National Adoption Organizations that Provide Support to Adopted Persons, Adoptive Parents, and Famil

National Adoption Organizations that Provide Support to Adopted Persons, Adoptive Parents, and Families
Contact Information for Related Organizations

These results are current as of: September 27, 2005.

The following organizations are among many that provide support to adoptees, adoptive parents, and other family members touched by adoption. If you are aware of any others, please contact the Clearinghouse. Inclusion on this list is for information purposes only and does not constitute an endorsement by the Clearinghouse or the Children's Bureau.

AARP Grandparent Information Center (AARP GIC)
601 E Street NW
Washington, DC 20049 Phone: (202) 434-2296
Fax: (202) 434-6474
Toll-Free: (888) 687-2277
E-mail: gic@aarp.org
Website: http://www.aarp.org/life/grandparents
The AARP GIC is a program of the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP). The GIC is a primary resource for grandparents in traditional and non-traditional family roles, including grandparents raising grandchildren and step-grandparents. Among the topics addressed are grandparents traveling with grandchildren, the visitation rights of grandparents, parenting grandchildren, and grandparent support groups.

Adult Survivors of Child Abuse (ASCA)
Morris Center for Healing from Child Abuse
PO Box 14477
San Francisco, CA 94114 Phone: (415) 928-4576
E-mail: tmc_asca@dnai.com
Website: http://www.ascasupport.org/
Adult Survivors of Child Abuse (ASCA) supports and assists survivors of child abuse to move on with their lives. In addition, ASCA was created with the intention of guaranteeing that all survivors of childhood abuse, regardless of their financial situation, have access to a program focused on recovery from childhood abuse, including physical, sexual, and/or emotional abuse or neglect.

American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP)
3615 Wisconsin Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20016-3007 Phone: (202) 966-7300
Fax: (202) 966-2891
Website: http://www.aacap.org/
The mission of AACAP, a professional medical organization of child and adolescent psychiatrists, is to promote mentally healthy children, adolescents, and families through research, training, advocacy, prevention, comprehensive diagnosis and treatment, peer support, and collaboration.

American Counseling Association (ACA)
5999 Stevenson Avenue
Alexandria, VA 22304 Phone: (703) 823-0252
Fax: (800) 473-2329
TDD: (703) 823-6862
Toll-Free: (800) 347-6647
Website: http://www.counseling.org
The American Counseling Association is a non-profit professional and educational organization that provides leadership training, publications, continuing education opportunities, and advocacy services to its members. ACA assisted in setting professional and ethical standards for the counseling profession, working towards strengthening the accreditation, licensure, and national certification of counselors.

American Foster Care Resources, Inc. (AFCR)
PO Box 271
King George, VA 22485 Phone: (540)775-7410
Fax: (540)775-3271
E-mail: afcr@afcr.com
Website: http://www.afcr.com
AFCR is a publisher of resource materials for foster care providers, the children in care and their families, and the placing agency's staff and administration. AFCR's publications cover such topics as ADHD, discipline, sexual abuse, independent living, recruitment, and support groups.

Big Brothers Big Sisters of America (BBBSA)
230 North 13th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107-1538 Phone: (215) 567-7000
Fax: (215) 567-0394
E-mail: bbbsa@aol.com
Website: http://www.bbbsa.org
Big Brothers Big Sisters is a federation of agencies that enables adult volunteers, through a matching and mentoring program, to serve as friends, mentors, and role models for school-aged children and teens. The BBBSA agencies provide professional casework support and locally-focused programs. Many of the agencies also provide programs for children and families in the areas of substance abuse, sexual abuse, teen pregnancy, juvenile delinquency, and children with disabilities.

Boys and Girls Clubs of America
National Headquarters
1230 West Peachtree Street NW
Atlanta, GA 30309 Phone: (404) 487-5700
E-mail: info@bgca.org
Website: http://www.bgca.org
The Boys and Girls Clubs of America seeks to inspire and enable young people, especially those from disadvantaged circumstances, to realize their full potential as productive, responsible, and caring citizens. Clubs provide specialized services and programs focusing on social issues such as family support, gang prevention, and personal safety as well as prevention programs aimed at substance abuse and premature sexual activity.

