Resources

! ! ! ! ! Free Bible Study and Free Online Bible Study! ! ! ! !

We have Bible Study by mail for those who are incarcerated, shut-in and those who would like to participate in Bible Study. Certificates given for Lessons completed.

We also send Birthday, Encouragement and Thinking of You cards to those who have been forgotten about.

If you know of someone who is incarcerated and you don’t want to write them send us their information and we will write once monthly.

Opt in to receive Wireless AMBER Alerts as text messages on your cell phone! This free public service is offered in partnership by The Wireless Foundation, the membership of CTIA-The Wireless Association^® and the U.S. Department of Justice to deliver AMBER Alerts

ZERO TO THREE's mission is to support the healthy development and well-being of infants, toddlers and their families. We are a national nonprofit multidisciplinary organization that advances our mission by informing, educating and supporting adults who influence the lives of infants and toddlers.

Provides toll-free and local telephone numbers for reporting child abuse and neglect in each state. In most cases the toll-free numbers listed are only accessible from within the state. Also listed are links to state web sites, which may provide additional information.

Children’s Bureau/ACYF
Eighth Floor
1250 Maryland Avenue, Southwest
Washington, DC 20024-2141
Toll-free: 1-800-394-3366
Telephone: 703-385-7565
Fax: 703-385-3206

Staffed 24 hours daily by professional crisis counselors, this confidential Hotline is accessible throughout the U.S., its territories, and Canada. Through interpreters, communication is possible in 140 languages.

Suite B
15757 North 78th Street
Scottsdale, Arizona 85260-1629
Hotline: 1-800-4-A-CHILD (1-800-422-4453)
Telephone: 480-922-8212
Fax: 480-922-7061

Screening Volunteers to Prevent Child Sexual Abuse: A Community Guide for Youth Organizations

National Youth Development Information Center (NYDIC)
National Human Services Assembly
Suite 402
1319 F Street, Northwest
Washington, DC 20004-1112
Telephone: 202-347-2080
Fax: 202-393-4517

Staff screening tool kit

Nonprofit Risk Management Center
Suite 210
1130 Seventeenth Street, Northwest
Washington, DC 20036-4643
Telephone: 202-785-3891
Fax: 202-296-0349
Internet: http://www.nonprofitrisk.org
E-mail: info@nonprofitrisk.org

The National Child Welfare Resource Center on Legal and Judicial Issues is dedicated to achieving safety, permanence, and well-being for abused and neglected children through improved laws and judicial decision-making.

American Bar Association (ABA)
Center on Children and the Law
740 - 15th Street, Northwest
Washington, DC 20005-1019
Telephone: 202-662-1720
Fax: 202-662-1755
E-mail: child@abanet.org

Through consultation, training, research and evaluation, advocacy, and information dissemination, American Humane continues its legacy of child protection.

American Humane Society, Children’s Division
63 Inverness Drive East
Englewood, Colorado 80112-5117
Toll-free: 1-800-227-4645
Telephone: 303-792-9900
Fax: 303-792-5333

Club programs and services promote and enhance the development of boys and girls by instilling a sense of competence, usefulness, belonging, and influence.

Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BGCA)
1275 Peachtree Street, Northeast
Atlanta, Georgia 30309-3506
Toll-free: 1-800-854-CLUB (1-800-854-2582)
Telephone: 404-487-5700
E-mail: info@bgca.org

The mission is to prevent and treat all forms of child abuse by creating changes in individuals, families, and society by strengthening relationships and promoting healing.

Child Abuse Prevention Association (CAPA)
503 East 23rd Street
Independence, Missouri 64055-1175
Toll-free: 1-800-392-3738 (Missouri Hotline)
Telephone: 816-252-8388
Fax: 816-252-1337
E-mail: capa@childabuseprevention.org

CWLA is an association of more than 900 public and private nonprofit agencies assisting more than 3.5 million abused and neglected children and their families each year with a range of services. The National Data Analysis System (NDAS) is a part of CWLA’s National Center for Research, Data, and Technology. NDAS puts child-welfare data and statistics at the fingertips of Internet users and promotes discussion around state and federal data issues in an effort to promote effective integration of research, policy, and practice.

Child Welfare League of America (CWLA)
National Data Analysis System (NDAS)
Third Floor
440 First Street, Northwest
Washington, DC 20001-2085
Telephone: 202-638-2952
Fax: 202-638-4004
E-mail: ndas@cwla.org

Darkness to Light’s Stewards of Children is a sexual abuse prevention training program educating adults to prevent, recognize, and react responsibly to child sexual abuse and motivating them to take action

Darkness to Light
Suite 200
7 Radcliffe Street
Charleston, South Carolina 29403-6183
Helpline: 1-866-FOR-LIGHT (1-866-367-5444)
Fax: 843-965-5449
Internet: http://www.darkness2light.org

The Kempe Center works to improve clinical service delivery systems and provide training, education, and consultation programs to prevent and treat child abuse and neglect in Colorado and throughout the nation

Kempe Center
1825 Marion Street
Denver, Colorado 80218-1122
Telephone: 303-864-5300
Fax: 303-864-5302
E-mail: info@kempe.org

The Center for Disease Control’s Injury Center’s free publications are designed for professional health practitioners, researchers, and consumers.

