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www.childrensdefense.org
The mission of the Children's Defense Fund (CDF) 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 with the help of
caring families and communities. CDF provides a strong, effective voice for all
the children of America who cannot vote, lobby, or speak for themselves. They
pay particular attention to the needs of poor and minority children and those
with disabilities. CDF educates the nation about the needs of children and encourages
preventive investment before they get sick or into trouble, drop out of school,
or suffer family breakdown.
www.aecf.org
The mission of the Annie E. Casey Foundation is to foster public policies, improved
human services, and community supports that effectively meet the needs of today's
vulnerable children and families. In pursuit of this goal, the Foundation makes
grants, funds demonstrations, provides services, delivers technical assistance
and disseminates data and analyses -- all aimed at helping states, cities, and
neighborhoods do a better, more cost-effective job of supporting children and
families.
www.sixstrategies.org
The Family Economic Self-Sufficiency Project connects four national organizations
with state and local partners to build and strengthen the capacity of coalitions
in the states to gain support for six proven strategies that can improve the
chances for self-sufficiency for low-income families. These strategies can be
adopted in state block grants or other state-level decision-making.
www.handsnet.org
For more than a decade, HandsNet has worked to make online collaboration and
information sharing a reality for the human services community. Their new WebClipper
service organizes the best human services content on the Web and makes it more
accessible through an innovative combination of editorial expertise and cutting-edge
technology.
www.wmadcampaign.org
The Welfare Made A Difference National Campaign seeks to reshape public perception
about and public policy relating to welfare by documenting and disseminating
the stories of the diverse group of people who have received welfare and struggled
out of poverty with the help of welfare.
www.welfareinfo.org
The Welfare Information Network is a clearinghouse for information,
policy analysis & technical
assistance on welfare reform.
www.vote-smart.org
On Common Ground is a research facility high in the Rocky Mountains where conservatives
and liberals alike volunteer together researching the backgrounds and records
of over 12,000 candidates for public office. The results of their research is
available on their website.
www.cbpp.org
The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities is a nonpartisan research organization
and policy institute that conducts research and analysis on a range of government
policies and programs, with an emphasis on those affecting low- and moderate-
income people.
www.nhsa.org
The National Head Start Association (NHSA) is a private not-for profit membership
organization representing more than 923,000 children, upwards of 180,000 staff
and more than 2,400 Head Start programs in America. It is governed by a 49-member
Board of Directors composed of a director, staff, parent and friend representative
from each of the 12 federal regions and the immediate past Chairman of the Board.
www.newvoter.com
Election.com has downloadable voter registration and absentee ballot request
forms in English and Spanish.
www.celebratingfamilies.org
Celebrating Families 2002 is an online calendar of dates, activities and resources
that strengthen families. These pages celebrate culture, tradition and diversity,
as well as advocate active community involvement.
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