Center for Family Connections (CFFC)
350 Cambridge Street
Cambridge, MA 02141 Phone: (617) 547-0909
Fax: (617) 497-5952
Toll-Free: (800) KINNECT
E-mail: cffc@kinnect.org
Website: http://www.kinnect.org/
The goal of the Center for Family Connections (CFC) is to serve individuals and families touched by adoption, foster care, kinship, and guardianship, as well as other complex blended families, and to serve the people with whom they are connected by offering training, education, consultation, advocacy, and clinical treatment.

Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT)
SAMHSA
5600 Fishers Lane
Rockville, MD 20857 Phone: (301) 443-5700
Fax: (301) 443-8751
TDD: (800) 487-4889
Toll-Free: (800) 662-HELP
(877) 767-8432
E-mail: info@samhsa.gov
Website: http://www.samhsa.gov/centers/csat2002/index.html
The Center for Substance Abuse Treatment's mission is to improve the lives of individuals and families affected by alcohol and drug abuse. CSAT works to ensure access to clinically sound, cost-effective addiction treatment that reduces the health and social costs to communities and the nation.

Childhelp USA
15757 North 78th Street
Scottsdale, AZ 85260 Phone: (480) 922-8212
Fax: (480) 922-7061
TDD: (800) 2-A-CHILD
Toll-Free: (800) 4-A-CHILD
Website: http://www.childhelpusa.org
Childhelp USA is dedicated to meeting the physical, emotional, educational, and spiritual needs of abused and neglected children by focusing its efforts and resources in the areas of treatment, prevention, and research. Its programs and services include the operation of the Childhelp USA National Child Abuse Hotline, residential treatment facilities for severely abused children, child advocacy centers that reduce the trauma of child abuse victims during the interview and examination process, group homes, foster family selection, training and certification, Head Start programs for at-risk children, child abuse prevention programs, and community outreach.

Children of Alcoholics Foundation (COAF)
164 West 74th Street
New York, NY 10023 Phone: (212) 595-5810, ext. 7760
Toll-Free: 1-800-359-COAF (2623)
E-mail: coaf@phoenixhouse.org
Website: http://www.coaf.org/
The Children of Alcoholics Foundation provides a range of educational materials and services to help professionals, children, and adults break the intergenerational cycle of substance abuse.

Circle of Parents
200 South Michigan Avenue 17th Floor
Chicago, IL 60604-2404 Phone: (312) 663-3520
Fax: (312) 939-8962
Website: http://www.circleofparents.org
The mission of the Circle of Parents is to prevent child abuse and neglect and to strengthen families through a friendly, supportive, mutual self-help parent support groups.

The Circle of Parents program represents the efforts of a national collaboration between PCA America and the National Family Support Roundtable. This project was made possible through a grant from the Children's Bureau, Administration on Children, Youth and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Concerned United Birth Parents (CUB)
5224 Caminito Aruba
San Diego, CA 92124 Phone: (858) 571-0291
E-mail: betsy571@aol.com
Website: http://www.cubirthparents.org

Concerned United Birthparents, Inc. (CUB)
P.O. Box 230457
Encinitas, CA 92023 Fax: (760) 929-1879
Toll-Free: (800) 822-2777
E-mail: info@CUBirthparents.org
Website: http://www.cubirthparents.org
CUB's mission is to provide support to birthparents who have relinquished a child to adoption, to provide resources to help prevent unnecessary family separations, to educate the public about the life-long effects on all who are touched by adoption, and to advocate for fair and ethical adoption laws, policies, and practices.

