Referral Directory
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We also compile directories of national organizations and other resources by category, as seen below.
Organizations
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Advocacy and public policy to protect legal, civil, and educational rights of children, especially children with disabilities, children of color, and children living in poverty.
Services: Children and Teens, Public Policy -
Promotes increased involvement of women in unions through grassroots activism. Projects include contraceptive equity, reproductive health, education and training opportunities, leadership training.
Services: Employment, Professional Organizations and Unions -
Information and support website geared toward mothers who are in custody battles and have been victims of domestic violence in the relationship with their children's father, or whose children are victims of family violence either having been abused directly, or indirectly harmed by witnessing vio
Services: Family Law, Custody -
DatingAdvice.com provides a referral directory of domestic violence resources.
Services: Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault -
Fights discrimination based on gender, race/ethnicity, disability, and level of family income.
Services: Education, Gender Equity and Discrimination - K-12 -
Government agency that investigates and prosecutes discrimination claims. Claims should generally be filed with state or local EEO office; call toll free number [available between 8:30am and 5:30pm EST weekdays] or visit website to find contact info for local field office.
Services: Employment, Federal Government -
Policy and advocacy organization that works to advance women’s equal rights and equal economic opportunities. Call hotline for information, assistance, and legal referrals for employment discrimination issues, including family leave and pregnancy leave.
Services: Employment, Sexual Discrimination and Harassment - Information and Legal Assistance -
International, multifaith organization working to end sexual and domestic violence by helping religious leaders become part of community response to domestic violence.
Services: Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault, Education, Technical Assistance, and Public Policy -
Grass-roots organization affiliated with South Palm Beach NOW chapter; dedicated to improving the family court system and to prevent future injustices against children, women and families.
Services: Family Law, Custody, Court Watching -
Public policy and education address multiple aspects of domestic violence and abuse, nationally and internationally.
Services: Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault, Education, Technical Assistance, and Public Policy