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Advocacy and Policy
Child Welfare And Foster Care
Early Care And Education
Economic Self-Sufficiency
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Health
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Tax And Budget
State Government
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ADVOCACY AND POLICY
Annie E. Casey Foundation works to build better futures for disadvantaged children and their families in the United States. The primary mission of the Foundation is to foster public policies, human service reforms, and community supports that more effectively meet the needs of today's vulnerable children and families. www.aecf.org
Annie E. Casey Foundation Kids Count Data Center contains state- and city-level data for over 100 measures of child well-being, including all the measures regularly used in the popular KIDS COUNT Data Book and The Right Start for America's Newborns. This easy-to-use, powerful online database allows you to generate custom reports for a geographic area (Profiles) or to compare areas on a topic (Ranking, Maps, and Line Graphs). www.kidscount.org/datacenter/
Center for the Study of Social Policy strives to help states and localities implement creative and effective strategies that strengthen disadvantaged communities and families and ensure that children grow up healthy, safe, successful in school, and ready for productive adulthood. www.cssp.org
Center for Policy Alternatives is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization working to strengthen the capacity of state legislators to lead and achieve progressive change. www.stateaction.org
Center for Law and Social Policy CLASP promotes progressive policies on welfare reform, child support, child care, early education, workforce development, child welfare, low-income fathers, disconnected youth, and ex-offenders reentering society. www.clasp.org
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities is one of the nation’s premier policy organizations working at the federal and state levels on fiscal policy and public programs that affect low- and moderate-income families and individuals.www.cbpp.org
Child Trends, Inc. is a nonprofit, nonpartisan research organization that studies children, youth, and families through research, data collection, and data analysis. It conducts basic research and evaluation studies in several critical areas and gathers data on the major indicators of children’s health and well-being. www.childtrends.org
Children’s Defense Fund is a private, nonprofits organization that seeks to provide a strong, effective voice for all the children of America who cannot vote, lobby or speak for themselves. CDF educates the nation about the needs of children and encourages preventive investment before they get sick or into trouble, drop out of school, or suffer family breakdown. www.childrensdefense.org
Children’s Partnership works to ensure that all children have the resources and the opportunities they need to grow up healthy and lead productive lives.
www.childrenspartnership.org
Coalition on Human Needs is an alliance of national organizations working together to promote public policies that address the needs of low-income and other vulnerable people. www.chn.org
The Center for Children and Families is an independent, nonpartisan policy center based at Georgetown University's Health Policy Institute whose mission is to expand and improve health coverage for America's children and families. ccf.georgetown.edu/
The Urban Institute analyzes policies, evaluates programs, and informs community development to improve social, civic, and economic well-being.
www.urban.org
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.Voices for Utah Children is a member of Voices for America’s Children. www.voices.org
CHILD WELFARE AND FOSTER CARE
Casey Family Programs provide direct services, and we promote advances in child-welfare practice and policy. www.casey.org
Child Welfare League of America is the nation’s oldest and largest membership based organizations. www.cwla.org
The Future of Children seeks to promote effective policies and programs for children by providing policymakers, service providers, and the media with timely, objective information based on the best available research. www.futureofchildren.org
Jim Casey Youth Opportunities Initiative is a national foundation whose mission is to help youth in foster care make successful transitions to adulthood. www.jimcaseyyouth.org
National Center for Youth Law (NCYL) uses the law to improve the lives of poor children. NCYL works to ensure that low-income children have the resources, support, and opportunities they need for a healthy and productive future. Much of NCYL's work is focused on poor children who are additionally challenged by abuse and neglect, disability, or other disadvantage. www.youthlaw.org
National Clearing House on Child Abuse and Neglect Information and the National Adoption Information Clearinghouse are services of the Children's Bureau, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that connects professionals and concerned citizens to practical, timely, and essential information on programs, research, legislation, and statistics to promote the safety, permanency, and well-being of children and families. http://nccanch.acf.hhs.gov/
National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges Permanency Planning for Children Department founded in 1937 by a group of judges dedicated to improving the effectiveness of the nation's juvenile courts, the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges (NCJFCJ) has pursued a mission to improve courts and systems practice and raise awareness of the core issues that touch the lives of many of our nation's children and families. www.pppncjfcj.org
Pew Commission on Foster Care includes some of the nation's leading child welfare experts, and was charged with developing practical, evidence-based recommendations related to federal financing and court oversight of child welfare to improve outcomes for children in foster care, particularly to expedite the movement of children from foster care to safe, permanent families and to prevent unnecessary placements in foster care. www.pewfostercare.org
