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National
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Description
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America's
Promise - The
Alliance for
Youth |
America's
Promise has
created a
diverse and
growing Alliance
of more than 400
national
organizations
called Partners
which make
large-scale
national
commitments to
fulfill one or
more of the Five
Promises. |
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American Cancer Society |
Information on cancer. |
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American Heart Association |
Information on heart
problems. |
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American Lung Association |
Information on keeping lungs
healthy. |
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Association for Healthy
Community Improvement |
Peer networking and
educational resource.
Nationwide membership
association for community
health and healthy
communities. |
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Big Brothers Big
Sisters |
Big Brothers Big
Sisters is a
youth mentoring
association in
America. |
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Child Help USA
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Treatment and
Prevention of
Child Abuse -
Childhelp USA®
exists to meet
the physical,
emotional,
educational, and
spiritual needs
of abused and
neglected
children. We do
so by focusing
our efforts in
the areas of
treatment,
prevention, and
research.
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Children's Defense Fund
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A national
organization whose mission
is to Leave No Child Behind®
- and to ensure every child
a healthy start, a head
Start, a fair Start, a safe
start and a moral start in
life. Includes and extensive
list of links regarding ways
to advocate for children and
families. |
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Children First |
Philosophy and positive
character building
attributes. |
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Communities in
Schools |
Communities In
Schools
champions the
connection of
needed community
resources with
schools to help
young people
successfully
learn, stay in
school, and
prepare for life
America's
Promise. |
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Community Partnership for
Older Adults |
A grant program to improve
systems delivering long-term
care and supportive services
to vulnerable older adults
and their caregivers. |
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Community
Voices
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Works to provide healthcare
for the uninsured and
underserved. |
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Connect for Kids |
Multimedia project helping
adults make better
communities. |
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Corporation for National and
Community Service |
Works to engage Americans in
improving their communities |
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Empowering Youth |
Helping youth become
resources in their schools
and communities. |
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Focus Adolescent
Services |
An Internet
Clearinghouse of
Information,
Resources, and
Support To Help
Your Teen and
Heal Your
Family. |
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Healthy People 2010 |
Information on healthy
lifestyles. |
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Healthfinder |
Your guide to reliable
health information |
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Healthfinder for Kids |
Fun for kids--games, art
contests, safe web surfing,
etc. |
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Join Together Online |
Helping reduce substance
abuse and gun violence. |
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NAACP |
National
Association for the
Advancement of Colored
People. |
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National Cancer Institute |
Coordinates the government's
cancer research programs. |
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National Center for Tobacco
Free Kids |
Deals with the prevention of
smoking among children. |
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National
Clearinghouse
for Alcohol and
Drug Information |
SAMHSA's
National
Clearinghouse
for Alcohol and
Drug Information
(NCADI) is the
Nation's
one-stop
resource for
information
about substance
abuse prevention
and addiction
treatment. |
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National
Clothesline
Project |
Wanted to find a unique way
to take staggering,
mind-numbing statistics
regarding personal violence
and turn them into a
provocative, "in-your-face"
educational and healing
tool. |
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National Community Building
Network |
Membership opportunity to
share lessons of community
building. |
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National
Domestic
Violence Hotline |
Helps Domestic
Violence
Survivors locate
resources. |
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National Health Information
Center |
Health information referral
service. |
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National
Institute of
Mental Health |
The National
Institute of
Mental Health
(NIMH) is one of
27 components of
the National
Institutes of
Health (NIH),
the Federal
government's
principal
biomedical and
behavioral
research agency. |
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National Mentoring
Partnership |
Shares a great deal of
information about mentoring,
to include research, best
practices, and tools. |
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National Rural Development
Partnership |
Working to improve America's
rural communities |
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Office of Disease Prevention
and Health Promotion |
Promoting health and
offering information on the
prevention of diseases.
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Points of Light Foundation,
The (POLF) |
National resource for
volunteers and volunteer
organizations. |
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Search Institute, The |
Youth assets, excellent
resource. |
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Stop a Suicide
Today |
Nationwide campaign targeted
at the friends and family
members of people who may be
depressed and/or suicidal. |
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Substance Abuse and Mental
Health Services
Administration
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Substance Abuse and Mental
Health Information.
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TIPS - Tobacco Information &
Prevention Source |
Tobacco information and
prevention source, part of
Center for Chronic Disease
Prevention and Health
Promotion |
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Truth |
Alerting the public to the
cigarette industry’s hidden
practices and advertising. |
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W.W.Kellogg Collection of
Rural Community Development
Resources |
High quality collection of
community resources
available for sharing. |
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W.W.Kellogg Foundation,
Community Voices Grants |
National demonstration
project of healthcare for
the understood. |
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Yellow Ribbon
Campaign |
A comprehensive
community-based
Suicide
Prevention
Program. |
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Youth Activism |
25% of population is under
18–site supports a voice for
youth. |
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Youth as Resources |
Community-based program
-provides small grants to
youth to design & carry out
service projects that
address social problems &
contribute to significant
community change. |
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YouthActionNet |
Connecting youth to create
change locally and globally. |
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Youth Service America
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National guide to volunteer
opportunities, with focus on
youth service |
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