Child Advocacy
Medi-Cal Access Program is a low-income insurance provided by the State of California for pregnant mothers in order to give adequate medical assistance to pregnant women. MCAP insurance is based on income guidelines and it provides support to expecting mothers.
The ACT 4 Juvenile Justice (ACT4JJ) advocates for the reauthorization of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act (JJDPA) and for federal funding for juvenile justice programs and services.
Advocates for Children of New York (AFC) supports education for students of color and low-income backgrounds, AFC promotes educational rights of individual students. It provides advice and legal representation for families of students who struggle with discrimination in school. Training and workshop informs parents, communities, and professionals in how to effectively advocate on behalf of their children.
The AYAN Network calls for the support of programs and services that prioritize Asian and Pacific Islander. AYAN is a coalition of over 17 community organizations, city agencies, and community leaders dedicated to advocating on behalf of Asian and Pacific Islander (API) youth in San Francisco.
Also known as the Children’s Advocacy Project, there are resources from different cities all over America that provide parent handouts and other information about school programs, education, and children with special needs.
Casey Family Services, a Foundation-sponsored private agency, that provides child welfare services. During its 36-year history, the agency developed the Lifelong Families practice model to connect children in foster care to enduring families.
ChildFocus is a national consulting firm that brings together innovative people, programs, and policies to help non-profit organizations, foundations, and government agencies support America’s children and families.
Childhelp National Child abuse hotline is dedicated to prevent child abuse. Childhelp focuses on the approach of prevention, intervention, and treatment of child abuse within communities.
Child Abuse Prevention Network is the flagship service of LifeNET that provides unique and powerful tools for the identification, investigation, treatment, adjudication and prevention of child abuse and neglect, along with professional online training on abuse.
Child Advocacy 360 brings the latest information and insights on children’s welfare and rights focusing on ways to conquer abuse and neglect of children by supplying a specialized news medium that helps advocates improve the outcomes of their efforts and enables others to become active participants in children’s rights.
The Child Advocacy Institute founded at the nonprofit University of San Diego School of Law in 1989, is one of the nation’s premiere academic, research, and advocacy organization working to improve the lives of children and youth, with special emphasis on improving the child protection and foster care systems and enhancing resources that are available to youth aging out of foster care.
Child Advocacy Services is an umbrella agency that combines with the Court Appointed Advocates program and Children’s Advocacy Center to offer services that give voice, healing and security to children, and provides online information on prevention, the Blue Ribbon campaign, and community events and sponsors.