Search Results: MCH Organizations

Annotation: The Brookings Institution's Center on Children and Families focuses on the well-being of America's children and their parents, especially those in less advantaged families. The center's research and activities are designed primarily to improve understanding of the reasons for poverty or low income, especially among working families, and the potential of various policies to improve their prospects and the life chances of their children. The center includes a partnership with Princeton University and joint publication of the journal The Future of Children.

Keywords: Research, Children, Families, Low income groups, Policy analysis, Poverty, Public policy, Working parents

Annotation: Catalyst is a national research and advisory organization that helps corporations foster career and leadership development of women. It works to identify and analyze impediments to women's progress in the corporation, work/family balance problems, and other human resource issues. Services include advisory services to corporations establishing diversity programs, corporate board placement service, a speakers' bureau, and an information center with current statistics, print media, and research materials on women in business. Services to consumers include inquriy responses, reference information, and searchable databases. Publications include the monthly Perspective on Current Corporate Issues, career guidance books and pamphlets such as Be Your Own Mentor by Catalyst President Sheila Wellington, and policy planning tools for managing a diverse workforce. The organization awards companies the Catalyst Award for their successful diversity efforts each Spring at a gala dinner.

Keywords: Women, Working parents

Annotation: The Families and Work Institute is a nonprofit organization that explores ways to balance continuing workplace productivity demands and the changing needs of families. The institute conducts research on issues related to the changing demographics of the workforce; child and elder care demands, services, and impacts on work; as well as workplace research that helps employers respond to identified needs. It provides information dissemination, strategic planning, technical assistance, and management training services for decision makers in business, communities, and government. It is conducting the I am Your Child Early Childhood Public Engagement Campaign, and also has a Fatherhood Project.

Keywords: Child care, Child health, Families, Fathers, Infant health, Working parents

Annotation: The National Child Labor Committee (NCLC) is a private, non-profit organization that works to promote the rights, well-being, and education of children and youth as they relate to work and working. As advocates, researchers, technical assistance providers, and catalysts, the Committee works with corporations, government agencies, school systems, and others on behalf of the country's at-risk young people in the areas of youth employment and training, child labor laws, education, and youth occupational safety and health. NCLC sponsors the Lewis Hine Award for service to children and youth and seeks to inspire elementary school children about working and working through the community partnership program, Kids and the Power of Work (KAPOW).

Keywords: Adolescent parents, Advocacy, Alcohol abuse, Child abuse, Child exploitation, Child labor, Cooperative work experience programs, Education, Migrants, Pregnant adolescents, Research, Small businesses, Substance abuse, Working adolescents

Annotation: The Women's Bureau develops policies and standards and conducts inquiries to safeguard the interests of working women; to advocate for their equality and economic security for themselves and their families; and to promote quality work environments. The website provides data, statistics, publications, and resources such topics such as age, wages, and pregnancy discrimination, sexual harassment, women of color, the Family Medical Leave Act, employer sponsored child care, and eldercare programs.

Keywords: Child care, Family support programs, Working parents