Resource Links

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Advocacy

Missouri Links

Central Missouri Child Advocacy Law Center: New non-profit that provides Guardian ad litem (GAL) services for children in abuse/neglect cases in the 25th Judicial Circuit, provides resources for attorneys and seeks to improve the representation of children in the courts.
Local Investment Commission (LINC): LINC is a Kansas City community decision-making body that serves as the Community Partnership, encompassing 16 Caring Communities sites. LINC is active in the areas of welfare-to-work, child welfare, neighborhood involvement, health care and aging.
Missouri Bar Association Family Law Section: The Family Law Section of the Missouri Bar studies laws concerning family, juveniles, divorce, adoption, and other related laws. The page includes their legislative agenda as well as their newsletters and member information.
Missouri Impact: Missouri Impact's purpose is to be a grassroots network of persons across Missouri, who, out of concern for justice on the basis of religious and moral convictions, seek to influence public policy in Missouri.
Missouri Juvenile Justice Association: The mission of the Missouri Juvenile Justice Association is to develop and promote a quality juvenile justice service delivery system for youth of the State of Missouri.
Partnership for Children: Located in Kansas City, the Partnership exists to improve the conditions for children and youth by mobilizing voices in the community to work on their behalf. The Partnership publishes an annual Report Card for the status of children in Greater Kansas City and has recently launched the "#1 Question Campaign," an effort to encourage volunteerism.
St. Louis Children's Agenda: The St. Louis Children's Agenda is a collaborative initiative involving more than 700 representatives of organizations and businesses in the St. Louis area. Learn more about the Agenda and its strategies on this site.
Vision for Children at Risk: The mission of Vision for Children at Risk (VCR) is to promote the well-being of children and youth in the St. Louis metropolitan area, targeting particularly those young people who face serious socio-economic risk. This site includes information on the organization, the Children of Metropolitan St. Louis 2001 Report, and other research resources.

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National Links

Annie E. Casey Foundation

National and state KIDS COUNT Data posted on this site. Casey Foundation is a private charitable organization dedicated to helping build better futures for disadvantaged children.
Children's Advocacy Institute: Located at the University of San Diego School of Law, the Institute provides alerts, news, legislation, and reports.
Children's Defense Fund: Children's Defense Fund is a national child advocacy organization located in Washington DC. They organize the annual Stand for Children event. They also publish a variety of reports on the status of children and advocate on a wide range of issues related to children.
Children Now: Children Now is a national children's advocacy organization that provides information in policy analysis, research, and communication and has a directory of children's issues on the web.
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities: Center on Budget and Policy Priorities is a nonpartisan research organization and policy institute that conducts research and analyses on a range of government policies and programs, with an emphasis on those affecting low- and moderate-income people.
Connect for Kids: This site provides reports, public opinions, and other resources on a number of children's topics. Get current news on children's issues in each state and sign up for e-newsletters that contain articles and information on issues.
Family Resource Coalition: Information about family support programs, including news affecting children and families, family support legislation, family support resources and success stories
HandsNet: HandsNet empowers organizations to integrate effective online communications strategies to strengthen their programs and policies for children, families and people in need.
Kids Campaigns: Published by the Benton Foundation, Kids Campaigns contains information about specific things you can do to help kids, local and state organizations acting on behalf of kids, and a variety of reports about kids' issues. The entire site has a search mechanism.
National Association of Child Advocates: NACA, the collective voice of child advocacy organizations, supports the work of its 51 member organizations by linking them together, connecting them with national experts, and providing them with organizational development assistance. The site describes NACA's projects and links to member organizations. Resources, membership information, and advocacy 101 tips are also available.
National Center for Children in Poverty: Center at the Columbia University School of Public Health identifying and promoting strategies that reduce the number of young children and their families living in poverty.
National Conference of State Legislatures: The electronic information network for state legislatures. Information on state and federal issues, elections, guide to state legislatures.
Public Agenda: Public Agenda is a nonpartisan public opinion research and citizen education organization. Its mission is to help citizens better understand critical policy issues. The site includes guides to issues such as family, health care, welfare and crime.
Stand for Children: Planning and follow-up information from annual Stand for Children, practical information about improving the lives of children in communities through formation of a Stand for Children Action Team (CAT).

