The
Alliance for Youth: America’s Promise is the nation’s
leading voice for young people. Through partnerships with government,
nonprofits, business and communities, America’s Promise
works together to ensure that all children have five essential
resources: caring adults, safe places, a healthy start, effective
education and support to help others.
http://www.americaspromise.org/
The
Alliance High School of Milwaukee's mission is to provide
a safe, student-centered, and academically challenging environment
to meet the needs of all students.
http://allianceschool.org
Casey
Life Skills provides free and easy to use tools to help
young people prepare for adulthood.
http://www.caseylifeskills.org/index.htm
Children
for Children is a not-for-profit promoting hand-on youth
volunteering and giving programs which teach the value of community
involvement at a young age, and provides resources to underserved
schools. http://www.childrenforchildren.org/
Connect
for Kids makes the best use of communications technologies,
specifically the Internet, to give adults-parents, grandparents,
guardians, educators, advocates, policy makers, elected officials
and others – the tools and information they need to improve
the lives of youth and families. The Connect for Kids online publication
covers more than 30 topics, ranging from arts to youth development,
foster care to adoption, and welfare reform. http://www.connectforkids.org/
The
Child Welfare League of America is the nation’s
oldest and largest membership-based child welfare organization.
The Child Welfare League is committed to engaging people everywhere
in promoting the well-being of children, youth and their families,
and protecting every child from harm. http://www.cwla.org
Girls
Incorporated is a national nonprofit youth organization
dedicated to inspiring all girls to be strong, smart, and bold.
With roots dating back to 1864, Girls Inc. has provided vital
educational programs to millions of American girls, particularly
those in high-risk, underserved areas. Today, innovative program
help girls confront subtle societal messages about their value
and potential, and prepare to lead successful, independent, and
fulfilling lives. http://www.girlsinc.org/
Junior
Achievement is a movement that seeks to educate and inspire
young people to valued free enterprise, business, and economics
to improve the quality of their lives.
http://www.ja.org/
Kindering
Center is committed to creating and providing superior,
individualized, family centered services for children who are
disabled, medically fragile, or vulnerable because of abuse or
neglect, to develop maximum potential, hope and community understanding.
http://www.kindering.org/
National
Network for Youth champions the needs of runaway, homeless,
and other disconnected youth through advocacy, innovation and
services – one community at a time.
http://www.nn4youth.org/site/PageServer
The
National Youth Leadership Council increases the capacity
of schools and communities to engage young people in learning
and service. http://www.nylc.org
Project
Q is the Youth Program of the Milwaukee LGBT Community
Center. Project Q provides a safe space for lesbian, gay, bisexual,
transgender and questioning youth and their straight allies ages
24 and under. http://projectq.org
Strategic
Sharing Booklet from Casey.org is a great guide for those
involved in foster care.You may have opportunities to share
your life story with others in order to educate and influence
them. Whether you are a person in or from foster care, a care
provider, a professional or interested community member, you’ve
lived a story of your own.
http://www.casey.org/NR/rdonlyres/1072DDF2-1DE0-4A87-8848-93EEDF58C8F2/790/StrategicSharingBooklet1.pdf
Youth
Communication helps teenagers develop their skills in
reading, writing, thinking, and reflection, so they can acquire
the information they need to make thoughtful choices about their
lives. http://www.youthcomm.org/
The
mission of the Youth Volunteer Corps of America
is to create and increase volunteer opportunities to enrich America’s
youth, address community needs and develop a lifetime commitment
to service. http://www.yvca.org/main/
The
United Indians of all Tribes Foundation is a public,
non-profit community-based organization founded in 1970. This
foundation creates opportunities for Native children, youth and
families to build a positive and healthy future. http://www.unitedindians.com/fondprograms.html
The
mission of Voices for America’s Children
is to improve the lives of children in the United States by advocating
for effective public policies. Voices for America’s Children
is a nonpartisan, national organization committed to speaking
out for the well-being of children at the federal, state and local
levels of government. http://voicesforamericaschildren.org/
Since
1990, YouthBuild USA has guided the development
of an expanding national network of more than 225 local YouthBuild
programs. http://www.youthbuild.org/