Deaf Adoption News Service (DANS) E-mail: berke@erols.com
Website: http://users.erols.com/berke/deafchildren.html
The Deaf Adoption News Service is a special interest group of the World Federation of the Deaf. It is a text-only, free listing service for waiting foreign and domestic deaf and severely hearing-impaired children.

Domestic Violence Resource Network (DVRN)
National Resource Center on Domestic Violence
6400 Flank Drive, Suite 1300
Harrisburg, PA 17112 Fax: (717) 545-9456
TTY: 1-800-553-2508
1-800-787-3224
Toll-Free: 1-800-537-2238
1-800-799-SAFE (7233)
Website: http://www.bwjp.org/dv.html
Funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Domestic Violence Resource Network strives to strengthen the existing support systems serving battered women, their children, and other victims of domestic violence. Each of the five resource centers partners with community-based domestic violence programs; State coalitions; local, State, and Federal government agencies; Indian Tribal organizations; policymakers; and others involved in assisting victims of domestic violence to identify and respond to emerging information and technical assistance gaps. The centers include the National Resource Center on Domestic Violence; the Battered Women's Justice Project; the Resource Center on Domestic Violence, Child Protection and Custody; the National Health Resource Center on Domestic Violence; and the National Domestic Violence Hotline.

F.A.I.R. Visions, Inc.
610 South 16th Street
Monroe, LA 71202 Phone: (318) 340-0230
E-mail: kirp50@juno.com

Families for Russian and Ukrainian Adoption (FRUA)
PO Box 2944
Merrifield, VA 22116 Phone: (703) 560-6184
Fax: (413) 480-8257
E-mail: info@frua.org
Website: http://www.frua.org/
FRUA is an international parent support network for families who have adopted or are in the process of adopting from the former Soviet Union, Romania, Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland, and other Easter European countries. FRUA is not an adoption agency nor do they place children.

Family Connection
4514 Oak Fair Boulevard
#143
Tampa, FL 33610 Phone: (813) 661-4028
E-mail: lawhitt@sylviathomascenter.org
Website: http://www.sylviathomascenter.org

Family Support America (FSA)
205 West Randolph Street
Suite 2222
Chicago, IL 60606 Phone: (312) 338-0900
Fax: (312) 338-1522
Website: http://www.familysupportamerica.org/
Family Support America (FSA) works to strengthen and empower families and communities so that they can foster the optimal development of children, youth, and family members. FSA accomplishes this by identifying and connecting individuals and organizations that have contact with families; by providing technical assistance, training and education; and by promoting the voice of the family.

Family and Youth Services Bureau (FYSB)
National Clearinghouse on Families and Youth
P.O. Box 13505
Silver Spring, MD 20911-3505 Phone: (301) 608-8098
Fax: (301) 608-8721
Website: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/fysb/
The Family and Youth Services Bureau is part of the Administration on Children, Youth and Families, Administration for Children and Families of the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services. FYSB is dedicated to supporting young people and strengthening families by providing runaway and homeless youth service grants to local communities. The Bureau has also created a support network that includes a national hotline and referral system for runaway and homeless youth, training, onsite consultations, and the dissemination of information.

Foundation for Grandparenting
108 Farnham Road
Ojai, CA 93023 E-mail: gpfound@grandparenting.org
Website: http://www.grandparenting.org/
The Foundation For Grandparenting is dedicated to raising grandparent consciousness to better the lives of grandchildren, parents and grandparents through education, research, programs, communication, and networking.

General Federation of Women's Clubs (GFWC)
1734 N Street NW
Washington, DC 20036-2990 Phone: (202) 347-3168
Fax: (202) 835-0246
Toll-Free: (800) 443-4392
E-mail: gfwc@gfwc.org
Website: http://www.gfwc.org/
The General Federation of Women's Clubs is the world's largest and oldest women's volunteer organization. GFWC's members include business owners, teachers, elected officials, homemakers, corporate executives, college students, and retirees. The organization's members are united by dedication to community improvement through volunteer service. GFWC advocates for conservation, quality education, health, civic awareness, safety, and crime prevention. The Federation's Advocates for Children Program is a referral and networking resource for Club members interested in assisting children. The program focuses on advocacy on behalf of children, prevention, and on improving public awareness of the importance of early intervention.

