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Home > Youth Involved With Child Welfare
Youth Involved With Child Welfare
Related Organizations List
These results are current as of: November 21, 2009
AYPF 1836 Jefferson Place NW Washington, DC 20036
http://www.aypf.org The American Youth Policy Forum (AYPF) is a professional development organization that provides learning opportunities for policymakers, practitioners, and researchers working on youth and education issues at the national, state, and local levels. Major Program(s)/Initiatives(s):
Bridging Refugee Youth and Children's Services (BRYCS) United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) 3211 Fourth Street NE Washington, DC 20017
http://www.brycs.org Bridging Refugee Youth and Children's Services (BRYCS) is a national technical assistance program addressing the challenges which refugee youth and children face in adjusting to life in the U. S. Its purpose is to broaden the scope of information and increase the collaboration among service providers for refugee youth, children and families. BRYCS is a project of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops/Migration and Refugee Services (USCCB/MRS), and it is supported by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Office of Refugee Resettlement. Major Program(s)/Initiatives(s):
Casey Family Programs 1300 Dexter Avenue North Third Floor Seattle, WA 98109-3542
http://www.casey.org Casey Family Programs provides an array of services for children and youth, with foster care as it core. Casey services include adoption, guardianship, kinship care, and family reunification. Casey is also committed to helping youth in foster care make a successful transition to adulthood. Center for Family Finding and Youth Connectedness Seneca Center Training Institute 2275 Arlington Drive San Leandro, CA 94578
http://www.senecacenter.org/familyfinding General Scope: The mission of the Center for Family Finding is to support systemic changes that block children in out-of-home care from maintaining or reestablishing contact and relationships with those that love them. The Family Finding model offers methods and strategies to locate and engage relatives of children living in out of home care. The goal of family finding is to provide each child with the life long connections that only a family can offer. Training Specific: Information on family finding training and technical assistance support is available online at http://www.senecacenter.org/familyfinding/support. Child Welfare Information Gateway Children's Bureau/ACYF 1250 Maryland Avenue, SW -- Eighth Floor Washington, DC 20024
http://www.childwelfare.gov Child Welfare Information Gateway connects professionals and the general public to information and resources targeted to the safety, permanency, and well-being of children and families. A service of the Children's Bureau, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Child Welfare Information Gateway provides access to programs, research, laws and policies, training resources, statistics, and much more. Family and Youth Services Bureau (FYSB) National Clearinghouse on Families and Youth P.O. Box 13505 Silver Spring, MD 20911-3505
The Family and Youth Services Bureau is part of the Administration on Children, Youth and Families, Administration for Children and Families of the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services. FYSB is dedicated to supporting young people and strengthening families by providing runaway and homeless youth service grants to local communities. The Bureau has also created a support network that includes a national hotline and referral system for runaway and homeless youth, training, onsite consultations, and the dissemination of information. Major Program(s)/Initiatives(s):
Forum for Youth Investment The Cady-Lee House 7064 Eastern Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20012
http://www.forumfyi.org/index.cfm The Forum for Youth Investment (the Forum) is an organization dedicated to helping communities and the nation make sure all young people are ready by the age of 21 for college, work, and life. The Forum provides youth and adult leaders with the information, technical assistance, training, network support and partnership opportunities needed to increase the quality and quantity of youth investment and youth involvement. Major Program(s)/Initiatives(s):
Foster Care Alumni of America 901 North Washington Street Suite 208 Arlington, VA 22314
http://www.fostercarealumni.org/ The mission of Foster Care Alumni of America is to connect the alumni community and to transform policy and practice, ensuring opportunity for people in and from foster care. Healthy Teen Network (HTN) 1501 St. Paul Street Suite 124 Baltimore, MD 21202
http://www.healthyteennetwork.org Healthy Teen Network's mission is to provide leadership, education, training, information, advocacy, resources and support to professional individuals and organizations in the field of adolescent health, with an emphasis on teen pregnancy, pregnancy prevention and teen parenting. Major Program(s)/Initiatives(s):
Institute for Youth, Education, and Families (YEF) c/o National League of Cities 1301 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Suite 550 Washington, DC 20004
http://www.nlc.org/iyef The Institute for Youth, Education, and Families (YEF Institute), a special entity within the National League of Cities (NLC), helps municipal leaders take action on behalf of the children, youth, and families in their communities. The YEF Institute is a national resource, providing guidance and assistance to municipal officials, compiling and disseminating information on promising strategies and best practices, building networks of local officials working on similar issues and concerns, and conducting research on the key challenges facing municipalities in these core program areas, including youth development. Jim Casey Youth Opportunities Initiative 222 South Central, Suite 305 St. Louis, MO 63105
