Sites to improve our society

Traditional Values

With an emphasis on the restoration of the values needed to maintain strong, unified families, Traditional Values Coalition focuses upon issues such as education, homosexual advocacy, family tax relief, pornography, the right to life and religious freedom.

Family Research Council

The Family Research Council exists to reaffirm and promote nationally, and particularly in Washington, DC, the traditional family unit and the Judeo-Christian value system upon which it is built.

Christian Coalition

Our goals include:

• Strengthening the family
• Protecting innocent human life
• Returning education to local and parental control
• Easing the tax burden on families
• Punishing criminals and defending victims' rights
• Protecting young people and our communities from the pollution of pornography
• Defending the institution of marriage
• Protecting religious freedom

The Center for Reclaiming America

We are committed to providing non-partisan, inter-denominational information, training and support to enable Christians to have a positive role in developing a biblical virtues-based culture in their communities and in our nation.

Eagle Forum

... to enable conservative and pro-family men and women to participate in the process of self-government and public policy making so that America will continue to be a land of individual liberty, respect for family integrity, public and private virtue, and private enterprise.

Conservatism's Promise

Asserts the foundation of Conservatism.

The Conservative Beacon

A collection of essays.

The Am. Conservative Union

ACU's purpose is to effectively communicate and advance the goals and principles of conservatism through one multi-issue, umbrella organization.

Do Something!

We inspire young people to believe that change is possible and we train, fund and mobilize them to be leaders who measurably strengthen their communities.

America's Promise

America's Promise will aid in ensuring that our nation's young people have access to the five fundamental resources that are necessary to maximize their potential, live the American dream, and give back to society in meaningful ways.

I am your child

How to raise a child to age 3.

Overcoming Obstacles

The Overcoming Obstacles program provides teachers with tools that make a significant difference in students' lives:

• A comprehensive relevant skills curriculum taught as a stand-alone course and infused into other content areas
• Professional development workshops
• Ongoing support

Right-to-Life

Defends the rights of the yet-to-be born.

Teen Challenge

• Provide community-based drug education, prevention and restoration programs on a national and international basis.
• Create a framework that challenges people to reach their fullest potential Spiritually -- Socially -- Educationally -- Occupationally.
• Develop and nurture the transformation of restored individuals into useful, productive, law-abiding citizens; committed to Christian faith, values, and living.

Campaign For Our Children

Created to "... organize, manage and conduct programs designed to reduce the incidence of teenage pregnancies ..."

National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy

... to prevent teen pregnancy by supporting values and stimulating actions that are consistent with a pregnancy-free adolescence.

Child.net

Streetcats Foundation and its National Children's Coalition first began working with streetkids, runaways and other at risk children in 1988 on the streets of NewYork, Los Angeles and San Francisco. Our unique involvement in the lives of youth and young adults on the streets helped turn the lives around of children society had written off as 'unreachable.'

Connect For Kids

... helps adults make their communities better places for families and children. The Web site offers a place on the Internet for adults,—parents, grandparents, educators, policymakers and others—who want to become more active citizens, from volunteering to voting with kids in mind.

Mothers Against Drunk Driving

The mission of MADD is to stop drunk driving and to support the victims of this violent crime.

Drug-free America

The premise on which the Partnership was based is that this nation's drug problem was driven by societal attitudes that accept drugs and the perception that drugs were not dangerous. Based on the belief that changing attitudes is the key to changing behavior, the Partnership's mission is to reduce demand for illegal drugs by changing public attitudes about drugs -- to "denormalize" drug use, by making use less glamorous and less acceptable.

D.A.R.E.

An anti-drug and anti-violence group.

Youth Power (formerly ^Just Say No~ International)

... helps young people reach their fullest potential through youth-led approaches to combating alcohol and other drug use.

National Institute on Drug Abuse

NIDA's mission is to lead the Nation in bringing the power of science to bear on drug abuse and addiction. This charge has two critical components: The first is the strategic support and conduct of research across a broad range of disciplines. The second is to ensure the rapid and effective dissemination and use of the results of that research to significantly improve drug abuse and addiction prevention, treatment, and policy.

The Anti-Drug.

... created by the National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign to equip parents and other adult caregivers with the tools they need to raise drug-free kids.

CASA-Columbia

• Inform Americans of the economic and social costs of substance abuse and its impact on their lives.
• Assess what works in prevention, treatment, and law enforcement.
• Encourage every individual and institution to take responsibility to combat substance abuse and addiction.
• Provide those on the front lines with the tools they need to succeed.
• Remove the stigma of abuse and replace shame and despair with hope.

Gunfree

The goal of CSGV is the orderly elimination of the private sale of handguns and assault weapons in the United States. CSGV seeks to ban handguns and assault weapons from importation, manufacture, sale and transfer by the general American public, with reasonable exceptions made ... In addition to a ban, the Coalition supports intermediate steps to reducing gun violence.

WePrevent

Crime doesn't have to be a fact of life. Community and common sense precautions cut crime and counter fear. Browse our site for ideas for ways to get involved.

ACT Against Violence

Adults and Children Together - Against Violence is a violence-prevention campaign [that] focuses on adults who raise, care for, and teach children ages up to 8 years old. It is designed to prevent violence by providing young children with positive role models and environments that teach nonviolent problem solving.

The Democracy Network

• enhance the quality and quantity of governmental information available to citizens through the use of modern communications technologies
• expand the opportunities of citizens to participate in the elective and governmental processes
• improve the integrity of governmental decision-making
• strengthen the government's responsiveness to the public's interests
• help restore public trust in government and the electoral process

Responsibility in Free Speech

A call to exersize free speech responsibly.

American Center for Law and Justice

The American Center For Law and Justice is a not-for-profit public interest law firm and educational organization dedicated to defending the rights of believers. As a not-for-profit organization that does not charge for its legal services, the American Center is dependent upon God and the resources He provides through the time, talent, and gifts of people who share our concerns over the erosion of our religious and civil liberties.

Center for the Community Interest

... a national organization that serves as a voice for the community on crime and quality-of-life issues.
... to make communities and neighborhoods safe places to live and raise children and to make the public spaces of our cities secure and inviting places for all by helping to identify common sense, balanced solutions to crime and quality-of-life problems and to defend those policies against unreasonable legal attacks.

Violence Against Women Office

We provide callers with crisis intervention, information about domestic violence and referrals to local programs 24 hours a day, 7 days a week in many languages.

Survivor's Circle Of Hope

SCOH is an email support list upon which list members can write to each other and offer support and information about the issues that each Survivor of Sexual Abuse faces from the beginning of recovering memories, or immediately following abuse right through to the later stages of healing, and everywhere in between. This list welcomes anyone who has been sexually abused, assaulted or raped. Sexual Abuse also includes many other forms of abuse that do not involve any actual physical acts and anyone with such experiences is also welcome to join.

The Inner Secrets Of Scientology

Entheta.net

... one of the many websites which reveal the practices, structure, and abusive behaviour of the cult of Scientology.

Petition for Writ of Certiorari

Kathleen Morin's Homepage

Suzanne's School Violence Sites

CyberAngels

Our mission is to help create a user-friendly and safe online surfing experience ... for everyone! [It] is divided into three main initiatives: safety and technology education, providing help to law enforcement and to Internet users in need, preventing cybercrimes and protecting the innocent online...

KEY WORDS (A Help File for Life and Living)

Questions, concerns, or problems? We cannot claim to give you answers. But we hope you will find food for thought, a starting point for your own meditation.

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