Grandparent Support Circle
3333 West Arthrington
#150
Chicago, IL 60624 Phone: (708) 652-1618
no email or website given

Grandparents Rights Organization (GRO)
100 West Long Lake Road
Suite 250
Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304 Phone: (248) 646-7177
Fax: (248) 646-9722
E-mail: RSVLaw@aol.com
Website: http://www.grandparentsrights.org
The Grandparents Rights Organization is a national volunteer nonprofit organization founded in 1984 by executive director Richard S. Victor. GRO's purpose is to educate and support grandparents and grandchildren and to advocate their desire to continue the grandparent-grandchild relationship, which may be threatened by the death or divorce of the parents.

GrandsPlace - Grandparents and Special Others Raising Children
154 Cottage Road
Enfield, CT 06082 Phone: (860) 763-5789
Fax: (860) 763-1568
E-mail: kathy@grandsplace.com
Website: http://www.grandsplace.com
GrandsPlace is a support and information organization (Web site only) comprising grandparents (and foster parents, aunts, uncles, and step-parents) who wish that their grandchildren lived in safer, healthier environments. The GrandsPlace Web site provides a forum in which caregivers can discuss their concerns and offer support.

Healthy Families America (HFA)
200 South Michigan Avenue
Suite 1700
Chicago, IL 60604 Phone: (312) 663-3520
Fax: (312) 939-8962
Website: http://healthyfamiliesamerica.org
Healthy Families America, a program of Prevent Child Abuse America, promotes child health and development and positive parenting through voluntary home visits by trained staff.

Independent Adoption Center (IAC)
Headquarters
391 Taylor Boulevard, Suite 100
Pleasant Hill, CA 94523 Phone: (925) 827-2229
Fax: (925) 603-0820
Toll-Free: (800) 877-6736
E-mail: staff@adoptionhelp.org
Website: http://www.adoptionhelp.org
The mission of the Independent Adoption Center is to make open adoptions a viable and accessible alternative to untimely pregnancy throughout the United States by providing professional, licensed, educational, and counseling-centered services to birth parents, adopting parents, and adopted persons nationwide.

Inter-National Adoption Alliance (IAA)
PMB 154
2441 Q Old Fort Parkway
Murfreesboro, TN 37128 E-mail: interadopt@comcast.net
Website: http://www.i-a-a.org/
The Inter-National Adoption Alliance is a nonprofit organization designed to provide cultural resources for transracial/transcultural adoptees and their families, to advocate for those adoptees and families, and to increase awareness of children waiting to be adopted worldwide and the programs that serve them.

Korean American Adoptee Adoptive Family Network (KAAN)
PO Box 5585
El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 Phone: (916) 933-1447
E-mail: KAANet@aol.com
Website: http://www.KAANet.com/
The central mission of the Korean American Adoptee Adoptive Family Network is to network groups and individuals related to Korean adoptions. KAAN facilitates dialogue, promotes resource sharing, and disseminates information. KAAN works with its members, the Korean American community, and the Korean government to promote awareness of Korean adoption issues and develop programs that will benefit both the adoption and Korean communities.

Korean Focus for Adoptive Families
1906 Sword Lane
Alexandria, VA 22308 E-mail: info@koreanfocus.org
Website: http://www.koreanfocus.org
Korean Focus is a support organization for families with children from Korea. Korean Focus provides families, adoptees, adoptive parents, and birthparents touched by Korean adoption with information and programs on Korean culture and the adoption experience. Korean Focus is nonprofit, parent-directed, and agency-independent.

Meld
219 North 2nd Street
Suite 200
Minneapolis, MN 55401 Phone: (612) 332-7563
Fax: (612) 344-1959
Toll-Free: (866) 496-1451
E-mail: info@meld.org
Website: http://www.meld.org
**Effective August 1, 2005, Parents as Teachers National Center (http://www.patnc.org/) is now the new home of Meld.

