Honor Roll
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National
AfterSchool Association
NAA is the leading voice of the afterschool profession dedicated
to the development, education, and care of children and youth
during their out-of-school time hours. We are a professional
association with a membership component—our membership
includes more than 9,000 practitioners, policy makers and administrators
representing all public, private, and community-based sectors
of afterschool programs.
National Wildlife Federation
Since
1936, the National Wildlife Federation (NWF) has been
inspiring Americans to protect wildlife for our children's future.
Through award-winning children's publications, educator resources
and programs, NWF helps Americans of all ages connect to
the outdoors and support nature in their neighborhoods.
Youth Service
America
(YSA) is an international resource center that partners
with thousands of organizations committed to increasing the quality
and quantity of volunteer opportunities for young people, ages
5-25, to serve locally, nationally, and globally. Founded
in 1986, YSA’s mission is to expand the impact of the youth
service movement with communities, schools, corporations, and governments.
YSA envisions a global culture of engaged youth who are committed
to a lifetime of service, learning, leadership, and achievement.
Kids Sports Network
"Children deserve good sports experiences and the Kids Sports Network (KSN)
works hard every day to make sure that volunteer youth sports coaches, administrators
and parents are educated on what children's sports should be all about. KSN programs
include certification clinics for coaches, abuse prevention seminars for administrators,
an orientation program for parents and a convenient and inexpensive procedure
to conduct criminal background checks. From our home office in San Antonio, Texas,
KSN programs are available nationwide and are currently being used by youth associations
as far away as Guam, Wyoming and Pennsylvania. "Good sports... have
good sports experiences."
Save the
Children
Save the Children is the leading independent organization creating lasting change
for children in need in the United States and around the world. For 75
years, Save the Children has been helping children survive and thrive by improving
their health, education and economic opportunities and, in times of acute crisis,
mobilizing rapid life-saving assistance to help children recover form the effects
of war, conflicts and natural disasters.
Easter Seals
Easter Seals is the leading non-profit provider of services for children with
autism, developmental disabilities, physical and mental disabilities, and other
special needs. For more than 85 years, we have been offering help and
hope to children-- and adults-- living with disabilities, and to the families
who love them.
Through therapy, training, education and support services, Easter Seals creates
life-changing solutions so that children with disabilities can live, learn and
play in their communities. Support children with disabilities at www.easterseals.com
