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SCHOOLS
Caroline
and Sigmund Schott Foundation (The)
A foundation whose mission is to develop and strengthen
the movement for equity in education and child care.
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Father
Flanagan's Boys Home (Boys Town)
Services for children and families including: residential
services, emergency shelter, family preservation, treatment
foster care, and parenting classes in 13 states. Offers
training to other child-care professionals, school districts,
mental health facilities, and other organizations. |
Federation
for Children with Special Needs
Provides information, support, and assistance to parents
of children with disabilities, their professional partners,
and their communities. |
Germaine
Lawrence, Inc.
18 Claremont Avenue, Arlington, MA 02174 - Non-profit
agency for adolescent girls. Various program specialties
such as substance unit, younger adolescents, group homes.
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Girls
and Boys Town
A resource and referral service for troubled children
and parents. Its hotline operates 24-hours-a-day, seven-days-a-week
with highly trained, professional operators. Also has
emergency shelter services, a treatment foster care
program, a family preservation program, and parent-training
workshops. |
| National
Assembly on School-Based Health Care |
National
Coalition to Abolish Corporal Punishment
An organization of parents, child advocates, and professional
associations that seeks to have corporal punishment
banned as a means of discipline in schools. |
| National
School Board Association |
Parents
Advocacy League
As the statewide chapter of the Federation of Families
for Children's Mental Health, PAL provides support,
education, and advocacy around issues related to children's
mental health. |
Parents
and Teachers Against Violence in Education
A resource for students, parents, educators, health
care professionals, policymakers, and everyone who believes
that children's optimal development occurs in nurturing,
violence-free environments and that every child has
the right to grow and learn in such an environment.
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