Foster Links

The National Network for Foster Children and Foster Youth: FosterClub, USA www.fyi3.com

Government

• U.S. Department of Health & Human Services - Administration for Children & Families www.acf.hhs.gov

Foster Care Sites by State

Illinois www.fosterkidsareourkids.org

Links To Benefit Children

• Alliance for Children's Rights www.kids-alliance.org

• Children's Charities of America - a nonprofit federation that pre-screen and
  certifies high quality national charities working to protect and assist
  children in the U.S. and around the world. www.childrenscharities.org

• The Salvation Army - Before September 11th, my knowledge of The Salvation Army was largely drawn from "Guys and Dolls." After September 11th, I toured Ground Zero with Major Molly Shotzberger and saw first hand the fine work done by the Salvation Army. They earned my admiration, respect and financial support. Go to the National Site through the link here and then select your region and find out what "The Army" is doing to help those in your area. (and then, just for fun, go rent "Guys and Dolls!")

• The Smile Train - provides cleft lip and palate surgery to children whose parents cannot afford this life changing surgery. www.smiletrain.org

• DonorsChoose - A non-profit organization to help New York City public school teachers find money for supplies, projects and field trips. Donor money goes to fund that proposal and is used for no other purpose. www.DonorsChoose.com

• The Children's Defense Fund - is a private, nonprofit organization that works to ensure that "No Child is Left Behind." Visit them and find out more about their work at www.childrensdefense.org

• The Hunger Site - Make daily food donations by clicking an icon

• American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry - Facts for Families about Children and Grief

• MADRE, an international women's human rights organization demanding human rights for women and families.