Surf these sites: ABA Center on Children and the Law -- Established in 1978, the ABA Center on Children and the Law''s mission is to improve children''s lives through advances in law, justice, knowledge, practice, and public policy. ABA Juvenile Justice Center -- Working to improve the functionality of the juvenile justice system by providing information to juvenile defenders and juvenile advocates across the country. Action Alliance for Children -- Publisher of the Children''s Advocate newsmagazine covering trends and policy issues affecting children and their families. National and California-wide scope; articles available on-line. Sponsor of public education events. Alberta''s Child & Family Services Secretariat -- Supports the implementation of the regional system for the delivery of child and family services in Alberta. Also facilitates the interdepartmental planning and implementation of the "Alberta Children''s Initiative: An Agenda for Joint Action." Association for Children''s Nutritional Growth -- is a nonprofit Texas organization which has sponsored the Child and Adult Care Food Program, CACFP, since 1982. Baby Savanna has Interstitial Lung Disease and Needs Help Urgently -- A website about a little child with medical problems Canadian Institute of Child Health -- Dedicated to improving the health and well-being of children and youth in Canada. Child Welfare Services -- Extensive information and links related to child welfare issues including: child well-being, child care, neglect, child abuse, kinship care, foster care, adoption, and medical care. From the Welfare Information Network. Childhood & Youth Web Site -- The Childhood and Youth Division serves as a centre of expertise, leadership, and coordination within the federal government and Health Canada for issues, activities, and programs concerning children and youth. Children Accessing Controversial Information -- Email list of a community of people interested in discussing these issues and developing helpful materials. Children And Violence -- Contains links to other sites addressing children and violence. Children Now -- Child care, health insurance, children and the media, child support, talking with kids about tough issues (sex, drugs, HIV/AIDS, violence, etc.). U.S. scope, California focus. Children''s Needs, Societal Consequences -- an article exploring the possible consequences of children''s needs being inadequately met. Children’s Budget Report -- A Detailed Analysis of Spending on Low-Income Children’s Programs in 13 States (1998) Earthgardens -- Children of the world striving to create a new culture of compassion and beauty. Father Patrick Jackson House - Helping Pregnant and Parenting Teens -- A non-denominational, non-profit transitional living program. Provides housing, counseling, links to community resources and more. Fatherhood Initiative -- Initiative sponsored by the US Department of Health and Human Services. Highfields Youth Attention Program in MI -- youth struggling with self-defeating behavior at home, in school or in the community, needing help improving their behavior and setting priorities. Institute for Children -- a private, charitable, nonprofit, organization whose mission is to reshape foster care and adoption in America so that every child will have the chance to grow up in a loving, permanent family. Kids COUNT -- national and state-by-state effort to track the status of children in the United States Ministry for Children & Families-British Columbia -- offers a wide range of programs and services to children, youth, parents, families, people with special needs and those fighting addictions. Monterey County Children and Families Commission -- provides comprehensive, collaborative and integrated system of services for children from the prenatal stage to five years of age and their families Natural Child Project -- An award-winning monthly web magazine for parents who want to raise children with the ability to love and trust. Maintained by the Natural Child Project Society, a nonprofit organization. PINS Reform and Family Advocacy Coalition -- Parents and groups seeking to reclaim the authority to raise their teenage children by changing current interpretation of the "PINS", Person In Need of Supervision law up to 18. Please Stop -- an open forum for teens and pre-teens to express their feelings and ideas about stopping hate, violence, racism, harassment, bullying and drugs. 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. Recess -- Recess is a site for kids with information on self-esteem, getting along, health, tobacco prevention and nutrition brought to you by the American Lung Association of South Dakota. Reforming the Nation''s Family Court System -- Child custody for children of divorce. U.S. family courts. Concerns of divorced non-custodial parents. SafeKar . . . Because It Takes A Village -- parents use nationwide "How''s My Driving" bumper sticker on cars to monitor teen drivers Saskatchewan''s Action Plan for Children -Saskatchewan Social Services - Strategic Directions -- Strategic Directions is a key part of the government''s social policy agenda. Soho Center and the Child/2000 Project -- Including the National Children''s Literacy Initiative. Working to enhance child care, child nutrition, children''s literacy, and school success on a national level through innovative outreach and technology. Speaking for Active Parents - Media Impact on Youth -- parenting solutions - tots through teens - violence, bullying, drugs, alcohol, sex, values, attitudes, safety, peer pressure, and the connection to media. Steve''s Page -- Details of my past work and future ambition to work with Street Children around the world. The Future of Children -- Online publication by the The David and Lucile Packard Foundation whose primary purpose is to disseminate timely information on major issues related to children''s well-being. U.S. Committee for UNICEF -- Works in more than 160 countries and territories providing health care, clean water, improved nutrition, and education to millions of children in Africa, Asia, Central and Eastern Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East. United Nations Children''s Fund -- Works for the survival, development and protection of children, guided in its programs by the Convention on the Rights of the Child. A very comprehensive website. United Parents Protesting Singer -- UPPS is an organization protesting Princeton University''s Professor Peter Singer due to his belief in the right to kill a newborn with a disability. YNIC & SCC-Social Change Center -- YNIC is a computer base, continuously updated, with over 300 different youth projects and 60 countries, all over the world.
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