Prevent Child Abuse America works to prevent the abuse and neglect of the nation's children through valuing children, strengthening families and engaging communities. Their programs, research, media campaigns, and activities at the state and local levels have provided leadership to child abuse prevention efforts nationwide. www.preventchildabuse.org/index.shtml
Youth Law Center is a non-profit, public interest law office that has worked to protect abused and at-risk children since 1978. The Center works nationally to serve children, focusing particularly upon the problems of children living apart from their families in child welfare and juvenile justice systems. www.ylc.org
EARLY CARE AND EDUCATION
After School Alliance offers one-stop access to government resources that support after school programs. It provides information on issues that face kids and teens, and links to resources to fund, start, and operate an after school program. www.afterschoolalliance.org
After School Resource Center provides step by step information on accessing nutrition programs and resources for incorporating nutrition education. http://www.frac.org/Out_Of_School_Time/index.html
Fight Crime, Invest in Kids is a bipartisan, nonprofit anti-crime organization led by more than 2,000 police chiefs, sheriffs, prosecutors, victims of violence, and leaders of police officer associations. Its mission is to take a hard-nosed, skeptical look at the research about what really works-and what doesn't work-to keep kids from becoming criminals. www.fightcrime.org
The Finance Project is a specialized non-profit research, consulting, technical assistance, and training firm for public and private sector leaders nationwide. They help leaders make smart investment decisions, develop sound financing strategies, and build solid partnerships that benefit children, families, and communities. www.financeproject.org
Head Start serves the child development needs of preschool children (birth through age five) and their low-income families. http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/hsb/
National Women’s Law Center uses the law in all its forms: getting new laws on the books and enforced; litigating ground-breaking cases in state and federal courts all the way to the Supreme Court; and educating the public about ways to make the law and public policies work for women and their families. www.nwlc.org
Utah Office of Child Care assists families in being successful in the workforce. This is accomplished by programs that support both families and child care providers including Assisted Child Care, Child Care Resource & Referral, Infant/Toddler & Early Childhood Initiatives, School Age Initiatives, Training and Professional Development and Work/Life Support and Development. www.jobs.utah.gov/occ/About.asp
ECONOMIC SELF-SUFFICIENCY
For an Economy that Works provides resources to help people who care about building an economy that works for all Americans - one that provides profit to business owners and stable jobs with adequate pay and benefits to employees. www.EconomyThatWorks.org
Six Strategies provides resources and technical assistance to community-based advocates and states on human resource investment policies to help move families out of poverty. www.sixstrategies.org
Wider Opportunities for Women works nationally and in its home community of Washington, D.C. to build pathways to economic independence for America's families, women, and girls. www.wowonline.org
GET HELP
211 Info Bank provides information about resources and community services. http://www.informationandreferral.org
The Caring Foundation offers free dental care for low-income children without insurance and who are not eligible for Medicaid or CHIP. Once enrolled, they may receive covered services that include initial comprehensive oral exam, x-rays, cleanings, fluoride treatments, sealants, space maintainers, fillings, root canals, extractions, therapeutic pulpotomy and stainless steel crowns. http://www.caringfoundationforchildren.org/
Just for Youth provides information for Utah youths, growing up, career planning and social issues. www.justforyouth.utah.gov
Ready Set School is a program of the Utah Family Center with the goal of providing tools and resources for parents of pre-school age children. Ready! Set! School! is a research-based curriculum providing parents with a toolkit designed to engage their preschool child. www.readysetschool.org/home
Utah Newborn Safe Haven legislation was enacted as an incentive for mothers in crisis to safely relinquish their babies to a hospital until a permanent home can be found. The Safe Haven law allows the parent to remain anonymous and to be shielded from prosecution for abandonment or neglect in exchange for safely surrendering the baby. http://www.utahsafehaven.org
Utah Clicks helps families find and apply for state health programs and services. You can now fill out and complete applications for a variety of Utah health programs using this streamlined process. https://www.utahclicks.org/index.cfm
UPP for Health Insurance helps make insurance more affordable for individuals and families. UPP is for adults and children that have no health insurance; it can help pay for monthly premiums when you enroll in your employers health insurance plan; and if you quality for UPP you may be reimbursed up to $150 per individual or $100 per child every month. Learn more about UPP at: www.health.utah.gov/upp/index.htm
HEALTH
The Commonwealth Foundation is a private foundation that aims to promote a high performing health care system that achieves better access, improved quality, and greater efficiency, particularly for society's most vulnerable, including low-income people, the uninsured, minority Americans, young children, and elderly adults. www.cmwf.org
Cover the Uninsured is a project of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to mobilize individuals and organizations from many sectors of society to plan activities to tell Congress that health care coverage must be their top priority.