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Budget

Center on Budget and Policy Priorities: Nonpartisan research organization and policy institute addressing government policies, especially those affecting people with low-to-moderate incomes.
OMB Watch: OMB Watch is a non-profit research, educational and advocacy organization that focuses on budget, regulatory, nonprofit advocacy and information policy.

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Child Welfare

Child Welfare League of America: CWLA is a membership association of public and private non-profit agencies that serve and advocate for abused, neglected, and otherwise vulnerable children and their families across the United States.
Children's Trust Fund: Information about Missouri's major source of funding for primary prevention programs, including how to obtain a CTF license plate.
Children and Family Research Center: Based at the Children and Family Research Center at the University of Illinois School of Social Work, this site aims to stimulate dialogue on child welfare issues between researchers, practitioners, policy makers, advocates, and the general public.
Foster and Adoptive Care Coalition of Greater St. Louis: This coalition is a non-profit organization that serves the foster care/adoption community in Missouri and Illinois.
Fostering Results: In June 2003, the Children and Family Research Center at the School of Social Work, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign launched a public education and outreach campaign called Fostering Results. The campaign will work at the national level and in selected states to highlight the need to address the federal financing mechanisms that favor foster care over other services and options for children and families and to improve court oversight of child welfare cases.
Friends of the DuPage County Children's Center: The Friends of the DuPage County Children's Center is a non-profit organization dedicated to helping victims of child abuse and their affected family members. Through fundraising and community outreach, we support the DuPage County Children's Center located in Illinois.
Join Together: Join Together is a national resource for communities fighting substance abuse and gun violence. The site includes issue analysis, news stories, policy alerts, and resource links
Missouri Court Appointed Special Advocate Association (CASA): CASA is a non-profit organization whose mission is to improve the lives of abused and neglected children in Missouri. Local CASA programs recruit, screen, train, and supervise community volunteers that are assigned to an abuse or neglect case by a judge. During the life of the case, a CASA volunteer monitors the child's situation to make sure the child remains safe until permanency is achieved.
Mothers Outraged at Molesters (M.O.M.s): M.O.M.s specializes in prevention and in aiding adult survivors and parents of children who have been victimized. The organization is based in Independence, Missouri.
National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information: Current products addressing child maltreatment issues, child abuse and neglect statistics, prevention, state statutes, upcoming conferences.
Prevent Child Abuse America: Statistics on child abuse and neglect, parenting tips, child abuse prevention efforts, advocacy information, PCAA and state chapter locations.

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Data Wonks' Heaven

2000 Census Fact Finder: Offers population, housing, geographic, and economic data.
Office of Social and Economic Data Analysis: Office of Social and Economic Data Analysis (OSEDA) has a wide variety of census and other data on a statewide and county-specific basis. They also post the KIDS COUNT in Missouri Reports.
FedStats: National and regional data compiled from more than 70 Federal agencies. Includes an index, keyword search function, agency and program breakouts and links to agencies outside the United States.
CYFERNet: Children, youth and family information system operated by USDA Extension Service. Information is available in the areas of child care, collaboration, family resiliency, science and technology and health.

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Early Care and Education

Center for Child Care Workforce: The Center for Child Care Workforce works to improve the quality of child care. The web site provides research and policy resources, training opportunities, and publications.
Child Day Care Association: The Association's mission is to provide leadership and innovation in creating a child care system committed to the highest standards of quality for children, families, providers and the community. This site has information for families and child care providers.
ELIOT: Early Learning Information Online Together (ELIOT), a CMC program, is a coordinated statewide effort to collect information that provides a full picture of early childhood care and education in Missouri.
Missouri Child Care Resource and Referral Network: The mission of the Missouri Child Care Resource and Referral Network is to provide coordinated, statewide child care resource and referral services that promote a high quality child care system. This site has information for child care providers, families and employers.
National Association for the Education of Young Children: National organization promoting the healthy development and constructive education for all young children.
National Child Care Information Center: This site provides a searchable database of child care information, publications, state profiles, and other resources.
National Institute on Early Childhood Development and Education: National organization conducting research and development to improve the well-being of children under age eight and their families, supported by the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Educational Research and Improvement.
Zero to Three: Information for parents and professionals about young children.

