Families USA: URLs for Advocates

National Organizations
State Organizations
Resources
Health Access within Communities of Color
Faith Community
Government
Fundraising
- Advocacy Funding Prospects
- Funding News and Information
Nonprofit Issues
Humor

National Organizations

AARP Public Policy Institute www.research.aarp.org
Academy Health (formerly Academy for Health Services Research and Health Policy) www.academyhealth.org
The Access Project www.accessproject.org
AFL-CIO www.aflcio.org
Alliance for Health Reform www.allhealth.org
American Academy of Pediatrics www.aap.org
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists www.acog.org
Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law www.bazelon.org
Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids www.tobaccofreekids.org
CANCERcare www.cancercare.org
Center for Community Change www.ccc.org
Center for Health Care Strategies www.chcs.org
Center for Medicare Advocacy, Inc. www.medicareadvocacy.org
Center for Medicare Education www.medicareed.org
Center for Studying Health System Change www.hschange.org
Center for Third World Organizing www.ctwo.org
Center on Budget Policy and Priorities www.cbpp.org
Children's Defense Fund www.childrensdefense.org
The Commonwealth Fund www.cmwf.org
Community Catalyst www.communitycatalyst.org
Consumers Union www.consumersunion.org
Covering Kids www.coveringkids.org
Employee Benefits Research Institute (EBRI) www.ebri.org
Family Caregiver Alliance www.caregiver.org
FamiliesUSA www.familiesusa.org
Family Voices www.familyvoices.org
Health Assistance Partnership www.familiesusa.org/hap/index.htm
Health Privacy Project www.healthprivacy.org
Kaiser Family Foundation www.kff.org
Mathematica Policy Research, Inc. www.mathinc.com
The Midwest Academy www.midwestacademy.com
National Academy of Social Insurance www.nasi.org
National Association for The Advancement of Colored People www.naacp.org
National Alliance for the Mentally Ill www.nami.org
National Association of Child Advocates www.childadvocacy.org
National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health www.ncemch.org
National Coalition for the Homeless www.nationalhomeless.org
National Coalition on Health Care www.nchc.org
National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare www.ncpssm.org
National Council of LaRaza www.nclr.org
National Health Law Program (NHeLP) www.nhelp.org
National Health Policy Forum www.nhpf.org
National Immigration Law Center www.hilc.org
National Mental Health Association www.nmha.org
National Partnership for Women and Families www.nationalpartnership.org
National Women's Law Center www.nwlc.org
Paraprofessional Healthcare Institute www.paraprofessional.org
Public Citizen www.citizen.org
Research Forum on Children, Families, and the New Federalism www.researchforum.org
UHCAN! www.uhcan.org
The Urban Institute www.urban.org
USAction www.usaction.org
The Work Group for the Computerization of Behavioral Health and Human Services Records www.workgroup.org