Meld offers educational and support services for parents, trains family service providers to apply best practices in their work with families, and publishes a broad range of resource materials for parents and the people who work with them. Meld offers nine special programs that use the peer-led, self-help model of parents learning form each other. Please see the Major Programs/Initiatives portion of the organization description for links to the nine programs mentioned above.

National Adoption Center (NAC)
1500 Walnut Street
Suite 701
Philadelphia, PA 19102 Phone: (215)735-9988
Fax: (215)735-9410
Toll-Free: 800-TO-ADOPT
E-mail: nac@adopt.org
Website: http://www.adopt.org
General Scope: The National Adoption Center expands adoption opportunities for children throughout the United States, particularly children with special needs and from minority cultures.

Training Specific: Through the Learning Center, adoptive parents and prospective adopters can take an online parenting course, The Adoption Roadmap, to expand and enrich their understanding of adoption. The course focuses on parenting skills, especially those needed to raise children with special needs, advocacy strategies to help a family identify and secure services for its child, and an appreciation of adoption as a distinct form of family building. The Learning Center is funded by the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption. For additional information, please see http://www.adopt.org/whatwedo/index.html#The%20Learning%20Center.

National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (NCADV)
P.O. Box 18749
Denver, CO 80218 Phone: (303)839-1852
Fax: (303)831-9251
TDD: (303)839-8459
E-mail: mainoffice@ncadv.org
Website: http://www.ncadv.org
General Scope: The National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (NCDAV) is a tax-exempt membership organization that works to stop violence in the lives of women and children by representing a network of shelters, safe homes, and counseling programs.

The Coalition's efforts include helping to set priorities for Federal funding, producing various publications, sponsoring national conferences, developing and promoting model programs, operating a clearinghouse for information and technical assistance, fostering public policy, promoting public awareness, and providing direct services.

Training Specific: The University of Colorado at Denver’s Graduate School of Public Affairs now offers its Master of Public Administration degree with a Concentration in Domestic Violence Program Management and Policy Development through a distance-learning format. For additional information, please see http://www.ncadv.org/unsorted/EducationOpportunties_162.html.

National Council for Single Adoptive Parents (NCSAP)
P.O. Box 567
Mount Hermon, CA 95041 Toll-Free: (888) 490-4600
E-mail: info@ncsap.com
Website: http://www.ncsap.org
The National Council for Single Adoptive Parents (formerly the Committee for Single Adoptive Parents) was founded to inform and assist single people in the United States who want to adopt children. The Council supports the right of adoptable children to have loving families, regardless of differences in race, creed, color, national origin, or disability. The National Council for Single Adoptive Parents is a member of the Joint Council on International Children's Services and the North American Council on Adoptable Children.

National Council of Birthmothers (NCOB)
P.O. Box 99769
Seattle, WA 98199-0769 E-mail: NCOBHdqtr@aol.com
The National Council of Birthmothers supports the rights and interests of birth mothers in adoption issues, especially those involving the rights of adult adopted persons. The Council asserts that it is the right of all people to have an unaltered official birth record, regardless of adoption status.

National Foster Parent Association (NFPA)
7512 Stanich Avenue
No. 6
Gig Harbor, WA 98335 Phone: (253)853-4000
Fax: (253)853-4001
Toll-Free: (800)557-5238
E-mail: info@NFPAinc.org
Website: http://www.nfpainc.org
General Scope: The National Foster Parent Association (NFPA) is a nonprofit volunteer organization. The NFPA's purpose is to bring together foster parents, agency representatives, and people in the community to improve the foster care system.

NFPA promotes coordination, cooperation, and communication among foster parents, foster parent associations, child care agencies, and other child advocates in an effort to encourage the recruitment and retention of foster parents.

