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Youth in Alternative Family and Home Situations
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
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