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ASPCA American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals: Mission: to provide effective means to prevent cruelty to animals throughout the United States.
The Judge David L. Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law: Celebrating 30 Years of Legal Advocacy for the Civil Rights and Human Dignity of People with Mental Disabilities
The Carter Center: Waging Peace, Fighting Disease, Building Hope. The Carter Center, in partnership with Emory University, is guided by a fundamental commitment to human rights and the alleviation of human suffering; it seeks to prevent and resolve conflicts, enhance freedom and democracy, and improve health.
The Center on Fathers, Families, and Public Policy (CFFPP): CFFPP is a nationally-focused public policy organization conducting policy research, technical assistance, training, litigation and public education in order to focus attention on the barriers faced by never-married, low-income fathers and their families. The mission of CFFPP is to help create a society in which low-income parents - mothers as well as fathers - are in a position to support their children emotionally, financially, and physically. CFFPP seeks to foster public policies at every level that promote and contribute to the well being of children, parents, and families.
Children Now: Children Now utilizes research and mass communication to make the well being of children a top priority across the nation.
The Commission on Radio and Television Policy: The Commission on Radio and Television Policy: Central and East Europe was founded in 1990 by former U.S. president Jimmy Carter to encourage democratic media policies and practices. The Commission is a "virtual" think tank of public and private sector media practitioners, experts and policy makers from more than 20 countries in Central, East, Southeast, and West Europe and the United States.
Doctors Without Borders: An international independent medical humanitarian organization that delivers emergency aid to people affected by armed conflict, epidemics, natural and man-made disasters, and exclusion from health care in nearly 70 countries.
Conflict Research Consortium: Providing a Comprehensive Gateway to Information on More Constructive Approaches to Difficult Conflicts
The Conflict Research Consortium is a multidisciplinary program of research, teaching, and application, focused on finding more constructive ways of addressing difficult, long-term, and intractable conflicts, and getting that information to the people involved in these conflicts so that they can approach them in a more constructive way.
Families USA: Families USA is a national nonprofit, non-partisan organization dedicated to the achievement of high-quality, affordable health and long-term care for all Americans. Working at the national, state and community levels, we have earned a national reputation as an effective voice for health care consumers for over 15 years.
Gerisrecoverymusic.com - Geri's Recovery Music: Geri Karlstrom's site features an artist biography, Geri's eating disorder recovery story, eating disorder resources, and information on her CD with songs written for those dealing with addiction and recovery.
Heifer International Foundation: Heifer was founded on a simple belief: ending hunger begins with giving people the means to feed themselves. Since 1944, Heifer has helped more than 4 million hungry families in the United States and 118 other countries move toward self-reliance through the gift of food- and income-producing animals and training. Every family and community receiving animals also receives training in environmentally sound, sustainable agriculture. Recipient families pass on the gift by sharing one or more of their animals' offspring with other struggling families. Each recipient becomes a donor. This process enhances self-esteem, ensures project continuity, builds solidarity and multiplies the benefits of the original gift for generations to come.
How to Report Suspected Child Maltreatment: If you suspect a child is being maltreated, or if you are a child who is being maltreated, call the Childhelp USA National Child Abuse Hotline at 1-800-4-A-CHILD (1-800-422-4453; TDD 1-800-2-A-CHILD). This hotline is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The Hotline can tell you where to file your report and can help you make the report. For a list of States' toll-free telephone numbers for reporting suspected child abuse, visit the Resource Listings section under this site's Publications page or call the Clearinghouse at 800-FYI-3366.
The Humane Society of the United States: The HSUS is dedicated to creating a world where our relationship with animals is guided by compassion. We seek a truly humane society in which animals are respected for their intrinsic value, and where the human-animal bond is strong.
InnerVoice.com: InnerVoice.com provides you with inspirational works by Dr. Ronald Bissell. Within them you will discover ways to create change in your life.
The Library of Congress: Largest library in the world, with more than 130 million items on approximately 530 miles of bookshelves. Library's mission is to make its resources available and useful to the Congress and the American people and to sustain and preserve a universal collection of knowledge and creativity for future generations.
Museum of Tolerance: Founded to challenge visitors to confront bigotry and racism. Since its opening in 1993, it has hosted 3.5 million visitors from around the world, and nine heads of state including King Hussein of Jordan, three Prime Ministers of Israel and the Dalai Lama. The Museum receives 350,000 visitors annually including 110,000 children. This site is packed with information and moving stories.
