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National Organizations to Help You

Childcare Advocacy/Services
Eldercare
Fatherhood
Financial Assistance for Low-Income Families
General Work and Family Resources
Single Parents
Working Women’s Resources

Childcare Advocacy/Early Learning
1. Afterschool.gov www.afterschool.gov Vicki Moss, Content Manager Telephone: 202-208-1303 afterschool@gsa.gov	Afterschool.gov offers one-stop access to government resources that support after school programs. It features information on issues that face kids and teens and advice on how to fund, start and operate an after school program. Current research studies, news and publications update visitors on what is happening in the field of after school programs.
2. Carefinder.com http://www.kidcare.net/	Provides listings of almost 200,000 individual child day care centers and homes throughout the US, and a variety of resources designed to help both parents and providers.
3. Caring Nannies San Antonio: P.O. Box 6326 San Antonio, Texas 78209-6326 Telephone: 210-66-NANNY (666-2669) Austin: P.O. Box 6326 San Antonio, Texas 78209-6326 Telephone: 512-474-KIDS (5437) http://www.caringnannies.com/ welcome.htm	Caring Nannies places nannies across Texas and the United States. The organization functions primarily as a matching service, evaluating prospective candidates for parents.
4. Child Care Aware A Program of the National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies 1319 F. Street, NW Suite 500 Washington, DC 20004-1106 Child Care Aware, Toll-Free: 1-800-424-2246 NACCRRA telephone: 202-393-5501 NACCRRA fax: 202-393-5501 http://www.childcareaware.org/	Child Care Aware is a non-profit initiative committed to helping parents find the best information on locating quality child care and child care resources in their community. CCA seeks to raise visibility for local child care resource and referral agencies nationwide, and to connect parents with the local agencies best equipped to serve their needs.
5. Child Care Experts National Network c/o The Danville Group 9722 Groffs Mill Drive, Suite 102 Owings Mills, MD 21117. E-mail: CCEXPERTS@AOL.COM http://www.childcare-experts.org	The CCENN homepage helps parents and employers access information about child development, child care, early education, family supports, and dependent care resources from local experts across the country. It also connects users to community-based resource and referral agencies which provide child and family-related services and information.
6. Childcare Seekers, Inc. 5583 Westlake Loop North Keizer, OR 97303 Telephone: 503-390-3917 Fax: 503-463-8350 E-mail: childcareseekers@uswest.net www.childcareseekers.com	Childcare Seekers, Inc. provides a web-based childcare database for parents and features numerous resources for childcare providers.
7. The Children's Defense Fund 25 E Street NW Washington, DC 20001 Telephone: 202-628-8787 E-mail: cdfinfo@childrensdefense.org http://www.childrensdefense.org/ .	The Children's Defense Fund strives to ensure every child “a Healthy Start, a Head Start, a Fair Start, a Safe Start, and a Moral Start in life and successful passage to adulthood with the help of caring families and communities.” CDF pays particular attention to the needs of poor and minority children and those with disabilities. CDF educates the nation about the needs of children and encourages preventive investment before children get sick or into trouble, drop out of school, or suffer family breakdown.
8. Children Now 1212 Broadway, 5th Floor Oakland, CA 94612 510-763-2444 www.childrennow.org	Children Now, an advocacy group, uses nonpartisan policy positions to bring about change in government, business and community policies and programs; employs communications strategies that inform, educate and engage; supports analysis and research, especially that which utilizes the voices of children and families. Children Now also founds and nurtures partnerships with community organizations, parents, advocates, business and government, and it encourages those with influence and power to act on behalf of children.
9. Nannies of Nebraska P.O. Box 2202 Norfolk, NE 68702 Telephone: 402-379-2444 Fax: 402-379-1898 E-mail: mail@nanniesofnebraska.com http://www.nanniesofnebraska.com/	Nannies of Nebraska is an independently owned, nation-wide Nanny Placement Agency which has been affiliated with the nanny business since 1987. The majority of its nanny candidates come from the midwest and include both individuals with a background in childcare and/or who have actual nanny experience. Elderly and companion care also available.
10. The National Association for Child Care Professionals’ National Child Care Yellow Pages 304-A Roanoke Street, Christiansburg, VA 24073 Toll-Free: 1-800-537-1118 Telephone: 540-382-5819 Fax: 540-382-6529 E-mail: admin@naccp.org http://www.naccp.org/yp/yp.html	The National Association of Child Care Professionals works to improve, enhance and strengthen the credibility of the people who lead the child care industry by providing membership services and benefits. Its website provides a region-by-region, national listing of childcare providers and resources.
