Self-help Articles

Adoption

Adoptive Families of America
3333 Highway 100 W
Minneapolis, MN 55422
612-535-4829

Missing Persons International
P.O. Box 1337
Canyon Country, CA 91386
805-251-3536

National Adoption Information Clearinghouse
1400 Eye Street, NW
Washington, DC 20005
202-842-1919

Orphan Voyage
2141 Road 2300
Cedaredge, CO 81413
303-856-3937

Yesterday's Children
P.O. Box 1554
Evanston, IL 60204
312-545-6900

Single-Parent Families

America's Society of Separated and Divorced Men
575 Keep Street
Elgin, IL 60120
312-695-2200

Big Brothers/Big Sisters of America
230 North 13th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107
215-567-7000

Parents Without Partners
8807 Colesville Road
Silver Springs, MD 20910
301-588-9354

Single Mothers By Choice
P.O. Box 1642
Gracie Square Station
New York, NY 10028
212-988-0993

Child Abuse

American Association for Protecting Children
c/o American Humane Association
9725 East Hampton Avenue
Denver, CO 80231
800-227-5242

Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information
Department of Health and Human Services
P.O. Box 1182
Washington, DC 20013
202-251-5157

National Committee for Prevention of Child Abuse
332 South Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL 60604
312-663-3520

National Network of Youth Advisory Boards
P.O. Box 402036
Ocean View Bridge
Miami Beach, FL 33140
305-532-2607

Parents Anonymous
6733 South Sepulveda
Los Angeles, CA 90046
213-410-9732

Disabled Children

Association for Children with Retarded Mental Development
162 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10010
212-741-0100

ERIC Clearinghouse on Handicapped and Gifted Children
Department of Education
1920 Association Drive
Reston, VA 22091
703-620-3660

National Center for Learning Disabilities
99 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10016
212-687-7211

National Information Center for Children and Youth with Handicaps
P.O. Box 1492
Washington, DC 20013
703-893-6061

Runaways

American Youth Work Center
1751 N Street, NW
Washington, DC 20036
202-785-0764

Contact Center
P.O. Box 81826
Lincoln, NE 68501
402-464-0602

National Runaway Switchboard
3080 North Lincoln Avenue
Chicago, IL 60657
800-621-4000

Network of Runaway and Youth Services
1319 F Street, NW
Washington, DC 20004
202-783-7949