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State Organizations

Alabama
- Alabama Arise www.alarise.org
- Voices for Alabama's Children www.alavoices.org
- Covering Alabama Kids http://www.ches.ua.edu/coveringalkids/index.htm
- Alabama Disabilities Action Coalition www.accessalabama.org
Alaska
- Division of Medical Assistance Division of Medical Assistance
Arizona
- Arizona Citizen Action www.citizenaction.org
- Children's Action Alliance www.azchildren.org
- Arizona Center for Disability Law www.acdl.com
Arkansas
- ACORN aracorn@acorn.org
- Arkansas Advocates for Children & Families www.aradvocates.org
- Arkansas Seniors Organized for Progress (ASOP) ASOPSHIR@aol.com
- Arkansas Aging Coalition
- SEIU Local 100 www.seiu100.org
California
- The California Wellness Foundation www.tcwf.org
- Health Access Foundation www.Health-Access.org
- Center for Health Care Rights healthcarerights.org
- Protection and Advocacy www.pai-ca.org
- Congress of California Seniors www.seniors.org
- California Budget Project www.cbp.org
- Consumers Union www.consumer.org
- California Pan-Ethnic Network (CPEHN) www.cpehn.org
- San Francisco Senior Action Network www.sfseniors.org
- Community Health Councils www.chc-inc.org
- Human Services Network
- Children's Defense Fund www.childrensdefense.org
- Western Center on Law and Poverty www.wclp.org
- Latino Issues Forum www.lif.org
- Children's Advocacy Institute www.acusd.edu/childrensissues
- National Health Law Program www.healthlaw.org
- Children Now www.childrennow.org
- California Black Women's Health Project www.nbwhp.org
- The Children's Partnership www.childrenspartnership.org
- Insure the Uninsured Project www.work-and-health.org
- The PICO California Project www.picocalifornia.org
- Health Administration Responsibility Project/HARP www.harp.org
Colorado
- Colorado Cross Disability Coalition www.colorado2.com/ccdc
- Colorado Children's Campaign www.coloradokids.org
- Colorado Coalition for the Medically Underserved www.ccmu.org
- Colorado Progressive Coalition www.progressivecoalition.org
Connecticut
- Connecticut Commission on Children www.cga.state.ct.us/coc
- Health Care For All Coalition/Connecticut Citizen Action Group www.ccag.net
- United Connecticut Action for Neighborhoods and United Seniors United Connecticut Action for Neighborhoods
- Connecticut Health Policy Project www.cthealthpolicy.org
- Connecticut Association for Human Services www.cahs.org
- Children's Health Council www.childrenshealthcouncil.org
Delaware
- Delaware Council of Senior Citizens
- Delaware Alliance for Health
- Delawareans with Special Needs/Medicaid Managed Care Advisory Panel
Florida
- Florida Center for Children and Youth
- CHAIN - Communications Health Action Information Network / Human Services Coalition of Dade County CHAIN
- Florida Consumer Action Network www.fcan.org
- Farmworker's Self-Help
Georgia
- Georgia Legal Services www.glsp.org
- Mental Health Consumer Network Mental Health Consumer Network
- Governor's Council www.ga-ddcouncil.org
- Georgia Rural Urban Summit www.garus.org
- Georgia State Long Term Care Ombudsman
- Georgians for Children www.georgians.com
- Georgia Council on Aging www.gcoa.org
Hawaii
Idaho
- Idaho Community Action Network Idaho Community Action Network
- Idaho Hunger Action Council (IHAC) IHAC
- Handicapped Access Network Development (HAND)
Illinois
- Campaign for Better Health Care www.cbhconline.org
- Citizen Action www.citizenaction-il.org
- Voices for Illinois Children www.voices4kids.org
- Illinois Council of Senior Citizens
- Metro Seniors in Action Metro Seniors in Action
- Champaign County Health Care Consumers Champaign County Health Care Consumers