Training Specific: Training and education resources include:

NFPA Conference information at http://www.nfpainc.org/training/conference.cfm?page=4
State Conferences at http://www.nfpainc.org/training/stateConf.cfm?page=4
NFPA's Speakers Bureau at http://www.nfpainc.org/training/speakersBureau.cfm?page=4
Online Training for Foster Parents at http://www.nfpainc.org/training/onlineTraining.cfm?page=4
State Requirements for Foster Parents at http://www.nfpainc.org/aboutFP/stateReqs.cfm?page=4

National Parent Aide Network (NPAN)
c/o National Exchange Club Foundation
3050 Central Avenue
Toledo, OH 43606 Phone: (419) 535-3232
Fax: (419) 535-1989
Toll-Free: 1-800-760-3413
1-800-924-2643
E-mail: info@preventchildabuse.com
Website: http://www.preventchildabuse.com/parent.htm
The National Parent Aide Network (NPAN) is a component of the National Exchange Club Foundation. NPAN supports the growth of parent aide programs nationwide with the goal of promoting activities that will strengthen families through offering support to parents and by preventing child abuse.

The parent aide programs professionally train individuals who become a friend and a role model to parents who need help in dealing with life's daily challenges. Parent aides provide parenting skills, support, and encouragement with the goal of enabling parents to succeed.

National Resource Center for Community-Based Grants for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (CBCAP) (FRIENDS)
FRIENDS
Chapel Hill Training Outreach Project
800 Eastowne Drive, Suite 105
Chapel Hill, NC 27514 Phone: (919) 490-5577, x 222
Fax: (919) 490-4905
E-mail: lbaker3@nc.rr.com
Website: http://www.friendsnrc.org
The National Resource Center for Community-Based Child Abuse Prevention Programs (FRIENDS) is a service of the Children's Bureau, Office on Child Abuse and Neglect. FRIENDS (Family Resource, Information, Education and Network Development Services) provides technical assistance to Federal grantee agencies implementing the Community-Based Grants for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect, under the Keeping Children and Families Safe Act of 2003.

The purpose of FRIENDS' work is to build the capacity of States and communities to prevent child abuse and neglect and strengthen and support families.

National Resource Center for Youth Development (NRCYD)
University of Oklahoma, College of Continuing Education
4502 East 41st Street -- Building 4W
Building 4W
Tulsa, OK 74135 Phone: (918) 660-3700
Fax: (918) 660-3737
E-mail: pcorreia@ou.edu
Website: http://www.nrcys.ou.edu/nrcyd.htm
General Scope: The National Child Welfare Resource Center for Youth Development (NCWRCYD) increases the capacity and resources of States and Tribes to help youth in care meet the goals of safety, permanence, and well-being. The Center can help States incorporate youth into all areas of programs and services, implement services that address legislative requirements, and prepare for Child and Family Services Review (CFSR) and Program Improvement Plan (PIP) development and implementation.

Training Specific: The NCWRCYD offers a variety of trainings for States, Tribes and other providers that focus on both organizational and skill development. The Center can modify training to meet an organization's needs. Training and technical assistance activities are directed at assisting States and Tribes in four primary areas:

Youth Development at http://www.nrcys.ou.edu/nrcyd/aboutus/yd.htm;
Tribal Collaboration http://www.nrcys.ou.edu/nrcyd/aboutus/tribal.htm;
CFSR Process and PIP Development and Implementation at http://www.nrcys.ou.edu/nrcyd/aboutus/cfsr.htm;
Information and Resource Services at http://www.nrcys.ou.edu/nrcyd/aboutus/info.htm.

National Respite Coalition (NRC)
4016 Oxford Street
Annandale, VA 22003 Phone: (703) 256-9578
E-mail: jbkagan@aol.com
Website: http://www.archrespite.org/NRC.htm
The mission of the National Respite Coalition, an initiative of the ARCH National Respite Network, is to secure quality, accessible, planned, and crisis respite services for all families and caregivers who need them to strengthen and stabilize families and enhance child and adult safety. The Coalition works to achieve these goals by preserving and promoting respite in policy and programs at the national, State, and local levels.