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Economic Security

Missouri Association for Social Welfare: Social policy news, meeting dates and neat sites from Missouri's progressive social legislation watchdog organization.
Center for Law and Social Policy: National nonprofit agency seeking to improve the economic conditions of low-income families with children.
Institute for Research on Poverty: Located at the University of Wisconsin, the Institute provides research and publications and has a directory of web sites dealing with poverty and children.
National Center for Children in Poverty: Center at the Columbia University School of Public Health identifying and promoting strategies that reduce the number of young children and their families living in poverty.

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Government

Missouri State Government

Missouri State Government Web: This site has links to all three branches of state government, including the General Assembly and state Supreme Court.
Missouri State Senate: Information about legislation, Senators, committees, Senate rules.
Missouri House of Representatives: Information about legislation, Representatives, committees, House rules.

United States Government

U.S. House of Representatives: Provides information about Representatives, legislation, schedules, committees
U.S. Senate: Provides information about Senators, legislation, committees, Senate procedures
The White House: Learn about the President and Vice President as well as what is happening at the White House.



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Health

American Academy of Pediatrics: National organization concerned with the health of children from infancy through young adulthood.
Families USA: Families USA advocates high-quality, affordable health and long-term care for all Americans. They issue reports and analyses and work extensively to educate the public, opinion leaders and policymakers about problems consumers experience in the health care marketplace and strategies to address the issues. They also operate a Medicaid Clearinghouse that educates, informs and activates those who have an interest in making the Medicaid program as effective as possible.
Lead Prevention Coalition: The St. Louis Lead Prevention Coalition is a diverse group of individuals and public and private organizations working together to reduce and eliminate lead exposure in St. Louis metro area, especially among children.
National Assoc.of State Medicaid Directors: NASMD home page includes copies of publications and information about CHIP.
National Institutes of Health: Agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, includes health information and research.

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Welfare Reform Information

US Department of Human Services, Office of Administration for Children and Families: Information about DHHS/ACF programs, welfare reform implementation.
Welfare Information Network: Provides information, policy analysis and technical assistance on welfare reform. The site also has an extensive list of web sites containing information concerning welfare programs and welfare reform. Categories include: statistical data, policy analysis, legislative information, best practices and other resources.
Research Forum on Children, Families and New Federalism: Summaries of a wide range of welfare and income security research projects.

