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Public Policy Links
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American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging (AAHSA)
AAHSA "represents not-for-profit organizations dedicated to providing high-quality health care, housing and services to the nation's elderly." AAHSA "serves its members by representing the concerns of non-for-profit organizations that serve the elderly through interaction with Congress and federal agencies."
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American Health Care Association
AHCA "is a federation of 50 state health organizations, together representing nearly 12,000 non-profit and for-profit assisted living, nursing facility, and subacute care providers that care for more than one million elderly and disabled individuals nationally."
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American Hospital Association (AHA)
"AHA . . . serves all types of hospitals, health care networks, and their patients and communities."
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American Network of Community Options and Resources (ANCOR)
". . . promoting and assisting private providers who offer services and supports to people with disabilities."
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Bread for the World
Bread for the World is a nationwide Christian citizens movement seeking justice for the world's hungry people by lobbying our nation's decision makers.
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Child Welfare League of America
The Child Welfare League of America . . . is committed to engaging all Americans in promoting the well-being of children, youths, and their families, and protecting every child from harm.
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Children's Defense Fund
The mission of the Children's Defense Fund is to Leave No Child Behind(r) 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.
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Coalition on Human Needs
CHN is an alliance of national organizations working together to promote public policies which address the needs of low-income and other vulnerable populations.
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Food Research and Action Center
The Food Research and Action Center (FRAC) is a leading national organization working to improve public policies to eradicate hunger and undernutrition in the United States.
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Independent Sector
INDEPENDENT SECTOR is a national leadership forum, working to encourage philanthropy, volunteering, not-for-profit initiative and citizen action that help us better serve people and communities.
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Joint Council on International Children's Services
The Joint Council on International Children's Services from North America (JCICS) is the oldest and largest affiliation of licensed, nonprofit international adoption agencies in the world. JCICS membership also includes parent groups, advocacy organizations, and individuals who have an interest in intercountry adoption. JCICS member agencies subscribe to established Standards of Practice designed to protect the rights of children, birth parents, and adoptive parents.
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The Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured
The Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured provides information on current health care programs for people with low incomes, and assesses options for reform. The Commission, which is part of the Kaiser Family Foundation, functions as a policy institute for analyzing health care coverage and health care access for low-income people. The Kaiser Family Foundation's free health policy news and information service, www.kaisernetwork.org, offers current Medicare 101 and "Medicaid 101" briefing packets and webcasts as well as summaries of news coverage and other background information.
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Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Services (LIRS)
[LIRS is] here to mobilize ation on behalf of uprooted people, to see that they receive fair and equal treatment, regardless of national origin, race, religion, culture or legal status. We are called to be advocates. We are here to speak out for just and humane solutions to migration crises and their root causes, both national and international; to work with Lutherans and others to turn solutions into reality; and to encourage citizens to take part in shaping just and fair public policies, practices and laws.
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Lutheran Office for Governmental Affairs (LOGA)
Lutheran Office for Governmental Affairs fulfills the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Americas witness for social justice on domestic and foreign policy issues facing the nation, and through it, the world. . . the office represents the churchs positions within the complex arena of public debate. . . the office educates, informs and enables full involvement of the church in this ministry. The work . . .is grounded in the Scriptures and Lutheran confessional writings. Its involvement in specific issues is based on social statements of the ELCA or social statements of the ELCAs predecessor churches.
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Lutheran World Relief
Lutheran World Relief . . . links 77 partner organizations overseas with more than 2,800 parish groups, the ELCA World Hunger Appeal and LCMS World Relief. LWR shares aid [in places of crisis] on the basis of need now, and forges long-term partnerships for the road ahead. Poor communities and refugees receive assistance from LWR as they work to secure: water, food; health care, clothing, shelter, warmth; literacy, education, skills training; strong, representative community organizations; full participation of women; a voice for the poor.
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National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI)
NAMI is dedicated to the eradication of mental illnesses and to the improvement of the quality of life of those whose lives are affected by these diseases.
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National Association for Home Care
NAHC is the "trade association that represents the interests of home care agencies, hospices, and home care aide organizations. Its members are primarily corporations or other organizational entities in addition to state home care associations, medical equipment suppliers, and schools."
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National Association of Social Workers
The NASW is the largest organization of professional social workers in the world. . . . to carry out three responsibilities: strengthen and unify the profession, promote the development of social work practice, advance sound social policies.
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National Low Income Housing Coalition
The NLIHC is committed to educating, organizing, and advocating to ensure decent, affordable housing within healthy neighborhoods for everyone. NLIHC provides up-to-date information, formulates policy, and educates the public on housing needs and the strategies for solutions.
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The Roundtable on Religion & Social Welfare Policy
The Roundtable conducts in-depth nationwide research on the role and efficacy of faith-based social service programs. The goal is to fill broad gaps in knowledge about the relative effectiveness and capacity of faith-based services and the constitutional issues involved in public funding. The Roundtable's independent and non-partisan research seeks to contribute to a more informed debate on this important issue among policymakers, stakeholders, journalists and the public.
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