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Office of Disability Employment Policy, U.S. Department of Labor
ODEP acts as a catalyst for job formation for people with disabilities through policy analysis and grants, outreach and education, technical assistance, and the promotion and development of best pract... Details >
U.S. Administration on Aging, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
The Administration on Aging (AoA), created by the Older Americans Act (OAA) in 1965, is the only federal agency devoted exclusively to the concerns and potential of older Americans. Help for the elder... Details >
AARP 
AARP is the nation's leading organization for people age 50 and older. It serves their needs and interests through information and education, advocacy, and community services provided by a network of... Details >
AcademyHealth
The Academy for Health Services Research and Health Policy was established in June 2000 as the result of a merger between the Alpha Center and the Association for Health Services Research. The Academ... Details >
AIDS Action
Founded in 1984, AIDS Action is a network of 3200 national community-based organizations and the one million HIV-positive Americans they help serve. AIDS Action is dedicated to responsible federal po... Details >
Alliance for Aging Research
The independent, not-for-profit Alliance for Aging Research was founded in 1986 to promote medical research into human aging. Since then, the Alliance has grown to become the nation's leading citizen ... Details >
American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry
The American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry (AAGP) is a national, non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the mental health and well-being of older people and improving the care of those ... Details >
American Association for Physical Activity and Recreation
The American Association for Physical Activity and Recreation (AAPAR) is dedicated to enhancing quality of life by promoting creative and active lifestyles through meaningful physical activity, recrea... Details >
American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging
The American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging (AAHSA) is committed to advancing the vision of healthy, affordable, ethical, long-term care for America. The Association represents 5,600... Details >
American Civil Liberties Union
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is the nation's foremost advocate of individual rights -- litigating, legislating, and educating the public on a broad array of issues affecting individual f... Details >
American Council of the Blind
The American Council of the Blind (ACB) is composed primarily of blind persons involved in 50 active State and 20 professional and special-interest organizations. ACB strives to strengthen vocational... Details >
American Foundation for AIDS Research
AmFAR is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the support of AIDS research (both basic-biomedical and clinical research), AIDS prevention, and the advocacy of sound AIDS-related public policy. To fu... Details >
American Humane Association, Children's Division
The Children's Division of the American Humane Association established in 1877, is a nonprofit national association of organizations and individuals working for the protection of children from abuse a... Details >
American Juvenile Arthritis Organization
The American Juvenile Arthritis Organization (AJAO), a Council of the Arthritis Foundation, is devoted to serving the special needs of children, teens, and young adults with childhood rheumatic diseas... Details >
American Medical Women's Association
The American Medical Women's Association is an organization of over 13,000 women physicians and medical students dedicated to supporting women physicians and the care of the woman patient. The America... Details >
American Mental Health Counselors Association
Founded in 1976, the American Mental Health Counselors Association (AMHCA) is the only organization working exclusively for mental health counselors. Mental health counselors believe in the dignity an... Details >
American Pain Foundation
The American Pain Foundation (APF) is an independent, nonprofit organization serving people with pain through information, advocacy, and support. The mission of organization is to improve the quality ... Details >
American Pharmacists Association
The American Pharmacists Association (APhA) is the organization whose members are recognized in society as essential in all patient care settings for optimal medication use that improves health, welln... Details >
American Society of Safety Engineers
American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) is the world's oldest and largest professional safety organization. ASSE's mission is to foster the technical, scientific, managerial and ethical knowledge,... Details >
American Syringomyelia Alliance Project, Inc.
