Children, Youth and Family

Provides support and information to youthwork practitioners in the United Kingdom. Includes forum, news, and policy papers.

Provides a virtual community for young leaders. Discussion forum, virtual library, events, and profiles of young leaders around the globe.

A national source for news, views and important developments in the youth service field from a nonprofit organization.

American Freedom Assembly is a non-profit corporation concerned for today's youth. The founder travels across the country speaking to America's youth at schools, camps and churches. The site also provides a newsletter and a speaking schedule.

Supports young people in funding, designing, and implementing service projects in their communities.

Social Change Center</a> - A computer database, with over 300 different youth projects and 60 countries, all over the world.

An organization that supports women and children in the areas of domestic violence, child abuse, sexual abuse, and custody laws in the United States.

Research in Children's Health</a> - A private organization that finances practical, applied pediatric health research and demonstration projects. Grant and contact information.

A weekly column highlighting the joys and unique challenges of stepfamily living.

Invests in and incubates revenue-generating social enterprises that employ at-risk youth and other populations outside the economic mainstream in Canada.

Resources for child protection, advise and help for those suffering abuse and for those who have a resposibility for children.

Features programs and practices that credible research indicates are effective in improving outcomes in the areas of child health, child safety, schooling, and family well-being. Sections on proven and promising programs, research in brief, and strengthening service delivery.

A quarterly newsletter about At-Risk Youth. Contains abstracts and references as well as full length articles on At-Risk Youth issues such as teen violence, teen pregnancy prevention, substance abuse, dating violence and eating disorders.

Collaborates with advocates and policymakers in a movement to provide high-quality, voluntary pre-kindergarten education for all three and four year olds.

Free and ongoing support groups throughout Massachusetts for parents, or other adults in a parenting role, who feel isolated, overwhelmed, or afraid of their anger towards their children. Parent stories, group locations, and volunteer and donation opportunities.