- Illinois Maternal and Child Health Coalition www.hmhb.org/ilmaternal
- Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights www.icirr.org
- Family Voices www.familyvoices.org
- Illinois ACORN www.acorn.org
- National Center on Poverty Law www.povertylaw.org
- Physicians for National Health Program www.pnhp.org
Indiana
- Citizen Action Coalition of Indiana www.citact.org
- United Senior Action
- The Ryan White CARE Act
Iowa
- Iowa Citizen Action Network www.IowaCAN.org
- Governor's Developmental Disabilities Council www.state.ia.us/ddcouncil
- Family Voices www.familyvoices.org
Kansas
- Kansas Association for Medically Underserved
- Kansas Action for Children www.kac.org
- Topeka Individual Living Resource Center tilrc@tilrc.org
- Kansas Citizen's Network
Kentucky
- Kentucky Task Force on Hunger
- National Institute on Children, Youth and Families (NICYF) www.nicyf.org
Louisiana
- BYNET Community Health Network bynet@altavista.com
- SEIU Local 100 SEIU Local 100
- Agenda for Children www.agendaforchildren.org
- Louisiana Health Care Campaign
- Southeast Louisiana Legal Services www.slls.org
Maine
- Consumers for Affordable Health Care www.mainecahc.org
- Maine People's Alliance mpa@gwi.net
- Maine Equal Justice Project www.mejp.org
Maryland
- Maryland Citizen's Health Initiative www.healthcareforall.com
- Advocates for Children and Youth www.acy.org
- Health Care for the Homeless www.hchmd.org
- Parent's Place of Maryland www.ppmd.org
Massachusetts
- Health Care for All www.hcfama.org
- Massachusetts Senior Action Council masc@bu.edu
- Central Massachusetts Community Health Coalition
- Neighbor-to-Neighbor
- Minorities with Disabilities Advocacy Center, Inc.
- Health Law Advocates, Inc
- Health Access Programs
- The Ad Hoc Committee to Defend Health Care www.massadhoc.org
- Health Communities in Massachusetts Health Communities in Massachusetts
Michigan
- Michigan's Children www.michiganschildren.org
- Consumer Health Coalition
- Michigan Citizen Action www.michcitizenaction.org
- Michigan League for Human Services www.milhs.org
- The Arc of Michigan www.arcmi.org
- Area Agencies on Aging Associations
- Michigan Council For Maternal and Child Health www.mcmch.com
Minnesota
- Minnesota Senior Federation www.mnseniors.org
- Minnesota Nurse's Association www.mnnurses.org
- Arc of Minnesota www.arcminnesota.com
- Legal Services Advocacy Project www.mnlegalservices.org
- Minnesota Citizens Organized Acting Together (COACT) www.coact.org
- Children's Defense Fund www.cdf-mn.org
Mississippi
- Mississippi Health Advocacy Program www.mhap.org
- Mississippi Forum on Children/Families www.mfcf.org
- Children's Defense Fund
- Mississippi Human Services Coalition
- People and Policy Center of Mississippi
Missouri
- Citizens for Missouri's Children www.mokids.org
- Missouri Consumer Health WATCH
- Children's Benefits Service for Families www.crn.org/cbsf
- NAMI (National Alliance for the Mentally Ill) of Missouri mocamirwf@aol.com
Montana
- Montana People's Action www.mtpaction.com
- Montanans Concerned With Disabilities Montanans Concerned With Disabilities
- Montana Senior Citizens Association
- Cherish Our Indian Children www.amindian.com
- Missoula Indian Center
- Montana Community Labor Alliance
Nebraska
- Voices for Children www.voicesforchildren.com
- Families Achieving Independence and Respect (F.A.I.R.)
Nevada
- Nevada Health Care Reform Project
- PLAN Progressive Labor Action Network
- Nevada Indian Rural Legal Services
- Office of Community-Based Service
New Hampshire
- New Hampshire Citizen's Alliance (NHCA) www.nhcitizensalliance.org
- New Hampshire Child Advocacy Network (NH CAN) http://www.childrennh.org/nhcan
