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- American Public Human Services Association (APHSA) (Washington, DC) - nonprofit, bipartisan organization of
individuals and agencies concerned with human services, which aims to develop, promote, and implement public human
service policies and practices that improve the health and well-being of families, children, and adults, and to educate
members of Congress, the media, and the broader public on what is happening in the states around welfare, child welfare,
health care reform, and other issues involving families and the elderly (formerly the American Public Welfare Association)
- Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) (Washington DC) - organization of program staff whose work is concentrated
on family policy, including welfare reform, workforce development, child care, child support enforcement, child welfare,
couples and marriage policy, and reproductive health and teen parents, and on access to civil legal assistance for
low-income families
- Center for Policy Alternatives (CPA) (Washington, DC) - nonpartisan progressive public policy and leadership
development center serving state legislators, state policy organizations, and state grassroots leaders, focussing on work and
the family, women and the economy, healthy and safe communities, health for the underserved, democracy & technology,
and sustainable economic development
- Family Research Council (FRC) (Washington, DC) - champions marriage and family as the foundation of civilization, the
seedbed of virtue, and the wellspring of society, shapes public debate and formulate public policy that values human life
and upholds the institutions of marriage and the family, and believes that God is the author of life, liberty, and the family,
and promotes the Judeo-Christian world view as the basis for a just, free and stable society
- Independent Institute (Oakland, CA) - aims to transcend the all-too-common politicization and superficiality of public
policy research and debate, redefine the debate over public issues, and foster new and effective directions for government
reform
- Redefining Progress (Oakland, CA) - seeks to ensure a more sustainable and socially equitable world for our children and
our children's children, by generating and refining innovative policies and ideas that balance economic well-being, the
environment, and social equity to ensure a better quality of life for future generations
- Social Policy Action Network (SPAN) (Washington, DC) - small, strategic organization whose work complements and
promotes the efforts of larger organizations in promoting practical and effective social policies by transforming the findings
of research and the insights of front-line practitioners into specific agendas for policymakers, focussing on some of the most
critical issues of the nation's social policy agenda, including welfare reform, fatherhood, teen pregnancy and parenting, child
welfare, and early childhood education and care
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- Aged Care
- AARP (Washington DC) (formerly known as the American Association of Retired Persons) - serves the broader
community, improving the quality of life for all people as they get older, by providing quality information and education and
opportunities for community service and involvement, and through legislative, judicial, and consumer advocacy at the
national, state, and local levels
- Alliance for Retired Americans (Washington DC) - a voice for retirees and older Americans in national, state and local
policymaking which works to create an America that protects the health and economic security of seniors, rewards work,
strengthens families and builds thriving communities
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- Child Care
- National Child Care Information Center (NCCIC) (Vienna, VA) - project of the U.S. Child Care Bureau which links
information and people to complement, enhance, and promote the child care delivery system, working to ensure that all
children and families have access to high-quality comprehensive services
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- Crime & Violence
- Million Mom March (Washington DC) - national grassroots, chapter-based organization dedicated to preventing gun death
and injury and supporting victims and survivors of gun violence, focusing on education and advocacy through grassroots
activity across the country and seeking responsible limits on gun access and use
- National Crime Prevention Council (NCPC) (Washington, DC) - national non-profit educational organisation whose
mission is to enable people to create safer and more caring communities by addressing the causes of crime and violence
and reducing the opportunities for crime to occur
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- Drug Policy
- Common Sense for Drug Policy (CSDP) (Washington, DC) - dedicated to expanding discussion on drug policy by
resonating the voices of those raising questions about existing law and educating the public about alternatives to current
policies
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- Housing & Accommodation
- Habitat for Humanity (Americus, GA) - nonprofit, nondenominational Christian housing organization that builds simple,
decent, affordable, houses in partnership with those in need of adequate shelter
- Homeless Empowerment Project (HEP) (Cambridge, MA) - grassroots organization comprised primarily of people who
have either been homeless, have worked with the homeless or who wish to become active in our effort to impact the
tragedy of homelessness and poverty
- Housing America (San Francisco, CA) - national mobilizing project of the Tenderloin Housing Clinic, aimed at building
support for increased federal housing funds in key states and congressional districts, and issuing reports that both detail the
worsening affordable housing shortage and offer specific solutions
- National Alliance to End Homelessness (NAEH) (Washington, DC) - nonprofit organization whose mission is to mobilize
the nonprofit, public and private sectors of society in an alliance to end homelessness
- National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials (NAHRO) (Washington, DC) - housing and community
development advocate for the provision of adequate and affordable housing and strong, viable communities for all
Americans, particularly those with low and moderate incomes
- National Coalition for the Homeless (NCH) (Washington, DC) - aims to end homelessness by engaging in public
education, policy advocacy, and grassroots organizing, and focussing on housing justice, economic justice, health care
justice, and civil rights
- National Housing Conference (Washington, DC) - coalition of housing leaders from the private and public sectors,
including state and local officials, community development specialists, builders, bankers, investors, syndicators, insurers,
owners, residents, labor leaders, lawyers, accountants, architects and planners, and religious leaders, which believes that
every American, regardless of income, should have the opportunity to live in a suitable neighborhood
- National Housing Institute (NHI) (Montclair, NJ) - independent nonprofit organization that examines the issues causing the
