Parent Teacher Home Visit Project, www.pthvp.org

Works with school districts to set up home-visit projects within their districts and evaluates the results.

National Even Start Association, http://www2.ed.gov/programs/evenstartformula/index.html

The National Even Start Association’s mission is to provide a national voice and vision for Even Start Family Literacy Programs. Visit their legislation and advocacy page.

Parental Information and Resource Centers, www2.ed.gov/programs/pirc/index.html

PIRCs are U.S. Department of Education grant-funded centers that help implement and support effective family involvement efforts in schools and communities. The site contains articles on engaging parents in education and other topics.

Children, Youth & Family Consortium, sponsored by the University of Minnesota, www.cyfc.umn.edu/welcome.html

This website is a bridge to a wide range of information and resources about children and families by connecting research, teaching, policy, and community practice. Their current theme addresses educational disparity, which includes their ecological model “The Circles of Influence” Framework.

Stand for Children, www.stand.org.

Stand for Children is a citizens’ advocacy organization whose mission is “to teach everyday people how to join together in an effective grassroots voice to win concrete, long-lasting improvements for children at both state and local levels.” The website offers information about how to be an advocate and provides examples of successful state and local advocacy campaigns.