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Voices for America's Children  - Nationwide network of nonprofit, multi-issue, nonpartisan state and local child advocacy organizations working to ensure children's safety, security, health and education.
50 Ways to Save Our Children - Seeks to benefit children and their families by encouraging philanthropy and public service. Offers several specific activities individuals can do to improve the lives of children.
Action Alliance for Children - Publisher of the Children's Advocate news magazine covering trends and policy issues affecting children and their families.
Advocates for Children - Provides support and information for parenting in a complex world through the Parent Resource Center.
Agenda for Children - Seeks to make government work better for children in Louisiana. Child care resources, health insurance initiatives, violence prevention programs, and media notes.
Alliance for Children and Families - An international membership association representing more than 350 private, nonprofit child- and family-serving organizations.
Amerasian Foundation, Inc. - Helps Amerasian children and families in the Philippines, Vietnam, and other parts of the world. News, events, and Amerasian Registry.
American Family Rights Association - An association of parents, concerned citizens, and professionals that seek reforms to Child Protective Services.
American Youth Policy Forum - Nonpartisan professional development organization providing learning opportunities for policymakers working on youth issues at the local, state and national levels.
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 for Children of New Jersey - Focuses on improving the lives of children in New Jersey. News, community outreach, legal resources, and legislative initiatives.
Association to Benefit Children - Children's advocacy group with an array of programs that provide services in education, health, housing, mental health and employment.
Best Interests - An electronic magazine for children's advocacy professionals, with news and articles on legal issues, medical and mental health topics related to the care of abused and neglected children.
British Columbia Child & Youth Advocacy Movement - A coalition of 40 Provincial Organizations and hundreds of community groups who promote legislation, policy and practice that will enable children and youth to achieve their full potential and to participate in making a better world.
Buryat Families: Helping those left behind - A group concerned with the plight of abandoned and homeless children in Siberia.
Campaign 2000 - End Child Poverty in Canada - A cross-Canada public education movement to build public awareness and support for the 1989 all-party House of Commons resolution to end child poverty in Canada by the year 2000.
Canadian Coalition for the Rights of Children - The Coalition aims to ensure a collective voice for Canadian organizations and youth advocates of children's rights as described in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child and the World Summit for Children Declaration.
Center for Excellence in Early Childhood Development - Focused on early childhood development in Ventura county, California. Research, training, publications, and resources.
Center on the Family - Based at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, the Center provides publications, data, and research on children and families in Hawaii.
Channel One Problems - A coalition of progressive and conservative groups opposing Channel One's presence in the schools, with extensive links to testimony, data, and activism.
Child and Family Policy Center - Uses research to improve state and federal policy regarding children and families. News, publications, Iowa projects, and national projects.
Child Care Association of Illinois - Dedicated to improving foster care, adoption, special education, juvenile justice, and youth homes in Illinois.
Child Labor Coalition - Provides a forum and a unified voice on protecting working minors and ending child labor exploitation. Develops informational and educational outreach to the public and private sectors.
Child Mental Health Advocate - The Advocate serves the needs of children, families and professionals while addressing mental health issues.
Child Relief and You (CRY) - Information on the status of children in India and the organization's efforts to provide them food, clothing, shelter, and education.
Child Welfare League of America - Children's advocacy organization active in lobbying and humanitarian projects in the US. History and current programs described; links to publications, childrearing resources, and sponsors.
Childhelp USA / Virginia - Focuses on the prevention of child abuse. Offers education and treatment programs, as well as a child abuse hotline.
Childhood Trust - Joint effort of Children's Hospital Medical Center of Cincinnati, the University of Cincinnati and concerned citizens, dedicated to stopping the pain of child abuse through education, evaluation, and treatment for victimized children and their families.
Children and Armed Conflict Unit - Database containing up-to-date information on issues about children and armed conflict, including press releases and links to other relevant sites.
Children at Risk - Seeks to improve the lives of children in the greater Houston, Texas area through advocacy, policy analysis, and research. Issues, data, and publications.
Children First for Oregon - Uses research, education, and analysis to inform the media, communities, and policy makers about Oregon's children. News, programs, and resources.
Children's Action Alliance - Promotes the well being of Arizona's children through advocacy, education, and research. Press releases, fact sheets, legislative agenda, and publications.
Children's Advocacy Institute - The Institute, which is affiliated with the University of San Diego School of Law, represents the interest of children in legislative, judicial, and administrative matters.
Children's Alliance - An advocacy organization dedicated to improving the health, safety, and economic well being of children in Washington state. Offers publications, training opportunities, and resources for advocacy and outreach.
Children's Defense Fund - Advocacy for American children, particularly poor and minority children and those with disabilities. Issues and programs include: Head Start, Healthy Start, Stand for Children, child care, health insurance, child safety, moral education.
Children's Health Alliance of Wisconsin - Building strong partnerships and coalitions to address emerging children's health issues throughout Wisconsin.
Children's Rights Alliance for England - Information, projects, links related to improving the status and lives of all children in England through the full implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.
Children's Rights Council - National non-profit organization that works to assure children meaningful and continuing contact with both their parents and extended family regardless of the parents' marital status.
Children's Rights, Inc. - Watchdog group dedicated to reforming government child welfare services across the US. Statistics, reports on pending legislation, policy and research position papers, cases, and news.
Children's Trust Fund - Organization which seeks to eliminate child abuse and strengthen families in Massachusetts through programs, publications, and other resources.
Children's Week - Seeks to educate Florida's legislature on important issues facing children and families. Events, position papers, and advocacy toolkit.
ChildrenFIRST - Children First, through its journal and its web site, monitors and advocates for children's rights in South Africa and Africa.
Christian Children's Fund - Dedicated to providing long-term care to needy children worldwide by offering information on child sponsorship and poverty reduction, action alerts, and online donation options.
Citizen Advocates for Foster Children's Rights - A nonprofit organization dedicated to helping foster children. Find resources, online newsletters, a message board and foster parenting information.
Citizens' Committee for Children of New York - New York City's oldest city-based, multi-issue child advocacy organization. This site offers alerts and facts about kids in NY.
Colorado Association of Family and Children's Agencies - An association of Colorado nonprofit child welfare agencies advocating on behalf of at-risk children and families.
Colorado Children's Campaign - Seeks to improve the health, safety, education, and economic security of children in Colorado. Newsletter, early childhood initiatives, information for the media, and legislative updates.
Community Action Program in Belknap-Merrimack Counties, NH - Servicing the needs of infants, children, and the elderly in Belknap and Merrimack Counties and other parts of New Hampshire.
Community Peacemakers and Street Safe Kids - Helps communities build and organize safety networks for children. News, volunteer opportunities, and information on street safety.
Community Tool Box - Offers practical guidelines to organizations focused on improving their communities. Topics include leadership, strategic planning, grant writing, and community assessment.
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