Adoption & Foster Care

American Adoptions
This non-profit, licensed adoption agency provides a full range of services to adoptive families and birth parents

ARCH National Respite and Resource Center
ARCH helps families locate respite and crisis care services in their communities.

Court Appointed Special Advocates for Children (CASA) National Website for Children’s Advocates
This web site provides information for volunteers and court staff who advocate for abused and neglected children.

Child Welfare League of America (CWLA)
This is an association of public and private nonprofit agencies that assist abused and neglected children.

Children’s Defense Fund (CDF)
CDF educates the nation about the needs of children, and encourages preventive investment.

Foster Care and Adoptive Community
This site features helpful links on raising children with attachment disorders, ADD, ADHA, and fetal alcohol syndrome.

Foster Family-Based Treatment Association
This is an organization of specially trained treatment based foster care providers.

National Adoption Center
The center expands adoption opportunities for children, particularly those with special needs and children of color.

National Child Welfare Resource Center for Adoption
The center provides information and resources about special needs adoption programs.


Grandparents Raising Grandchildren

AARP (Formerly the American Association of Retired People)
“Finding Help to Raise a Grandchild� brochure

Grandparent Information Center
AARP center for grandparents raising children. Includes fact sheets and free newsletters containing the most up-to-date state information related to grandfamilies.

Brookdale Foundation Group
The foundation helps locate information about state specific laws and policies affecting grandparents raising grandchildren.

Family Education Network (FEN)
FEN is an online consumer network of learning and information resources, for parents, teachers, and students.

Grandparents Raising Grandchildren: Easing the Burden of “Second Parenthood�
Site with extensive resources for grandaparents raising grandchildren.

Family Onwards
This is a help site for parents and grandparents.

Generations United
This is a national organization that focuses solely on promoting intergenerational strategies, programs, and policies.

Grand Times
Grand Times provides information about grandparent visitation rights.

Grandparents Raising Grandchildren
This web site is designed to help guide grandparents and kinship caregivers to raise children in their care.

Grandparents Raising Grandchildren: Doubly Stressed, Triply Blessed Facilitators Guidebook
Document introduces some of the key issues for grandparents in raising grandchildren.

Harvard Graduate School of Education, Harvard Family Research Project, Family Involvement Storybook Corner

National Association of Area Agencies on Aging
Offers information for grandparents raising grandchildren.

Homeless Families, Missing and Runaway Children and Youth

Hear US
HEAR US...gives voice and visibility to homeless children, youth and families.

Child Find of America, Inc.
This organization offers free investigation and location services for parental abduction cases.

National Association for the Education of Homeless Children and Youth
The association addresses educational issues of children and youth whose lives have been disrupted by the lack of housing.

National Center for Homeless Education (NCHE)
NCHE provides information to enable communities to address the educational needs of homeless children and youth.

Educational Rights of Homeless Children
Power Point on rights of homeless children and their families.

In Their Own Voices. Videos
Awareness Videos on Homelessness and Homeless Education.

National Coalition for the Homeless
This is a national network working to end homelessness.

National Policy and Advocacy Council on Homeless (NPACH)
NPACH is working to ending homelessness through advocacy and inclusive partnerships.

Military Families

Books for Soldiers
The organization collects books and other printed reading material to send to deployed military personnel.

Fisher House Foundation
Fisher House provides housing and meals for families of veterans recovering from severe combat injury.

Military Child Education Coalition (MCEC)
The coalition is helping to solve challenges for children of military families.

Military One Source
This site has numerous resources for those employed by the military and their families.

National Fatherhood Initiative
The site offers “10 Ways to Stay Involved with Your Children During Deployment.�

National Military Family Association
The association provides information about rights, benefits, and services available to military families.

STOMP: Specialized Training of Military Parents
The National Parent Training and Information Center provides support and advice to military parents.

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Government entity that oversees services to military families.

U.S. Navy. LIFELine Services Network
This is an online family support and resource web page for Navy personnel. The LIFELIne Services Network includes several helpful articles.

Teens in Jails and Prisons

American Bar Association- Center on Children and the Law
This center aims to improve children's lives through advances in law, justice, knowledge, practice and public policy.

Online Lawyer Referral Directory
National Directory of attorneys that is searchable by state.

MacArthur Foundation Research Network on Adolescent Development and Juvenile Justice
The foundation works on research regarding adolescent development and juvenile justice.

GLBT Family Resources

ALA's Rainbow Project
Recommended titles for youth from birth to age 18 that contain significant and authentic gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, queer, or questioning (GLBTQ) content.

COLAGE
COLAGE is a national movement of children, youth, and adults with one or more lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and/or queer (LGBTQ) parent/s. COLAGE's areas of focus include: youth empowerment, leadership development, education, and advocacy. Site includes booklists for children and teens with LGBTQ parents.

Family Equality Council
Family Equality Council provides support, education, and advocacy for LGBT-headed families. Site includes "The LGBT Family Friendly Children's Booklist".

Gay-themed Picture Books for Children
List is for parents who would like to find books for their chilfren about the experience of being a child in a gay family, or having gay friend or family member; librarians who would like to develop collections on this topic, and counselors and therapsts who would like to use for counselors and therapists who would like to use these books in their practices. Summaries included are either from the Library of Congress, Books in Print or book catalogs. The list will be annotated as books are reviewed.

Parents, Families & Friends of Lesbians & Gays (PFLAG)
PFLAG is a national support, education and advocacy organization for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered (GLBT) people, their families, friends and allies.

GLSEN, the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network
GLSEN is the leading national education organization focused on ensuring safe schools for all students.

TransParentcy
Support, information, and resources for transgender parents and their advocates (lawyers, mental health professionals, friends, family).