]> http://www.connectforkids.org/taxonomy/term/214,357/all en http://www.connectforkids.org/node/3275 <p>Common Sense Media is the leading nonpartisan, non-profit organization dedicated to improving kids’ media lives. Our mission is to give parents, educators, and kids a choiceand a voice about the media they consume. We believe in sanity, not censorship. We provide trustworthy information, practicaltools, and a respected public voice that help create a healthier media environment for children and youth.</p> Age Appropriate Use California Media Issues Organizations Wed, 22 Feb 2006 12:05:36 -0600 http://www.connectforkids.org/node/2868 <p>The Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood (formerly Stop Commercial Exploitation of Children) is a national coalition of health care professionals, educators, advocacy groups and concerned parents who counter the harmful effects of marketing to children through action, advocacy, education, research, and collaboration among organizations and individuals who care about children. CCFC supports the rights of children to grow up – and the rights of parents to raise them – without being undermined by rampant consumerism.</p> Kid Culture & Marketing Media Organizations Fri, 04 Mar 2005 08:51:26 -0600 http://www.connectforkids.org/node/2831 <p>Children’s PressLine provides a professionally supervised youth journalism program that empowers young people by amplifying their under-heard voices into the public discourse for a more informed and authentic relationship between kids and adults.</p> Media Organizations Thu, 03 Mar 2005 18:19:35 -0600 http://www.connectforkids.org/node/2420 <p>Children Now is a research and action organization dedicated to assuring that children grow up in economically secure families, where parents can go to work confident that their children are supported by quality health coverage, a positive media environment, a good early education, and safe, enriching activities to do after school. Recognized for its expertise in media as a tool for change, Children Now designs its strategies to improve children's lives while at the same time helping America build a sustained commitment to putting children first. Children Now is an independent, nonpartisan organization.</p> Advocating for Policies & Programs California Media Organizations Public Services & Assistance Wed, 08 Jun 2005 10:50:20 -0500