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	Useful Resources The following links will help you find more information on everything from the issues we work on to policy and government websites to media. For more detailed info in a particular area, scroll down. Youth Development Youth Employment Preventive Services Government and Politics Media Youth Development Other advocacy sites (mostly NYC) The After School Corporation Alliance for Quality Education Citizens' Committee for Children Coalition for After-School Funding (Citizen Action) Coalition for Asian American Children & Families Federation of Protestant Welfare Agencies Fund for the City of New York Human Services Council The New York Immigration Coalition Partnership for Afterschool Education (PASE) United Neighborhood Houses UJA Federation of New York YMCA of Greater New York Government agencies City Department of Youth and Community Development (DYCD) Department of Education (DOE) State Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) Federal Administration for Children and Families State and National links Children’s Defense Fund (NY) Interesting books, reports Report: After-School Programs: Keeping Children Safe and Smart Book: Community Programs to Promote Youth Development, Edited by Jacquelynne Eccles and Jennifer Appleton Gootman, Available through the National Academy Press @ www.nap.edu, 2002 Conferences (none at this time) back to top Youth Employment Other Organizations National Youth Employment Coalition Government Agencies City Department of Youth and Community Development State NY State Department of Labor Federal US Department of Labor Workforce Investment Act Publications Youth Today back to top Preventive Services Other Child Welfare Advocacy Organizations Council of Family and Child Caring Agencies (COFCCA) Child Welfare League of America Government Agencies City Administration for Children's Services State Office of Children and Family Services Federal Administration for Children and Families back to top Government & Politics These websites can help you to find information about who represents you, how to contact them, what laws elected officials are working on, and how to contact the different agencies in government. Find out who your elected representatives are: http://www.cvmha.org or go to http://www.nypirg.org and click on the "Who Represents Me" button. Go to "Find your elected officials" on the Coalition of Voluntary Mental Health Agencies web-site and input your address to find out who represents you in city, state, and federal government. LOCAL GOVERNMENT New York City Government Find links to New York City agencies and elected officials. New York City Council Find out about City Council legislation and get schedules of hearings and meetings. Borough President Office Links Bronx Borough President — under construction Brooklyn Borough President Manhattan Borough President Queens Borough President Staten Island Borough President PoliticsNY.com — a great resource for observers of the New York political scene The Gotham Gazette — for NYC news and policy STATE GOVERNMENT New York State Government Find links to New York State agencies and elected officials. New York State Assembly Legislative reports and Assembly-member directory information. New York State Senate Legislative reports and Senator directory information. FEDERAL GOVERNMENT U.S. Congress Get directory information for U.S. Senators and Representatives. THOMAS Find information on bills currently before the U.S. Congress, as well as previously-passed laws. back to top Media A good way to keep yourself updated without doing too much research is to pick up a newspaper and read about what's going on around New York City. Here are some newspapers that keep tabs on City Hall: The New York Times The Daily News Newsday The New York Post back to top