundation - A non-profit, Christ-centered organization
dedicated to helping parents raise children and build families
with virtue.
- How
to Make a Family - Columns, essays, and advice on issues
pertinent to "family" in both its broadest and most
intimate contexts.
- Institute
for the Study of Children, Families and Communities - Located
at Eastern Michigan University, the Institute applies scholarly
research and practical expertise to issues such as foster care and
child welfare.
- Invest
in Kids - A nonprofit organization in Canada focused on early
childhood development. Research, publications, and resources for
parents and professionals.
- Journey
of a Missionary - Assists children and families in Libano,
Columbia. Programs, newsletter, Viatorian Center, and donation
information.
- Kids
Count - A national and state-by-state statistical effort to
track the status of children in the United States sponsored by the
Annie E. Casey Foundation.
- Local
Investment Commission - An effort by the state of Missouri to
work with citizens, businesses, and civic and labor leaders to
improve the lives of children and families in Kansas City and
Jackson County. Initiatives, news, and data.
- Losing
Generations: Adolescents in High-Risk Settings - Complete text
of the book by the Panel on High-Risk Youth, National Research
Council.
- Lutheran
Services in Iowa - Serving troubled, abused, neglected,
abandoned and at-risk children and families in Iowa. Programs,
news, and employment.
- Middle
of Somewhere - Web magazine for children of missionary
families. Published by students from the American Christian School
in Japan.
- Military
Children and Youth - Department of Defense web site providing
information on military children and youth issues, programs,
initiatives, and military and civilian partnerships.
- MissouriFamilies
- Affiliated with the University of Missouri at Columbia, the site
provides information on health, nutrition, finances, housing,
divorce, parenting, and childcare. Articles, quick answers,
workshops, and newsletter.
- National
Child Welfare Resource Center for Organizational Improvement -
Helps state, county and tribal child welfare agencies improve
management, measure outcomes, and make decisions that protect
children. Toll-free number, publications, and programs.
- National
Committee of Grandparents for Childrens Rights - Advocates and
lobbies for substantial and urgent legislative changes that
protect the rights of grandparents and children.
- Neverland
- Promotes the Convention on the Rights of the Child, provides
information on the Sunflower Childrens Center at Saint Louis
University in Baguio City, Philippines, and offers articles on
childrens issues.
- A
New World for Children - Offers monthly action columns on
global childrens issues, including AIDS, land mines, child labor,
hunger and poverty.
- Newcastle
Centre for Family Studies - United Kingdom-based institute
that undertakes and promotes multi-disciplinary research on family
life and relationships. Publications, research, and post-graduate
programs.
- Ounce
of Prevention Fund of Florida - A non-profit organization that
supports innovative programs that assist at-risk children and
their families. Child abuse prevention initiatives, fatherhood
programs, Circle of Parents support group, and Healthy Families
Florida program.
- Parents
Helping Parents - Free and ongoing support groups throughout
Massachusetts for parents, or other adults in a parenting role,
who feel isolated, overwhelmed, or afraid of their anger towards
their children. Parent stories, group locations, and volunteer and
donation opportunities.
- The
Prevention Researcher Online - A quarterly newsletter about
At-Risk Youth. Contains abstracts and references as well as full
length articles on At-Risk Youth issues such as teen violence,
teen pregnancy prevention, substance abuse, dating violence and
eating disorders.
- Promoting
Christian Child Care Alternatives - Resources for child
protection, advise and help for those suffering abuse and for
those who have a resposibility for children.
- Separated
Somali Children - Detailed special report by IRIN News on
child-smuggling, including personal accounts, photo gallery and
audio files.
- Single
Parents Community Network - A nonprofit, all-volunteer
organization of single parents and their children in the Greater
Washington D.C. area. Social activities, community service
initiatives, newsletter, and resources.
- Social
Capital Partners - Invests in and incubates revenue-generating
social enterprises that employ at-risk youth and other populations
outside the economic mainstream in Canada.
- The
Stepfamily Life - A weekly column highlighting the joys and
unique challenges of stepfamily living.
- Sure
Start research and evaluation in the School of Education,
University of Sheffield - Research and evaluation of Sure
Start programmes. Sure Start is a UK government initiative to
improve the life chances of pre-school children.
- Thrasher
Research Fund - Research in Childrens Health - A private
organization that finances practical, applied pediatric health
research and demonstration projects. Grant and contact
information.
- United
For Justice - An organization that supports women and children
in the areas of domestic violence, child abuse, sexual abuse, and
custody laws in the United States.
- Whos
Minding the Children? - Essays about parenting and childcare,
and about societys treatment of important issues that affect
children.
- YNIC
and SCC - Social Change Center - A computer database, with
over 300 different youth projects and 60 countries, all over the
world.
- Youth
as Resources - Supports young people in funding, designing,
and implementing service projects in their communities.
- Youth
On Track - American Freedom Assembly is a non-profit
corporation concerned for todays youth. The founder travels across
the country speaking to Americas youth at schools, camps and
churches. The site also provides a newsletter and a speaking
schedule.
- YouthAction
Net - Provides a virtual community for young leaders.
Discussion forum, virtual library, events, and profiles of young
leaders around the globe.
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