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	Promising Practices Network URL: http://www.promisingpractices.net/ ODP description: 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. Page title: Promising Practices Network on Children, Families and Communities \| Home Page description: The Promising Practices Network (PPN) is dedicated to providing quality evidence-based information about what works to improve the lives of children, youth, and families. The PPN site features summaries of programs and practices that are proven to improve outcomes for children. All of the information on the site has been carefully screened for scientific rigor, relevance, and clarity. The information offered is organized around four major a...
	The Children's Partnership URL: http://www.childrenspartnership.org/ ODP description: National research, policy analysis, and advocacy organization focused on children and technology, children's health care, and building a broad constituency to support children's issues. Page title: The Children's Partnership \| Home
	American Association for the Child's Right to Play URL: http://www.ipausa.org/ ODP description: Protects, preserves, and promotes play as a fundamental right for all humans. Page title: IPA/USA
	Happen Inc. URL: http://www.happeninc.com/ ODP description: A unique, non-profit organization in Cincinnati, Ohio that helps parents and their children share creative, bonding experiences using art as the medium. Classes, community programs, and volunteer opportunities. Page title: Happen, Inc. - where we make it happen! Page description: HappenInc.com - where you can make it happen!
	The Urban Institute \| Adolescents URL: http://www.urban.org/adolescents/index.cfm ODP description: Current publications and projects on policy issues affecting adolescents from the Urban Institute.
	Office for Children in Victoria URL: http://www.office-for-children.vic.gov.au/ ODP description: Focused on the health, safety, development, learning and wellbeing of children, young people and families in Victoria, Australia. Page title: DHS Office for Children, Office for Children home page, HomePage Page description: focusing on the health, safety, development, learning and wellbeing of children, young people and families in Victoria - The Office for Children is responsible to the Minister for Children, the Hon Lisa Neville MP, who is also Minister for Mental Health, and Minister for Aged Care. The Office for Children provides a focus on Victorian children, and their families, within the state government. It is to ensure a consistent approach across the...
	National Center for Children, Families and Communities URL: http://www.nccfc.org/ ODP description: Seeks to improve the health and social functioning of low income, first-time mothers, their babies, and families by helping communities develop Nurse-Family Partnership home visiting programs. Page title: NCCFC Page description: The National Center for Children, Families and Communities, develops programs that improve the lives of children and families, including the Nurse-Family Partnership home visiting program.
	Project Destiny of Hope URL: http://destinyofhope.org ODP description: An organization in Baltimore, Maryland that seeks to make effective leaders and productive citizens of at-risk youths and teens through interest driven programs. Page title: Talent Exposition Foundation-Project Destiny of Hope
	Center for the Study of Social Policy URL: http://www.cssp.org/ ODP description: Strives to help states and localities implement strategies that strengthen disadvantaged communities and ensure that children grow up healthy, safe, successful in school, and ready for productive adulthood. Page title: CSSP : Welcome to the Center for the Study of Social Policy Page description: Center for the Study of Social Policy Home Page
	The Children's Institute, University of Cape Town URL: http://www.ci.org.za/ ODP description: Aims to address the needs and rights of South African children through policy research and other academic activities. Page title: Children's Institute Website - Home page Page description: The Childrenâs Institute is a policy research and advocacy institute based at the University of Cape Town. The mission of the Institute is to contribute to policies, laws and interventions that promote equity and realise the rights and improve the conditions of all children in South Africa through research, advocacy, education and technical support
	Youthworker URL: http://www.youthworker.uk.net/ ODP description: Provides support and information to youthwork practitioners in the United Kingdom. Includes forum, news, and policy papers.
	Center on Media and Child Health URL: http://www.cmch.tv/ ODP description: Educates children, parents, and the public on media and their effects on the physical, mental, and social health of all children. Page title: CMCH Page description: Center on Media and Child Health at Children's Hospital Boston
	D-aRts Youth Organization URL: http://www.dartscafe.com ODP description: As an after school arts initiative, D-aRts plans events for youth ages 14 to 20 with its main focus being to get youth involved with the arts. Currently our event productions include, Spoken Word, Fine Arts, Dance, Music, Fashion. Page title: D-aRts Cafe
	The Comic Book Project URL: http://www.comicbookproject.org/ ODP description: A project of Teachers College, Columbia University that engages children in a creative process leading to literacy reinforcement, social awareness, and character development. Student galleries, publications, and news. Page description: The Comic Book Project. An arts-based literacy initiative at Teachers College, Columbia University.
	Childstats.gov URL: http://www.childstats.gov/ ODP description: Provides statistical reports on the status of U.S. children and their families, including population, family characteristics, economic security, health, environment, education. From the Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics. Page title: Childstats.gov - Home Page description: The official website of the Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics. The site provides easy access to the forum's annual monitoring report, America's Children, other Forum's reports, national- and state data on children and their families collected and published by various federal statistical agencies, as well as information about the Forum's major activities.
	Budden Praed Foundation URL: http://www.buddinpraed.org/ ODP description: Seeks to improve the quality of publicly funded social services for children and families. Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths (CANS) methodology, news, and small grant program. Page title: Buddin Praed Foundation - Improving the Well-being of Children and Families Page description: A public charitable foundation committed to improving the well being of children and families. Through research and development of decision support and outcomes management tools and methods, our mission is to improve the quality of publicly funded social services for children and families.
	Thrasher Research Fund - Research in Children's Health URL: http://www.thrasherresearch.org/ ODP description: A private organization that finances practical, applied pediatric health research and demonstration projects. Grant and contact information. Page title: Thrasher Research Fund
	Institute for the Study of Children, Families and Communities URL: http://www.iscfc.emich.edu/ ODP description: Located at Eastern Michigan University, the Institute applies scholarly research and practical expertise to issues such as foster care and child welfare. Page title: Institute for the Study of Children, Families and Communities (ISCFC)
	The Prevention Researcher Online URL: http://www.tpronline.org/ ODP description: A quarterly newsletter about At-Risk Youth. Includes 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. Page title: The Prevention Researcher
	Deliver The Dream URL: http://www.deliverthedream.org/ ODP description: A respite and retreat program that serves families facing serious illness or crisis by helping them to enhance coping skills, reduce stress and cultivate relationships. Press releases, newsletter, information, and volunteer opportunities. [Florida] Page title: Deliver The Dream - Our Home on the Web Page description: Deliver the Dream, Inc. is a respite and retreat program that serves families facing serious illness or crisis by helping them to enhance coping skills, reduce stress and cultivate relationships. Through unique experiences during planned retreat weekends, we enable those we help to regain strength, mend spirits and just be families and kids again.