11. National Association for Education of Young Children Alan Simpson, Director 1509 16th Street, NW Washington, DC 20036-1426 Telephone: 202-328-2605 Fax: 202-328-1846 Email: Asimpson@naeyc.org www.naeyc.org	The NAEYC is the nation’s largest organization of early childhood educators and others who are interested and dedicated to improving the quality of programs for children from birth to third grade.
12. National Child Care Information Center 243 Church Street, NW 2nd Floor Vienna, Virginia 22180 Toll-Free: 1-800-616-2242 Fax: 1-800-716-2242 TTY: 1-800-516-2242 http://www.nccic.org (also in Spanish)	The National Child Care Information Center (NCCIC), a project of the Child Care Bureau, Administration for Children and Families (ACF), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is a national resource that links information and people to complement, enhance, and promote the child care delivery system. It works to ensure that all children and families have access to high-quality comprehensive services.
13. National Network for Child Care Lesia Oesterreich 1086 LeBaron Hall Iowa State University Ames, IA 50011-1120 E-mail: loesterr@iastate.edu http://www.nncc.org/homepage.html	NNCC unites the expertise of many of the nation's leading universities through the outreach system of Cooperative Extension, aiming to share knowledge about children and child care from the vast resources of the landgrant universities with parents, professionals, practitioners, and the general public. NICC associates teach and work in almost every county (approximately 3,150) in the US. Its website links to an extensive set of articles.
14. National Parenting Association Nancy Rankin, Research Director Peggy Shiller 444 Park Ave. South, Suite 602 New York, NY 10016-7321 Telephone: 212-679-4004 Fax: 212-679-3127 Email: npa@nationalparenting.org www.nationalparenting.org	The NPA is a non-profit, non-partisan organization whose primary goal is to inform parents about issues and advocate public and private initiatives that give parents practical support.
15. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration of Children, Youth and Families Child Care Bureau Switzer Building, Room 2046 330 C Street, S.W. Washington, D.C. 20447 Telephone: 202-690-6782 Fax: 202-690-5600 http://www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/ccb/	The Child Care Bureau is dedicated to enhancing the quality, affordability, and availability of child care for all families. The Child Care Bureau administers federal funds to states, territories, and tribes to assist low-income families in accessing quality child care for children when the parents work or participate in education or training. The website includes links to child care search engines, parenting information, and information about CCB grants.
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1. The Administration on Aging National Aging Information Center 330 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, DC 20201 Telephone: 202-619-7501 Eldercare Locator: 1-800-677-1116 http://www.aoa.dhhs.gov/	The AOA has a nationwide network of State and Area Agencies on Aging and Tribal Organizations. These Agencies plan, develop and support comprehensive in-home and community services that create opportunities for active older persons and meet the needs of older persons at risk of losing their independence. In many communities across the nation, AOA provides access to information and referral services, job and volunteer opportunities, senior center and day care center programs, transportation, congregate and home delivered meals programs, homemaker and home health aide services, legal services, nursing home ombudsmen services and counseling programs.
2. Family Caregiver Alliance 690 Market Street, Suite 600 San Francisco, CA 94104 Telephone: 415-434 3388 Fax: 415-434 3508 E-mail: info@caregiver.org http://www.caregiver.org/	Provides support for caregivers of adults with Alzheimer's disease, stroke, traumatic brain injury, Parkinson's disease, ALS and related brain disorders.
3. Seniornet.com 121 Second St., 7th Floor San Francisco, California 94105 Telephone: 415-495-4990 Fax: 415-495-3999 http://www.seniornet.com/	The nonprofit SeniorNet provides adults 50+ access to and education about computer technology and the Internet to enhance their lives and enable them to share their knowledge and wisdom.
back to the top Fatherhood
1. Center for Fathers, Families and Public Policy 1810 Rowley Avenue Madison, WI 53705 Telephone: 608-257-3148 Fax: 608-257-4686 boggess@cffpp.org www.cffpp.org	The Center on Fathers, Families, and Public Policy (CFFPP) is a nationally-focused public policy organization conducting policy research, technical assistance, training, litigation and public education in order to focus attention on the barriers faced by never-married, low-income fathers and their families.
