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http://www.aafc.org Website for the African American Family Commission. The mission of the Commission is to Advocate for and develop governmental policies, plans and programs that promote family preservation and strengthen African American communities. http://www.aecf.org Website for the Annie E. Casey Foundation. The primary mission of the Foundation is to foster public policies, human service reforms, and community supports that more effectively meet the needs of today's vulnerable children and families. http://www.blackadministrators.org Website for the Black Administrators in Child Welfare, Inc. Established in 1971 and incorporated in New York in 1975, the Black Administrators in Child Welfare (BACW) is a nationwide, non-profit organization dedicated to improving the lives of African American children and their families who are gravely overrepresented in the nation's child welfare system. http://www.casey.org/home Website for the Casey Family Programs. Casey Family Programs' mission is to provide and improve--and ultimately to prevent the need for--foster care. http://www.cssp.org Website for the Center for the Study of Social Policy. The Center's work is concentrated in the areas of family and children's services; income supports, neighborhood-based services, education reform, family support, disability and health care policy, and long term care for the elderly. In all of its work, the Center emphasizes several common themes: (1) an approach based on outcomes accountability; (2) community service strategies that reach across categorical boundaries and are community owned; (3) new forms of state/local governance; (4) more flexible financing strategies, linked to results; and (5) attention to the human resources and other capacity-building needs required for human services systems to perform effectively. http://www.cwla.org Website for the Child Welfare League of America. The primary objective of the CWLA is making children a national priority by engaging all Americans in promoting the well-being of children and young people and protecting them from harm. http://cfrcwww.social.uiuc.edu Website for the Children and Family Research Center. The CFRC is dedicated to supporting and conducting research that contributes to keeping children safe, assuring permanent homes for children, and supporting child and family well-being. The Children and Family Research Center is an independent research organization created in 1996 at the School of Social Work by the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) and the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS, the Department). http://www.childrensrights.org Website for Children's Rights. Children's Rights is a national advocacy organization that focuses on improving the outcomes for children and families served by the child welfare system. http://www.jimcaseyyouth.org/index.htm Website for the Jim Casey Youth Opportunities Initiative. The Jim Casey Youth Opportunities Initiative is a national foundation whose mission is to help youth in foster care make successful transitions to adulthood. http://www.caseygrants.org Website for the Marguerite Casey Foundation. The Marguerite Casey Foundation exists to help low income families strengthen their voice and mobilize their communities in order to achieve a more just and equitable society for all. http://www.hhh.umn.edu/centers/wilkins Website for the Roy Wilkins Center. University of Minnesota Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs' Roy Wilkins Center for Human Relations and Social Justice (the Wilkins Center) undertakes research to guide and empower policymakers and community leaders to develop and promote solutions to the problems of racism and racial and ethnic inequality. http://www.westat.com Website for Westat. Westat is an employee-owned research corporation serving agencies of the U.S. Government, as well as businesses, foundations, and state and local governments. In addition to our capabilities as a leading statistical survey research organization, Westat has developed skills and experience in custom research and program evaluation studies across a broad range of subject areas. Westat also has the technical expertise in survey and analytical methods, computer systems technology, biomedical science, and clinical trials to sustain a leadership position in all our research endeavors. | |||||||||
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