The American Syringomyelia Alliance Project Inc. (ASAP), is a national nonprofit organization founded in 1988. Its main goals are to be a support network and information clearinghouse for people who ... Details >
Annie E. Casey Foundation
Since 1948, the Annie E. Casey Foundation (AECF) has worked to build better futures for disadvantaged children and their families in the United States. The primary mission of the Foundation is to fost... Details >
Arthritis Foundation
The Arthritis Foundation is the only nationwide, nonprofit health organization helping take greater control of arthritis by leading efforts to prevent, control and cure arthritis and related diseases-... Details >
Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum
Founded in 1986, the Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum (APIAHF) is a national advocacy organization dedicated to promoting policy, program and research efforts for the improvement of heal... Details >
Asian and Pacific Islander Tobacco Education Network
The Asian and Pacific Islander Tobacco Education Network (APITEN) was formed in 1990 with the mission to organize individuals and organizations to advocate for tobacco-free Asian and Pacific Islander ... Details >
Asian Pacific American Medical Student Association
The purpose of the Asian Pacific American Medical Student Association (APAMSA) is to act as an advocate on issues important to Asian-American medical students; promote the health of Asian communities... Details >
Asian Pacific Partners for Empowerment, Advocacy and Leadership
Asian Pacific Partners for Empowerment, Advocacy and Leadership (APPEAL) is a national network of organizations and individuals working towards social justice and a tobacco-free Asian American and Pac... Details >
Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps
The Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps (TASH), is a nonprofit, membership organization that exists in the interest of people who have traditionally been labeled severely intellectually and... Details >
Association of Gay and Lesbian Psychiatrists
The Association of Gay and Lesbian Psychiatrists (AGLP) is involved in the following activities to accomplish its goal: publishes a quarterly newsletter and the Journal of Gay and Lesbian Psychothera... Details >
Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America
The Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA) is a non-profit health organization dedicated to finding a cure for and controlling asthma and allergies. Founded in 1953, AAFA serves the 60 millio... Details >
Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation
The Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation, founded in 1970, is a nonprofit, international organization that provides support, information and advocacy to families of children with cancer and to p... Details >
CARE (Cardiac Arrhythmias Research and Education Foundation, Inc.)
Cardiac Arrhythmias Research and Education (C.A.R.E.) Foundation provides support for families affected by inherited heart rhythm disorder. C.A.R.E is an advocate for patients rights and sponsors pub... Details >
Center for Science in the Public Interest
The Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI), founded in 1971, is a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing the public with information about food safety, the food industry, and governme... Details >
Center for Women Policy Studies
The Center for Women Policy Studies (CWPS) is an independent, nonprofit multiethnic feminist policy research and advocacy institution founded in 1972. The Center's programs address: educational equi... Details >
Child Welfare League of America
The Child Welfare League of America (CWLA) is an association of more than 1,000 public and not-for-profit agencies devoted to improving life for more than 2.5 million at-risk children and youths and t... Details >
Childreach - PlanUSA
Founded in 1937, PlanUSA is an international humanitarian, child-focused development organization without religious, political or governmental affiliation. Child sponsorship is the basic foundation of... Details >
Children With AIDS Project of America
Children With AIDS Project of America (CWA) offers a variety of services free of charge for children infected/affected by AIDS or drug exposed infants who will require foster or adoptive families. CWA... Details >
Children’s Brain Tumor Foundation
This national non-profit organization was founded in 1988 by a group of dedicated parents, physicians and friends to improve the treatment, quality of life and the long-term outlook for children with ... Details >
Children's Craniofacial Association
The mission of the Children Craniofacial Association (CCA) is to improve the quality of life for facially disfigured individuals and their families. Nationally and internationally, CCA addresses the ... Details >
Children's Defense Fund
The Children's Defense Fund (CDF) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to child advocacy, which strives to protect all children--and particularly children of low-income and minority families--through... Details >
Children's PKU Network
Children's PKU Network is a nonprofit agency founded in 1991 by the parents of a child diagnosed with PKU (Phenylketonuria). The agency offers support through various programs to assist families with... Details >
Coalition for Asian American Children and Families
The Coalition for Asian American Children and Families (CACF) is an advocacy organization dedicated to improving the health and well-being of Asian Pacific American children in New York City. CACF is ... Details >
Compassion & Choices
Created in 2005 by the unification of Compassion In Dying and End-of Life Choices, Compassion & Choices supports, educates and advocates for choice and care at the end of life. As the oldest and larg... Details >
Council of Citizens with Low Vision International
The Council of Citizens with Low Vision (CCLV) is an advocacy membership organization for partially sighted people. It aims to establish their right to make full use of their vision through the necess... Details >
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation was established in 1955 to find new treatments for cystic fibrosis and ultimately the cure. The Foundation also strives to lengthen and improve the quality of life for ... Details >
Diabetes Insipidus Foundation, Inc.
