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Afterschool.gov offers one-stop access to government resources that support afterschool programs test.

The American Academy of Pediatrics' mission is to attain optimal physical, mental, and social health and well-being for all infants, children, adolescents, and young adults.

Founded in 1870 as the National Prison Association, the American Correctional Association (ACA) is the oldest association developed specifically for practitioners in the correctional profession. ACA strives to provide a professional association of persons, agencies, and organizations, both public and private, who hold in common the goal of bettering the profession of corrections and enhancing their contribution to that profession.

The American Medical Association is the national professional organization for all physicians and serves as the steward of medicine and leader of the medical profession.

The American Probation and Parole Association is an international association composed of individuals from the United States, U.S. territories and Canada who are actively involved with probation, parole, and community-based corrections in both adult and juvenile sectors including all levels of government—local, state/provincial, and federal agencies.

The American Prosecutors Research Institute is committed to providing interdisciplinary responses to the complex problems of criminal justice. It is also committed to supporting the highest professional standards among officials entrusted with the crucial responsibility for public safety.

Big Brother and Big Sister volunteers provide boys and girls with one-on-one time and attention in their communities, typically two to four times a month. During these unstructured outings they cultivate relationships that provide children with skills to manage everyday challenges.

The Boy Scouts of America's mission is to prepare young people to make ethical and moral choices over their lifetimes by instilling in them the values of the Scout Oath and Law.

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

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) is a law enforcement agency within the U.S. Department of Justice. Its unique responsibilities include protecting the public and reducing violent crime. ATF enforces the Federal laws and regulations relating to alcohol and tobacco diversion, firearms, explosives, and arson.

The mission of the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), which is part of the U.S. Department of Justice, is to provide leadership and assistance in support of local criminal justice strategies to achieve safe communities. BJA's overall goals are to (1) reduce and prevent crime, violence, and drug abuse and (2) improve the functioning of the criminal justice system.

The Bureau of Justice Statistics, part of the U.S. Department of Justice, collects, analyzes, publishes, and disseminates information on crime, criminal offenders, victims of crime, and the operation of justice systems at all levels of government.

Camp Fire USA provides all-inclusive, coeducational programs in hundreds of communities across the United States . Founded in 1910, Camp Fire USA 's outcome-based programs include youth leadership, self-reliance, afterschool groups, camping and environmental education, and childcare.

The Center for Court Innovation is a unique public-private partnership that serves as the New York State Unified Court System's independent research and development arm. The Center is dedicated to enhancing the performance of courts and those whose work intersects with the courts. The Center's goals are to reduce crime, aid victims, strengthen communities, and promote public trust in justice.

The Center for Violence Research and Prevention has conducted and disseminated research on the causes and control of interpersonal violence.

The Center for Youth as Resources positively connects youth with their communities.

The Center for the Prevention of School Violence serves as a resource center and “think tank” for efforts that promote safer schools and foster positive youth development.

The Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence works from a multidisciplinary platform on the subject of violence and facilitates the building of bridges between the research community and the practitioners and policymakers.

The Child Welfare League of America is an association of almost 1,200 public and private nonprofit agencies that assist over 3.5 million abused and neglected children and their families each year with a wide range of services.

The mission of the Children's Defense Fund is to Leave No Child Behind ® and to ensure every child a Healthy Start, a Head Start, a Fair Start, a Safe Start, and a Moral Start in life and successful passage to adulthood with the help of caring families and communities.

The Coalition for Juvenile Justice serves as a premier national resource on delinquency prevention and juvenile justice issues.

Common Sense about Kids and Guns is a nonprofit group of owners and nonowners of guns committed to working together to protect America 's children from gun deaths and injuries. Their group of endorsing organizations includes gun control advocates, gun manufacturers and others in the firearms industry, child safety advocates, child welfare advocates, crime prevention advocates, and mayors.

Operation Weed and Seed is a strategy that aims to prevent, control, and reduce violent crime, drug abuse, and gang activity in targeted high-crime neighborhoods across the country. Weed and Seed sites range in size from several neighborhood blocks to 15 square miles

Crime Stoppers International supports a network of International Crime Stoppers programs, fosters cooperation and encourages information exchange between local Crime Stopper programs worldwide, and provides a forum for leadership and training.

The Family Violence Prevention Fund works to prevent violence within the home and in the community to help those whose lives are devastated by violence, because everyone has the right to live free of violence.

FedStats provides links to statistics from over 100 U.S. Government agencies.

The FBI is the investigative arm of the U.S. Department of Justice. Areas of investigation include violent crime, organized crime, white collar crime, cybercrime, terrorism, foreign counterintelligence, and civil rights violations.

