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 North East Digital VillageChildren's RightsAmerican Bar Association, National Center for Children and the Law (abanet.org/child/home2.html): The ABA initiative to advance children's lives through "law, justice, knowledge, practice and public policy." Website includes links to the National Child Welfare Resource Center on Legal and Judicial Issues, the National Child Welfare Court Improvement Webpage, and other reports, journals, and a calendar of training conferences. The Alliance for Justice (afj.org): The Alliance for Justice is a national association of environmental, civil rights, mental health, women's, children's and consumer advocacy organizations. Since its inception in 1979, the Alliance has worked to advance the cause of justice for all Americans, strengthen the public interest community's ability to influence public policy, and foster the next generation of advocates. Annie E. Casey Foundation (aecf.org): The Casey Foundation is one of the United States' leading philanthropic organizations supporting research and policy work about children and youth, with a particular focus on at-risk children. It publishes each year a national data book called KidsCount that is an invaluable source of information about the well being of the nation's children. Benton Foundation's Connect for Kids (connectforkids.org): This website seeks to bring together data, research, policy recommendations, and best practices from all over the nation. A weekly electronic newsletter also is published; subscription is free. The Clearinghouse on International Developments in Child, Youth and Family Policies (childpolicyintl.org): The Clearinghouse provides cross-national comparative information about the policies, programs, benefits and services available in 23 industrialized countries that address child, youth, and family needs. The Clearinghouse disseminates information via this web site as well as periodic newsletters, issue briefs, and press releases. Children's Rights (childrensrights.org): A national non-profit organization that grew out of the ACLU that brings systemic class action litigation to protect the rights of abused and neglected children who are in state foster care systems. The Children's Defense Fund (childrensdefense.org):CDF lobbies for all the children of American, paying particular attention to the needs of poor and minority children and those with disabilities. The Future of Children (futureofchildren.org): The Lucille and David Packard Foundation funds multiple initiatives in the US to improve the well being of children. One such initiative is a publication called The Future of Children is a FREE publication that brings together the very best thinking and data on each issue covered. Topics have included the rights of children to health care, and rights of children in divorce and custody disputes, children's health care in an era of managed care, and juvenile justice. National Association of Child Advocates (childadvocacy.org): A national association of state-based child advocacy organizations. Includes at least one child advocacy organization per state. National Center for Children in Poverty (nccp.org): NCCP identifies and promotes strategies to prevent young child poverty in the United States and improve the life chances of the millions of children under age six who are growing up poor. National Center for Youth Law (youthlaw.org): A private, non-profit law office serving the legal needs of children and their families, the National Center for Youth Law uses the law to protect children from the harms caused by poverty and to improve the lives of children living in poverty. UNICEF (unicef.org): Established by the United Nations after World War II as the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund, UNICEF provides an important role internationally in education about the Convention on the Rights of the Child and about the well being of children all over the world. Its Innocenti Research Center is a useful source of research on social and economic policy and the application of human rights instruments for the protection of children and youth. The Youth Law Center (youthlawcenter.com): The Youth Law Center works to protect abused and at-risk children. Their goal is to ensure that vulnerable children are provided with the conditions and services they need to grow into healthy, productive adults. |
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