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These results are current as of: February 9, 2010
PO Box 271 King George, VA 22485
http://www.afcr.com AFCR is a publisher of resource materials for foster care providers, the children in care and their families, and the placing agency's staff and administration. AFCR's publications cover such topics as ADHD, discipline, sexual abuse, independent living, recruitment, and support groups. Annie E. Casey Foundation (AECF) 701 St. Paul Street Baltimore, MD 21202
The Annie E. Casey Foundation works to build better futures for disadvantaged children and their families. The primary mission of the Foundation is to foster public policies, human service reforms, and community supports that meet the needs of today's vulnerable children and families. Major Program(s)/Initiatives(s):
Association of Administrators of the Interstate Compact for the Placement of Children (ICPC) American Public Human Services Association 810 First Street NE Suite 500 Washington, DC 20002-4267
http://icpc.aphsa.org The Interstate Compact for the Placement of Children is a uniform State law establishing a contract among party States to ensure that children placed across state lines receive adequate protection and services. The primary function of the ICPC is to protect the interests of both the children and the States by requiring that certain procedures be followed in the interstate placement of children who are being adopted, placed with relatives, or going into residential care or foster family homes. Boys Town 14100 Crawford Street Boys Town, NE 68010
Boys Town provides a continuum of care for children and families. Selected programs and services include, but are not limited to:
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 Child and Family Programs (CCFP) Institute for the Study of Children, Families, and Communities/CCFP 203 Boone Hall Ypsilanti, MI 48197
http://www.iscfc.emich.edu/Center%20for%20Child%20and%20Family%20Programs/Center%20for%20Child%20and%20Family%20Programs.htm The Center for Child and Family Programs (CCFP)has replaced the former National Foster Care Resource Center. The goals of the CCFP are to enhance the lives of vulnerable children and families and to shape local, State, and national policies by working with public and private agencies to conduct research, demonstrate new models of service, develop training curricula and provide T/TA, conduct program evaluations, and develop policy recommendations. 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. Chapin Hall Center for Children 1313 East 60th Street Chicago, IL 60637
http://www.chapinhall.org/ Chapin Hall is a research and development center focusing on policies, practices, and programs affecting children and the families and communities in which they live. The Center devotes special attention to children facing significant problems such as abuse or neglect, poverty, and mental or physical illnesses, and to the service systems designed to address these problems. 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. Child Welfare League of America (CWLA) Headquarters 2345 Crystal Drive, Suite 250 Third Floor Arlington, VA 22202
The Child Welfare League of America (CWLA) is the oldest national organization serving vulnerable children, youth, and their families. CWLA provides training, consultation, and technical assistance to child welfare professionals and agencies while also educating the public on emerging issues that affect abused, neglected, and at-risk children. Through its publications, conferences, and teleconferences, CWLA shares information on emerging trends, specific topics in child welfare practice (family foster care, kinship care, adoption, positive youth development), and Federal and State policies. Major Program(s)/Initiatives(s):
Child Welfare Research Center (CWRC) University of California at Berkeley/School of Social Welfare 120 Haviland Hall Berkeley, CA 94720-7400 http://cssr.berkeley.edu/research_units/cwrc/index.html The Child Welfare Research Center (CWRC) provides research on a variety of child welfare issues including adoption, case management, foster care, and welfare reform. For access to information on current and archived projects, please see http://cssr.berkeley.edu/research_units/cwrc/projects.html. Children and Family Research Center (CFRC) 1203 W. Oregon Urbana, IL 61801
http://cfrcwww.social.uiuc.edu/Welcome.htm The Children and Family Research Center (CFRC) is dedicated to supporting and conducting research that contributes to keeping children safe, assuring permanent homes for children, and supporting child and family well-being. The CFRC is an independent research organization created at the School of Social Work by the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) and the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS). Children's Bureau (CB) 1250 Maryland Avenue, SW Eighth Floor Washington, DC 20024 http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cb/ The Children's Bureau, the oldest Federal agency for children and families, is located within the Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families, Administration on Children, Youth and Families. The Bureau is responsible for assisting States in the delivery of child welfare services designed to protect children and to strengthen families. The Bureau provides grants to States, Tribes, and communities to operate a range of child welfare services including child protective services, family preservation and support, foster care, adoption, and independent living. Major Program(s)/Initiatives(s):
Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute (CCAI) 311 Massachusetts Avenue NE Washington, DC 20002
http://www.ccainstitute.org/ The Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to raising awareness about the foster children in this country and the orphans around the world in need of permanent, safe, and loving homes; and to eliminating the barriers that hinder these children from realizing their basic need of a family. Major Program(s)/Initiatives(s):
Family Programs Hawai’i 680 Ala Moana Blvd Suite 200 Honolulu, HI 96813
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. Foster Family-Based Treatment Association (FFTA) 294 Union Street Hackensack, NJ 07601-4303
