Children and Families Federal Clearinghouses with Information
Bridging Refugee Youth and Children's Services Clearinghouse (BRYCS Clearinghouse)
c/o Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service (LIRS)
700 Light Street
Baltimore, MD 21230
The Clearinghouse provides a link to an online collection of selected resources related to refugee youth and child well-being, as well as descriptions of community-based programs. In addition, it aims to facilitate information-sharing and collaboration among service providers, in order to strengthen services to refugee youth, children and families in the U.S.
The BRYCS Clearinghouse is a joint project of LIRS and USCCB/MRS and is supported by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Office of Refugee Resettlement.
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Child Welfare Information Gateway
Children's Bureau/ACYF
1250 Maryland Avenue, SW -- Eighth Floor
Washington, DC 20024
Child Welfare Information Gateway connects professionals and the general public to information and resources targeted to the safety, permanency, and well-being of children and families.
A service of the Children's Bureau, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Child Welfare Information Gateway provides access to programs, research, laws and policies, training resources, statistics, and much more.
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Head Start Information and Publication Center (HSIPC)
1133 15th Street, NW, Suite 450
Washington, DC 20005
Head Start Information and Publication Center (HSIPC), a service of the Head Start Bureau, supports the Head Start community and other organizations working in the interest of children and families by providing information products and services; conference and meeting support; publication distribution; and marketing and outreach efforts.
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National Child Care Information Center (NCCIC)
10530 Rosehaven Street, Suite 400
Fairfax, VA 22030
The National Child Care Information Center, a project of the Child Care Bureau, ACF, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is a national resource that links people to information to 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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National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information (NCADI)
11426-28 Rockville Pike
Rockville, MD 20852
The National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information is a resource for publications and other materials concerning alcohol and substance abuse prevention, intervention, and treatment. Publication topics include the relationship between substance abuse and child and spouse abuse, fetal alcohol syndrome, fetal alcohol effects, and alternatives in treatment.
The Clearinghouse is funded by the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).
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National Clearinghouse on Families & Youth (NCFY)
P.O. Box 13505
Silver Spring, MD 20911-3505
The National Clearinghouse on Families & Youth (NCFY) is a free information service for communities, organizations, and individuals interested in developing new and effective strategies for supporting young people and their families.
NCFY was established by the Family and Youth Services Bureau (FYSB), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, to link those interested in youth issues with the resources they need to better serve young people, families, and communities.
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National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS)
P.O. Box 6000
1600 Research Boulevard
Rockville, MD 20849-6000
The National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS) is a Federally funded resource offering justice and substance abuse information to support research, policy, and program development worldwide.
NCJRS is a collection of clearinghouses supporting all the bureaus of the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs. It also supports the Office of National Drug Control Policy.
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National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities (NICHCY)
P.O. Box 1492
Washington, DC 20013-1492
The National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities (NICHCY) serves as a central source of information on disabilities in infants, toddlers, children, and youth; IDEA (the law authorizing special education); No Child Left Behind (as it relates to children with disabilities), and research-based information on effective educational practices.
NICHCY services are made possible through funding from the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP), U.S. Department of Education.
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National Healthy Marriage Resource Center (NHMRC)
1620 Eye Street NW, Suite 210
Washington, DC 20006
The National Healthy Marriage Resource Center (NHMRC) is a national resource and clearinghouse for information and research relating to healthy marriages.
The mission of the NHMRC is to help individuals and couples who choose marriage for themselves gain the knowledge and skills necessary to build and sustain a healthy marriage.
The NHMRC is administered under a cooperative agreement with the Office of Family Assistance within the Administration for Children and Families (ACF), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
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National Responsible Fatherhood Clearinghouse (NRFC)
101 Lake Forest Boulevard
Suite 360
Gaithersburg, MD 20877
The National Responsible Fatherhood Clearinghouse (NRFC) supports the Administration for Children and Families' Office of Family Assistance's (OFA) efforts to assist States and communities to promote and support Responsible Fatherhood and Healthy Marriage.
Primarily a tool for professionals operating Responsible Fatherhood programs, the NRFC provides access to print and electronic publications, timely information on fatherhood issues, and targeted resources that support OFA-funded Responsible Fatherhood and Healthy Marriage grantees. The NRFC website also provides essential information for other audiences interested in fatherhood issues.
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