Useful Links
The Alternative High School Initiative is a network of youth development organizations committed to creating educational opportunities for young people for whom traditional school settings have not been successful.
www.www.ahsi.info
Child Welfare League of America: The oldest and largest national, non-profit oganization developing and promoting policies and programs to protect America's children and strengthen America's families.
www.cwla.org
The Council of Family and Child Caring Agencies: The principal representative for all the voluntary, not-for-profit child welfare organizations in New York State.
www.cofcca.org
Academy for Educational Development: A non-profit organization committed to solving critical social problems both in the US and world-wide. Youth development is a major area of focus.
www.aed.org/youth.html
The Youth Development Institute: An Initiative of the Fund for the City of New York which works on a number of fronts and with government, community-based organizations and schools to promote the Youth Development Framework, a positive model of youth development.
www.ydinstitute.org
Youth Link: Provides support and recognition for the voices, ideas and positive solutions of youth. As a partner in the Global Youth Action Network, a growing collaboration among organizations worldwide, it is an international clearinghouse for youth voices, resources and action.
http://www.youthlink.org
The Neighborhood Family Service Center (the coalition): A group of service providers and advocacy organizations that is committed to the provision of quality services for children, youth and families at the neighborhood level.
http://www.nfsc-nyc.org