http://www.ffta.org The Foster Family-Based Treatment Association is a membership organization committed to enhancing the lives of children and their families by strengthening family-based organizations. Treatment foster care is a model of care that provides children with a combination of traditional foster care and residential treatment centers, with the treatment occuring within the foster family home. Major Program(s)/Initiatives(s):
FosterClub 753 First Avenue Seaside, OR 97138
FosterClub provides encouragement, motivation, information, education, and benefits for foster youth. The website provides information relating to foster care including articles, questions and answers (q+a), message boards, contests, discussion of foster care topics, and biographies of famous people who grew up in care. The FosterClub website also includes information for two specific groups:
Fostering Results Children & Family Research Center 150 North Wacker Drive Suite 2120 Chicago, IL 60606
http://www.fosteringresults.org General Scope: Fostering Results is a public education and outreach campaign that will work at the national level and in selected States to highlight the need to address the Federal financing mechanisms and to improve court oversight of child welfare cases. Fostering Results is supported by a grant from the Pew Charitable Trusts to the Children and Family Research Center, School of Social Work, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Freddie Mac Foundation 8250 Jones Branch Drive Mailstop A40 McLean, VA 22102
http://www.freddiemacfoundation.org The Freddie Mac Foundation provides funds for various nonprofit organizations that work on behalf of children, youth, and families. The Foundation focuses on children and prevention-oriented programs. Typically, grants are awarded to programs that build strong families, prevent child abuse and neglect, and recruit foster and adoptive parents. Among the Foundation's major programs are Healthy Families America and Wednesday's Child USA, a campaign to promote adoptions. Major Program(s)/Initiatives(s):
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 Advocates for Permanent Parenting (LAPP) 1840 Gateway Drive Suite 200 San Mateo, CA 94404
http://www.lapponline.org The Legal Advocates for Permanent Parenting (LAPP) provides self-help legal information, training, referrals, and consulting on issues of interest to foster parents, kinship caregivers, and pre-adoptive families of children in foster care. In addition, LAPP works to improve communication between child welfare workers, CASAs, attorneys, and the courts and to educate the general public about the fostering and adoptive process, with the goal of encouraging permanence for children in the public child welfare system. 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 Court Appointed Special Advocate Association (National CASA) 100 West Harrison Street North Tower, Suite 500 Seattle, WA 98119
http://www.nationalcasa.org The National Court Appointed Special Advocate Association is a nonprofit organization created to support the development, growth, and continuation of court appointed special advocate (CASA) programs. CASA volunteers advise courts on the best interests of children who may be victims of abuse or neglect. The Association provides support in training, legal research, fundraising, public awareness, and government relations services to local CASA groups. 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 Foster Parent Association (NFPA) 2313 Tacoma Avenue, S. Tacoma, WA 98402
http://www.NFPAonline.org General Scope: The National Foster Parent Association (NFPA) is a nonprofit volunteer organization. The NFPA's purpose is to bring together foster parents, agency representatives, and people in the community to improve the foster care system. NFPA promotes coordination, cooperation, and communication among foster parents, foster parent associations, child care agencies, and other child advocates in an effort to encourage the recruitment and retention of foster parents. Training Specific: Links to training opportunities, a Speakers Bureau, and tools and resources are available from the home page. Special Events: Walk Me Home is a fund-raising and awareness event for foster care in America. This year walkers will participate in Walk Me Home events across the country, raising funds to support the life changing programs and activities of foster care associations throughout the United States. For more information, please see http://www.walkmehome.org/site/PageServer. Major Program(s)/Initiatives(s):
National Resource Center for Family-Centered Practice and Permanency Planning (NRCFCPPP) Hunter College School of Social Work 129 East 79th Street -- Suite 801 New York, NY 10021
http://www.hunter.cuny.edu/socwork/nrcfcpp/ General Scope: The National Resource Center for Family-Centered Practice and Permanency Planning (NRCFCPPP), a service of the Children's Bureau, focuses on increasing the capacity and resources of the State, Tribal, and other publicly supported child welfare agencies to promote family-centered practices that support the safety, permanency, and well-being of children while meeting the needs of their families. The NRCFCPPP helps States and Tribes to implement strategies to expand knowledge, increase competencies, and change attitudes of child welfare professionals at all levels, with the goal of infusing family-centered principles and practices in their work with children, youth and families who enter the child welfare system. The NRCFCPPP builds states knowledge of foster care issues including placement stability and other foster care issues. Training Specific: The NRCFCPPP offers on site training and technical assistance to States, Territories, Tribes, and other publicly supported child welfare agencies on a wide range of issues which promote sustainable systemic reform in child welfare. The NRCFCPPP is particularly focused on working with States throughout all stages of the Child and Family Services Reviews (CFSRs), including the development and implementation of the States' Program Improvement Plan (PIP). More information is available online at http://www.hunter.cuny.edu/socwork/nrcfcpp/training.html. Major Program(s)/Initiatives(s):
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. 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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