Surf these sites: ACAL Association of Child Abuse Lawyers -- Practical support for UK Lawyers and other professionals working for adults and children who have been abused 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. Advocates and Volunteers for Abused and Neglected Children -- Child advocates and volunteers represent abused and neglected children in juvenile court for foster homes, child welfare services and child care. Advocates for Children -- Lewiston, Maine. Organization providing prevention education and awareness programs for children, parents and professionals. Online calender of events and services, contact information. American Coalition of Abuse Awareness Newsletter -- Mission is to improve the quality of life for children and adult survivors of incest and sexual, physical and emotional abuse through advancements in law, justice and public policy and education of the public and professionals. Annie E. Casey Foundation -- Private charitable organization dedicated to helping build better futures for disadvantaged children in the U.S. Initiatives are related to reducing teen pregnancy, improving foster care, education reform, alternatives to juvenile detention, neighborhood improvement, and increased public awareness of children''s issues. Association to Benefit Children -- Children’s advocacy group with an array of programs that provide services such as education, health, housing, metal health and employment. Buryat Families: Helping those left behind -- A group concerned with the plight of abandoned and homeless children in Siberia. Channel One Problems -- A coalition of progressive and conservative groups opposing Channel One''s presence in the schools. Extensive links to testimony, data, and activism. Child Labor Coalition -- National US network for the exchange of information about child labor; provide a forum and a unified voice on protecting working minors and ending child labor exploitation; and develop informational and educational outreach to the public and private sectors. Childhelp USA/Virginia -- Childhelp USA/Virginia, a national non-profit charity, promotes the prevention, treatment and education of child abuse and neglect, through body safety programs for kids, residential treatment for abused children, helpful lectures for adults, and National Child Abuse Hotline 1-800-4-A-CHILD. Children''s Defense Fund -- "Our mission is to leave no child behind, and to ensure every child a healthy start, a head start, a fair start, a safe start, and a moral start in life and successful passage to adulthood." Children''s Institute International -- Treatment and prevention of child abuse and neglect! Children''s Rights Council -- Works to assure children meaningful and continuing contact with both their parents and extended family regardless of the parents'' marital status. Christian Children''s Fund -- CCF is dedicated to providing long-term care to needy children worldwide. The CCF Web site offers information on child sponsorship and poverty reduction, action alerts, and online donation options. Christian Children''s Fund of New Zealand -- One of the world''s oldest and most experienced child sponsorship organisations. CCF New Zealand began operations in 1990, as an independent affiliated partner of the CCF International Network. Commercial Alert -- Commercial Alert helps families, schools and communities defend themselves against commercialism, advertising and marketing Congo Child Soldiers -- disarmament and demobilization in Congo Cry For Love -- A general child advocacy site. Offers links to child welfare organizations and forums. Families USA - the Voice for Health Care Consumers -- Families USA is a national nonprofit, non-partisan consumer advocacy organization dedicated to the achievement of high-quality, affordable health and long-term care for all Americans. Families USA conducts studies and issues reports and policy anlysis on Medicaid, Medicare, Child Health Expansion and managed care. Working at the national, state and community levels, we have earned a national reputation as an effective voice for health care consumers for over 15 years. Family Preservation & Child Welfare Network -- Trends and facts on child abuse & neglect, foster care, adoption, family violence, child protective services, CPS. See our children waiting parents to adopt them. Family Preservation & Child Welfare Network -- Information including trends of child abuse & neglect, foster care, adoption, family violence, child and adult protective services. First Call: B.C. Child & Youth Advocacy Movement -- First Call is a movement for children and youth. People - who share our Statement of Principles, believe that children and youth should have "first call" on resources, and work to ensure that the issues ofchildren and youth are on all agendas - are part of the movement. The First Call Statement of Principles arises from the UN Convention on the Rights of Children. First Watch of Tennessee -- A non-profit organization whose objectives are the protection and advocacy of children and victims of crime. Kids and Commercialism -- Campaign by the nonprofit Center for a New American Dream examines the hidden costs of excessive commercialism on kids and families. Free brochure now available! Kidscape -- A registered UK charity committed to keeping children safe from harm or abuse. Nexus for Kids at Risk of SC State Custody -- A South Carolina collaborative initiative designed to engage state agencies of SC in a joint effort to promote healthy development, educational success, and job readiness skills. For foster care and DJJ, juvenile justice prevention. Partnership for Children -- A non-profit group dedicated to improving the lives of children and youth in Greater Kansas City. Prevent Child Abuse in Iowa -- Describes Prevent Child Abuse Iowa''s works to end child abuse through parent education, home visitor, sexual abuse prevention, young parents programs, and crisis child care. South Carolina Families for Kids & Nexus for Youth at Risk -- SC Families for Kids and NEXUS for Youth is a collaborative initiative designed to engage agencies of the State of South Carolina in a joint effort to promote healthy development, educational success, and job readiness skills for children and youth. StandUp For Kids -- "A nationally acclaimed and recognized all volunteer nonprofit organization committed to the rescue of homeless and street kids. Working with high risk youth, runaways, children of the night, and throwaways. Twenty outreach program in nine states. The Child Welfare League of America -- The Child Welfare League of America, in cooperation with the state child welfare agencies, presents the nation''s first comprehensive, interactive child welfare database: the National Data Analysis System (NDAS). Wisconsin Council on Children and Families -- A nonprofit, multi-issue child and family advocacy agency, whose mission is to promote the well-being of children and families in Wisconsin by advocating for effective and efficient health, education, and human service delivery systems. World Children''s Center -- A planned community for approximately 500 orphaned, neglected and abused children from Georgia, the United States and the world.
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