• Voices for America's Children improves the lives of children in the United States by enhancing the capacity of VOICES member organizations to effectively advocate on behalf of children and their families. The Alliance is a member of VOICES.

• Child Welfare League of America - The oldest and largest organization devoted to the well-being of America's most vulnerable children and their families.

• Children's Defense Fund - National non-profit organization that vows to "leave no child behind."

• Stand for Children - See what others are doing to follow up on the historic 1996 march for children in Washington, D.C.

• Connect for Kids - An information and action center for adults who want to act on behalf of children.

• Project Vote Smart - Find your local legislator, learn about national candidates, register to vote.

• South Carolina Fair Share

• SC Appleseed Legal Justice Center

• Protection & Advocacy for People with Disabilities, Inc.

• Kids Count - Link to on-line Kids Count national reports and other data on conditions facing children

• SC Kids Count - Link to on-line Kids Count South Carolina state and county reports regarding the well being of children

• Child Trends - is a nonprofit, nonpartisan research organization that studies children, youth, and families through research, data collection and data analysis

• U.S. Census Bureau - preeminent collector and provider of timely, relevant, and quality data about the people and economy of the United States

• National Center for Health Statistics /Centers for Disease Control- Fact sheets, statistical tables and FAQs.

• National Center for Injury Prevention and Control

• AmeriStat is a one-stop source for US population data

• SC DHEC

• SC Office of Research and Statistics

• CLIKS – [County-City-Community Level Information on Kids] is a powerful new online database from the Annie E. Casey Foundation that brings together data collected and published by South Carolina Kids Count and other Kids Count grantee partners.

• NAEYC Home Page - the nation's largest organization of early childhood professionals and others dedicated to improving the quality of early childhood education programs for children birth through age eight.

• SC Association for the Education of Young Children

• National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies

• National Institute for Early Education Research

• Child Care Bureau - Information on Child Care and Development Block Grant, links to other Administration on Children and Families sites and other information within the Department of Health and Human Services, with links to related child care sites.

• ERIC Clearinghouse on Elementary and Early Childhood Education - Provides access to an extensive body of education-related literature with a focus on child development, caring for young children, and parenting.

• National Child Care Information Center - Sponsored by the Child Care Bureau, Administration for Children and Families, Department of Health and Human services, this site provides a central access point for child care related information.  

• The Early Care and Education Collaborative - is a CCMC-coordinated project of five state based child advocacy organizations and five national organizations working on child care issues.

• I Am Your Child - is a national public awareness and engagement campaign, created by the Reiner Foundation to help people understand the importance of new brain research and its implications for our children's lifelong healthy development.

• Zero to Three - is one of the nation's leading resources on the first three years of a child’s life.

• Head Start - A child development program serving low-income children and families since 1965.

• Richland County First Steps

• SC Early Childhood Association

• United Way Associations of SC

• Midlands Child Care Resource and Referral

• Child Care by Choice, Aiken

• Trident United Way- Child Care Resource and Referral

• Junior League of Columbia

• Welfare Information Network (WIN) - a clearinghouse of welfare reform related information, policy analysis, and technical assistance resources for states and communities

• American Public Welfare Association - nonprofit, bipartisan organization of individuals and agencies concerned with human services 

• Handsnet - information on effectively integrating new online strategies and strengthening program and policy work on behalf of people in need

• Citizens for Tax Justice (CTJ) - Citizens for Tax Justice is a nonpartisan, nonprofit research and advocacy organization dedicated to fair taxation at the federal, state, and local levels.

• The Urban Institute - investigates social and economic problems confronting the nation and seeks to increase Americans' awareness of important public choices and improve the formulation and implementation of government decisions

• Fight Crime, Invest in Kids - A national group of law enforcement leaders and crime survivors, dedicated to stopping crime by investing in our youngest children.

• Prevent Child Abuse SC

• Communities in Schools of SC

• The Nurturing Center

• SC Council on Adoptable Children

• SC Christian Action Council

• National Association of Social Workers, SC Chapter

• Lutheran Family Services of the Carolinas

• Nexuskids

• Parents Anonymous of SC

• SC Association of Children's Homes and Family Services

• SC Coalition Against Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault

• US Government homepage

• US Legislative Information - by the U.S. Library of Congress

• US Senate

• US House

• The White House - Information on the Executive Branch of government and the First Family.

• The White House for Kids - Information on the Executive Branch of government and the First Family, presented in a fun way for kids.

• Department of Health and Human Services - the US government's principal agency for protecting the health of all Americans and providing essential human services.

• Centers for Disease Control

• Surgeon General

• SC Government homepage - SC DHHS, SC DHEC, DDSN, DMH, SDE

• SC State Election Commission -Download voter registration form and find statistics on voting.

• SC Senate

• SC House

• SC Governor

• Families USA - a national nonprofit, non-partisan organization dedicated to the achievement of high-quality, affordable health and long-term care for all Americans

• Covering Kids - a national health access initiative for low-income, uninsured children

• Insure Kids Now - Information on the different States' Children's Health Insurance Programs

• American Academy of Pediatrics -- Organization that dedicates its resources and efforts to the health, safety and well-being of infants, children, adolescents and young adults.

• American Academy of Pediatrics, SC Chapter

• Safe and Drug Free Schools - U.S. government's primary program for reducing youth violence, and drug, alcohol and tobacco use among young people.

• American Heart Association, SC Council

• American Cancer Society

• Family Connection of SC, Inc.

• Greenville Family Partnership

• March of Dimes

• SC National Association for the Mentally Ill

• SC Nurses Association

• SC Dental Association

• SC Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy

• Greenville Children's Hospital

• SC SAFE KIDS

• SC Association of School Nurses

• Tobacco Free Kids

• The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities - a nonpartisan research organization and policy institute that conducts research and analysis on a range of government policies and programs, with an emphasis on those affecting low- and moderate-income people.

• State Fiscal Analysis Initiative (SFAI) - The Initiative seeks to strengthen the contributions of state-level non-profit organizations to policy debates by enhancing their ability to provide reliable budget and tax analysis

• Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) - CLASP is a national non-profit organization with expertise in both law and policy affecting the poor.

• Electronic Policy Network - Comprehensive information and links about public policy.

• Policy.com - Information on national public policy issues.

• The Urban Institute - Information on public policy issues, and extensive policy document library.

• National Conference of State Legislators - Organization for state legislators across the nation

• National Governor's Association - bipartisan national organization of, by, and for the nations' Governors

• National Center for Children in Poverty -

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