2. CPF - The Fatherhood Coalition 617-723-DADS http://www.fatherhoodcoalition.org	CPF is an all-volunteer, non-profit organization of men and women advocating for the institution of fatherhood. We work to promote shared parenting and to end the discrimination and persecution faced by divorced and unwed fathers, in society at large and specifically in Massachusetts.
3. Dads and Daughters PO Box 3458 Duluth, MN 55803 Toll-Free: 1-888-824-DADS Fax: 218-722-4058 info@dadsanddaughters.org http://www.dadsanddaughters.org/	DADs provides tools to strengthen our relationships with our daughters and transform the pervasive messages that value our daughters more for how they look than who they are.
4. The Fatherhood Alliance P.O. Box 51035 Durham, NC 27712 Phone: 919-403-3424 http://www.fatherhoodalliance.org/	The Fatherhood Alliance is a grassroots non-profit organization in formation, designed to assist fathers from all walks of life to develop positive relationships skills with their children and their families while strengthening their ability to be an active, responsible participant in their lives.
5. Fatherhood Initiative The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 200 Independence Avenue, S.W. Washington, D.C. 20201 Toll-Free: 1-877-696-6775 Telephone: 202-619-0257 http://fatherhood.hhs.gov/	The Fatherhood Initiative supports and strengthens the roles of fathers in families through a national office and regional offices around the U.S. This initiative is guided by the principles: All fathers can be important contributors to the well-being of their children. Parents are partners in raising their children, even when they do not live in the same household. The roles fathers play in families are diverse and related to cultural and community norms. Men should receive the education and support necessary to prepare them for the responsibility of parenthood. Government can encourage and promote father involvement through its programs and through its own workforce policies.
6. The Father’s Network http://www.fathersnetwork.org/ index.html	This website features resources, updates, news and other tools to “celebrate and support ”fathers and families raising children with special health care needs and developmental disabilities.
7. Father’s World Father's World, Inc. P.O Box 433 Massapequa, New York 11758-0433 Phone: 516-795-3096 Fax: 516-799-7058 E-mail: david@fathersworld.com http://www.fathersworld.com/ fatherhood/fatherhood.cfm	This website features a wide variety of information and resources for all fathers, including tips, links to other resources, activities for children and parents and legal issues
8. First Spot Fatherhood http://1st-spot.freeservers.com/ topic_fatherhood.html	This website provides links to Internet resources and articles of interest to fathers, including resources for single dads and step-dads.
9. Single and Custodial Fatherhood Network Fathers Raising Children Project c/o Goodwill Industries of Pittsburgh 2600 E. Carson St. Pittsburgh, PA 15203 Phone: (412) 390-2316 Fax: (412) 390-2180 http://www.scfn.org/home.html	The Single and Custodial Fathers Network, Inc. is an international, member-supported, non-profit organization with members throughout the world. Our members are linked together via the resources of the Internet. SCFN includes both single and custodial fathers, and membership is open to anyone interested in supporting fathers in their roles as parents.
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1. Parents Without Partners 1650 South Dixie Highway, Suite 510 Boca Raton, FL 33432 International Office Main Number: 561-391-8833 Fax For the International Office: 561-395-8557 Fax For Application: 904-278-6001 General Information E-mail: pwp@jti.net Questions About Membership E-mail: pwp@jti.net Community Involvement, PR and Legislative Issues E-mail: pwppr@parentswithoutpartners.org http://www.parentswithoutpartners.org/	Parents Without Partners provides single parents and their children with an opportunity for enhancing personal growth, self-confidence and sensitivity towards others by offering an environment for support, friendship and the exchange of parenting techniques
2. Single Parents Association 4727 E. Bell Road, Suite 45, PMB 209 Phoenix, Arizona 85032 Telephone: 602-788-5511 http://www.singleparents.org/	Single Parents Association (SPA) was formed to provide education, resources, friendship and camaraderie for single parents and their children.
3. Single Parents World http://www.parentsworld.com/	Single Parents World provides information on topics such as child support, dating, kids and divorce, and parenting tips.
back to the top Financial Assistance for Low-Income Families
1. Center for Women's Employment and Education 1111 Osage Street, Suite 300 Denver, CO, 80204 (303) 892-8444 www.cwee.org	The Center for Women's Employment and Education (CWEE) helps single parents move from welfare to work by offering a well-rounded program that teaches skills, provides support, and helps participants identify and overcome obstacles to their success. CWEE provides open enrollment with participants moving through program components (Career Exploration, Job Readiness, Advanced Training Modules, Job Placement, Follow-up and Retention Services) at an individualized pace.
