Gives overviews of and contacts for projects serving nearly 99,000 youths
and 17,000 parents. Projects are community-based, multidisciplinary,
and feature holistic approaches viewing the individual in context of family
and community.
Founded in 1994 by Executive Order 13045 to foster collaboration in
reporting on Federal data on kids and families. Includes agencies
in Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Education, Health and Human Services
(HHS), Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Justice, and Labor; the National
Science Foundation; and the Office of Management and Budget. The
1997 report, America's Children: Key National Indicators of Well Being,
is first in planned annual series. Report available on www.cdc.gov/nchswww/nchshome.htm.
Head Start homepage; links to programs, current initiatives, evaluation
studies, training and technical assistance (TA) regional network, grantees,
frequently asked question (FAQs), and resource library.
ACYF administers major Federal programs supporting positive growth and
development of children, youth, and families; protective services; child
care; and adoption. Homepage has links to various bureaus and research,
demonstration, and evaluation studies.
www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/fysb/programs/ncfy.htm
NCFY, funded by the Administration for Children and Families,
has a library on family and youth issues, special issue forums, outreach
and networking, and publications. Staff can research your special
interests.
Sponsored by Center for Substance Abuse Prevention, USDHHS. Has
online database of prevention materials, PREVLINE, that can be searched
for information on parenting education specific to drug abuse prevention.
Also has information services staff, distribution capability, customized
searches, and other services.
http://www.ncjrs.org/homepage.htm
NCJRS is one of the most extensive sources of information on criminal
and juvenile justice in the world. It is a collection of clearinghouses
supporting all bureaus of the U.S. Department of Justice, and it supports
the Office of National Drug Control Policy. The sections on crime
prevention, drugs and crime, juvenile justice, and research and evaluation
contain links to valuable parenting-related materials.
http://ericps.ed.uiuc.edu/nccic/abtnccic.html
NCCIC, sponsored by the DHHS Administration for Children and Families
(ACF), disseminates child care information, provides outreach to ACF grantees
and the broader child care community (electronic networks and databases,
clearinghouses and national organizations, ACF regulations, State program
activities, promising practices), and publishes a bimonthly Child Care
Bulletin.
http://ericps.crc.uiuc.edu/ericeece.html
EECE is part of the system of ERIC clearinghouses sponsored by the Department
of Education. Collects and disseminates research, literature, fact
sheets, and briefing papers on physical, cognitive, social, educational
and cultural development of children from birth through early adolescence.
Includes information on parenting and family relationships.
http://www.carnegie.org
Focuses on education and healthy development of children and youth.
Significant support to development and evaluation of parenting programs.
Began Starting Points initiative in 1994.
http://www.aecf.org
Funds work on building knowledge base for system reform and community
change, demonstrates reform initiatives, promotes accountability and innovation.
Focuses on families, children, foster care, and mental health of urban
children. Sponsors KIDSCOUNT initiative to track status of children.
Funded many fatherhood initiatives.
http://www.cmwf.org
Funds Healthy Steps for Children, a program to develop partnerships
with community foundations to support programs in each of their cities.
Goal is to significantly impact outcomes for 100 families per site. Published
The Commonwealth Fund Survey of Parents with Young Children in 1996.
http://www.fordfound.org/
Human Development program area focuses on helping individuals, families,
and communities gain social and economic opportunity and human dignity.
Grants focus on reproductive health including adolescent sexuality and
AIDS prevention, early childhood and youth development, family support,
welfare reform, and job-training programs. Supporter of Family Resource
Coalition, AVANCE, and various parenting program evaluations.
http://www.rwjf.org
Three main areas of interest: access to health care, kids with
disabilities, and substance abuse prevention. Has over 75 programs
currently active. Supports surveillance of youth alcohol, tobacco,
and other drug use; interactive computer-based prevention programs; and
research on health and safety of urban youth.
http://www.WKKF.org
Interested in comprehensive approaches to youth. Initiative called
Families for Kids seeks to take on State welfare systems by promoting the
child's viewpoint in considering the issues of foster care and family separation.
http://www.mailman.org
Committed to ideals of the family resource movement. Continuing
assistance in training of family support workers. Evaluation, refinement,
and dissemination of adaptable and sustainable models for parent leadership
development, family-friendly service integration, and community building.
