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Americorps
AmeriCorps, the domestic Peace Corps
engages more than 40,000 Americans in intensive, results-driven service
each year. We're teaching children to read, making neighborhoods safer,
building affordable homes, and responding to natural disasters through
more than 1000 projects.
http://www.americorps.org/
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Big
Brothers Big Sisters Resource Guide
Making a difference, one child at a time.
http://www.project.org/bbbsa/resource_guide.html
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Billy
Mills - Olympic Legend Video & Audio
Because of the historic nature of this event,
every attempt has been made to preserve the last lap in what will
always be considered one of the most exciting upsets in Olympic history.
http://www.mines.edu/Outreach/k12/mathcamp/BillyMills.show.html
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Boys and Girls Club of America
In every community, boys and girls
are left to find their own recreation and companionship in the streets.
An increasing number of children are at home with no adult care or
supervision. Young people need to know that someone cares about them.
Boys & Girls Clubs offer that and more. Club programs and services
promote and enhance the development of boys and girls by instilling
a sense of competence, usefulness, belonging and influence.
http://www.bgca.org/
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Building
Blocks for Youth
Building Blocks for Youth is an alliance
of children's advocates, researchers, law enforcement professionals
and community organizers that seeks to protect minority youth in the
justice system and promote rational and effective justice policies.
http://www.buildingblocksforyouth.org/index.html
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The
Center for Adoption Support and Education, Inc.
C.A.S.E. was created in May 1998 to provide
post-adoption counseling and educational services to families, educators,
child welfare staff, and mental health providers in Maryland, Northern
Virginia, and Washington, D.C. In addition, C.A.S.E. is a national
resource for families and professionals through its training, publications,
and consultations.
http://www.adoptionsupport.org
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Central
Navajo Youth Opportunity Coalition (CNYOC)
Central Navajo Youth Opportunity Coalition is
a collection of individuals, businesses and governmental agencies
that is addressing together the necessity to provide Central Navajo
youth with a safe place where they can congregate, fraternize, play,
and learn. With the increase of high density housing, this is even
more needed than ever as the communities' resources are minimal. Children
in the Central Navajo Nation enjoy the beauty of their land, but this
comes at a price. The nearest public swimming pool is ninety miles
distant. We have no gamerooms, public gyms, miniature golf courses,
indoor basket ball courts or bowling alleys.
http://www.navajocentral.org/cnyoc.html
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Coping with America's
Tragedy-Time for Kids
A special report for kids
http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/specials/0,6709,174727,00.html
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Dealing
with Disaster
In response to the shocking terrorist
attacks on sites in the United States on September 11, the National
Association of School Psychologists has placed information that can
help all adults who love and care about children on their website.
This information provides ways to help children begin the healing
process resulting from this senseless act of violence.
http://www.nasponline.org/NEAT/crisis_0911.html
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Fair
Families Adopting in Response
FAIR
exists for adoptive families. Through its all-volunteer organization
FAIR offers information, education, support and fellowship to adoptive
and preadoptive families. Our membership includes families who have
adopted children through public and private agencies, from the US
as well as from many other countries. FAIR focuses on the children
who need a permanent, loving family and the parents who have opened
their hearts and homes to those children, infants through teens.
http://www.fairfamilies.org
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For All Kids Foundation
Rosie's For All Kids Foundation is just that
- for all kids, because every child deserves to feel loved, to be
safe, to have opportunities for a better future, to know that there
will always be someone to care for them, no matter what. Every child
deserves a bright beginning and a chance to make his or her own dreams
come true.
http://www.wb.com/rosieo/forallkids/
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Helping
Children Cope
In the aftermath of the tragic events that unfolded in our nation
September 11, parents are striving to express a range of emotions,
including loss, grief, disbelief, horror, and fear. At the same time,
they must help their children understand the day's events and cope
with their feelings. National PTA offers parents the following tips:
http://www.pta.org/parentinvolvement/tragedy/index.asp
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Institute
For Adoption Information
The
Institute for Adoption Information, Inc., is a nonprofit organization
of adoptees, birth parents, adoptive parents, adoption professionals
and others who have united to enhance the understanding of adoption
and to advocate for balanced, accurate coverage of adoption in news
and entertainment media.
