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The Future of Children.
A
publication of The Woodrow Wilson School of Public and
International Affairs at Princeton University and The
Brookings Institution, The Future of Children seeks to
promote effective policies and programs for children by
providing policymakers, service providers, and the media
with timely, objective information based on the best
available research.
Maternal
and Child Health Bureau. A
bureau of the Health Resources and Services Administration,
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Includes
programs and publications focusing on
health care, prenatal care, new
born screening, preventive care, research and more.
Board on Children, Youth, and Families.
addresses a variety of policy-relevant issues related to the
health and development of children, youth, and families.
Child
Welfare League of America.
CWLA is an association of more than
900 public and private nonprofit agencies that assist more
than 3.5 million abused and neglected children and their
families each year with a range of services.
Children Now. A national organization for people who
care about children and want to ensure that they are the top
public policy priority. Initiatives include programs in
health policy, education, child care, and talking with kids
about AIDS, violence, drugs and alcohol.
Connect for Kids.
Mission states: “Connect for Kids makes the best use of
communications technologies, specifically the Internet, to
give adults – parents, grandparents, guardians, educators,
advocates, policymakers, elected officials and others – the
tools and information they need to work on behalf of
children, youth and families”.
World Bank Early Child Development.
The ultimate goal of Early Child Development (ECD)
programs is to improve young children’s capacity to develop
and learn. ECD interventions include educating and
supporting parents, delivering services to children,
developing capacities of caregivers and teachers, and using
mass communications to enhance parents and caregiver's
knowledge and practices.
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