2. Welfare Information Network http://www.welfareinfo.org	A clearinghouse for information, policy analysis and technical assistance on welfare reform, featuring over fifty categories including childcare, workforce development, fatherhood and job training resources.
3. Women and Poverty Public Education Initiative Diane Milaski Turner 303 S Dickinson Street Madison WI 53703 Telephone: 608-294-9048 E-mail: dturner@facstaff.wisc.edu (no web page)	WPPEI provides educational resources to women interested in forwarding their concerns onto larger social and political levels.
back to the top General Work and Family Resources
1. AFL-CIO Working Families 815 16th Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20006 Telephone: 202-637-5000 Fax: 202-637-5058 E-mail: feedback@aflcio.org http://www.aflcio.org/front/wfa.htm	The AFL-CIO Working Families website features information on national union activity as well as a comprehensive section on working families.
2. Alliance of Work-life Professionals Stephanie Trapp, Exec. Dir. 515 King St. Suite 420 Alexandria, VA 22314 Telephone: 703-684-8396 Email: strapp@clarionmr.com www.awlp.org	AWLP is a membership organization for professionals who work in business, academia or in the public sector to promote a healthier balance between work and personal life. Regional contact information is located on their website www.awlp.org under Regional Events.
3. American Psychological Association Jan Peterson, Asst. Exec. Director for PR & Communications 750 First Street, NE Washington, DC 20002-4242 Telephone: 202-336-5800 Fax: 202-336-6123 Email: Practice@apa.org www.apa.org	Based in Washington, D.C., the APA is a scientific a professional organization that represents psychology in the United States. The APA has more than 155,000 members making it the largest association of psychologists in the world.
4. Center for Policy Alternatives Helen Gonzales – Manager Work & Family Investment Initiative 1875 Connecticut Ave., NW, Suite 710 Washington, DC 20009 Telephone: 202-956-5146 Fax: 202-986-2539 Email: Hgonzales@cfpa.org www.cfpa.org	The CPA is the nation’s leading nonpartisan progressive public policy and leadership development center serving state legislators, state policy organizations and state grassroots leaders.
5. The Center for Work & Family- Boston College Boston College 140 Commonwealth Ave Chestnut Hill, MA Telephone: 617-552 8000 http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/csom/cwf/	The Center for Work & Family- Boston College is a research organization devoted to the study of work and home-life issues.
6. The Center on Policy Initiatives Mira Jang, Communications Director 3727 Camino del Rio South, Suite 100 San Diego, CA 92108 Telephone: 619-584-5744, ext. 23 Fax: 619-584-5748 E-mail: mjang@onlinecpi.org www.onlinecpi.org	CPI promotes higher standards of living for the poor and working poor through research, policy development, public education & effective advocacy. Their research and policy development focuses on structural factors and issues crucial for linking community and regional economic development.
7. Economic Policy Institute 1660 L Street NW Suite 1200 Washington, DC 20036 Telephone: 202-775-8810 Fax: 202-775-0819 E-mail: epi@epinet.org http://epinet.org/	The Economic Policy Institute provides high-quality research and education in order to promote a prosperous, fair, and sustainable economy. The Institute stresses real world analysis and a concern for the living standards of working people, and it makes its findings accessible to the general public, the media, and policy makers.
8. Families and Work Institute 330 Seventh Avenue, 14th Floor New York, NY 10001 Phone: (212) 465-2044 Fax: (212) 465-8637 http://www.familiesandwork.org/	The Families and Work Institute is a national non-profit research, strategic planning, and consulting organization that conducts policy and worksite research on the changing workforce and changing family/personal lives.
9. FamilyCare, Inc. Cathy Leibow 5820 Stoneridge Mall Road, Suite 230 Pleasanton, CA 94588 Toll-free: 1-800-777-3319 E-mail: cleibow@aol.com www.famcare.com	FamilyCare, Inc. is an Internet work-life resource. They help people connect to resources they need to keep a healthy balance between their work and personal lives. FamilyCare is available for employees who are finding new ways to meet various demands on their time and for employers who want to give their employees the leading edge by providing them with work-life tools.