http://www.adoptioninformationinstitute.org/
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International
Circle of Children Conference
The purpose of this Conference is to honour,
acknowledge, empower, and respect Residential School Survivors and the
Children of Survivors.
http://www.visions.ab.ca/activities/conferences+seminars/international_circle_of_children.htm
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The Kids Aids Site
Your click, together with others today,
will fund 7 hours of care and counseling to reduce the transmission
of HIV from mother to child. We hope to provide 200 hours of nursing
this month.
http://www.thekidsaidssite.com/
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KIDS'
CORNER: RAINFOREST ACTION NETWORK
Rainforest Action Network works to protect
the Earth's rainforests and support the rights of their inhabitants
through education, grassroots organizing, and non-violent direct action.
http://www.ran.org/ran/kids_action/index1.html
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Meadowlark
Lemon Foundation
The
name is unforgettable. The face is instantly recognizable. He has
been the creative force and focal point of international comedic basketball
since he began his career with the Harlem Globetrotters more than
four decades ago. From the inner-city playgrounds where youngsters
try to duplicate his basketball artistry to the luxurious cities of
the world, Meadowlark Lemon is a household name.
http://www.meadowlarklemon.com/index2.shtml
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Mister
Rogers' Neighborhood
Helping Children Deal With Scary
News -- Thoughts from Fred Rogers
http://pbskids.org/rogers/parents/sept11.htm
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National Indian Youth
Leadership Project
Mac Hall, our founder and Executive Director,
was honored with National Public Radio’s “E-Town Award” for his outstanding
work with youth. NIYLP was also highlighted for its work with Native
youth over a 25-year period.
http://www.niylp.org/index.htm
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National
Juvenile Court Data Archive
The National Juvenile Court Data Archive
(Archive) houses the automated records of cases handled by courts
with juvenile jurisdiction. The Archive was established by the Office
of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, within the US Department
of Justice, to promote access to automated juvenile court data sets
for juvenile justice research and policymaking efforts. This web site
was developed to inform researchers about the available data sets
and the procedures for use and access.
http://www.ojjdp.ncjrs.org/ojstatbb/njcda/
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Native
Reign
A Northern Cheyenne performing group
that combines traditional Native American dances, skits, with contemporary
music to celebrate the history and traditions of the tribe.
http://www.loc.gov/bicentennial/propage/MT/mt_s_baucus4.html
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Native Voices Foundation
Founded in 1996 by Olympic Skier Suzy
Chaffee and Colorado Ute Unity Leader, Alden Naranjo, NVF is a partnership
between American Indian Nations, U.S. ski towns and athletes.
http://www.nativevoices.org/
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NCADD
Prevention & Treatment Programs - Youth
"Cultural Enhancement Through Storytelling,"
1997 winner of NCADD's Prevention and Education Meritorious Award,
is a primary prevention program of NCADD's Tucson Affiliate. A community-based
project located in Sells, AZ on the Tohono O'odham Indian reservation,
it targets children ages nine to fourteen. The project builds assets
in the youth by encouraging them to recognize the strengths within
their culture and to develop pride in themselves and their people
through an understanding of their heritage. The development of these
assets can help reduce the likelihood they will use alcohol and other
drugs.
http://www.ncadd.org/programs/treatment/cets.html
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Out
of the Shadows
In the earliest
pictures Jill Lampman has of her older daughter, Elena's hair is short
and choppy. There are dark circles under her eyes. When Elena's kindergarten
teacher sent home her first assignment — to bring in a baby photo
for the bulletin board — Jill knew she had to tell the teacher
her child's story. Elena had spent her first three years in a Romanian
orphanage. "The first pictures I have of her," Jill says,
"are not something I would want to share."