North American Council on Adoptable Children (NACAC)
970 Raymond Avenue
Suite 106
St. Paul, MN 55114 Phone: (651)644-3036
Fax: (651)644-9848
E-mail: info@nacac.org
Website: http://www.nacac.org
Founded by adoptive parents, the North American Council on Adoptable Children is committed to meeting the needs of waiting children in the foster care system and the families who adopt them. The Council advocates the right of every child to a permanent, continuous, nurturing, and culturally sensitive family, and presses for the legal adoptive placement of any child denied that right.

ODS Adoption Community of New England, Inc. (ODS ACONE)
Granite State Chapter
1750 Washington Street
Holliston, MA 01746-2234 Phone: (508) 429-4260
Fax: (508) 429-2261
Toll-Free: (800) 93ADOPT
E-mail: info@odsacone.org
Website: http://www.odsacone.org

Parents Anonymous, Inc.
Suite 220
675 West Foothill Boulevard
Claremont, CA 91711-3475 Phone: (909) 621-6184
Fax: (909) 625-6304
E-mail: parentsanonymous@parentsanonymous.org
Website: http://www.parentsanonymous.org
Parents Anonymous helps parents provide nurturing environments for their families. The organization is dedicated to strengthening families through strategies that promote mutual support and parental leadership. For State and local contacts, visit the Parents Anonymous Web site.

Parents As Teachers National Center, Inc. (PAT)
Attn: Public Information Specialist
2228 Ball Drive
St. Louis, MO 63146 Phone: (314) 432-4330
Fax: (314) 432-8963
Toll-Free: 1-866-PAT4YOU
E-mail: info@patnc.org
Website: http://www.patnc.org/
Parents as Teachers (PAT) is an international early childhood parent education and family support program serving families throughout pregnancy until their child enters kindergarten. The program is designed to enhance child development and school achievement through parent education accessible to all families. It is a universal access model.

Prevent Child Abuse America (PCAA)
200 South Michigan Avenue
17th Floor
Chicago, IL 60604-2404 Phone: (312)663-3520
Fax: (312)939-8962
E-mail: mailbox@preventchildabuse.org
Website: http://www.preventchildabuse.org/
Prevent Child Abuse America (PCAA) is committed to promoting legislation, policies, and programs that help prevent child abuse and neglect, support healthy childhood development, and strengthen families. Working with chapters in 37 States and the District of Columbia, Prevent Child Abuse America provides leadership to promote and implement prevention efforts at the national and local levels.

PCAA's research arm is the National Center on Child Abuse Prevention Research (http://www.preventchildabuse.org/learn_more/research.html). The Center provides a link between research and practice by developing and evaluating prevention strategies, and by disseminating information about child abuse maltreatment and its prevention cross the country.

Stars of David International, Inc.
3175 Commercial Avenue
Suite 100
Northbrook, IL 60062-1915 Toll-Free: (800) STAR-349
E-mail: info@starsofdavid.org
Website: http://www.starsofdavid.org
Stars of David International is a nonprofit information and support network for Jewish and partly-Jewish adoptive families of all sizes, ages, and origins. Encompassing every branch of Judaism, Stars of David serves, through local chapter activities and international mailings, conventional adoptive families, prospective parents, single parents, grandparents, interfaith couples, transracial and transcultural families, and those with children by birth and adoption.

Survivors of Incest Anonymous (SIA)
World Service Office
P.O. Box 190
Benson, MD 21018-9998 Phone: (410) 893-3322
E-mail: feedback@siawso.org
Website: http://www.siawso.org/
Survivors of Incest Anonymous (SIA) is a 12-step, self-help recovery program modeled after Alcoholics Anonymous. There are no dues or fees. Confidentiality and anonymity are essential to the program. SIA is for men and women, 18 years and older, who were sexually abused as children.

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