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This page provides links to other organizations that offer help and information in the areas of:

Education | Child Advocacy | Legal Resources |  Government | Education Policy | Public Policy

Education Organizations

• Academy for Educational Development
• American Association of School Administrators
• Aspira
• Association of American Educators
• Bank Street College of Education
• Designs for Change
• Family and Advocates Partnership for Education
• Institute for Student Achievement
• Intercultural Development Research Association
• Learning Leaders
• National Association for the Education of Young Children
• National Educational Association
• National Network of Partnership Schools
• New Visions for Public Schools
• New York City Charter School Center
• New York Institute for Special Education
• NYC Children’s Services website for Educational Resources
• Sharing Success
• Teaching Matters
• United Federation of Teachers

Child Advocacy Organizations

• Action Alliance for Children
• Agenda for Children Tomorrow
• Alliance National Parent Technical Assistance Center
• American Youth Policy Forum
• Annie E. Casey Foundation
• Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families
• AsthmaMoms
• Birch Family Services
• Casey Family Programs
• Catholic Charities of Brooklyn and Queens
• Center for Children's Initiatives
• Child Welfare League of America
• Children Now
• Children’s Defense Fund
• Children's Aid Society
• Citizens’ Committee for Children of New York
• Federation of Protestant Welfare Agencies
• Fostering Connections
• Graham Windham
• National Association of Counsel for Children
• National Center for Youth Law
• Project Reach Youth
• Resources for Children With Special Needs
• STOMP (Specialized Training of Military Parents)
• The Advocacy Center
• United Neighborhood Houses
• United We Stand of New York
• VOICES for Americas Children
• Youth Success NYC

Legal Resources

• Ayuda Legal, de Nueva York
• Education Law Center
• Equal Justice Network
• FedLaw
• FindLaw
• LawHelp/NY
• Legal Center for Foster Care and Education
• Legal Information Institute, Cornell Law School
• Legal Services NYC
• Probono.net
• The Legal Aid Society of New York
• The Office of State Review
• The Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law
• Thomas - Legislative Information from the Library of Congress
• Wrightslaw

Government Agencies

• New York City Department of Education
• New York State Department of Education
• Safe and Responsive Schools Project
• US Department of Education

Education Policy Resources

• Center for Governmental Research
• Class Size Matters
• Council for Exceptional Children
• ERIC - Education Resources Information Center
• FREE: Federal Resources for Educational Excellence
• Healthy Schools Network
• Human Services News
• Institute for Education and Social Policy
• Institute for Urban and Minority Education
• National Center for Education Statistics
• National Center for Homeless Education
• National Coalition for Parent Involvement in Education
• SERI: Special Education Resources on the Internet
• Statewide Parent Advocacy Network
• The Annenberg Institute for School Reform
• The Center for Education Reform
• The Center for Law and Education

Public Policy

• Brookings
• Cato Institute
• Center for Law and Social Policy
• Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
• Chapin Hall
• Citizens Budget Commission
• Community Service Society of New York
• National Coalition for Haitian Rights
• National Council of La Raza
• People for the American Way
• Public Policy Institute of NYS
• Reason Foundation
• The Urban Institute

Advocates for Children of New York (AFC) does not necessarily endorse or share the opinions of the organizations listed on this page.