Connect for Kids / Child Advocacy 360 / Youth Policy Action Center - Organizations, Health

New Moms, Inc.

Wed, 21 Dec 2005 12:54:23 -0600

New Moms serves homeless and near-homeless teen moms (ages 13 to 21) and their children with transitional living shelter and a broad array of services that can foster self-sufficiency and family stabi

EMQ Children & Family Services

Wed, 21 Dec 2005 12:45:46 -0600

We serve children who are struggling with mental illness or emotional disorders. Our mission is to work with children and their families to transform their lives, build emotional, social and familial well-being, and to transform the systems that serve them.

Child Adolescent Health Measurement Initiative

Wed, 21 Dec 2005 12:33:45 -0600

The CAHMI was established in 1998 as a national collaboration to develop and implement a comprehensive set of consumer-centered quality measurement tools. The CAHMI provides leadership and resources for measuring and communicating information about the quality of health care for children and adolescents.

Project FOCUS (Families of Children Under Six)

Tue, 23 Aug 2005 16:54:36 -0500

The mission of this organization is to ensure quality prenatal care and parenting education for pregnant or parenting teens in Madison County.

Healthy Teen Network (formerly NOAPPP)

Wed, 03 Aug 2005 16:14:32 -0500

Healthy Teen Network's mission is to provide leadership, education, training, information, advocacy, resources and support to professional individuals and organizations in the field of adolescent health, with an emphasis on teen pregnancy, pregnancy prevention and teen parenting.

Community Association of Progressive Dominicans

Tue, 19 Jul 2005 08:31:12 -0500

The mission of Community Association of Progressive Dominicans (ACDP) is to promote and develop the physical, emotional, social and economic well-being of the residents of Upper Manhattan, the Bronx, and New York City by facilitating community empowerment through education, provision of human services, and the development of individual skills and community leadership.

The Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health

Wed, 13 Jul 2005 08:55:33 -0500

The Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health is a national family-run organization dedicated exclusively to helping children with mental health needs and their families achieve a better quality of life by:

Providing leadership to develop and sustain a nationwide network of family-run organizations.

Focusing the passion and cultural diversity of our membership to be a potent force for changing how systems respond to children with mental health needs and their families.

National Head Start Association

Wed, 06 Jul 2005 09:54:58 -0500

The National Head Start Association is a private not-for-profit membership organization dedicated exclusively to meeting the needs of Head Start children and their families. It represents more than 1 million children, 200,000 staff and 2,700 Head Start programs in the United States. The Association provides support for the entire Head Start community by advocating for policies that strengthen serv

Families USA

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 13:22:57 -0500

Families USA is a national nonprofit, non-partisan organization dedicated to the achievement of high-quality, affordable health care for all Americans. Working at the national, state, and community le

Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids

Wed, 06 Jul 2005 09:10:16 -0500

The Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids is fighting to free America's youth from tobacco and to create a healthier environment. The Campaign is one of the nation's largest non-governmental initiatives ever launched to protect children from tobacco addiction and exposure to secondhand smoke.

Our primary goals are to:
--Alter the public's acceptance of tobacco by deglamorizing tobacco use and countering tobacco industry marketing to youth and other practices.

Children Are Our Future, Inc.

Thu, 01 Dec 2005 07:27:12 -0600

The mission of Children Are Our Future is to provide children in critical need with high quality programs and services, which nurture and enhance positive growth and productive adulthood.

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Helping Hands Counseling & Consulting Services

Mon, 20 Jun 2005 07:57:40 -0500

We are focused on building a brighter tomorrow for the youth of today through character building, interventional counseling when needed and family involvement.

Columbia University TeenScreen Program

Thu, 16 Jun 2005 07:50:57 -0500

The Columbia University TeenScreen Program is a voluntary adolescent mental health and suicide prevention screening initiative, which exists in 44 states, Guam, South Korea, and Panama. The President's New Freedom Commission on Mental Health recognized the TeenScreen Program as a model program in its July 2003 final report. In addition, the national Suicide Prevention Resource Center (SPRC) listed the TeenScreen Program as a Promising Program on its list of Evidence-Based Practices in Suicide Prevention Programs. TeenScreen offers consultation, the screening instruments, and training, free of charge to qualifying communities.

Rum River Health Services, Inc.

Wed, 08 Jun 2005 09:56:23 -0500

Rum River Health Services promotes and maintains health behaviors that assure optimum quality of life for residents in the Rum River Area, providing direct health care services as appropriate.

Foundation for Dreams, Inc. and Dream Oaks Camp

Tue, 24 May 2005 13:37:47 -0500

The mission of the Foundation for Dreams, Inc. and Dream Oaks Camp is to provide fun, educational and recreational experiences in an outdoor camp environment to enhance the lives of children ages 7-17 with physical and developmental disabilities and serious illnesses.