United States Department of Justice National Sex Offender Public Website
The Dru Sjodin National Sex Offender Public Website (NSOPW), coordinated by the U.S. Department of Justice, is a cooperative effort between Jurisdictions hosting public sex offender registries (“Jurisdictions”) and the federal government. These Jurisdictions include the 50 states, Puerto Rico, Guam, the District of Columbia, and participating tribes.
2007 KIDS COUNT State-Level Data Online
Data from the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s 2007 KIDS COUNT Data Book.
Association of Administrators of the Interstate Compact on Adoption & Medical Assistance
ABA Center on Children and the Law
Professional training and education, publications and Internet resources, technical assistance and consultation.
Action Alliance for Children, California
Action Alliance for Children exists to inform, educate, and inspire a statewide constituency of people who work with and on behalf of children by providing the most reliable information on current issues, trends, and public policies that affect children and families.
Adoption & Child Welfare JobSite – A Free Service of The National Center for Adoption Law & Policy
The Adoption & Child Welfare JobSite is a free webservice created and managed by the National Center for Adoption Law and Policy at Capital University Law School. Unlike other employment websites, the JobSite is specifically limited to employment opportunities in the adoption and child welfare fields. The JobSite connects legal and social work students and professionals with adoption and child welfare employers across the country. By helping to link qualified individuals with employers dedicated to working with children and families, we seek to advance our goal that all children will have safe, healthy, permanent homes.
The Adoption and Child Welfare Law Blog
Commentary and insight on adoption and child welfare law, policy and current issues.
Adoption Legislation Resource Center
Adoption Legislation is a resource directory, providing articles and links to current U.S. adoption laws, articles, and legislation.
AdoptUSKids is a national database of children awaiting adoption and families approved to adopt. The site also includes comprehensive adoption information for families and many features to assist social workers. AdoptUSKids is an initiative of the Children’s Bureau; it was developed and is being operated by the National Adoption Center.
The mission of Alabama Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA), based solely on the best interests of children, is to ensure that every abused and neglected child has a competent, caring volunteer appointed in all judicial dependency proceedings.
Alabama Foster & Adoptive Parent Association
AFAPA’s Goals are:
- Advocate on behalf of foster and adoptive parents.
- Provide and promote quality training and education.
- Promote the development of local foster and / or adoptive parent associations throughout the state.
- Develop partnerships with other child advocacy agencies and organizations.
- Actively participate in the recruitment and retention of foster and adoptive parents.
- Inform foster and adoptive parents and others of the general public of current information pertaining to the well-being of children in care and their families
- Develop ways to track and increase the number of foster family and adoptive homes.
- Maintain a secure financial base to support association goals.
- Develop a resource network for foster and adoptive parents.