Internet Links Action for Children http://www.childcare-experts.org America's Promise: The Alliance for Youth is dedicated to mobilizing individuals, groups and organizations from every part of American life, to build and strengthen the character and competence of our youth.  http://www.americaspromise.org/ Beyond School Hours:From Research to Reality Supporting afterschool programs including information on models that work, accountability, curriculum and other areas.  http://www.foundations-inc.org Big Brothers/Big Sisters of America http://www.bbbsa.org Bringing Education to After-School_Programs http://www.ed.gov/pubs/After_School_Programs CascadeLink's Education Resources aims to provide those involved in education in Multnomah, Clackamas, Washington, and Clark counties the Web resources they need. We feature a full directory of school, district, education support, and university URLs, plus a directory of links to sites of interest to the region's educators. http://www.cascadelink.org/ear/ Center on School, Family and Community Partnerships.  This is a project of John Hopkins University. http://www.csos.jhu.edu/p2000/center.htm Child Care Action Campaign http://www.childcareaction.org. Childcare Providers Council for Portland Public Schools http://www.pps.k12.or.us/district/depts/childcare/ Children's Defense Fund http://www.childrensdefense.org Collaborative Leaders Program http://www.iel.org Coalition for Community Schools. An national non-profit organization that links intiatives, projects and programs that serve local communities. http://www.communityschools.org Community Schools Online Newsletter http://www.communityschools.org/newsletter6.html Community Schools Bibliography http://communityschools.org/Bibliography.html Earth and Spirit Council http/www.earthandspirit.org/ Federal Afterschool Website http://www.afterschool.gov Foundation for Excellent Schools http://www.fesnet.org Institute for Responsive Education http://www.responsiveeducation.org/default.html Laboratory for Student Success http://www.temple.edu/lss/ Mad Science of Portland and Vancouver Mad science is a creative educational supplement for children in grades K-6. They offer students interesting, educational and interactive science experiences. It offers after school programs, inclass field trips, assemblies and special events. The local operation is owned and operated by Sue Theissen (pronounced tyson) at 2116 SE Seventh Ave., Portland, OR 97214, 503-230-8040; madscipdx@aol.com    http://www.madscience.org National Center for Community Education http://www.nccenet.org Oregon Food Bank http://www.oregonfoodbank.org/ Oregon State University Extension Service Serves the public with educational information in the fields of agriculture, family and consumer needs, youth development and marine science. http://osu.orst.edu/dept/multco/ Police Activities League http:// www.portlandpolicebureau.com/pal1.html Regional Arts and Culture Council of Portland, Oregon  http://www.racc.org SOLV (Stop Oregon Litter and Vandalism) www.solv.org The National Resource Center for Safe Schools works with schools, communities, state and local education agencies, and other concerned individuals and agencies to create safe learning environments and prevent school violence.  http://www.nwrel.org/safe/index.html The Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory's National Mentoring Center provides training and technical assistance to mentoring programs through a variety of services and conferences. It aims to create connections between children and caring adults in the community.  http://www.nwrel.org/mentoring/index.html The School of the 21st Century (21C), also known as Family Resource Centers in some communities, is a school-based child care and family support model that promotes the optimal growth and development of children ages 0-12. Learn more from the Yale University Bush Center in Child Development and Social Policy. http://www.yale.edu/bushcenter/21C/ Youth Services Consortium a membership organization of public and private agencies serving children, youth, and families in Multnomah, Washington, and Clackamas Counties.  http://www.yscinc.org/ Back to the Top SUN Initiative  | Multnomah County Home Page  |  Department Of Community And Family Services  | Community Building Initiative/Caring Communities This site is maintained by the Department of Community and Family Services Please read our disclaimer about this site