Childrens and Womens Rights Groups
CHILD HELP USA HOTLINE, 1.800.422.4453. Provides crisis counseling and nationwide referrals to services for children and families.
CHILDREN'S DEFENSE FUND, Marian Wright Edelman, Chairman, 25 E. St, NW, Washington, DC 20001, 202.628.8787 or Fax: 202.662.3510, Email: cdfinfo@childrensdefense.org, website: www.childrensdefense.org. The mission of the CDF is to "leave no child behind" and to ensure every child a Healthy Start, a Head Start, a Safe Start and a Moral Start in life and successful passage to adulthood with the help of caring families and communities. Pays particular attention to the needs of the poor and minority children and those with disabilities.
CHILDREN'S RIGHTS COUNCIL, David L. Levy, 6200 Editors Park Drive, Suite 103, Hyattsville, MD 20782, 301.559.3120, Fax: 301.559.3124. State Chapters in most of the U.S. CRC believes that there is a constitutional right to shared custody by parents and that the denial of that right harms millions of children throughout the country. CRC works with legislators and testifies at legislative hearings. Advocates children's rights to two parents.
COMMITTEE FOR MOTHER AND CHILD RIGHTS, INC., Rt. 1, Box 256A, Clearbrook, VA 22624. Provides information and support for mothers with custody problems related to divorce or contested custody.
MOTHERS WITHOUT CUSTODY, PO Box 27418, Houston, TX 77227-7418, 1.800.457.6962.
NATIONAL CENTER FOR MISSING & EXPLOITED CHILDREN, 2101 Wilson Blvd., Suite #550, Arlington, VA 22201-3052, 24-hour HOTLINE - 1.800.The.Lost, (1.800.843.5678), website: www.missingkids.com. NCMEC serves as a focal point in providing assistance to parents, children, law enforcement, schools, and the community in recovering missing children and raising public awareness about ways to prevent child abduction, molestation, and sexual exploitation.
NATIONAL CLEARINGHOUSE ON FAMILIES & YOUTH, (NCFY)PO Box 13505, Silver Springs, MD 20911-3505, 301.608.8098, Fax: 301.608.8721. Email: info@ncfy.com.
NATIONAL WOMEN'S LAW CENTER, 11 Dupont Circle, NW, Suite #800, Washington, D.C. 20036, 202.588.5180, Fax: 202.588.4185, Email: info@nwlc.org. Founded in 1972 as a non-profit advocacy organization working to advance the progress of women, girls and families with emphasis on employment, education, reproductive rights, and health and family issues.