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Youth Development

4-H Council: The 4-H Council web site has information for adults and youth on the different 4-H programs and how to get involved. It also includes links to the state 4-H offices.
21st Century Community Learning Centers: The 21st Century Community Learning Centers program enables schools to stay open longer, providing a safe place for homework centers, mentoring, counseling, and other opportunities for youth. This web site includes information about the programs, a grant application, a list of grantees and links.
2000 Census Fact Finder: Offers population, housing, geographic, and economic data.
Academy for Educational Development: The Academy for Educational Development offers information on new youth publications, afterschool programs, and youth development and empowerment.
Action Alliance for Children: Action Alliance for Children is a California-based group that produces the Children's Advocate News Magazine. On their web site, you can search this magazine by subject area. They also have a great collection of resources available to child advocates.
Afterschool.gov: This web site connects you to resources that support children and youth during out-of-school hours. Learn what it takes to run a program and plan activities, as well as stay informed with the latest information on grants and youth programs.
America's Promise: The mission of America's Promise is to mobilize people from every sector of American life to build the character and competence of our nation's youth by fulfilling Five Promises for young people. On this web site, you will find information on how to get involved, current news and events, and the publications and programs of the partners of America's Promise.
Boys and Girls Clubs of America: Learn about the Boys and Girls Clubs of America and find a club near you. This site also includes a sections for current members and alumni.
Big Brothers Big Sisters: Learn about Big Brothers Big Sisters and find the program in your area.
Camp Fire Boys and Girls: Provides information on the programs, how to get involved, and has a section on teen topics.
Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP): CLASP is a national non-profit organization with expertise in both law and policy affecting the poor. Their web site offers information on their programs and copies of their publications on a number of issues.
Center of Budget and Policy Priorities: Nonpartisan research organization and policy institute addressing government policies, especially those affecting people with low-to-moderate incomes.
Center for Child Care Workforce: The Center for Child Care Workforce works to improve the quality of child care. The web site provides research and policy resources, training opportunities, and publications.
Charles Stewart Mott Foundation: Provides information about the foundation, available grants, and the grantmaking process.
Children's Aid Society: Learn about the youth leadership services of the Children's Aid Society.
Child Development Policy Institute: California-based group provides information on how to advocate as well as a list of links for child advocates.
Child Trends: Child Trends is a nonprofit, nonpartisan research organization that studies children, youth, and families through research, data collection, and data analysis. The web site provides copies of their publications and information on their projects.
Coleman Advocates for Children and Youth: Provides information on youth development and links to other youth development resources.
Communities in Schools: This web site provides information on the organization, upcoming events, current news, and publications on youth issues.
Connect for Kids: This site provides reports, public opinions, and other resources on a number of children's topics. Get current news on children's issues in each state and sign up for e-newsletters that contain articles and information on issues.
Department of Health and Human Services, Youth Development Publication: Provides the following publication from the Social Development Research Group of the University of Washington:
Positive Youth Development in the United States: Research Findings on Evaluations of Positive Youth Development Programs
Fight Crime! Invest in Kids: This site provides action alerts, resources for youth advocates, and information about the organization and its policy issues.
The Finance Project / Tracking Tobacco Settlement: Offers information and publications on using tobacco revenues to fund children's programs.
Forum for Youth Investment: The Forum for Youth Investment is dedicated to increasing the quality and quantity of youth investments and youth involvement in the United States by promoting a big picture approach to planning and policy development. This site provides information on the organization, its network, as well as resources for youth advocates.
Girls Inc.: Learn about Girls Inc. and find a program near you. This site also offers current news, resources, action alerts, and links.
Harvard Family Research Project: Learn about the project's research areas, which include family-school-community partnerships and strategy consulting and evaluation. Also get the latest news and copies of their publications.
Health Initiatives for Youth: Health Initiatives for Youth work to improve the health of young people. The site provides publications, information on how to get involved, and links.
Juvenile Justice Clearinghouse, National Criminal Justice Reference Service, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Planning: This site offers programs and grant information, publications, and facts and figures.
OJJDP Statistical Briefing Book: This book provides data on juvenile crime and youth in the juvenile justice system.
OJJDP Youth Arts Programs / Prevention: Juvenile Justice Bulletin on the Youth Arts Development Project.
Materials for the Study of Childhood: This site provides bibliographies, data sources, resource centers, and links to organizations dealing with children's issues.
Missouri School Age Care Coalition (MOSAC²): The MOSAC² mission is to support and unify professionals in providing quality out-of-school programs.
National Black Child Development Institute: Learn about the Institute and its programs. This web site offers a resource center, links to other organizations, and action alerts.
National Child Care Information Center: This site provides a searchable database of child care information, publications, state profiles, and other resources.
National Center for Community Education (NCCE): This organization provides information on after-school programs, a resource guide for planning and operating after-school programs, a networking database, funding information, and links to other publications and organizations.
National Community Education Association (NCEA): Learn about the organization, upcoming events, how to join and state associations. This site has a number of resources on after-school programs, parent involvement, grants, and other community education issues.
National Institute on Out-of-School Time/Center for Research on Women Wellesley College: Learn about the Institute, its programs, and staff development training opportunities. This site also offers copies of publications and links to sites dealing with out-of-school time.
National Network for Youth: The National Network for Youth site offers information on a number of youth advocacy areas. The site also links to the Community Youth Development Journal.
National Partnership for Women and Families: Offers publications on issues of interest to women and their families, as well as a list of online resources.
National Youth Development Information Center/Younger Americans Act: This site offers information about the Younger Americans Act, an advocacy kit for youth and adults, and handouts about the act that are ready-made to distribute.
National Youth Leadership Council: The Council promotes service-learning and youth service and offers resources on youth-oriented public policy. Learn about current news and events, professional development opportunities, and the council's programs and publications.
National Youth Information Network: This Kansas City-based organization offers action alerts on youth issues and information for youth. The site links to the youth information line of Kansas City, which is a confidential number youth can call for advice.
Partnership for Family Involvement in Education: The site offers information on the Partnership's initiatives, partners, publications, and how to join.
Prevent Child Abuse America: Offers statistics on child abuse and neglect, parenting tips, child abuse prevention efforts, advocacy information, PCAA and state chapter locations.
Safe and Drug Free Schools Programs/U.S. Department of Education: Learn about grants available to states for drug and violence prevention programs. This site also provides reports on school safety, news updates, and links.
The Search Institute: The Search Institute works to advance the well-being of adolescents and children. The web site provides research information on the 40 assets that all young people need, training opportunities, surveys, and information on its publications.
Urban Institute/Child Care Patterns of School Age Children with Employed Mothers: Provides complete copy of the publication:
Child Care Patterns of School Age Children with Employed Mothers
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: On this site, you can search for information on a number of topics related to health and human services and learn about the department and its agencies.
Violence Policy Center: Provides research and advocacy information on effective gun policy.
Welfare Information Network (A Special Activity of The Finance Project): Provides information, policy analysis and technical assistance on welfare reform. The site also has an extensive list of web sites containing information concerning welfare programs and welfare reform. Categories include: statistical data, policy analysis, legislative information, best practices and other resources.
YMCAs of the USA: Learn about the YMCA programs, how to get involved, and find a YMCA near you.
YouthFriends: YouthFriends connects young people with caring adult volunteers in schools to promote success, encourage healthy behaviors and build stronger communities. We currently work with 90 school districts in the Greater Kansas City area and the states of Kansas and Michigan.
YouthNet of Kansas City: YouthNet promotes youth development programs during afterschool hours in the Kansas City area. Learn about the training and technical assistance YouthNet provides, its philosophy, and its local and national partners. The site also provides links for parents, youth workers, children and teens.
Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System / Adolescent Health Data / Risky Behaviors: Provides research results and data on youth risk behaviors.
Youth Service America: Youth Service America works to promote and strengthen the youth service movement. The site provides resources for non-profits and information on youth service day.