Music Therapy: The Power of Music: This site looks at how music can help those struggling with low self-esteemn and how music can be used as an outlet to help people express their feelings in a positive way.
Created by Mathew J. Bush, MSW, LSW, this site examines the power of using popular music, something people already listen to, in therapy. Includes examples of therapeutic messages in popular music as well as original music by Freudian Slip, therapeutic rock band.
National Center for Youth Law: A private, non-profit law office serving the legal needs of children and their families The law can offer hope and help for vulnerable children and youth, but children need advocates to make these laws work for them. NCYL speaks for those children and their families, insisting that they receive the benefit of laws that offer them access to safety, shelter, health care, and hope for a better future.
National Coalition for Child Protection Reform: The members of the National Coalition for Child have encountered the child welfare system in their professional capacities. Through NCCPR, we work to make that system better serve America's most vulnerable children by trying to change policies concerning child abuse, foster care and family preservation. NCCPR advocates for systemic reform. We regret that we cannot provide advice in dealing with individual cases.
Neuroscience for Kids (of all ages): The smell of a flower - The memory of a walk in the park - The pain of stepping on a nail. These experiences are made possible by the 3 pounds of tissue in our heads...the BRAIN!! Have fun learning about the human nervous system. Games, quizzes, lesson plans, experiments and much more. "Neuroscience for Kids" is maintained by Eric H. Chudler, Ph.D. and supported by a Science Education Partnership Award (R25 RR12312) from the National Center of Research Resources.
One World: A community of over 1500 organizations working for social justice.
Online Finger Meditation: Produced by Veriditas - The World-Wide Labyrinth Project.
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation: The Foundation provides grants to nonprofit organizations in the following program areas: Conservation and Science; Population; and Children, Families, and Communities. It provides national and international grants, and also has a special focus on the Northern California Counties of San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, and Monterey. Does not accept proposals to benefit specific individuals or that serve religious purposes.
Peace Corps: Site describes efforts of the Peace Corp in different parts of the world. Currently, 6,678 Peace Corps volunteers are serving in 70 countries, working to bring clean water to communities, teach children, help start new small businesses, and stop the spread of AIDS. Since 1961, more than 168,000 Americans have joined the Peace Corps, serving in 136 nations.
Reaching Up for Air: A safe haven for intimate life stories of women who have suffered or who are suffering from the grips of addiction. Allowing the millions of women who are suffering or have suffered to know they are not alone There is strength in joining together in any form.
Special Equestrian Riding Therapy: non-profit NARHA accredited community oriented organization dedicated to providing therapy to physically, emotionally, and mentally challenged individuals through activity with horses. Be sure to watch the video on the home page.
The State Hermitage of St Petersburg: Virtual visit and virtual viewings. Put together throughout two centuries and a half, the Hermitage collections of works of art (over 3,000,000 items) present the development of the world culture and art from the Stone Age to the 20th century. Today the Museum is creating its digital self-portrait to be displayed around the world. Computer technologies enable the State Hermitage Museum to provide people from all over the world with wider access to information about the Museum and its treasures.
TKF Foundation: The mission of the TKF Foundation is to create urban greenspace, sponsor public art, and champion urban agriculture with the goals of nurturing the human spirit and fostering a sense of community. TKF is dedicated to supporting "Open Spaces, Sacred Places" and Community Greening in the Annapolis, Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland, and Washington, D.C. areas.
The United Nations: It's Your World. Site details U.N. efforts in international peace and security, economic and social development, human rights, humanitarian action, international law, decolonization and gives a description of the structure of the organization.
University of Phoenix: U of P is an accredited university providing college degree programs via the Internet. Web-based program delivers unparalleled convenience and flexibility to over 141,300 students in their pursuit of bachelor's, master's or doctoral degrees. We offer complete degree programs in Business, Management, Technology, Education and Nursing.
Who is the Free Spirit Centre?: The Free Spirit Centre is a community web based dedicated to personal growth, soul growth, eating disorders and human issues where like-minded free spirits connect from around the world.
Women of Protest: Photographs from the Records of the National Woman's Party. A new section of the American Memory section of the Library of Congress It chronicles the activities of the militant wing of the suffrage movement which used open public demonstrations to gain popular attention for the right of women to vote in the United States. Their picketing, pageants, parades, and demonstrations�as well as their subsequent arrests, imprisonment, and hunger strikes�were successful in spurring public discussion and winning publicity for the suffrage cause.
Zen and the Art of Logic: Short Zen question puzzles that will challenge your way of thinking.

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