Fight Crime: Invest in Kids is a bipartisan, nonprofit, anticrime organization led by more than 2,000 police chiefs, sheriffs, prosecutors, victims of violence, and leaders of police officer associations.

Girl Scouts of the USA is the world's pre-eminent organization dedicated solely to girls—all girls—where, in an accepting and nurturing environment, girls build character and skills for success in the real world. In partnership with committed adult volunteers, Girl Scouts cultivate their full individual potential.

Girls Incorporated is a national nonprofit youth organization dedicated to inspiring all girls to be strong, smart, and bold. With roots dating to 1864, Girls Inc. has provided vital educational programs to millions of American girls, particularly those in high-risk, underserved areas. Today, innovative programs help girls confront subtle societal messages about their value and potential and prepare them to lead successful, independent, and fulfilling lives.

The goals of the International Association of Chiefs of Police are to advance the science and art of police services; to develop and disseminate improved administrative, technical, and operational practices and promote their use in police work; to foster police cooperation and the exchange of information and experience among police administrators throughout the world; to bring about recruitment and training in the police profession of qualified persons; and to encourage adherence of all police officers to high professional standards of performance and conduct.

The International Centre for the Prevention of Crime's mission is to assist cities and countries to reduce delinquency, violent crime, and insecurity.

The Justice Research and Statistics Association is a national nonprofit organization of State Statistical Analysis Center directors, and other researchers and practitioners, throughout government, academia, and criminal justice organizations.

MENTOR provides cutting-edge products and services to help mentoring programs grow. Through our National Mentoring Institute, solutions are offered that are both cost-effective and easy to access: from online training and recruitment to e-mentoring standards and tool kits to counsel from experts.

The Mapping and Analysis for Public Safety program promotes research, evaluation, development, and dissemination of GIS technology for criminal justice research and practice.

The Center is a resource for independent and original research on topics related directly and indirectly to the field of juvenile justice. Although the Center is the research division of the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges, it has its own budget and is responsible for generating its own operating funds.

The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children was established in 1984 as a private, nonprofit organization to provide services nationwide for families and professionals in the prevention of abducted, endangered, and sexually exploited children.

The National Center for State Courts provides information and assistance to court leaders that helps them better serve the public.

The National Center for Victims of Crime is the nation's leading resource and advocacy for crime victims

The National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information serves as the information clearinghouse for drug and alcohol information as a service for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

The Clearinghouses' mission is to connect professionals and concerned citizens to timely and well-balanced information on programs, research, legislation, and statistics regarding the safety, permanency, and well-being of children and families.

The National Coalition Against Domestic Violence is dedicated to the empowerment of battered women and their children and therefore is committed to the elimination of personal and societal violence in the lives of battered women and their children.

The National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) is a bipartisan organization that serves the legislators and staffs of the nation's 50 states, its commonwealths, and territories. NCSL provides research, technical assistance, and opportunities for policymakers to exchange ideas on the most pressing state issues.

The National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges is dedicated to serving the nation's children and families by improving the courts of juvenile and family jurisdictions. Their mission is to better the justice system through education and applied research and improve the standards, practices, and effectiveness of the juvenile court system.

The National Council on Crime and Delinquency (NCCD) is a nonprofit organization that promotes effective, humane, fair, and economically sound solutions to family, community, and justice problems. NCCD conducts research, promotes reform initiatives, and seeks to work with individuals, public and private organizations, and the media to prevent and reduce crime and delinquency.

The National Crime Prevention Council's mission is to enable people to create safer and more caring communities by addressing the causes of crime and violence and reducing the opportunities for crime to occur.

The National Criminal Justice Reference Service is a federally funded resource offering justice and substance abuse information to support research, policy, and program development worldwide.

The National District Attorneys Association serves to be the voice of prosecutors and support their efforts to protect the rights and safety of the people.

The National Human Services Assembly is an association of the nation's leading national nonprofits in the field of health and human services. Many of the member organizations are national offices of large networks of local health and human service organizations. Others are national research or resource organizations or national programs.

The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) is the research, development, and evaluation agency of the U.S. Department of Justice and is dedicated to researching crime control and justice issues. NIJ provides objective, independent, evidence-based knowledge and tools to meet the challenges of crime and justice.

The National Institute on Out of School Time's mission is to ensure that all children, youth, and families have access to high quality programs, activities, and opportunities during nonschool hours.

The Center's goal is to advance the juvenile defense bar through training, technical assistance, information dissemination, and advocacy.