- Children's Alliance of New Hampshire www.childrennh.org
- New Hampshire Family Voices www.nhfv.org
- New Hampshire Alliance for The Elderly
- New Hampshire Health Care Coalition
New Jersey
- New www.lsnj.org
New Mexico
- Health Action New Mexico www.healthactionnm.org
- Protection and Advocacy www.nmprotection-advocacy.com
- Frontier Education Center
- New Mexico Nurses Association NM Nurses Association
- Re-Visioning New Mexico www.rvnm.org
New Jersey
- Citizen Action www.njcitizenaction.org
- Association for Children www.kidlaw.org
- The Arc of New Jersey www.arcnj.org
- New Jersey Public Interest Research Group NJPIRG www.njpirg.com
- Legal Services of New Jersey
New Mexico
- Senior Citizen Law Offices
- Family Voices www.familyvoices.org
- The New Mexico State Agency on Aging
New York
- Citizen Action of New York www.citizenactionny.org
- Metro New York Health Care For All metrohealth@igc.apc.org
- Medicare Rights Center www.medicarerights.org
- New York Public Interest Research Group (NY-PIRG) www.nypirg.org
- ACORN
- Greater New York Hospital Association www.gnyha.org
- Patient's Rights Hotline
- Jobs With Justice www.jwj.org
- Gay Men's Health Crisis www.gmhc.org
- Children's Defense Fund www.cdfny.org
- Statewide Youth Advocacy www.syanys.org
- NY StateWide Senior Action www.nysenior.org
- Institute for Puerto Rican/Hispanic Elderly Institute for Puerto Rican/Hispanic Elderly
- Citizen's Committee for Children www.kfny.org
- Community Service Society of New York www.cssny.org
- NARAL/New York www.naralny.org
- The Welfare Law Center www.welfarelaw.org
North Carolina
- North Carolina Health Access Coalition www.ncjustice.org/health
- North Carolina Fair Share
- Covenant With North Carolina Children Covenant with NC Children
- North Carolina Child Advocacy Institute www.ncchild.org
North Dakota
- North Dakota Progressive Coalition
- North Dakota Children's Caucus
- Family Health Care Center www.famhealthcare.org
- Mental Health Association
- North Dakota Nurses Association www.ndna.org
Ohio
- Universal Health Care Action Network of Ohio - UHCAN! OHIO www.uhcanohio.org
- Children's Defense Fund www.cdfohio.org
- Working in Neighborhoods
- Ohio Legal Services Association Ohio Legal Services Association
- Ohio Association of Area Agencies on Aging ohioaging.org
- Ohio Developmental Disabilities Council www.state.oh.us/ddc
Oklahoma
- Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy www.oica.org
- Project Get Together
- Oklahoma Areawide Service Information System oasis.ouhsc.edu
- Family Voices www.okvoices.org
Oregon
- Oregon Health Action Campaign www.ohac.org
- Children First for Oregon www.cffo.org
- Oregon Advocacy Center www.oradvocacy.org
- Oregon Action www.oregonaction.org
- Health Care for All - Oregon www.healthcareforalloregon.org
Pennsylvania
- Citizens for Consumer Justice Citizens for Consumer Justice
- Pennsylvania Citizens for Children and Youth www.pccy.org
- Pennsylvania Partnerships for Children www.papartnerships.org
- Consumer Health Coalition
- Pennsylvania Alliance for Retired Americans
- Hospital Council of Western Pennsylvania www.hcwp.org
- Maternity Care Coalition www.momobile.org
- Pennsylvania Health Law Project www.phlp.org
- Action Alliance of Senior Citizens
- Alliance of the Mentally Ill
- Pennsylvania Council of Churches, Inc. www.pachurches.org
- Philadelphia Unemployment Project www.philaup.org
Rhode Island
- Ocean St. Action
- Coalition for Consumer Justice : This page
- Family Voices of Rhode Island www.ripin.org
South Carolina
- South Carolina Fair Share http://www.scfairshare.org
- Southern Institute on Children and Families www.kidsouth.org