crisis in housing and community in America including housing, jobs, safety, and education, with an emphasis on housing and
economic development, as well as poverty and racism, disinvestment and lack of employment, and breakdown of the
social fabric
- National Housing Law Project (NHLP) (Washington, DC) - national housing law and advocacy center whose goal is to
advance housing justice for the poor by increasing and preserving the supply of decent affordable housing, by improving
existing housing conditions, including physical conditions and management practices, by expanding and enforcing
low-income tenants' and homeowners' rights, and by increasing opportunities for racial and ethnic minorities
- National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) (Washington, DC) - dedicated to ending America's affordable housing
crisis by working in the four program areas of public education, organizing, research, and policy advocacy
- National Neighborhood Coalition (NNC) (Washington, DC) - serves as a crucial link to Washington for neighborhood and
community-based organizations and an important networking resource for representatives of regional and national
organizations involved in community development, housing and a wide range of other neighborhood issues
- National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) (Arlington, VA) - national organization representing the
national interests of the cooperative electric utilities and the consumers they serve, and advocating for consumer-owned
cooperatives on energy and operational issues as well as rural community and economic development
- National Rural Housing Coalition (NRDC) (Washington, DC) - works to focus policy makers on the needs of rural areas
by direct advocacy and by coordinating a network of rural housing advocates around the nation
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- Low Incomes & Poverty Alleviation
- Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) (New York, Washington DC, Little Rock, Phoenix,
Boston and New Orleans) - America's largest community organization of low- and moderate-income families, whose
priorities include better housing for first time homebuyers and tenants, living wages for low-wage workers, more investment
in local communities from banks and governments, and better public schools
- Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) (Washington, DC) - organization of program staff whose work is
concentrated on family policy and access to civil legal assistance for low-income families, including welfare reform,
workforce development, child care, child support enforcement, child welfare, couples and marriage policy, and
reproductive health and teen parents
- Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) (Washington, DC) - focusses on fiscal policy issues and issues affecting
low- and moderate-income families and individuals, specializing in research and analysis oriented toward policy decisions
that policymakers face at both federal and state levels
- Center for Community Change (CCC) (Washington, DC) - committed to reducing poverty and rebuilding low income
communities by helping people to develop the skills and resources they need to improve their communities as well as
change policies and institutions that adversely affect their lives
- Center on Fathers, Families and Public Policy (CFFPP) (Madison, WI) - 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
- Center on Hunger and Poverty (Waltham, MA) - promotes policies that improve the lives and developmental capacities of
low-income children and families in the United States, conducts applied research and policy analysis, disseminates analytic
information on poverty and hunger, carries out public education initiatives, and provides assistance to policy makers and
organizations across the country on poverty and hunger-related issues
- Coalition on Human Needs (CHN) (Washington, DC) - alliance of national civil rights, religious, labor and advocacy
organizations working together to promote public policies that address the needs of low-income and other vulnerable
populations
- Community Action Partnership (Washington DC) - national forum for policy on poverty and to strengthen, promote,
represent and serve its network of member agencies to assure that the issues of the poor are effectively heard and
addressed
- Food Research and Action Center (FRAC) (Washington, DC) - national nonprofit and nonpartisan research and public
policy center that works to improve public policies to eradicate hunger and undernutrition in the United States
- Low-Income Networking and Communications (LINC) Project (New York, NY) - project of the Welfare Law Center
aimed at enabling low-income grassroots groups to use technology strategically to advance campaigns on economic
security issues and to build their members' leadership and computer technology skills
- RESULTS (Washington, DC) - grassroots citizens' lobby group, working to create the political will to end hunger and the
worst aspects of poverty, and identifying sustainable solutions to the problems of hunger and poverty in the United States
and around the world
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- Social Justice
- Advocacy Institute (Washington, DC) - works to make social justice leadership strategic, effective, and sustainable in
pursuit of a just world
- Alliance for Public Technology (APT) (Washington, DC) - nonprofit membership organization concerned with fostering
access to affordable and useful information and communication services and technologies by all people
- Quixote Center (Hyattsville, MD) - faith-based, social justice center working with people who have few resources for their
struggles, striving to make the world, the nation, and the church more just, peaceful and equitable in their policies and
practices
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- Social Security & Welfare
- National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare (NCPSSM) - serves as an advocate for the landmark
federal programs of Social Security and Medicare and for all Americans who seek a healthy, productive and secure
retirement
- Welfare Law Center (New York, NY) - works with and on behalf of low-income people to ensure that adequate income
support is available whenever and to the extent necessary to meet basic needs and foster healthy human and family
development
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- Technology
- Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility (CPSR) (Palo Alto, CA) - alliance of computer scientists and others
concerned about the impact of computer technology on society which works to influence decisions regarding the
development and use of computers and to provide the public and policymakers with realistic assessments of the power,
promise, and limitations of computer technology
- Loka Institute (Amherst, MA ) - non-profit research and advocacy organization concerned with the social, political, and
environmental repercussions of research, science and technology
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- Transportation
- Center for Auto Safety (Washington, DC)
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