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Link Pew Commission on Children
Although Pew Commission on Children in Foster Care concluded its work in 2006, its resource materials remain available here for reference.		 110
Link Kids Are Waiting: A Project of the Pew Charitable Trust
Kids Are Waiting: Fix Foster Care Now is a national campaign dedicated to ensuring that all children in foster care have the safe, permanent families they deserve by reforming the federal financing structure that governs our foster care system.		 112
Link AmeriCorps VISTA Program
AmeriCorps VISTA is the national service program designed specifically to fight poverty. VISTA members commit to serve full-time for a year at a nonprofit organization or local government agency, working to fight illiteracy, improve health services,		 223
Link Prevent Child Abuse LA
Prevent Child Abuse Louisiana is a volunteer-based organization dedicated to preventing the abuse and neglect of our state’s children.		 240
Link National CASA Association
The National CASA website provides information and technical assistance to current and prospective volunteers, a history of CASA, contact information, a Judge’s page, donation information, and updated news and current events with in the CASA communit		 223
Link CASANET
CASANET is a resource site for CASA volunteers, staff and other professionals working in the child advocacy field. It includes program information, news, and information resources.		 280
Link National Children’s Alliance
National Children’s Alliance is a nationwide not-for-profit membership organization whose mission is to promote and support communities in providing a coordinated investigation and comprehensive response to victims of severe child abuse. NCA is a mem		 189
Link Children’s Advocacy Centers of Louisiana
Here you can find center locations through out the state, along with current news, events, and contact information for child advocacy centers.		 261
Link Louisiana Partnership for Children & Families
The Louisiana Partnership for Children and Families is a statewide child advocacy organization that strives to provide “One Vision, One Voice” for Louisiana’s children and families. Here you can find public policy, evidence-based best practices for		 205
Link Louisiana Supreme Court-CASA Assistance Program
Here you can find information about the program, standards, legal framework and the official role of CASA and how to start a CASA program in your parish.		 241
Link Louisiana Children’s Trust Fund
This site provides contact information, grant resources, news and events, a history of the trust fund and a grant application center, along with information about abuse and neglect in Louisiana.		 187
Link Louisiana Association for Nonprofit Organizations
The Louisiana Association of Nonprofit Organizations is a statewide membership network of nonprofits, foundations & individuals dedicated to improving Louisiana’s nonprofit sector. With over 1000 members & offices across the state, our mission is to		 165
Link Children’s Law Advocacy Resources Online (CLARO)
The Children’s Law Advocacy Resources Online (CLARO) website will help to facilitate online legal resources by providing an effective means of communication between and among organizations.		 197
Link Louisiana Department of Social Services
This is the official website of Louisiana’s Social Services Department. Find information here and contact information about its programs and staff. DSS is about effectively and efficiently guiding individuals, children and families toward independe		 210
Link Louisiana Legislature
Information about the House and Senate of Louisiana. Contact information, legislation, and session information. You can watch general and some committee sessions live from this website. Also, view schedules of upcoming meetings during the Session		 165
Link Louisiana House of Representatives
Information about the Louisiana House of Representatives including membership, committees, and contact information for Representatives as well as staff.		 171
Link Louisiana Senate
Information about the Louisiana Senate including membership, committees, and contact information for Senators as well as staff.		 159
Link Office of the Governor, Louisiana
Governor Bobby Jindal’s official Web site includes current issues in focus, public policy, news, video, email newsletters, public events and contact information. Also, the website includes online features for requesting information and a feature in		 165
Link Point of Light Foundation
The Points of Light Foundation is a national, nonpartisan, nonprofit organization dedicated to engaging more volunteers and resources to help solve serious social problems. Discover resources and information on volunteer-driven programs across the		 177
Link Corporation for National & Community Service
The Corporation for National and Community Service was formed to engage Americans of all ages and backgrounds in service to meet community needs through three major programs: Senior Corps, AmeriCorps, and Learn and Serve America. Find information h		 169
Link National Mentor Partnership
An organization that promotes, advocates, and is a resource for, mentors and mentoring initiatives nationwide. The website provides resources on establishing and operating healthy mentoring programs as well as opportunities to network with other men		 160
Link Administration for Children and Families
(ACF) is a federal agency funding state, territory, local, and tribal organizations to provide family assistance (welfare), child support, child care, Head Start, child welfare, and other programs relating to children and families. You can learn abo		 166
Link Grants.gov
Grants.gov is your source to FIND and APPLY for federal government grants. Information here includes links to full announcements on all current grants available through all federal agencies.		 196
Link Foundation for the Mid-South
The Foundation for the Mid South is a regional development foundation that brings people together, strengthens communities, and multiplies resources.		 163
Link Annie Casey foundation-Kids Count Data
This system contains state- and city-level data for over 100 measures of child well-being, including all the measures regularly used in our popular KIDS COUNT Data Book and The Right Start for America’s Newborns. This easy-to-use, powerful online dat		 189
Link Children’s Justice act Louisiana
The Children’s Justice Act Grant Purchase of Services Program provides funding for agencies to provide services to assist children who are victims of abuse or neglect with their involvement in the legal system.		 194
Link Child Welfare League
CWLA is an association of nearly 800 public and private nonprofit agencies that assist more than 3.5 million abused and neglected children and their families each year with a range of services.		 173
Link Public Welfare Foundation
The Public Welfare Foundation supports efforts to ensure fundamental rights and opportunities for people in need. We look for carefully defined points where our funds can make a difference in bringing about systemic changes that can improve the lives		 164
Link OJJDP
The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) provides national leadership, coordination, and resources to prevent and respond to juvenile delinquency and victimization. OJJDP supports states and communities in their efforts to de		 155
Link Adoptuskids.org
AdoptUsKids.org is a tool for connecting foster and adoptive families with waiting children throughout the United States. View the profiles of THOUSANDS of children all over America who are available for adoption now!		 203
Link Child Abuse and Neglect
Resources about child maltreatment, including definitions, signs and symptoms, statistics and prevalence, types of child abuse and neglect, risk and protective factors, the impact on individuals and society, and child fatalities.		 213