National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC)
Mailstop K65
4770 Buford Highway, Northeast
Atlanta, Georgia 30341-3724
Toll-free: 1-800-CDC-INFO (1-800-232-4636)
TTY: 1-888-232-6348
Fax: 770-488-1667
E-mail: cdcinfo@cdc.gov

National Center for Missing & Exploited Children^® (NCMEC)
Charles B. Wang International Children’s Building
699 Prince Street
Alexandria, Virginia 22314-3175
Hotline: 1-800-THE-LOST® (1-800-843-5678)
TTY: 1-800-826-7653
Telephone: 703-274-3900
“Phone free” from Mexico: 001-800-843-5678
From other countries: 001-703-522-9320
Fax: 703-274-2200
Internet: http://www.missingkids.com
CyberTipline: http://www.cybertipline.com
NetSmartz: http://www.NetSmartz.org

The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children serves as a clearinghouse of information about missing and exploited children. It provides technical assistance to the public and law-enforcement agencies; distributes photographs of and descriptions about missing children worldwide; and coordinates child-protection education and prevention programs, training, and publications.

National Center for Victims of Crime (NCVC)
Suite 480
2000 M Street, Northwest
Washington, DC 20036-3307
Toll-free: 1-800-FYI-CALL (1-800-394-2255)
TTY: 1-800-211-7996
Telephone: 202-467-8700
Fax: 202-467-8701
E-mail: gethelp@ncvc.org

NCVC offers help, information about options, and referrals to local services anywhere in the country.

National Human Services Assembly
Suite 402
1319 F Street, Northwest
Washington, DC 20004-1112
Telephone: 202-347-2080
Fax: 202-393-4517
E-mail: nassembly@nassembly.org

The National Assembly is a learning community where leaders with parallel responsibilities at different national nonprofit human service organizations such as Chief Executive Officers and Human Resources Directors share knowledge and expertise about their work in this sector.

National Sexual Violence Research Center (NSVRC)
123 North Enola Drive
Enola, Pennsylvania 17025-2521
Toll-free: 1-877-739-3895
TTY: 717-909-0715
Telephone: 717-909-0710
Fax: 717-909-0714

A National Resource Directory and Handbook Preventing Child Sexual Abuse
Internet: http://www.nsvrc.org/publications/directories/csa_directory/index.html

This resource directory specifically seeks to include and highlight child sexual abuse prevention organizations, programs, initiatives, and resources unique, innovative, and/or available for purchase/to be used as a model for other programs and communities. It primarily includes information about child sexual abuse prevention efforts in the United States. Additional resources from Canada, the United Kingdom, and Australia are also included.

Prevent Child Abuse America (PCAA)
Suite 200
500 North Michigan Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60611-3703
Telephone: 312-663-3520
Fax: 312-939-8962
E-mail: mailbox@preventchildabuse.org

Working with their chapters, PCAA provides leadership to promote and implement prevention efforts at both the national and local levels. Their Healthy Families America Program produces many publications for parents, guardians, and children.

Stop It Now!
Suite B-319
351 Pleasant Street
Northampton, Massachusetts 01060-3900
Confidential Helpline: 1-888-PREVENT (1-888-773-8368)
Telephone: 413-587-3500
Fax: 413-587-3505
E-mail: info@stopitnow.org

These programs reach out to adults who are concerned about inappropriate sexualized behavior in another adult, adolescent, or child and those concerned about their own thoughts or behaviors.

U.S. Department of Justice
National Sex Offender Public Registry (NSOPR)

This web site provides public access to and the ability to search participating state web sites for public information regarding the presence or location of offenders, who, in most cases, have been convicted of sexually violent offenses committed against adults and children and certain sexual contact and other crimes committed against victims who are minors.

Praesidium Inc.
PO Box 202002
Arlington, Texas 76006-8002
Toll-free: 1-800-743-6354
Telephone: 817-801-7773
Fax: 817-261-7864

Praesidium provides training to create safer environments to help protect children, elderly, or vulnerable adults from abuse.

James Stanfield Company
PO Box 41058
Santa Barbara, California 93140-1058
Toll-free: 1-800-421-6534
Fax: 805-897-1187
E-mail: maindesk@stanfield.com

Offers a video library of educational materials for challenged and at-risk students.

National Dissemination Center
For Children With Disabilities (NICHCY)
PO Box 1492
Washington, DC 20013-1492
Toll-free: 1-800-695-0285
Fax: 202-884-8441
E-mail: nichcy@aed.org

This web site provides links to national resource lists and state resource sheets. NICHCY is the national information and referral center providing information about disabilities and disability-related issues for families, education, and other professionals.

National Rehabilitation Hospital (NRH)
102 Irving Street, Northwest
Washington, DC 20010-2949
Telephone: 202-877-1620
Fax: 202-877-1602

This web site provides links to additional disability resources. NRH conducts research funded by federal and private agencies and offers a full range of services for persons with physical disabilities.

These resources are provided by the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) as a public service. Except for the information directly relating to NCMEC, NCMEC does not sponsor or endorse these resources, cannot guarantee the content of any online resource, and assumes no liability for the accuracy or use of this information.