The Jim Casey Youth Opportunities Initiative is a national foundation whose mission is to help youth in foster care make successful transitions to adulthood. Formed by the Annie E. Casey Foundation and Casey Family Programs, the Initiative brings together the people and resources needed to help youth make the connections they need to education, employment, health care, housing, and supportive personal and community relationships. As a grant-making foundation, the Initiative supports successful community-based efforts that create opportunities and build assets for youth leaving foster care through grants, technical assistance, and coalition building with multiple stakeholders. Grants are made to qualified nonprofit organizations or governmental agencies by invitation only. Major Program(s)/Initiatives(s):
Legal Center for Foster Care & Education Legal Center FCE American Bar Association, Center on Children & the Law 740 15th Street, NW Washington, DC 20005
http://www.abanet.org/child/education/home.shtml The Legal Center for Foster Care & Education (Legal Center FCE) serves as a national technical assistance resource and information clearinghouse on legal and policy matters affecting the education of children in the foster care system. The Legal Center FCE provides expertise to States and constituents, facilitates networking to advance promising practices and reforms, and provides technical assistance and training to respond to the ever-growing demands for legal support and guidance. The Legal Center FCE is a collaboration between Casey Family Programs and the ABA Center on Children and the Law, in conjunction with the Education Law Center-PA and the Juvenile Law Center. Mid-Atlantic Network of Youth and Family Services (MANY) 8035 McKnight Road Suite 203 Pittsburgh, PA 15237
http://www.manynet.org General Scope: The Mid-Atlantic Network for Youth (MANY) provides resources and support to agencies that serve youth and families in high-risk situations. (Serves the entire Mid-Atlantic region of the country, which includes Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia and the District of Columbia) Training Specific: MANY's training programs include a range of services... from providing the most current thinking on how to work with youth and families... to fundraising... to building effective and sustainable after-school programs... to customized training, etc. For additional information, see http://www.manynet.org/train.htm. Military OneSource
http://www.militaryonesource.com Spanish Information on Website: http://www.militaryonesource.com/ctim/index.aspx?ctim=48.182&lng=2 Military OneSource is an information resource available to Active Duty, Guard and Reserve Service members, their families, and service providers. Military OneSource can be reached 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, by calling 1-800-342-9647 or visiting online at http://www.militaryonesource.com. The user id is "military" and the password is "onesource." Email Military OneSource directly at mfrc@militaryonesource.com. Leadership, service providers, and families can find information on the Military Homefront Portal at http://www.militaryhomefront.dod.mil. Military Onesource is provided by the Department of Defense at no cost to active duty, Guard and Reserve (regardless of activation status), and their families. Major Program(s)/Initiatives(s): National Adolescent Health Information Center (NAHIC) LHTS Suite 245, Box 0503 San Francisco, CA 94143-0503
http://nahic.ucsf.edu/ The overall goal of the National Adolescent Health Information Center (NAHIC) is to improve the health of adolescents by serving as a national resource for adolescent health information and research, and to assure the integration, synthesis, coordination and dissemination of adolescent health-related information. The NAHIC was established with funding from the Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. It is based within the University of California, San Francisco’s Division of Adolescent Medicine, Department of Pediatrics and Institute for Health Policy Studies. National Child Welfare Resource Center for Youth Development (NCWRCYD) College of Continuing Education 4502 East 41st Street -- Building 4W Building 4W Tulsa, OK 74135
http://www.nrcys.ou.edu/nrcyd/ General Scope: The National Child Welfare Resource Center for Youth Development (NCWRCYD) increases the capacity and resources of States and Tribes to help youth in care meet the goals of safety, permanence, and well-being. The Center can help States incorporate youth into all areas of programs and services, implement services that address legislative requirements, and prepare for Child and Family Services Review (CFSR) and Program Improvement Plan (PIP) development and implementation. The National Child Welfare Resource Center for Youth Development is a service of the Children's Bureau, Administration for Children and Families (ACF), U. S. Department of Health and Human Services. Training Specific: The NCWRCYD focuses on increasing the capacity and resources of State, Tribal, and other publicly supported child welfare agencies to effectively meet the needs of youth who will be emancipated from the child welfare system. This will be accomplished by helping adolescents achieve the Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997 goals of safety, permanency, and well-being through the effective implementation of the John H. Chafee Foster Care Independence Act of 1999 and other related programs. Training and technical assistance activities are directed at assisting states and tribes in four primary areas:
Major Program(s)/Initiatives(s):
National Clearinghouse on Families & Youth (NCFY) P.O. Box 13505 Silver Spring, MD 20911-3505
http://www.ncfy.com The National Clearinghouse on Families & Youth (NCFY) is a free information service for communities, organizations, and individuals interested in developing new and effective strategies for supporting young people and their families. NCFY was established by the Family and Youth Services Bureau (FYSB), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, to link those interested in youth issues with the resources they need to better serve young people, families, and communities. National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability for Youth (NCWD/Youth) c/o Institute for Educational Leadership 4455 Connecticut Avenue NW, Suite 310 Washington, DC 20008
