American
Camping Association
5000 State Rd.
67 North
Martinsville, IN 46151-7902
Coleman Country Day Camp
55 Babylon Turnpike
Freeport, NY 11520
www.aca-camps.org
Founded in 1910, the American Camping Association is a community
of camp professionals dedicated to enriching the lives of children
and youth throughout the camp experience.
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American
Humane Association
63 Inverness Drive East
Englewood, CO 80112
www.americanhumane.org
The American Humane Association represents and unites concerned
animal lovers, and animal shelters across the country in working
to prevent the abuse and neglect of animals, and to instead promote
their responsible and humane treatment. |
America's
Second Harvest
35 East Wacker Drive
suite 2000
Chicago, IL 60601-2200
www.secondharvest.org
America's Second Harvest is the largest domestic hunger-relief
organization in the United States. The America's Second Harvest
mission is to feed hungry people by soliciting and distributing
food and grocery products through a nationwide network of over
200 certified affiliate food banks and food-rescue programs and
to educate the public about the nature of solutions to the problem
of hunger in America.
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Big
Brothers/ Big Sisters of America
230 North 13th St.
Philadelphia, PA 19107
www.bbbsa.org
For more than 90 years, Big Brothers Big Sisters of America
has been the preeminent national youth service organization providing
children from single-parent homes with positive adult role models
on a one-to-one basis. Currently, there are more than 500 agencies
influencing the lives of more than one million children throughout
thousands of communities nationwide. |
Boys
& Girls Clubs of America
1230 West Peachtree St. NW
Atlanta, GA 30309
www.bgca.org
The Boys and Girls Clubs Movement is a nationwide affiliation
of local, autonomous organizations and Boys & Girls Clubs
of America working to help youth of all backgrounds, with special
concern for those from disadvantaged circumstances, develop the
qualities needed to become responsible citizens and leaders.
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Cable
in the Classroom
1800 N. Beauregard Street
Suite 100
Alexandria, VA 22311
Cable in the Classroom is a public service that seeks to match
the many resources of the cable television industry with the needs
of schools across America--all at no cost. Member cable companies
and networks donate cable connections and commercial-free, educational
programming to more than 41 million children in nearly 78,000
public and private schools. |
Earth
Force
1908 Mt. Vernon Avenue
2nd Floor
Alexandria, VA 22301
www.earthforce.org
Earth Force is young people changing their communities and
caring for our environment now, while developing life-long habits
of active citizenship and environmental stewardship.
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Easter
Seals
230 W. Monroe
Suite 1800
Chicago, IL 60606
Joanne Hall & Associates
80 Fifth Avenue, Suite 903
New York, NY 10011
www. easter-seals.org
Easter Seals is and will continue to be the leading organization
in helping children and adults with disabilities to live with
Equality, Dignity and Independence.
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Feed
The Children
333 North Meridian Avenue
Oklahoma City, OK 73107
PO Box 36
Oklahoma City, OK 73101-0036
www.feedthechildren.org
Feed the Children is an international, non-profit, Christian
organization providing food, clothing, educational supplies,
medical equipment and other necessities to people who lack these
essentials because of famine, drought, flood, war or other calamities.
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Garden
Magic Kids/Green Gems
6317 West Dry Creek Road
Healdsburg, CA 95448
gardenmagic@altavista.com
Garden Magic Kids teaches and encourages gardening by children
nationwide. Garden Magic Kids teaches children lifelong, useful
and self-sustaining skills, promotes children's self-confidence
through value and character building, increases the nutritional
value of the everyday food that children eat, encourages a sense
of self-accomplishment through the successful completion of projects
using gardening skills, demonstrates a way of life which respects
the needs of the earth while seeking to fulfill the needs of children
everywhere, instills in children the values found in connecting
with their communities through the program's "Seeds For Hope"
project, promotes a living style that is simple, makes minimal
demands and is sustainable, and brings a sense of joy to children
while they garden. |
Girl
Scouts of the USA
420 5th Ave
New York, NY 10018-2702
www.gsusa.org
Girl Scouting is committed to helping all girls from every
background to develop the confidence, determination, and skills
needed to thrive in today’s world.
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Girls
Incorporated
120 Wall Street
3rd Floor
New York, NY 10005
www.girlsinc.org
Girls Incorporated is a national youth organization dedicated
to helping every girl become strong, smart and bold. For over
50 years, Girls Incorporated has provided vital education programs
to millions of American girls, particularly those in high-risk,
underserved areas. |
Habitat
for Humanity
121 Habitat Street
Americus, GA 31709
Habitat for Humanity seeks to eliminate poverty and homelessness
form the world, and to make decent shelter a matter of conscience
and action.
