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NATIONAL
RESOURCES
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National
Parents Anonymous®
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nation's oldest child abuse prevention organization, dedicated to
strengthening families and building caring communities that support safe
and nurturing homes for children.
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National Parent
Network- The online
community for:
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Parents
around the world who want to talk about their leadership skills and
opportunities.
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Parents,
grandparents, foster parents, kinship caregivers, anyone in a
parenting role who takes action on behalf of their family, children,
and communities.
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Staff
or professionals who are interested in working with parent leaders to
obtain input and new strategies to better meet the needs of their
community.
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KIDS COUNT-
A national and state-by-state effort to track the status of children in
the United States.
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Child Welfare Information Gateway-
Connects child welfare and related professionals to comprehensive
information and resources to help protect children and strengthen
families. Features the latest on topics from prevention to permanency,
including child abuse and neglect, foster care, and adoption.
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National Alliance of Children's
Trust and Prevention Funds-
Assists state Children's Trust and Prevention Funds and promotes and
supports a system of services, laws, practices and attitudes that
strengthen families' capacity to provide their children with safe, healthy
and nurturing childhoods.
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Prevent Child Abuse
America- Provides leadership
to promote and implement child abuse prevention efforts at both the
national and local levels.
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Girls and Boys Town Parenting Website-
Specializes in training, consulting and researching parenting practices
that can help you in the day-to-day development of your children.
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Center
for the Study of Social Policy: Strengthening Families-
Buildings strong families through parental resilience, social connections,
knowledge of parenting and child development, concrete support in times of
need and children's social and emotional development.
LOCAL
RESOURCES
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DC Action for Children-
An advocacy organization dedicated to ensuring that all children in the
District of Columbia have the opportunity to reach their full potential.
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Catholic Community Services-
The largest private social service organization in the Washington, D.C.
area. Brings together the expertise of four outstanding social service
agencies with deep roots in the community: Catholic Charities, Anchor
Mental Health, the Lt. Joseph P. Kennedy Institute for people with
developmental disabilities, and the Spanish Catholic Center.
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District of
Columbia Social Services Center- Provides
residents with health, employment, training and community-based services.
The links on this page will help you find the programs that meet your
needs.
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East River Family Strengthening Collaborative- Collaborates
with community residents and organizations (public and private) to reduce
the number of children from entering the child welfare system of care,
increase supports to families, provide services to prevent homelessness,
increase financial self sufficiency, decrease youth violence.
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Edgewood/Brookland Family Support Collaborative-
Provides services that either directly
or indirectly support or preserve families. These services include but are
not limited to: case management, crisis intervention, parenting education,
housing assistance, employment services, fatherhood support, youth
activities, community engagement, capacity building and technical
assistance.
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Columbia Heights/Shaw Family Strengthening Collaborative-
An intermediary community-based
membership organization dedicated to family stabilization and the
promotion of safe communities where children and youth can thrive. Organizes
and leads integrated multi-agency, multi-level strategies to address the
needs of at-risk youth and their families.
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Far
Southeast Family Strengthening Collaborative-
Acts as a catalyst to develop, nurture and sustain partnerships of
residents, agencies and institutions in
the Southeast community and to create a healthy socioeconomic environment
through which every child and family has an opportunity to achieve their
maximum potential and to lead a productive life.
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Georgia
Avenue/Rock Creek Easy Family Strengthening Collaborative-
One of six Healthy Families Thriving Community
Collaboratives (HFTCC) dedicated to developing a neighborhood-based system
that builds on strengths, nurtures families and keeps children safe from
abuse and neglect.
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South
Washington/West of the River Family Strengthening Collaborative-
Develops and coordinates resources and services
in our community (e.g. residents, churches, schools, businesses,
non-profit agencies and civic groups) to build the capacity of our
residents by supporting and promoting the following seven key values:
unity, self determination, collective work and responsibility, cooperative
economics, purpose, creativity and faith.
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