A nonprofit organization, the Diabetes Insipidus Foundation, Inc. provides information, advocacy and referrals for patients, families and professionals who are interested in Diabetes Insipidus. The or... Details >
Digestive Disease National Coalition
The Digestive Disease National Coalition is an advocacy organization comprised of several national voluntary and professional societies concerned with digestive diseases. The DDNC focuses on improving... Details >
Families USA
This is a national nonprofit, non-partisan organization dedicated to the achievement of high-quality, affordable health and long-term care for all Americans. Families USA works at the national, state ... Details >
Family Care Research Program
Family Care Research Program is a collaborative, interdisciplinary effort of faculty from the Michigan State University Colleges of Nursing and Human Medicine and the Department of Family Practice. Th... Details >
Family Caregiver Alliance
Family Caregiver Alliance improves the quality of life for caregivers through education, research, services and advocacy. Through its National Center on Caregiving, FCA offers information on curren... Details >
Family Resource Center on Disabilities
The Family Resource Center on Disabilities provides assistance to parents of children with disabilities in order to assure that these children have access to the full range of services and benefits av... Details >
Family Voices
Family Voices, a national grassroots network of families and friends, advocates for health care services that are family-centered, community-based, comprehensive, coordinated and culturally competent ... Details >
Farm Animal Reform Movement, Vegetarian Information Service
The Farm Animal Reform Movement (FARM), Vegetarian Information Service compiles and distributes information on vegetarianism and on impacts of intensive animal agriculture on animal welfare, consumer... Details >
Federation for Children with Special Needs
The Federation for Children with Special Needs is a coalition of parents' organizations in Massachusetts concerned with a variety of disabling conditions and the lead center of a national network of p... Details >
Food Research and Action Center
The Food and Research Action Center (FRAC) is the leading national organization working to eradicate hunger and undernutrition in the United States. Founded in 1970 as a public interest law firm, FRA... Details >
Foundation Fighting Blindness, Inc.
The mission of The Foundation Fighting Blindness (FFB) is to drive the research that will provide preventions, treatments, and cures for people affected by retinitis pigmentosa, macular degeneration, ... Details >
Global Health Council
The Global Health Council (GHC), formerly the National Council for International Health, is a private and voluntary organization of concerned groups and individuals working together to promote more ef... Details >
Gray Panthers
The Gray Panthers, organized in 1970, is a national organization of intergenerational activists dedicated to social change. Whether at the local, state or federal level, Gray Panthers fight to change ... Details >
Healthy Teen Network, Inc.
The Healthy Teen Network, Inc., formerly the National Organization on Adolescent Pregnancy, Parenting and Prevention, Inc. (NOAPPP), is an interdisciplinary 501(c)(3) membership association for leader... Details >
Hearing Loss Association of America
The Hearing Loss Association of America, founded in 1979, seeks to educate people with hearing loss and the public about hearing loss and its management, and to promote the interests of people with he... Details >
Hepatitis Foundation International
The mission of the Hepatitis Foundation International (HFI) is to bring viral hepatitis under control through education of the public, patients and professionals about diagnosis and treatment of viral... Details >
Herpes Resource Center
The Herpes Resource Center (HRC), a service of the American Social Health Association (ASHA), provides information and support services to people with herpes, a sexually transmitted disease. The HRC ... Details >
Huntington's Disease Society of America
The Huntington's Disease Society of America (HDSA) is an organization of over 30 chapters and affiliates nationwide. The Society provides written and audiovisual materials pertaining to all aspects o... Details >
Hydrocephalus Association
This nonprofit association was founded in 1983 and provides support, education and advocacy as a joint responsibilities shared by families and professionals.... Details >
Interamerican College Of Physicians and Surgeons
Interamerican College Of Physicians and Surgeons is a nonprofit organization founded in 1979 to promote cooperation among U.S. Hispanic physicians and to advance their professional and educational nee... Details >
Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS)
As the main advocate for global action on HIV/AIDS, UNAIDS leads, strengthens and supports an expanded response aimed at preventing the transmission of HIV, providing care and support, reducing the vu... Details >
Learning Disabilities Association of America
The Learning Disabilities Association of America (LDA), formerly the Association for Children and Adults with Learning Disabilities (ACLD), was founded in 1964 as a national, nonprofit organization of... Details >
Lighthouse International
Lighthouse International provides direct services and information to help people who are blind (or with low vision) lead independent lives. The Lighthouse also conducts professional and continuing-ed... Details >
Men's Health Network
Men's Health Network (MHN) is a non-profit educational organization comprised of physicians, researchers, public health workers, other health professionals, and , individuals. MHN is committed to impr... Details >
Midwives Alliance of North America
Founded in 1982, the Midwives Alliance of North America (MANA) is an organization of North American midwives and their advocates. MANA's central mission is to promote midwifery as a quality health car... Details >
National Alliance for Hispanic Health
The National Alliance for Hispanic Health (formerly National Coalition of Hispanic Health and Human Services Organizations [COSSMHO]) serves as a resource center for Hispanic-oriented health and human... Details >
National Association for Home Care & Hospice
The National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) is the nation's largest trade association that represents the interests of home care agencies, hospices, and home care aide organizations. Its m... Details >
National Association of Area Agencies on Aging
The National Association of Area Agencies on Aging (N4A) is a private, nonprofit organization that represents the interests of approximately 665 Area Agencies on Aging and more than 2330 title VI nat... Details >
National Association of School Nurses
The National Association of School Nurses (NASN) improves the health and educational success of children and youth by developing and providing leadership to advance school nursing practice. The purpos... Details >
National Association of Social Workers, Inc.
