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Sites relating to public and private human service, social service and child placement agencies for children and youth involved in the social service and human service systems.

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• AngelAID Foundation

  http://angelaid.com/
  A foundation for children with life-threatening diseases or situations (homeless, abused, etc.). Serving tri-county area around Jacksonville, Florida.

• Atlanta Children's Shelter

  http://www.atlantachildrensshelter.com/
  Provides free day care, emotional support, educational curriculum for homeless children, and social services for their families in the Atlanta metro area.

• Bethlehem Center of Charlotte, North Carolina

  http://www.bethlehemcenter.org/
  An organization affiliated with the United Methodist Church that offers a Head Start program, after-school care, summer camp, senior citizen programs, emergency assistance to needy citizens, substance abuse programs, and transportation services.

• Children First Empowerment

  http://childrenfirstempowerment.org/
  Children First is the community empowerment childhood initiative that includes Lee and Van Buren counties in Iowa.

• Cunningham Children's Home - Urbana, Illinois

  http://www.cunninghamhome.org/
  An organization affiliated with the United Methodist Church that provides residential treatment, community based group homes, independent and transitional living programs, pregnant and parenting teen programs, special education services, foster care services, respite care and extended family stabilization services.

• Dallas Bethlehem Center

  http://www.dallasbethlehemcenter.org/
  Non-profit organization seeking to provide the children of South Dallas with a positive environment for growth through Pre-K, after school, food voucher, children's community choir, and Thanksgiving and Christmas outreach programs.

• David & Margaret Home

  http://www.dmhome.org/
  Supports children and their families in the Los Angeles county area of California through various programs, including residential treatment for adolescent girls, a foster family agency, assessment and treatment for learning disabled individuals, vocational skills training for emancipating foster youth, and parenting classes for families with troubled youth.

• Della Lamb Community Services

  http://www.dellalamb.org/
  An organization affiliated with the United Methodist Church that serves families in the Kansas City area by providing day care, youth activities, job training, emergency assistance, and senior services.

• Don Bosco Community Center

  http://www.donbosco.org/
  Assists families in the Kansas City area through clothing, food, and utility programs, immigration services, after-school programs, a charter high school, and a senior center.

• Emmaus House

  http://www.emmaushouse.org/
  An Episcopal Community Center serving the Peoplestown and Summerhill neighborhoods of Atlanta, Georgia. Poverty rights office, summer program for children, community art program, and Reidsville Prison outreach.

• Episcopal Community Services

  http://www.ecsphilly.org/
  Philadelphia based nonprofit social service provider empowering the sick, poor, and homeless to achieve greater self-sufficiency.

• Episcopal Community Services of San Diego, California

  http://www.ecscalifornia.org/
  Offers Head Start, domestic violence services, employment services, drug and alcohol programs, HIV/AIDS services, counseling, and emergency assistance.

• Grace Hill

  http://www.gracehill.org/
  An organization in St. Louis that offers five primary care Health Centers, two licensed and fully accredited Day Care Centers, emergency assistance, and a neighborhood organization system supporting employment, family and children, and the homeless.

• Group Homes for Children, Inc.

  http://www.grouphomesforchildren.org/
  A non-profit organization serving the youth of Greater Lafayette, Indiana and surrounding areas by providing care to children in crisis who must be away from their own home. Newsletter, programs, and volunteer information.

• Guardian Angel Community Services

  http://www.guardianangelhome.org/
  An organization in Joliet, Illinois that is sponsored by the Sisters of Saint Francis. Children's programs, foster care, emergency shelter, and counseling.

• Henderson Settlement

  http://www.hendersonsettlement.com/
  A Methodist-affiliated organization whose purpose is to meet the basic human needs of people in southeast Kentucky and northeast Tennessee.

• Inspirica

  http://inspiricact.org/
  An organization in Connecticut that provides housing, education, direct care and advocacy services.

• InterServ

  http://www.faithfullyserving.org/
  A church-related, multi-function social service agency located in St. Joseph, Missouri.

• Kamloops Family Resources Society

  http://www.kfrs.ca/
  Offers support programs for parents and their children.

• Lantern Light

  http://www.lanternlight.org/
  A non-profit corporation directed by the Presentation Sisters in New Orleans dedicated to clothing, feeding, and helping to rebuild the homes of the poor. Contains monthly updates, season newsletters, photos, and details on donation needs, programs and personnel.

• Mary Elizabeth Inn

  http://www.meinn.org/
  A Methodist-related organization in San Francisco, California that provides housing and support services for women, emergency funds, counseling, and activities and events.

• Methodist Children's Home

  http://www.mch.org/
  Serves children in Texas through residential care, a Boys ranch, foster care and a college program.

• Murphy-Harpst

  http://www.murphyharpst.org/
  A childcare agency in Georgia that offers residential treatment, therapeutic foster care, Head Start, and equine therapy programs.

• Northern Valley Catholic Social Service

  http://www.nvcss.org/
  Provides low-cost or free mental health, housing, vocational and support services to individuals and families in six Northern California counties.

• Room To Dream Foundation

  http://www.roomtodreamfoundation.org/
  A New England charity whose mission is to create healing environments for children facing chronic illnesses, focusing specifically on children and families living in low- and moderate-income urban and suburban areas.

• St. Joseph's Villa

  http://neverstopbelieving.org/
  The Villa's programs in Richmond, Virginia provide special, alternative and non-traditional education and care for children ages six weeks through high school; residential on-campus living and education for homeless children and their mothers; day and respite care services for children with disabilities; residential emergency shelter and education for children in crisis; and, independent living for adults with disabilities.

• The Children's Aid Society

  http://childrensaidsociety.org/
  Provides adoption, foster care, health, and education services to underserved children and families in New York City. Locations and services, pressroom, and advocacy.

• The Friendly Center Inc.

  http://www.friendly-center.org/
  An organization in Toledo, Ohio which is affiliated with the United Methodist Church and offers a Help Me Grow program for young children, a gym for sports and social activities, a clothing collection, emergency food distribution, and tutoring for all age groups.

• Ubi Caritas

  http://www.ubicaritas.org/
  Offers health care and literacy programs to families in the Beaumont, Texas area.

• UMFS

  http://www.umfs.org/
  Offers locations throughout Virginia. Serves children, youth and adults by offering adoption services, specialized education, residential treatment for teens, treatment foster care, and therapeutic mentoring.

• Wilmer Hall Children's Home

  http://www.wilmerhall.org/
  An organization in Mobile, Alabama that is affiliated with the Episcopal Church. Information on the Murray School, foster care, and transitional living programs.

 

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