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Organizations
Director's Mentoring Project
Dedicated to improving the quality of early childcare in
San Antonio.
Family Service Association
A comprehensive social service agency serving the people
of San Antonio for 100 years.
Health Collaborative
http://www.healthcollaborative.net/default.htm
The Health Collaborative began informally in 1997 when
the healthcare organizations agreed to put aside their
competitive business practices to conduct a
comprehensive health needs assessment. The evolution in
2000 to an incorporated entity with a long-range
strategic plan is in response to the founding members'
interest in improving the health status of the community
by working together. The result is a more robust, less
duplicative, more synergistic approach to solving
critical community health needs, while efficiently
utilizing resources
insure-a-kid San Antonio
A local initiative to help families access low and no
cost children’s health insurance through TexCare.
Methodist Health Care Ministries
 For
under-served residents in South Texas Methodist
Healthcare Ministries (MHM) fills an important and
underserved need. Since its inception in 1995 as a
faith-based organization, MHM has invested a total of
$54 million in our communities, making it the largest
non-public source for community healthcare in San
Antonio and south Texas.
San Antonio Children's Shelter
The mission of the Children's Shelter is to effect
positive change in the lives of children. The Shelter
has the state's third largest adoption program in Texas
and a teen pregnancy program designated as a national
model.
 San
Antonio Metropolitan Health District Healthy Start
Healthy Start is a program dedicated to reducing infant
mortality. Launched in March 2002, the program assists
pregnant women in getting the health care they need to
have a healthy baby.
San Antonio Metropolitan Health District Project Worth
Project Worth works to help San Antonio youth make
positive choices, avoid dangerous risks and postpone
pregnancy. It is comprised of seven city departments.
San
Antonio Southwest Mental Health Center
A not-for-profit children's hospital specializing in the
diagnosis and treatment of mental, emotional and
behavioral disorders. The Center serves children between
the ages of 3 and 17 through four carefully targeted
treatment programs.
Smart Start of San Antonio
http://www.smartstartsa.org/
‘SMART START’ serves working parents by offering them
its multifaceted programs and services throughout the
business sector. Formally known as the Corporate Child
Care Collaborative of San Antonio, we are united with
our corporate partners to ensure that children are given
every opportunity for success in school and in life.
United Way of San Antonio and Bexar County
The largest private health and human service
organization in Bexar County, supporting 120
high-quality programs at 70 agencies.
State Agencies and Organizations
Center
for Public Policy Priorities
A non-partisan, non-profit policy research organization
committed to improving public policies and private
practices that influence the economic and social
prospects and conditions of individuals, families, and
communities.
ChildTrauma Academy
http://www.childtrauma.org
The ChildTrauma Academy is a not-for-profit organization
based in Houston, Texas. The mission of the Academy is
to help improve the lives of traumatized and maltreated
children in three, primary ways: education, service
delivery and program consultation.
Texans Care For Children
A nonprofit, non-partisan statewide coalition of
organizations and individuals who care about the
well-being of Texas kids.
Texas Institute for Health Policy Research
A statewide non-profit organization serving as a
catalyst for improvement in the health of Texans through
education in health policy options and grassroots
community-based health solutions.
Texas
Foster Parents, Inc.
A nonprofit organization working in cooperation with
public and private child welfare agencies to improve the
Foster Care system of Texas.
Texas Office for the Prevention of Developmental
Disabilities (TOPDD)
Formed in 1989 to coordinate activity among the many
state and private agencies that work to prevent
developmental disabilities. TOPDD’s mission is to
minimize the economic and human losses in Texas caused
by preventable disabilities.
Texas Public Policy Foundation
The Texas Public Policy Foundation is a 501 (c) (3)
non-profit, non-partisan research institute guided by
the core principles of limited government, free
enterprise, private property rights and individual
responsibility. The Foundation's mission is to improve
Texas government by generating academically sound
research and data on state issues, and by recommending
the findings to opinion leaders, policy makers, the
media, and general public.
National Agencies and Organizations
Alcoholics Anonymous
A fellowship of men and women who share their
experiences with each other to help themselves and
others to recover from alcoholism.