- Alliance for South Carolina's Children www.scchildren.org
- South Carolina Appleseed Legal Justice Center Appleseed LJC
South Dakota
- East River Falls Legal Services
- South Dakota Advocacy Network for Women
- South Dakota Advocacy Services www.sdadvocacy.com
- South Dakota Coalition for Children www.sdchhildren.org
Tennessee
- Tennessee Health Care Campaign www.thcc2.org
- National Health Care for the Homeless Council www.nhchc.org
- Tennessee Citizen Action
- Tennessee Disability Coalition www.tndisability.org
- Black Children's Institute www.bcitn.org
- Tennessee Justice Center www.tnjustice.org
- Kids and Nurses, Inc.
Texas
- Center for Public Policy Priorities www.cppp.org
- Texas Alliance for Human Needs www.txalliance.org
- National Council of La Raza www.nclr.org
- Consumers Union www.consumer.org
- Senior Coalition of Galveston
- The Mental Health Association of Texas www.mhatexas.org
- Tejano Center for Community Concerns
- Texans Care for Children www.texanscareforchildren.org
- ADAPT - American Disabled for Accessible Public Transit www.adapt.org
- Coalition of Texans with Disabilities www.cotwd.org
- The Disability Policy Consortium www.dpctexas.org
- Family Health Foundation www.family-health-fdn.org
- Advocacy, Incorporated www.advocacyinc.org
- AARP of Texas
Utah
- Utah Issues www.utahissues.org
- Utah Children www.utahchildren.net
- Crossroads Urban Center
- Salt Lake Community Action Program www.slcap.org
Vermont
- V-PIRG Vermont Public Interest Research Group www.vpirg.org
- Vermont Consumer's Campaign
- Coalition of Vermont Elders
- Vermont Legal Aid www.vtlegalaid.org
- Bi-State Primary Care Association www.bistatepace.org
- Vermont Low-Income Advocacy Council
Virginia
- Virginia Poverty Law Center www.vplc.org
- SignUpNow www.signupnowva.org
- Campaign for Virginians in Need
- Crater District Area Agency on Aging
- Alzheimer's Association www.alz-nova.org
Washington
- Washington Citizen Action www.wacitizenaction.org
- The Washington Public Interest Research Group/WashPIRG www.washpirg.org
- Institute for Washington's Future www.forwashington.org
- Children's Alliance www.childrensalliance.org
- The Northwest Federation of Community Organizations (NWFCO) www.nwfco.org
- Northwest Health Law Advocates www.nohla.org
- Economic Opportunity Institute www.eoionline.org
Washington, D.C.
- AFFIRM - The Alliance for Fairness in Reforms to Medicaid
- District of Columbia Primary Care Association www.dcpca.org
- IONA Citizens Advisory Committee
- Legal Problems of The Elderly
- Zacchaeus Medical Clinic
- Food Resource and Action Center (FRAC) www.frac.org
- District of Columbia Action for Children www.dckids.org
- United Planning Organization's Head Start
- Washington Council on Agencies www.wcanonprofits.org
- Appleseed Foundation www.appleseeds.net
- District of Columbia Health and Hospitals Public Benefit Corporation
- District of Columbia Coalition on Long Term Care
- Greater Washington Coalition of Mental Health Professionals and Consumers, Inc. Greater Washington Coalition
- National Minority AIDS Council www.nmac.org
West Virginia
- West Virginians for Health Care Rights
- Regional Family Resource Network www.regionalfrn.org
West Virginia Family Voices West Virginia Family Voices
Wisconsin
- Wisconsin Citizen Action www.wi-citizenaction.org
- Coalition of Wisconsin Aging Groups www.cwag.org
- Wisconsin Council of Senior Citizens
- Wisconsin Council on Children and Families www.wccf.org
- WAFCA Wisconsin Association of Family and Children Agencies
- Community Advocates
- Milwaukee Healthy Women and Infants
- Wisconsin Coalition of Visiting Nurse Associations, Inc.
- ABC for Health, Inc. www.abcforhealth.org
Wyoming