The National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Center system serves as the “honest broker,” offering support, research findings, and technological expertise to help state and local law enforcement and corrections personnel perform their duties more safely and efficiently.

The National Mentoring Center works as an intermediary between funding agencies and local programs in order to improve the quality and safety of mentoring programs. By strengthening program practices, they help to improve the positive outcomes for youth at the program level.

The National Organization for Victim Assistance is a private, nonprofit organization of victim and witness assistance programs and practitioners, criminal justice agencies and professionals, mental health professionals, researchers, former victims and survivors, and others committed to the recognition and implementation of victim rights and services.

The National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives' mission is to ensure equity in the administration of justice in the provision of public service to all communities, and to serve as the conscience of law enforcement by being committed to justice by action.

PRIDE Youth Programs' mission is to educate, promote, and support drug-free youth who care for the safety and health of self, peers, family, and community.

The National School Safety Center (NSSC) serves as an advocate for safe, secure, and peaceful schools worldwide and as a catalyst for the prevention of school crime and violence. NSSC provides school communities and their school safety partners with quality information, resources, consultation, and training services. The Center identifies and promotes strategies, promising practices, and programs that support safe schools for all students as part of the total academic mission.

The National Sheriffs' Association (NSA) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to raising the level of professionalism among those in the criminal justice field. Through the years, NSA has been involved in numerous programs to enable sheriffs, their deputies, chiefs of police, and others in the field of criminal justice to perform their jobs in the best possible manner and to better serve the people of their cities/counties or jurisdictions.

The National White Collar Crime Center 's mission is to provide a nationwide support system for agencies involved in the prevention, investigation, and prosecution of economic and high-tech crimes and to support and partner with other appropriate entities in addressing homeland security initiatives, as they relate to economic and high-tech crimes.

The National Youth Gang Center's purpose is to expand and maintain the body of critical knowledge about youth gangs and effective responses to them. The Center assists state and local jurisdictions in the collection, analysis, and exchange of information on gang-related demographics, legislation, literature, research, and promising program strategies, and coordinates activities of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Youth Gang Consortium—a group of federal agencies, gang program representatives, and other service providers.

The National Youth Violence Prevention Campaign's goal is to raise awareness and to educate students, teachers, school administrators, counselors, school resource officers, school staff, parents, and the public on effective ways to prevent or reduce youth violence.

The Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) was created as a result of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994. As a component of the U.S. Department of Justice, the mission of the COPS Office is to advance community policing in jurisdictions of all sizes across the country.

The principal purpose of the Office of National Drug Control Policy is to establish policies, priorities, and objectives for the nation's drug control program. The goals of the program are to reduce illicit drug use, manufacturing, and trafficking; drug-related crime and violence; and drug-related health consequences.

The Police Executive Research Forum is an organization dedicated to improving policing and advancing professionalism through research, public policy debate, provision of management services and executive development training, and publishing.

The Police Foundation acts as a catalyst for change and an advocate for new ideas, in restating and reminding ourselves about the fundamental purposes of policing and in ensuring that an important link remains intact between the police and the public they serve.

Prevent Child Abuse America has led the way in building awareness, providing education, and inspiring hope to everyone involved in the effort to prevent the abuse and neglect of our nation's children. Working with chapters in 39 states and the District of Columbia , they provide leadership to promote and implement prevention efforts at both the national and local levels.

The Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics brings together data from more than 100 sources about many aspects of criminal justice in the United States . These data are displayed in over 600 tables.

The State Justice Institute was established by Federal law in 1984 to award grants to improve the quality of justice in state courts, facilitate better coordination between state and federal courts, and foster innovative, efficient solutions to common problems faced by all courts.

Teens, Crime and the Community (TCC) is a program usually found in schools and juvenile justice and community-based sites that improves the community and increases awareness of crime in youth. Currently, TCC is a joint initiative funded at the national level by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice.

The U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) has broad law enforcement and judicial security responsibilities. USMS provides judicial security in the nation's federal courts, participates in federal fugitive investigations, provides witness security, houses and transports prisoners, and is responsible for managing and disposing of seized and forfeited properties acquired by criminals through illegal activities.

The Urban Institute is a nonprofit, nonpartisan policy research and educational organization established to examine the social, economic, and governance problems facing the nation. It provides information and analysis to public and private decisionmakers to help them address these challenges and strives to raise citizen understanding of the issues and tradeoffs in policymaking.

Youth Crime Watch (YCW) brings youth of all backgrounds together to identify and correct problems unique to their schools and communities. The YCW program empowers youth to take an active role in addressing the problems around them. Youth take ownership of their own YCW program for their school, neighborhood, public housing site, recreational center, or park.