The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) was founded in 1955 as a professional organization for social workers from a merger of seven predecessor organizations. It promotes the professional ... Details >
National Bone Marrow Transplant Link
The mission of the National Bone Marrow Transplant Link is to help patients, as well as caregivers, families and the health care community meet the many challenges of bone marrow/stem cell transplant ... Details >
National Coalition Against Domestic Violence
The National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, formed in 1978, is a national membership organization that represents grassroots organizations and individuals working to assist and empower battered ... Details >
National Coalition on Health Care
The National Coalition on Health Care (NCHC) is the nation's largest and most broadly representative alliance working to improve America's health care. The Coalition is comprised of almost 100 groups ... Details >
National Consumers League
The mission of the National Consumers League (NCL) is to protect and promote social and economic justice for consumers and workers in the United States and abroad. NCL is a private, nonprofit advocac... Details >
National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, Inc.
The National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, Inc.(NCADD), founded in 1944, is a national, nonprofit organization combating alcoholism, other drug addictions, and related problems. NCADD's ... Details >
National Council on Patient Information and Education
The National Council on Patient Information and Education (NCPIE) founded in 1982, is a nonprofit coalition of over 120 government, consumer, patient advocacy and public health organizations whose mis... Details >
National Council on Problem Gambling, Inc.
The NCPG is the national advocate for programs and services to assist problem gamblers and their families. Their mission is to increase public awareness of pathological gambling, ensure the widespread... Details >
National Court Appointed Special Advocate Association
Founded in 1984, this organization's mission is to speak for the best interests of abused and neglected children in the courts. There are approximately 710 CASA programs across the country with some 4... Details >
National Down Syndrome Congress
The National Down Syndrome Congress (NDSC), founded in 1974, promotes the welfare of people with Down syndrome and their families. Made up of parents, professionals, and other interested persons, the ... Details >
National Down Syndrome Society
The National Down Syndrome Society (NDSS) envisions a world in which all people with Down syndrome have the opportunity to realize their life aspirations. NDSS is committed to being the national leade... Details >
National Family Partnership
The National Family Partnership (NFP)--formerly the National Federation of Parents for Drug-Free Youth--is a nonprofit organization begun in 1980 to help concerned parents prevent adolescent drug use.... Details >
National Federation of the Blind
The National Federation of the Blind (NFB), established in 1940 as an organization of blind persons, serves as both an advocacy and a public information vehicle. NFB contacts newly blind persons to h... Details >
National Foundation for Facial Reconstruction
The National Foundation for Facial Reconstruction, formerly The Society for the Rehabilitation of the Facially Disfigured, was founded to help provide treatment and reconstructive surgery to facially ... Details >
National Fragile X Foundation
The National Fragile X Foundation unites the fragile X community to enrich lives through educational and emotional support, promote public and professional awareness, and advance research toward impro... Details >
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force
The National Gay & Lesbian Task Force (NGLTF), formerly The National Gay Task Force (NGTF), is a gay civil rights advocacy organization. It promotes full equal rights for lesbians and gay men throug... Details >
National Hispanic Medical Association
Founded in 1994, National Hispanic Medical Association acts as a representative for the 26,000 licensed physicians and 1,800 full-time Hispanic medical faculty dedicated to teaching medical and health... Details >
National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization
Established in 1978, the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization is a nonprofit organization whose mission is advocacy for the rights of terminally ill Americans. NHPCO is the largest nonpr... Details >
National Organization for Victim Assistance
The National Organization for Victim Assistance (NOVA) is a private, nonprofit organization of victim and witness assistance practitioners, criminal justice professionals, researchers, former victims,... Details >
National Organization of Mothers of Twins Clubs, Inc.
Founded in 1960 with a mission to promote the special aspects of child development which relate specifically to multiple birth children, this nonprofit network of some 475 local clubs represents over ... Details >
National Ovarian Cancer Coalition, Inc.