America's Children
An annual report produced and published by the Federal
Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics (the
Forum). The report presents the most important
indicators of the well-being of the nation's children,
based on data currently available. The indicators are
chosen through a careful examination of available data
drawn from national surveys and vital records. The Forum
works to develop priorities for collecting enhanced data
on children and youth, and improve the reporting and
dissemination of information on the status of children
to the policy community and the general public.
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
www.asha.org
The mission of the American Speech-Language-Hearing
Association is to promote the interests of and provide
the highest quality services for professionals in
audiology, speech-language pathology, and speech and
hearing science, and to advocate for people with
communication disabilities.
Annie E. Casey Foundation
http://www.aecf.org
Since 1948, the Annie E. Casey Foundation (AECF) has
worked to build better futures for disadvantaged
children and their families in the United States. 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.
BrainConnection.com
www.BrainConnection.com
This website is dedicated to providing accessible,
high-quality information about how the brain works and
how people learn. Many discoveries are being made in
areas that relate to the human brain, including
language, memory, behavior, and aging, as well as
illness and injury.
BrainNet
http://www1.dshs.wa.gov/esa/dccel/bnmain.shtml
BrainNet is dedicated to improving the lives of children
by ensuring that all persons and systems who come into
contact with pregnant women, parents and children
promote healthy, optimal brain development.
Child Health Insurance Research Initiative (CHIRI)
An effort to supply policymakers with information to
help them improve access to, and the quality of, health
care for low-income children.
Child Trends
www.childtrends.org
Child Trends is a nonprofit, nonpartisan research
organization dedicated to improving the lives of
children by conducting research and providing
science-based information to improve the decisions,
programs, and policies that affect children and their
families. In advancing its mission, Child Trends
collects and analyzes data; conducts, synthesizes, and
disseminates research; designs and evaluates programs;
and develops and tests promising approaches to research
in the field.
Kaisernetwork
www.Kaisernetwork.org
Kaisernetwork.org is the premier online resource for
timely and in-depth coverage of health policy news,
debates and discussions. This free and comprehensive
multimedia service connects users to the events, people,
information, and research that shape health policy.
March of Dimes
March of Dimes is a nonprofit organization that works to
prevent birth defects and infant mortality.
National Child Care Information Center
www.nccic.org
NCCIC responds to requests from parents, child care
providers and other early education professionals,
researchers, policy-makers, national organizations,
businesses, and the general public.
National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence
(NCADD)
Works to educate people on the potentially destructive
effects of drug and alcohol and to remove the stigma for
people suffering from addiction.
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
(NIAAA)
Provides leadership in the national effort to reduce
alcohol and drug abuse by supporting research and
disseminating research results to the public.
National Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
Committed to raising public awareness about Fetal
Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD).
Parents' Action for Children (formerly I Am Your
Child)
www.iamyourchild.org
This organization provides America's moms and dads with
a platform for making their voices heard. They fight to
ensure that all children have access to excellent health
care and that our schools and communities promote good
nutrition and physically active lifestyles.
Practical Parenting Partnerships
www.pppctr.org
Practical Parenting Partnerships is a training and
resource center that exists to help schools, parents,
and community members work together for children's
growth and development- especially success in school. To
this end, they offer professional development in the
form of training and workshops, provide resources, and
host an annual conference to help school personnel,
families and the larger community.
Pre-K Now
http://www.preknow.org
Pre-K Now is a public education and advocacy
organization that advances high-quality, voluntary
pre-kindergarten for all three and four year olds.
uFOSTERsuccess
A nonprofit foster care alumni association dedicated to
raising awareness about foster care issues.
Voices for America's Children
Our national affiliate, Voices for America’s Children is
a national organization committed to working at the
state and local levels to improve the well-being of
children. With member organizations in almost every
state, Voices provides a voice for the voiceless –
children – in city halls and statehouses across the
country.
Zero to Three
www.zerotothree.org
They are a national, nonprofit, multidisciplinary
organization whose mission is to support the healthy
development and well-being of infants, toddlers and
their families. They advance their work by informing,
educating and supporting adults who influence the lives
of infants and toddlers.
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