http://www.tolerance.org/teach/expand/mag/features.jsp?cid=441
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PowerUP
PowerUP's mission - to bridge the digital
divide - involves focus and commitment to meet the needs of young
people in the digital age. With help from our partners - national
and local, public and private - we are preparing young people for
success today and well into the future.
http://www.powerup.org/index.shtml
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Rez
Protectors: Solving the Housing Problem
The
Crow Indian Reservation in Montana, home to the team members, has a
housing problem. Many of the homes on the reservation are old, difficult
to heat and not energy-efficient. In some cases, 10 to 12 people are
crammed into a single, two-bedroom home. Other families have no homes
at all. Because it can take up to 10 years for a new home to be built,
many residents are moving out of the community. Meanwhile, piles of
straw left from wheat farming are left to rot.
http://www.nsf.gov/od/lpa/events/bayernsf/samples/rezprotectors.htm
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Running Strong for
American Indian Youth
Our Mission is to help American Indian
people meet their immediate survival needs – food, water and shelter
– while implementing and supporting programs designed to create opportunities
for self-sufficiency and self-esteem, particularly for tribal youth.
http://indianyouth.org/index.html
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Salmon Corps
The Salmon Corps, an AmeriCorps program,
was started in 1994 with the goal of utilizing the resources of Native
American young adults in the Pacific Northwest to repair the disappearing
salmon habitats of the Columbia River Basin.
http://www.salmoncorps.org/
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South Dakota Coalition for
Children
The South Dakota Coalition for Children seeks
to insure that the needs of all South Dakota children are met including
food, clothing, shelter, nuturing, education, health care and safety
within the family and community.
http://www.sdcchildren.org
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Starbright Foundation
The STARBRIGHT Foundation is dedicated to the development of projects
that empower seriously ill children to combat the medical and emotional
challenges they face on a daily basis. STARBRIGHT projects do more
than educate or entertain: they address the core issues that accompany
illness – the pain, fear, loneliness, and depression that can be as
damaging as the sickness itself.
http://www.starbright.org/
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Statistical
Briefing Book
The OJJDP Statistical Briefing Book provides
basic information on juvenile crime and victimization and on youth
involved in the juvenile justice system. Data in the content areas
below provide timely and reliable statistical answers to the most
frequently asked questions of policymakers, the media, and the general
public.
http://ojjdp.ncjrs.org/ojstatbb/index.html
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Strategies
for Parents and Teachers
During disasters, many families suffer from
the onset of sudden stress. Severe stress can disrupt functioning.
Overtime, relief from stress enables families to eventually reestablish
equilibrium. Informed intervention can speed up this process and in
many instances can prevent serious problems later.
http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/fcs/humandev/disas3.html
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SuAnne Big Crow Boys and Girls
Club
The SuAnne Big Crow Boys and Girls club was
the first charter member of the Boys and Girls Clubs of America to
be established on an Indian reservation and has paved the way for
almost 80 clubs that have opened since.
http://suannebigcrow.org/
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Talking With Kids About
Tough Issues
The recent terrorist violence against
the World Trade Towers in New York and the Pentagon in Washington,
D.C. is frightening and overwhelming for all Americans. These events,
and the subsequent news reports can make children feel frightened,
unsafe and insecure. Following are some resources to help initiate
conversations with your kids:
http://www.talkingwithkids.org/
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Welcome to Boys &
Girls Clubs in Indian Country.
There is a partnership dedicated to helping
some of our nation's most at-risk children - Native American youth -
grow, learn, develop, change their lives and surroundings. That partnership
is between the Boys & Girls Clubs of America and Native American
tribes across the country.
http://www.naclubs.org
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Youth
I.N.C.
Youth, I.N.C. strives to empower and enrich youth programs by creating
unique fundraising and awareness opportunities, mobilizing support
from all sectors and building a network of youth non-profit organizations.
http://www.youthinc-usa.org/home.htm
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