In 1977 funded Center for Family Support at Bank Street College.
Helped fund Family Resource Coalition "best practices" project.
http://www.pewtrusts.com
Supports nonprofit activities in areas of culture, education, the environment,
health and human services, public policy, and religion. In 1997,
with more than $4.5 billion in assets, the Trusts awarded $181 million
to 320 nonprofit organizations. Recently published See How We Grow:
A Report on the Status of Parenting Education in the US. Full text
version available from http://www.pewtrusts.com/docs/grow.html
http://education.indiana.edu/cas/adol/adol.html
Electronic guide to information on adolescent issues: conflict and violence,
mental health issues, health issues including alcohol and other drug abuse
(AODA), and counselor resources.
http://www.nauticom.net/www/cokids/index.html
Links to a wide variety of resources in health and nutrition, child
care, education, parenting information consumer education, safety, special
education, social issues and policy, advocacy, and entertainment.
Includes sections on parenting education, programs and curricula, violence
prevention, intergenerational issues, research, and evaluation. Currently
conducting a multistate research project to gather needs assessment data
on preferred designs for parenting education programs. Has interactive
evaluation model and Parenting Education Resource Center with descriptions
of parenting education programs. Has links to for Parenting Database,
Children's Trust Fund Parenting Education Resources (arranged by subject
and medium).
Has searchable database of parenting resources, monthly news update,
FAQs, full text resources for parents and those who work with parents,
calendar of conferences, and links to other Internet resources of interest.
http://www.tnpc.com
"One of America's foremost parenting information services." Helps
parents expand their skills and strengths by providing comprehensive and
responsible guidance from nine eminent child-rearing experts. Has
a ParenTalk Newsletter updated daily, TNPC Shopping Center, chat rooms,
bulletin boards, and other features.
Collaborative effort of Chapel Hill Training-Outreach Project, Inc.,
and the Family Resource Coalition of America. Has bulletin board,
products, evaluation center. Also has Virtual Resource Center where
individuals can read newsletters, print fact sheets, and share resources
with peers.
http://www.cwla.org
CWLA serves as key player in shaping of public policy debate, clearinghouse
of information, provider of training, and advocate for member agencies.
One of more influential voices in parenting and family support field.
http://www.childrensdefense.org
Advocates for America's children, particularly poor and minority children
and children with disabilities. Educates public about needs of children
and encourages investments in prevention of undesirable outcomes.
Annual yearbook: State of America's Children.
http://chtop.com/frc.htm
FRCA has been advancing the family support movement since 1981.
The coalition facilitates communication among more than 2,500 programs,
provides training and TA, and disseminates information about family resource
programs. FRCA also provides a national clearinghouse of information
on family support, and published a "best practices" project which established
a set of core principles for practitioners.
http://www.ncoff.gse.upenn.edu/
Homepage has links to core learning areas, Fatherlink website, publications,
national resources, product downloads, and online literature databases.
http://www.nhsa.org
Membership organization of Head Start parents, staff, directors and
friends across the U.S. Provides education and advocacy on behalf
of Head Start, a quarterly journal, updates of policy and legislation,
special studies and reports, training conferences, and leadership institutes.
http://www.zerotothree.org
Gathers and disseminates information through publications, a training
institute, fellowship program, and technical assistance to communities,
States, and Federal Government.
http://www.ciccparenting.org
Provides leadership and support in parent training, resources for parenting
movement, training programs, training materials, instructor workshops,
and seminars for parents. Has catalog of materials screened for effectiveness.
Companion organization is National Parenting Instructors Association.
www-medlib.med.utah.edu/healthed/training.htm
Funded by Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.
Project conducts training on eight model family-based juvenile delinquency
programs (Parents and Children Training Series; Strengthening Families
Program; Strengthening Multi-Ethnic Families Program; Families and Schools
Together (FAST) Program; the Parent Project; Functional Family Therapy;
Iowa Strengthening Families Program—Pre- and Early Teens; and Nurturing
Parent Program. Also provides descriptions on model family strengthening
programs (http://www-medlib.med.utah.edu/healthed/progdesc.htm).