The Alan Guttmacher Institute
- AGI's mission is to protect the reproductive choices of
all women and men throughout the United States and the world.
URL:http://www.agi-usa.org/
The Brookings Institution - Brookings is an independent, nonpartisan organization
devoted to research, analysis, and public education with
an emphasis on economics, foreign policy, governance, and
metropolitan policy. URL:http://www.brookings.org/default.htm
American Medical Association - A voluntary
membership organization of physicians, the AMA acts as the
patient's advocate and the physician's voice by setting standards
for the medical profession. URL:http://www.ama-assn.org/
American Public Human Services Association
- APHSA is a non-profit, bipartisan organization of individuals
and agencies concerned with human services. URL:http://www.aphsa.org/
Annie E. Casey Foundation - The Foundation
is a private charitable organization dedicated to helping
build better futures for disadvantaged children in the United
States. URL:http://www.aecf.org/
Center for Studying Health Systems Change
- HSC is a Washington-based research organization that studies
the changes in America's health care systems and their affects
on people at the community level. URL:http://www.hschange.com/
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities -
The Center is a nonpartisan research and policy organization
that conducts research and analysis on government policies
and programs, with an emphasis on those that affect low and
moderate income people. URL:http://www.cbpp.org/
Center on Law and Social Policy - CLASP
is a national non-profit organization that uses education,
policy research, and advocacy to improve the economic security
of low-income families with children and secure access for
low-income persons to our civil justice system. URL:http://www.clasp.org/
Child Trends, Inc. - This non-profit, non
partisan research organization studies children, youth, and
families through research, data collection, and data analysis.
URL:http://www.childtrends.org/
The Foundation Center - This is an independent
nonprofit information clearinghouse about the foundation field.
The Center collects, organizes, analyzes, and disseminates
information on foundations, corporate giving, and related
subjects. URL:http://fdncenter.org/
HandsNet - This site encourages organizations
to utilize effective online communications strategies to strengthen
their programs and policies for children, families, and people
in need. URL:http://www.handsnet.org/
Institute for Research on Poverty - A national
center based at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the Institute
conducts research into the causes and consequences of poverty
and social inequality in America. URL:http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/irp/
Joint Center for Poverty Research - A joint
venture between Northwestern University and the University
of Chicago, JCPR supports academic research about the causes
and consequences of poverty in America and the effectiveness
of policies aimed at reducing poverty. URL:http://www.jcpr.org/
KIDS COUNT - KIDS COUNT, a project of the
Annie E. Casey Foundation, is a national and state-by-state
effort to track the status of children in the U.S. URL:http://www.aecf.org/kidscount
Mathematica Policy Research, Inc. - A leader
in policy research and analysis, this group has conducted
evaluations of programs in health care, welfare, education,
nutrition, employment, and early childhood development. URL:http://www.mathematica-mpr.com//
National Center for Children in Poverty
- NCCP identifies and promotes strategies to reduce the number
of American children living in poverty and to improve their
life chances. URL:http://cpmcnet.columbia.edu/dept/nccp/
National Data Analysis System - This database
of the Child Welfare League of America features state-by-state
data, tables, and graphs of child abuse and neglect statistics
and other information. URL:http://cpmcnet.columbia.edu/dept/nccp/
Research Forum on Children, Families and the New
Federalism - This organization encourages collaborative
research and informed policy on welfare reform and child well-being.
URL:http://ndas.cwla.org/
The Urban Institute - The Institute investigates
social and economic problems confronting the nation and analyzes
efforts to solve these problems. URL:http://www.urban.org/
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