Since its inception in 1995 by Gail Hayward, the National Ovarian Cancer Coalition (NOCC) has been committed to raising awareness of ovarian cancer in communities across the country through education ... Details >
National Perinatal Association
The National Perinatal Association (NPA) is a multidisciplinary group concerned with perinatal health issues from preconception through infancy. Our members foster optimal perinatal health and qualit... Details >
National Rehabilitation Association
National Rehabilitation Association (NRA) was founded in 1925 to promote the vocational rehabilitation of persons with disabilities through advocacy, professional development, and public education. S... Details >
National Rural Health Association
The National Rural Health Association (NRHA) is a membership organization dedicated to the improvement of health care services in rural areas. NRHA acts as a clearinghouse for information on rural he... Details >
National Society of Genetic Counselors
The National Society of Genetic Counselors (NSGC), formed in 1978, is a leading voice, authority and advocate for the genetic counseling profession. NSGC promotes the genetic counseling profession as... Details >
National Therapeutic Recreation Society
The National Therapeutic Recreation Society, a branch of the National Recreation and Park Association, is a membership organization with the belief that leisure and recreation should be available to a... Details >
NCOA Headquarters
Founded in 1950, The National Council on the Aging is the nation's first charitable organization to serve as a national voice and powerful advocate on behalf of older Americans. NCOA is an innovator, ... Details >
Nevus Outreach, Inc.
Nevus Outreach is dedicated to improving awareness and providing support for people affected by congenital pigmented nevi, and finding a cure.... Details >
Noonan Syndrome Support Group, Inc.
This international organization gives its members an opportunity to share experiences and exchange ideas on how to cope with Noonan Syndrome. The NSSG offers forums where physicians and other profess... Details >
Older Women's League
The Older Women's League (OWL), founded in 1980, educates the public on issues affecting midlife and older women. Nationally, and through its local chapters, OWL seeks to influence public policy on th... Details >
Paralyzed Veterans of America
Paralyzed Veterans of America was founded following World War II to meet the needs of veterans who were paralyzed as a result of disease or injury to the spinal cord. Paralyzed Veterans is supported ... Details >
Partnership for Organ Donation
The Partnership for Organ Donation is an independent, non-profit organization dedicated to saving and improving lives by closing the gap between the number of organ transplants that are possible and t... Details >
Points of Light Foundation
The Points of Light Foundation is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization whose mission is to engage more people more effectively in volunteer community service to help solve serious social problems. Th... Details >
Privacy Rights Clearinghouse
A nonprofit consumer information and advocacy program, the Privacy Rights Clearinghouse (PRC) was established in 1992 with a mission to raise consumers' awareness of how technology affects personal pr... Details >
Project Inform
Project Inform is a national, non-profit, community-based organization working to end the AIDS epidemic. Its mission is: to provide vital information on the diagnosis and treatment of HIV disease to H... Details >
PTA National Headquarters
The National PTA, founded in 1897, comprises 6.5 million members in the 50 States, Washington, DC, the European Congress, and Pacific Congress (serving the Department of Defense schools oversees). The... Details >
School Nutrition Association
The School Nutrition Association (SNA)--formerly the American School Food Service Association (ASFSA)--was established in 1946, the year the National School Lunch Act became law. Today, the SNA contin... Details >
Screening for Mental Health, Inc.
Screening for Mental Health (SMH) is a non-profit organization that provides community-based (in-person) and interactive (telephone and online) programs of mental health education and screening for de... Details >
Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States
The Sexuality Information and Education Council of the U.S. (SIECUS) is a national, private, nonprofit advocacy organization which affirms that sexuality is a natural part of living. Incorporated in 1... Details >
Society for Women's Health Research
Established in 1990, the Society for Women's Health Research (formerly the Society for the Advancement of Women’s Health Research) is a nonprofit advocacy organization dedicated to improving the heal... Details >
The Children's Partnership
This national nonprofit organization undertakes research and policy analysis, publishes reports and multimedia materials, and forges new alliances among parents, policymakers and the private sector on... Details >
United Cerebral Palsy Associations
Founded in 1949, United Cerebral Palsy (UCP) is committed to change and progress for persons with disabilities. The national organization and its nationwide network of more than 100 affiliates in 37 s... Details >
Voices for America's Children
Voices for America’s Children is a nonpartisan, national organization committed to speaking out for the well-being of children at the federal, state and local levels of government. Since 1984, Voices ... Details >
Women's Sports Foundation
Founded in 1974 by Billie Jean King, the Women's Sports Foundation is a national charitable educational organization seeking to advance the well-being and leadership skills of girls and women through ... Details >
World Hunger Education Service
The World Hunger Education Service is a nonprofit organization with a small paid staff, assisted by volunteers, that disseminates information on the world hunger problem. The Service sees food in a b... Details >