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Child Advocacy Organizations in Other States

Voices for Alabama's Children Institute of Social and Economic Research (Alaska) Children's Action Alliance (Arizona)
Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families
Children Now (California)
Children Now's list of national resources on child and family issues.
Colorado Children's Campaign
Connecticut Kids Link
Delaware Kids Count DC Action for Children
Florida Children's Campaign
Georgians for Children
Hawaii Kids Count
Voices for Illinois Children
Indiana Youth Institute
Child and Family Policy Center (Iowa)
Kansas Action for Children
Kentucky Youth Advocates Agenda for Children (Louisiana)
Maine Children's Alliance
Advocates for Children and Youth (Maryland)
Massachusetts Campaign for Children
Michigan's Children
Michigan League for Human Services
Children's Defense Fund - Minnesota
Mississippi Forum on Children and Families
Voices for Nebraska's Children Nevada KIDS COUNT
Children's Alliance of New Hampshire
Association for Children of New Jersey
New Mexico Advocates for Children and Families
Citizens' Committee for Children (New York City)
North Carolina Child Advocacy Institute
Children's Defense Fund Ohio
Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy
Children First for Oregon
Pennsylvania Partnerships for Children
Rhode Island KIDS COUNT
Alliance for South Carolina's Children
South Dakota Coalition for Children
Tennessee Commission on Children and Youth
Texas Kids Count
Utah Children
Action Alliance for Virginia's Children and Youth
Children's Alliance (Washington State)
West Virginia Kids Count Fund
Wisconsin Council on Children and Families
Wyoming Children's Action Alliance

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Citizens for Missouri's Children is a member of Voices for America's Children.