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Resources

Center for Health and Public Service Research www.nyu.edu/wagner/chpsr
The Citizen's Grassroots Organizing Handbook www.vcn.bc.ca/citizens-handbook
The Disability Rights Activist www.disrights.org
Health Affairs www.healthaffairs.org
Health Systems Research, Inc. www.hsrnet.com/about.htm
Institute for Health Care Research and Policy (Georgetown University):
Policy Research www.georgetown.edu/research/ihcrp
Consumer Information www.healthinsuranceinfo.net
Jay's Leftist and "Progressive" Internet Resources www.neravt.com/left
National Council on Aging: Online Screening Service www.benefitscheckup.org
NHeLP's Health Care Coach www.healthcarecoach.com
NRH Center for Health & Disability Research www.nrhchdr.org
Organizing Institute www.aflcio.org/orginst
Resources for Progressives www.cruznet.net/~seangame/prog.htm
State Health Facts Online www.statehealthfacts.kff.org
State Health Watch Reader Resource Guide www.ahcpub.com/online.html
20/20 Vision's Democracy Program www.2020vision.org/democracy/democracy.htm
UCLA Center for Health Policy Research www.healthpolicy.ucla.edu
WebActive www.webactive.com

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Health Access Within Communities of Color

The Access Project www.accessproject.org
Asian and Pacific Islander American Health Forum www.apiahf.org
Association of American Medical Colleges www.aamc.org
Bettering the Health of Minority Americans www.cmwf.org/programs/minority/index.asp
Closing the Gap www.closingthegap.com
Community Voices www.communityvoices.org
The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation www.cbcfhealth.org
Diversity Rx www.diversityrx.org
Indian Health Services www.ihs.gov
Joint Center For Political and Economic Studies www.jointcenter.org
National Center for Cultural Competence www.georgetown.edu/research/gucdc/nccc/index.html
National Coalition of Hispanic Health www.hispanichealth.org
Office of Hawaiian Affairs www.oha.org
Office of Minority Health Resource Center www.omhrc.gov

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Faith Community

Catholic Charities USA www.catholiccharitiesusa.org
The Catholic Health Association of the United States www.chausa.org
National Council of Churches www.ncccusa.org
United Church of Christ www.ucc.org
United Jewish Communities www.ujc.org

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Government

Federal
- Administration for Children and Families
- www.acf.dhhs.gov
- Administration on Aging www.aoa.gov
- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality www.ahrq.gov
- CapWeb -- The Citizen's Guide to Congress www.capweb.net
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services www.cms.gov
- Directory of US Federal Programs on Disability www.disability.gov
- General Accounting Office www.gao.gov
- Health Resources and Services Administration www.hrsa.dhhs.gov
- Medicaid Managed Care www.medicare.gov/managedcare.html
- National Center for Health Statistics www.cdc.gov/nchs
- National Journal http://nationaljournal.com
- THOMAS-US Congress on the Internet http://thomas.loc.gov
- US Census Bureau www.census.gov
- US House of Representatives www.house.gov
- US Senate www.senate.gov
- The White House www.whitehouse.gov
State and Local
- National Association of Counties
- www.naco.org
- National Association of Medicaid Directors www.medicaid.aphsa.org
- National Conference of State Legislatures www.ncsl.org
- National Governors' Association www.nga.org
- NCSLnet: Internet Sites of the State Legislatures www.ncsl.org/public/sitesleg.htm#sites
Politics
- Campaigns & Elections
- www.campaignline.com
- Democratic National Committee www.democrats.org
- Project Vote Smart www.vote-smart.org
- Republican National Committee www.rnc.org
- Speakout.com www.speakout.com

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Fundraising

Advocacy Funding Prospects
- Ben & Jerry's Foundation
- www.benjerry.com/foundation/index.html
- CarEth Foundation www.funder.org/careth
- Pew Charitable Trusts www.pewtrusts.com/index.cfm
- Rockefeller Family Fund www.rffund.org/citizen.html
Funding News and Information
- The Chronicle of Philanthropy
- www.philanthropy.com
- Communiserve - Grant-seeker's Page http://members.surfsouth.com/~jperdew/grant.htm
- The Foundation Center www.fdncenter.org
- A Proposal Writing Short Course www.fdncenter.org/learn/shortcourse/prop1.html
- Grantmakers in Health www.gih.org
- The Grantsmanship Center www.tgci.com

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Nonprofit Issues

About.com Nonprofit Charitable Orgs www.nonprofit.about.com/mbody.htm
Action Without Borders www.idealist.org
Alliance for Justice: Internet Resources & Links www.afj.org/resources.html
Center for Excellence in Nonprofits www.cen.org
Community Career Center-Non Profit Job www.nonprofitjobs.org
General Nonprofit Resources and Information www.ucp-utica.org/uwlinks/generalinfo.html
HandsNet www.handsnet.org
Independent Sector www.indepsec.org
Internet Nonprofit Center www.nonprofits.org
The Learning Institute for Nonprofit Organizations www.uwex.edu/li/index.html
NonprofitXpress www.npxpress.com

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Humor

AFL-CIO Arcade www.aflcio.org/arcade/index.htm
The Capitol Steps Home Page www.capsteps.com
The ONION www.theonion.com
Political Cartoons www.politicalcartoons.com
Politically Incorrect www.abc.go.com/primetime/politicallyincorrect/index.html

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