The National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability for Youth (NCWD/Youth) is a source of information about employment and youth with disabilities. NCWD/Youth assists State and local workforce development systems to better serve youth with disabilities. NCWD/Youth is funded by a grant administered by the Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) at the U.S. Department of Labor. National Foster Care Coalition (NFCC) 605 North Carolina Avenue, SE, Unit #2 Washington, DC 20003
General Scope: The National Foster Care Coalition (NFCC) is a broadly based national, nonpartisan partnership of individuals, organizations, foundations, and associations dedicated to improving the lives of children currently in the foster care system and all of the others who have been, or will be, involved in the foster care system. Training Specific: NFCC provides a variety of training and technical assistance services to private and public child welfare organizations. NFCC’s training programs focus on supporting States and other jurisdictions in developing and implementing an effective continuum of services, supports, and opportunities for young people making the transition from foster care to adulthood. For more information, please see http://www.nationalfostercare.org/technical_assistance/index.php. National Human Services Assembly Suite 402 Washington, DC 20004
The mission of the National Human Services Assembly is to engage leaders of the national nonprofit health and human service sector in collective efforts to advance the effectiveness of health and human services in the United States. Major Program(s)/Initiatives(s):
National Independent Living Association (NILA) NILA 4203 Southpoint Boulevard Jacksonville, FL 32216
http://www.nilausa.org/index.htm The National Independent Living Association (NILA) is a grassroots organization that provides technical assistance, youth advocacy, and support mechanisms to assist professionals working with foster care and promising youth who are making the transition into adulthood. National Mentoring Partnership (MENTOR) 1600 Duke Street, Suite 300 Arlilngton, VA 22314
MENTOR is an advocate and resource for the expansion of mentoring initiatives nationwide. It works with a network of State and local Mentoring Partnerships to leverage resources and provide the support and tools that mentoring organizations need to effectively serve young people in their communities. Major Program(s)/Initiatives(s):
National Network for Young People in Foster Care (FosterClub) FosterClub 753 First Avenue Seaside, OR 97138
FosterClub's mission is to provide encouragement, motivation, information, education, and benefits for foster youth. Major Program(s)/Initiatives(s):
National Network for Youth 1319 F Street NW Fourth Floor Washington, DC 20004-1106
http://www.nn4youth.org The National Network engages in public education efforts and promotes the delivery of high-quality programs and services by agencies serving youth. The organization also provides training and technical assistance in Community Youth Development, youth leadership, peer education, HIV/AIDS and substance abuse prevention, grant writing, and organizational development. The National Network for Youth also advocates for key legislation and spending affecting youth. National Youth Employment Center (NYEC) 1836 Jefferson Place, NW Washington, DC 20036
http://www.nyec.org/ The National Youth Employment Coalition (NYEC) strives to improve the effectiveness of organizations that seek to help youth become productive citizens. Toward this end, NYEC sets and promotes quality standards; tracks, crafts and influences policy; provides and supports professional development, and builds the capacity of organizations and programs. National Youth Violence Prevention Resource Center (NYVPRC) PO Box 10809 Rockville, MD 20849-0809
http://www.safeyouth.org/scripts/index.asp The Resource Center, developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other Federal partners, provides current information developed by Federal agencies and the private sector pertaining to youth violence. The Resource Center provides professionals, parents, youth, and other interested individuals with the tools to facilitate discussion with children, to resolve conflicts nonviolently, to stop bullying, to prevent teen suicide, and to end violence committed by and against young people. Resources include fact sheets, best practices documents, funding and conference announcements, statistics, research bulletins, surveillance reports, and profiles of promising programs. Orphan Foundation of America (OFA) 21351 Gentry Drive Unit 130 Sterling, VA 20166
http://www.orphan.org The Orphan Foundation of America's mission is to provide opportunities for America's foster youth to continue their education, to increase awareness of the number and plight of older teens leaving the bureaucratic maze of foster care, to highlight the potential of America's foster youth and the importance of supporting their dreams, and to offer direct opportunities for citizens, business, and civic organizations to assist older foster youth. Specialized Alternatives for Families and Youth (SAFY) SAFY of America 10100 Elida Road Delphos, OH 45833
Specialized Alternatives for Families and Youth (SAFY) cares for children who are victims of abuse and neglect. Headquartered in Delphos, Ohio, SAFY has offices in eight States, focusing on treatment, intervention, adoption and the placement of children whose intensive needs cannot be managed through traditional foster care. Youth Advocacy Center (YAC) 281 Sixth Avenue New York, NY 10014
http://www.youthadvocacycenter.org/ Youth Advocacy Center’s mission is to teach young adults in and at risk of foster care to advocate for themselves and take control of their lives. To search for other child welfare-related national organizations by topic, use the Related Organizations Search. This material may be freely reproduced and distributed. However, when doing so, please credit Child Welfare Information Gateway. |
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