10. The Labor Project for Working Families Labor Project for Working Families 2521 Channing Way, # 5555 Berkeley, CA 94720 Telephone: 510-643-7088 Fax: 510-642-6432 E-mail: lpwf@home.iir.berkeley.edu http://ist-socrates.berkeley.edu/~iir/ workfam/home.html	The Labor Project for Working Families is a national advocacy and policy center providing technical assistance, resources and education to unions and union members addressing family concerns in the workplace including child care, elder care, flexible work schedules, family leave and quality of life issues.
11. Labor Resource Center Pat Reeve, Director University of Massachusetts Boston 100 Morrissey Boulevard Boston, MA 02125-3393 Telephone: 617-287-7377 Fax: 617-287-7404 Email: pat.reeve@umb.edu www.umb.edu	The Labor Resource Center at the University of Massachusetts Boston provides educational and research services, and support and training to labor and community organizations. They also advocate for economic and social justice for working families.
12. Mothers & More National Headquarters PO Box 31 Elmhurst, IL 60126 Telephone: 630-941-3553 Fax: 630-941-3551 http://www.mothersandmore.org	Mothers & More is a support and advocacy network for women who have altered their career paths in order to care for their children at home. The network works for public and employment policies that make it possible for women to stay at home for a time without suffering adverse career consequences. Since its inception in 1987, Mothers & More has grown to more than 180 chapters and almost 8,000 members worldwide.
13. National Committee on Pay Equity 3420 Hamilton Street, Suite 200 Hyattsville, MD 20782 Telephone: 301-277-1033 Fax: 301-277-4451 E-mail: fairpay@aol.com http://www.feminist.com/fairpay/	A national coalition of some 180 organizations, NCPE works to eliminate sex- and race-based wage discrimination, and to achieve pay equity.
14. National Parenting Association Nancy Rankin, Research Director Peggy Shiller 444 Park Ave. South, Suite 602 New York, NY 10016-7321 Telephone: 212-679-4004 Fax: 212-679-3127 Email: npa@nationalparenting.org www.nationalparenting.org	The NPA is a non-profit, non-partisan organization whose primary goal is to inform parents about issues and advocate public and private initiatives that give parents practical support.
15. National Partnership for Women & Families Donna Lenhoff, Director Kirsten Weeks, Assistant 1875 Connecticut Ave., NW Suite 710 Washington, DC 20009 Telephone: 202-986-2600 Fax: 202-986-2539 Email: kweeks@nationalpartnership.org www.nationalpartnership.org	The National Partnership is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that uses public education and advocacy to promote fairness in the workplace and quality healthcare. They support policies that help men and women meet the demands of work and family.
16. The National Report on Work & Family 8737 Colesville Road, Suite 1100 Silver Spring, MD 20910-3928 Toll-Free: 1-800-274-6737 Telephone: 301-589-5103 Fax: 301-587-4530 E-mail: bpinews@bpinews.com http://www.bpinews.com/hr/pages/rwf.htm	The National Report on Work & Family provides information on current events related to work-life issues.
17. The Radcliffe Public Policy Institute (RPPI) 69 Brattle Street Cambridge, MA 02138 Telephone: 617-496-3478 Fax: 617-496-2982 E-mail: RPPC@radcliffe.edu http://www.radcliffe.edu/pubpol/	The Radcliffe Public Policy Center works to engage women and men as equal partners in shaping policy on important national economic, social and political issues.
18. The Third Path Institute Jessica DeGroot – Founder/President 4918 Cedar Ave. Philadelphia, PA 19143 Telephone: 215-747-8790 Email: Jdegroot@earthlink.net info@thirdpath.org	The Third Path Institute is a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping people redesign work to create time for other life priorities. Through its Shared Care philosophy, the Institute teachers parents and parents-to-be to provide the majority of their children’s care by redesigning work and sharing responsibilities of work and family. Third Path Institute offers local and regional workshops, along with educational materials.
19. Work and Family Connection 5197 Beachside Drive Minnetonka, MN 55343 Telephone: 952-936-7898 Fax: 952-935-0122 E-mail: info@workfamily.com http://www.workfamily.com/	The Work and Family Connection is a clearinghouse of information about work-life and practices.
20. The Work-family Initiative at Penn State Bob Drago Labor Studies & IR, 133 Willard Penn State University Park PA 16802 USA Telephone: 814-865-0751 Fax: 814-863-9545 E-mail: drago@psu.edu http://www.la.psu.edu/lsir/workfam/	The Work-family Initiative works to identify and analyze trends and problems that arise when work and home life collide and to work toward creative, practical solutions.
