Resource Links
21st Century Community Learning Centers
This program supports the creation of community learning centers that provide academic enrichment opportunities during non-school hours for children, particularly students who attend high-poverty and low-performing schools.
Administration for Children and Families (ACYF)
ACYF administers the major Federal programs that support: social services that promote the positive growth and development of children and youth and their families; protective services and shelter for children and youth in at-risk situations; and adoption for children with special needs.
Afterschool Alliance
Afterschool Alliance is dedicated to raising awareness of the importance of afterschool programs and advocating for quality, affordable programs for all children.
American Youth Policy Forum (AYPF)
AYPF provides learning opportunities for policy leaders, practitioners, and researchers working on youth and education issues at the national, state, and local levels.
Center for Effective Collaboration and Practice (CECP)
CECP is dedicated to a policy of collaboration at federal, state, and local levels that contributes to and facilitates the production, exchange, and use of knowledge about effective practices.
California School Health Centers Association
The California School Health Centers Association (CSHC) is the statewide organization leading the movement to put health care where kids are -- in schools. Their mission is to promote the health and academic success of children and youth by increasing access to the high quality health care and support services provided by school health centers. CSHC pursues this mission by advocating for public policies that support school health centers; building support among policymakers, community leaders, parents and students; and providing technical support to new and existing school health centers.
California Family Resource Association
The California Family Resource Association is a statewide membership association of organizations and individuals that serve children and families. Their purpose is to advocate for the programs, policies and resources that help families and communities thrive and succeed.
California Tomorrow
California Tomorrow's mission is to help create a just and inclusive multiracial, multicultural and multilingual society by promoting equal access to social, economic and educational resources and equal participation in major institutions, and by embracing diversity as a great strength.
Children Now
Children Now is a national organization for people who care about children and want to ensure that they are the top public policy priority.
The Children's Aid Society
The Children's Aid Society supports community and school partnerships by providing resources and technical assistance to educators, policymakers, researchers and funders.
Coalition for Community Schools
The Coalition for Community Schools works toward improving education and helping students learn and grow while supporting and strengthening their families and communities.
Communities in Schools
Communities In Schools supports the connection of needed community resources with schools to help young people successfully learn, stay in school, and prepare for life.
Forum for Youth Investment
The Forum for Youth Investment is dedicated to helping communities and the nation make sure all young people are ready for college, work, and life.
Harvard Family Research Project (HFRP)
HFRP publishes and disseminates research findings and provides technical assistance to a nationwide network of practitioners, policy makers, and educators on policies and programs that empower families and communities to help children reach their potential.
John Gardner Center for Youth and Their Communities, Stanford University
Community and youth development go hand in hand: a community only prospers when its young people prosper, and young people only flourish in a flourishing community. At the John W. Gardner Center (JGC) at Stanford University, we partner with local communities to support their efforts to continually renew themselves, by way of developing well-rounded young people who are successful—intellectually, emotionally, physically and socially—and who in turn are motivated to contribute to their communities, both as leaders and as responsible participants.
Judith P. Hoyer Early Child Care and Family Centers
Judith P. Hoyer Early Child Care and Family Education Centers, or "Judy Centers", provide a central location for early childhood education and support services for children birth through kindergarten age who reside in specific Title I school districts across the state of Maryland.
The Milton S. Eisenhower Foundation
The Milton S. Eisenhower Foundation identifies, funds, evaluates, and builds the capacities of and replicates community schools in the inner city for children, youth and families. The foundation communicates what works (and what does not work) to citizens, media, and decision makers through national policy reports.
The Mott Foundation
The Mott foundation supports community and school partnerships by providing resources and funding. The Foundation has also established a new list serve (Mott After School) and links for individuals interested in the 21st Century Community Learning Centers Program.
National Association for Partners in Education (NAPE)
NAPE is an objective voice in developing school volunteer, intergenerational, community service, and business partnership programs throughout the United States.
National Center for Community Education (NCCE)
It is the mission of the NCCE to promote community and educational change by providing state-of-the-art leadership development, training and technical assistance to community schools.
National Coalition for Parent Involvement in Education (NCPIE)
NCPIE is a national coalition of organizations that includes over 75 family/community organizations, state and national associations, government agencies, higher education, research organizations, and consultants.
National Community Education Association (NCEA)
NCEA's mission is to provide leadership to those who build learning communities in response to individual and community needs. It does this by providing its members with national and regional training conferences and workshops; specialized periodicals, publications, and products; opportunities for peer support and networking; and information and referral services.
National Dropout Prevention Centers (NDPC)
NDPC provides knowledge and promotes networking for researchers, practitioners, policymakers, and families to increase opportunities for youth in at-risk situations to receive the quality and services necessary to successfully graduate from high school.
Promising Practices in Afterschool System (PPAS)
PPAS is an effort to find and share information that is working in afterschool programs. The PPAS website is for afterschool program directors, program staff, volunteers, parents, community members, policymakers, funders, researchers, and anyone else who cares about children and youth.