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The
Jane Goodall Institute
8700 Georgia Avenue
Suite 500
Silver Springs, MD 20911
PO Box 14890
Silver Springs, MD 20911-4890
www.janegoodall.org
Through The Roots & Shoots environmental education and
humanitarian program for youth, The Jane Goodall Institute emphasizes
intercultural interaction and promotes care and concern for the
environment, animals and other people through community service
projects and educational activities. (members include preschool-university
level youth in over 800 school and community groups around the
world.
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Keep
America Beautiful Inc.
1010 Washington Boulevard,
7th Floor
Stamford, CT 06901
Keep America Beautiful is a national, non-profit public education
organization dedicated to preserving America's natural beauty
and environment through the efforts of community volunteers --and
improving waste handling practices at the local level through
public education.
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March
of Dimes
National Office
1275 Mamaroneck Avenue
White Plains, NY 10605
Julie Hook
4632 Tinman Alley
Washington, MO 63090
The mission of the March of Dimes is to improve the health
of babies by preventing birth defects and infant mortality. The
March of Dimes carries out this mission through programs of research,
community services, education and advocacy. |
National
4-H Council
7100 Connecticut Ave.
Chevy Chase, MD 20815-4999
www. fourhcouncil.edu
More than 5.6 million youth, ages 5 to 19 participate in 4-H
co-educational programs every year. In 4-H, teamwork and leadership
skills are exercised through hands-on learning in project areas
that interest them from the environment to space travel, gardening,
nutrition, raising animals, public speaking and citizenship.
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National
Association of Elementary School Principals
1615 Duke Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
naesp@naesp.org
NAESP is dedicated to assuring that every American child receive
the world’s best elementary & middle school education.
NAESP are mindful that children’s early years in school are
the most crucial to their future, and that the key figure in assuring
a top-quality school is the principal. NAESP emphasize the progress
and welfare of students, as each of them must be helped to achieve
their full potential. NAESP make continuing contributions toward
strengthening the principalship and the profession. |
The
National PTA
National PTA
330 N. Wabash Ave.
Suite 2100
Chicago, IL 60611-3690
www.pta.org
The National PTA encourages its 6.5 million members to be involved
in key child education, health and welfare issues. The organization
serves as an advocate for children and families in schools, the
community, and before government agencies.
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National
Recreation and Park Association
22377 Belmont Ridge Road
Ashburn, VA 20148-4501
www.nrpa.org
To advance parks, recreation, and environmental conservation
efforts that enhance the quality of life for all people. To articulate
the core values of health and wellness throughout the life span,
environmental stewardship, and youth development or family as
essential to any initiative. To accentuate the critical roles
that the multi-faceted profession of parks and recreation has
to secure a quality of life for an increasingly aging, culturally
diverse, and technologically advanced society. |
National
Wildlife Federation
8925 Leesburg Pike
Vienna, VA 22184
The mission of the National Wildlife Federation is to educate,
inspire and assist individuals and organizations of diverse cultures
to conserve wildlife and other natural resources and to protect
the Earth’s environment in order to achieve a peaceful, equitable,
and sustainable future.
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Points
of Light Foundation
1400 I. Street NW
Suite 800
Washington, DC 20005
www.pointsoflight.org
The mission of the Foundation is to engage more people more
effectively in volunteer community service that addresses serious
social problems. A non-partisan, national nonprofit organization
created in 1990, the Foundation, works in close partnership with
some 500 local volunteer centers, more than 3,000 businesses,
the media, educational institutions, national and local nonprofit
organizations, and agencies of local, state and federal government.
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United
States Department of Education
Office of the Secretary
400 Maryland Avenue SW
Room 7C149
Washington, DC 20202-0130
www.ed.gov
The mission of the United States Department of Education is
to ensure equal access to education and to promote educational
excellence throughout the nation.
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WGBH
Access Services
The Caption Center
475 Park Avenue South
10th Floor
New York, NY 10016
125
Western Avenue
Boston, MA 02134
www.wgbh.org/caption
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YMCA
of the USA
101 N. Wacker Drive
14th Floor
Chicago, IL 60606-7386
www.ymca.net
The YMCA is the nations largest community service organization,
providing values-based programs that promote the healthy development
of children and teens, support families and strengthen communities.
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Youth
Service America
1101 15th Street NW
Suite 200
Washington, DC 20005-5002
www. servenet.org
Youth Service America is an alliance of organizations committed
to community and national service. Our mission is to build healthy
towns and cities, and foster citizenship, knowledge, and personal
development through a powerful network of service opportunities
for young Americans. Founded in 1986 as a catalyst for youth service,
YSA is committed to programs that promote the ideals of service,
empower individuals, and strengthen institutions. |
YWCA
of the U.S.A.
350 5th Avenue
Suite 301
New York, NY 10118
www. ywca.org
The YWCA of the U.S.A. is the nation's oldest and largest women's
organization and is dedicated to the empowerment of women and
girls and the elimination of racism. With the 363 member associations
in thousands sites in all 50 states, the YWCA represents more
than a million women, girls and their families nationwide. |
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