Helpful Links

• GOVERNMENT LINKS

Americans With Disabilities Act Information and technical assistance on the Americans With Disabilities Act

Arizona Department of Economic Security DES works with families, community organizations, advocates and state and federal partners to realize our collective vision that every child, adult, and family in the state of Arizona will be safe and economically secure.

Arizona Department of Education Resource for information pertaining to education in the state of Arizona.

Arizona Department of Health Services The Arizona Department of Health Services promotes and protects the health of Arizona's children and adults. Its mission is to set the standard for personal and community health through direct care, science, public policy, and leadership.

National Child Care Information and Technical Assistance Center The National Child Care Information and Technical Assistance Center (NCCIC), a service of the Child Care Bureau, is a national clearinghouse and technical assistance (TA) center that provides comprehensive child care information resources and TA services to Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) Administrators and other key stakeholders.

• NUTRITION LINKS

Food and Nutrition Service, United States Department of Agriculture FNS provides children and low-income people access to food, a healthful diet, and nutrition education.

Food Research and Action Center The Food Research and Action Center (FRAC) is the leading national nonprofit organization working to improve public policies and public-private partnerships to eradicate hunger and under-nutrition in the United States.

• COMMUNITY AGENCY LINKS

Child and Family Resources, Inc. Child & Family Resources, Inc. is a private, nonprofit, community-based organization providing services to the children and families of Southern Arizona.

Southwest Human Development Southwest Human Development operates over 40 programs in four primary areas: child health and welfare, disabilities, Head Start and training and education.

United Way of Northern Arizona UWNA is a local nonprofit organization that brings our community together and focuses resources on the most critical human-care needs in Northern Arizona.

United Way of Tucson and Southern Arizona Building A Better Community in Tucson and Southern Arizona.

Valley of the Sun United Way Valley of the Sun United Way is working to advance the common good by focusing on education, income and health. These are the building blocks for a good life: a quality education that leads to a stable job, enough income to support a family through retirement and good health. VSUW's goal is to create long-lasting and measurable changes that improve the quality of life for struggling individuals, families and children throughout Maricopa County.

• EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION LINKS

Arizona Child Care Association ACCA is a non-profit professional trade organization governed by membership through a representative Board of Directors. ACCA is the ONLY organization supporting the specific interest of licensed, private childhood care and education communities in Arizona.

Child Care Aware A program of the National Association of Child Care Resource & Referral Agencies (NACCRRA), Child Care Aware helps families learn more about the elements of high-quality child care and how to locate programs in their communities. Child Care Aware also provides child care providers with access to resources for their child care programs.

Child Care Services Association Child Care Services Association (CCSA) is a nationally recognized nonprofit working to ensure affordable, accessible, high quality child care for all families through research, services and advocacy.

First Things First Giving Arizona children the opportunity to start school healthy and ready to succeed.

National Association of Child Care Professionals NACCP is committed to strengthen the skills of owners, directors, administrators, emerging leaders and other professionals who are dedicated to early care and education. NACCP's National Accreditation Commission for Early Care and Education Programs (NAC) offers early care and education programs the opportunity to demonstrate and document quality performance using research-based criteria. NAC Accreditation values the rich and diverse tapestry of early care and education programs and the uniqueness of each.

National After School Association The National After School Association is the leading voice of the afterschool profession dedicated to development, education, and care of children and youth during their out of school hours.

National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies NACCRRA leads projects that increase the quality and availability of child care professionals, undertake research, and advocate child care policies that positively impact the lives of children and families.

National Association for the Education of Young Children The National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) is dedicated to improving the well-being of all young children, with particular focus on the quality of educational and developmental services for all children from birth through age 8.

National Association for Family Child Care The National Association for Family Child Care is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting quality child care by strengthening the profession of family child care.

National Early Childhood Program Accreditation NECPA is a non-profit, early childhood program accrediting organization.

Reading is Fundamental The nation's largest children's literacy organization.

Zero to Three Zero to Three is a national non-profit organization that informs, trains and supports professionals, policymakers and parents in their efforts to improve the lives of infants and toddlers.

• CHILD AND FAMILY ADVOCACY LINKS

Children's Action Alliance Children's Action Alliance is a non-profit, non-partisan research, education and advocacy organization dedicated to promoting the well-being of Arizona's children and families.

Children's Defense Fund The Children's Defense Fund Leave No Child Behind® mission is 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 provides a strong, effective and independent voice for all the children of America who cannot vote, lobby or speak for themselves.

Child Trends Data Bank Child Trends Data Bank is the one-stop source for the latest national trends and research on over 100 key indicators of child and youth well-being. This information is provided by Child Trends, a national leader in the field for over 30 years.

Child Welfare League of America Child Welfare League of America is a powerful coalition of hundreds of private and public agencies serving vulnerable children and families since 1920. CWLA's expertise, leadership and innovation on policies, programs, and practices help improve the lives of millions of children in all 50 states.

Family and Work Institute Families and Work Institute is a nonprofit center dedicated to providing research for living in today's changing workplace, changing family and changing community.

National Women's Law Center NWLC takes on the issues that cut to the core of women's and girls' lives in education, employment, family economic security, and health -- with special attention given to the needs of low-income women and their families.

Protecting Arizona Families Coalition The Protecting Arizona's Family Coalition (PAFCO) is a historic, diverse, non-partisan alliance of hundreds of social services, health, community service agencies, advocacy groups, citizen advocacy, and faith-based associations working together to stop drastic state budget cuts that threatened the very capacity and existence of the health and human services sector serving vulnerable populations in Arizona.

• HEALTH AND SAFETY LINKS

The Arizona Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics The AzAAP has built an impressive network among pediatricians and other medical professionals and child advocacy organizations throughout Arizona, working collaboratively to improve the health and well-being of Arizona's children and to further the education of pediatricians and the public in matters pertaining to children's health and wellbeing issues

Consumer Product Safety Commission The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risks of serious injury or death from thousands of types of consumer products under the agency's jurisdiction. The CPSC is committed to protecting consumers and families from products that pose a fire, electrical, chemical, or mechanical hazard or can injure children. The CPSC's work to ensure the safety of consumer products - such as toys, cribs, power tools, cigarette lighters, and household chemicals - contributed significantly to the 30 percent decline in the rate of deaths and injuries associated with consumer products over the past 30 years.

Safe Kids USA Safe Kids USA is a nationwide network of organizations working to prevent unintentional childhood injury, the leading cause of death and disability for children ages 1 to 14.

Kids Health Link Are your children uninsured? Kids Health Link can connect you to no-cost or low-cost healthcare, all at no charge.