21. Working Partnership USA 2102 Almaden Road, Room 100 San Jose, CA 95125 Telephone: 408-269-7872 http://www.atwork.org/wp/	Working Partnerships USA is a non-profit organization dedicated to rebuilding the link between regional economic development and community well-being and developing state and national workforce development and employment policy that truly benefit working families.
22. Working Solutions, Inc. 9700 SW Capitol Hwy., Suite 200 Portland, OR 97219-5274 Toll-Free: 1-800-358-8515	Working Solutions, Inc. is a national provider of full service employee assistance and work-life programs for employers and employees. They also provide counseling and resource and referral services such as child/family, adult/elder dependent, convenience resources, financial, legal, and health information.
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1. A Few Good Women 5135 S. Western Avenue Los Angeles, California 90062 Telephone: 323-414-1886 http://www.afewgoodwomen.com/	A Few Good Women specializing in integrating technology into the curriculum and assisting parents nationwide with ideas of how to become effective advocates for their children. AFGW helps parents develop lesson plans, encourages them to get involved in their children’s educational careers and extra-curricular activities, provides small business consulting, facilitates computer training for small/medium groups, and assists with fund-raising ventures.
2. AFL-CIO Working Women’s Department Denise Mitchell Angie Morris, Assistant 815 Sixteenth Street, NW Washington, DC 20006 Telephone: 202-637-5357 Fax: 202-508-6902 Email: amorris@aflcio.org www.aflcio.org	The AFL-CIO is the largest working women’s organization representing over five and a half million women. The AFL-CIO’s mission is to bring social and economic justice to the nation by enabling working people to have a voice on the job, in government, in a changing global economy and in their communities. They are a federation of all unions, all of which have their own local unions. Female representatives from each of the unions meet quarterly to discuss issues. Each state has an association and larger cities have central labor bodies as well. Regional contact information for each state with an AFL-CIO can be found at www.aflcio.org/unionand/statefed.htm.
3. Business & Professional Women USA Alysa LeBeau, Jennifer Miller 2012 Massachusetts Avenue, NW Washington, D.C. 20036 Telephone: 202-293-1100 Fax: 202-861-0298 E-mail: memberservices@bpwusa.org http://www.bpwusa.org/	BPWA promotes equity for all women in the workplace through advocacy, education and information. It also provides networking opportunities, resources, career positioning, educational programs and visibility for its members nationwide.
4. Institute for Women's Policy Research 1707 L Street, NW, Suite 750 Washington, DC 20036 Telephone: 202-785-5100 E-mail: iwpr@iwpr.org http://www.iwpr.org/	The Institute for Women's Policy Research (IWPR) is a public policy research organization dedicated to informing and stimulating the debate on public policy issues of critical importance to women and their families. IWPR focuses on issues of poverty and welfare, employment and earnings, work and family issues, the economic and social aspects of health care and domestic violence, and women's civic and political participation.
5. National Council of Negro Women 633 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20004 Toll-Free: 1-877-912-PENN (7366) http://www.ncnw.com/	NCNW's mission is to advance opportunities and the quality of life for African American women, their families and their communities. The organization facilitates programs providing food for the hungry, educational opportunities, job training, HIV/STD awareness programs, and child care for disadvantaged and working mothers. Additionally, it sponsors the Dorothy I. Height Leadership Institute, the Bethune Program Development Center, the International Development Center, the Economic and Entrepreneurial Development Center, and the Research, Public Policy and Information Center.
6. National Partnership for Women & Families Donna Lenhoff, Director Kirsten Weeks, Assistant 1875 Connecticut Ave., NW Suite 710 Washington, DC 20009 Telephone: 202-986-2600 Fax: 202-986-2539 Email: kweeks@nationalpartnership.org www.nationalpartnership.org	The National Partnership is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that uses public education and advocacy to promote fairness in the workplace and quality healthcare. They support policies that help men and women meet the demands of work and family.
7. Women’s Bureau of the U. S. Government Department of Labor 200 Constitution Avenue, NW - Room No. S-3002 Washington, DC 20210 Toll-Free: 1-800-827-5335 Telephone: 202-693-6710 Fax: 202-693-6725 http://www.dol.gov/dol/wb/ back to the top	The Women’s Bureau promotes the welfare of wage-earning women.