www.covertheuninsured.org
Covering Kids & Families works to reduce the number of uninsured children and adults who are eligible for public health care coverage programs but not enrolled. www.coveringkids.org
Families USA is a national nonprofit, non-partisan organization dedicated to the achievement of high-quality, affordable health care for all Americans. Working at the national, state, and community levels, they have been a voice for health care consumers for over 20 years. www.familiesusa.org
Kaiser Family Foundation is a non-profit, private operating foundation focusing on the major health care issues facing the nation. The Foundation is an independent voice and source of facts and analysis for policymakers, the media, the health care community, and the general public. www.kff.org
National Children’s Health Study examines the effects of environmental influences on the health and development of more than 100,000 children across the United States, following them from before birth until age 21. The goal of the study is to improve the health and well-being of children.
www.nationalchildrensstudy.gov
The Center for Children and Families is an independent, nonpartisan policy center based at Georgetown University's Health Policy Institute whose mission is to expand and improve health coverage for America's children and families. ccf.georgetown.edu/
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation seeks to improve the health and health care of all Americans. Their four goal areas: to assure that all Americans have access to quality health care at reasonable cost; to improve the quality of care and support for people with chronic health conditions; to promote healthy communities and lifestyles; and to reduce the personal, social and economic harm caused by substance abuse—tobacco, alcohol and illicit drugs. www.rwjf.org
SAFETY
The National Safe Kids Campaign is the first and only national non-profit organization dedicated solely to the prevention of unintentional childhood injury — the number one killer of children ages 14 and under. www.safekids.org
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is responsible for reducing deaths, injuries and economic losses resulting from motor vehicle crashes. The mission of Occupant Protection Division is to provide national leadership in planning and developing traffic injury control programs in the areas of safety belt and child safety seat use. www.nhtsa.dot.gov
TAX AND BUDGET
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities conducts research and analysis to inform public debates over proposed budget and tax policies and to help ensure that the needs of low-income families and individuals are considered in these debates. We also develop policy options to alleviate poverty, particularly among working families. www.cbpp.org
Coalition on Human Needs is an alliance of national organizations working together to promote public policies which address the needs of low-income and other vulnerable populations. www.chn.org
Economic Policy Institute provides high-quality research and education in order to promote a prosperous, fair, and sustainable economy. The Institute stresses real world analysis and a concern for the living standards of working people, and it makes its findings accessible to the general public, the media, and policy makers. www.epi.org
State Earned Income Tax Credit Online Resource Center aims to provide easy access to resources to research about state Earned Income Tax Credits and efforts to enact the credit in particular states. www.stateEITC.com
Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy is a non-profit, non-partisan research and education organization that works on government taxation and spending policy issues. ITEP's unique resources and capabilities enable it to provide policymakers, advocates, and the public with accurate, useful, and timely information regarding state and federal tax systems and how they affect taxpayers at different income levels. www.itepnet.org
Tax Policy Center provides timely, accessible analysis and facts about tax policy to policymakers, journalists, citizens, and researchers.
www.taxpolicycenter.org/home/
Utah State Tax Commission is responsible for collecting all state level taxes and reporting data on those taxes including taxes on personal and corporate income, sales taxes, excise taxes and motor vehicle taxes. www.tax.utah.gov
Internal Revenue Service - Tax Statistics provides a wide range of tables, articles, and data that describe and measure elements of the U.S. tax system.
http://www.irs.gov/taxstats/
STATE GOVERNMENT
Utah State Legislature www.le.state.ut.us
Utah State Tax Commission www.tax.utah.gov
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
National Council of State Legislators is a bipartisan organization that serves the legislators and staffs of the nation's 50 states, its commonwealths and territories. NCSL provides research, technical assistance and opportunities for policymakers to exchange ideas on the most pressing state issues. www.ncsl.org
Congressional Budget Office (CBO) assists the House and Senate Budget Committees, and the Congress more generally, by preparing reports and analyses. In accordance with the CBO's mandate to provide objective and impartial analysis, CBO's reports contain no policy recommendations. www.cbo.gov
Internal Revenue Service - Tax Statistics provides a wide range of tables, articles, and data that describe and measure elements of the U.S. tax system.
http://www.irs.gov/taxstats
National Governors Association (NGA) provides governors and their senior staff members with services that range from representing states on Capitol Hill and before the Administration on key federal issues to developing policy reports on innovative state programs and hosting networking seminars for state government executive branch officials. The NGA Center for Best Practices focuses on state innovations and best practices on issues that range from education and health to technology, welfare reform, and the environment.
www.nga.org
US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) is the principal fact-finding agency for the Federal Government in the broad field of labor economics and statistics.
www.bls.gov
US Census Bureau serves as the leading source of data about the nation's people and economy. www.census.gov
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