Nonprofit Financial Data » Arts, Culture, and Humanities » Single Organization Support

Nonprofit Financial Data » Arts, Culture, and Humanities » Science & Technology Museum

Nonprofit Financial Data » Arts, Culture, and Humanities » Symphony Orchestras

Nonprofit Financial Data » Arts, Culture, and Humanities » Singing Choral

Nonprofit Financial Data » Educational Institutions » Single Organization Support

Nonprofit Financial Data » Educational Institutions » Student Services and Organizations

Nonprofit Financial Data » Educational Institutions » Scholarships, Student Financial Aid, Awards

Nonprofit Financial Data » Educational Institutions » Student Sororities, Fraternities

Nonprofit Financial Data » Environmental Quality Protection, Beautification » Single Organization Support

Nonprofit Financial Data » Animal related » Single Organization Support

Nonprofit Financial Data » Health - General & Rehabilitative » Single Organization Support

Nonprofit Financial Data » Mental Health, Crisis Intervention » Single Organization Support

Nonprofit Financial Data » Mental Health, Crisis Intervention » Smoking

Nonprofit Financial Data » Disease, Disorders, Medical Disciplines » Single Organization Support

Nonprofit Financial Data » Disease, Disorders, Medical Disciplines » Specifically Named Diseases

Nonprofit Financial Data » Disease, Disorders, Medical Disciplines » Surgery

Nonprofit Financial Data » Medical Research » Single Organization Support

Nonprofit Financial Data » Medical Research » Specific Organ Research

Nonprofit Financial Data » Medical Research » Specifically Named Diseases Research

Nonprofit Financial Data » Medical Research » Surgery

Nonprofit Financial Data » Crime, Legal Related » Single Organization Support

Nonprofit Financial Data » Crime, Legal Related » Spouse Abuse, Prevention of

Nonprofit Financial Data » Crime, Legal Related » Sexual Abuse, Prevention of

Nonprofit Financial Data » Employment, Job Related » Single Organization Support

Nonprofit Financial Data » Employment, Job Related » Sheltered Remunerative Employment, Work Activity Center

Nonprofit Financial Data » Agriculture, Food, Nutrition » Single Organization Support

Nonprofit Financial Data » Housing, Shelter » Single Organization Support

Nonprofit Financial Data » Housing, Shelter » Senior Citizens' Housing, Retirement Communities

Nonprofit Financial Data » Public Safety, Disaster Preparedness and Relief » Single Organization Support

Nonprofit Financial Data » Public Safety, Disaster Preparedness and Relief » Search and Rescue Services

Nonprofit Financial Data » Public Safety, Disaster Preparedness and Relief » Safety Education

Nonprofit Financial Data » Recreation, Sports, Leisure, Athletics » Single Organization Support

Nonprofit Financial Data » Recreation, Sports, Leisure, Athletics » Sports Training Facilities

Nonprofit Financial Data » Recreation, Sports, Leisure, Athletics » Swimming, Water Recreation

Nonprofit Financial Data » Recreation, Sports, Leisure, Athletics » Special Olympics

Nonprofit Financial Data » Youth Development » Single Organization Support

Nonprofit Financial Data » Youth Development » Scouting

Nonprofit Financial Data » Human Services » Single Organization Support

Nonprofit Financial Data » Human Services » Salvation Army

Nonprofit Financial Data » Human Services » Senior Continuing Care Communities

Nonprofit Financial Data » Human Services » Services to Promote the Independence of Specific Populations

Nonprofit Financial Data » International, Foreign Affairs, and National Security » Single Organization Support

Nonprofit Financial Data » Civil Rights, Social Action, Advocacy » Single Organization Support

Nonprofit Financial Data » Civil Rights, Social Action, Advocacy » Seniors' Rights

Nonprofit Financial Data » Community Improvement, Capacity Building » Single Organization Support

Nonprofit Financial Data » Philanthropy, Voluntarism, and Grantmaking » Single Organization Support

Nonprofit Financial Data » Science and Technology Research Institutes

Nonprofit Financial Data » Science and Technology Research Institutes » Single Organization Support

Nonprofit Financial Data » Science and Technology Research Institutes » Science, General (includes Interdisciplinary Scientific Activities)

Nonprofit Financial Data » Science and Technology Research Institutes » Science & Technology Research Institutes, Services

Nonprofit Financial Data » Social Science Research Institutes

Nonprofit Financial Data » Social Science Research Institutes » Single Organization Support

Nonprofit Financial Data » Social Science Research Institutes » Social Science Research Institutes, Services

Nonprofit Financial Data » Social Science Research Institutes » Social Science Research Institutes, Services

Nonprofit Financial Data » Public, Society Benefit » Single Organization Support

Nonprofit Financial Data » Religion, Spiritual Development » Single Organization Support

Criminal Justice and Legal Services » Law Enforcement Services » Crime Prevention » Security Guards

Programs that make professional security personnel available to patrol residential or business property and protect it from intruders.

Health Care » Rehabilitation / Habilitative Services » Speech and Hearing » Speech / Language Pathology » Speech and Language Evaluations

Programs that establish the nature and extent of an individual's language and/or speech deficits in order to devise an appropriate treatment plan.

Nonprofit Financial Data » Educational Institutions » Secondary / High School

Nonprofit Financial Data » Educational Institutions » Special Ed Institutions / Schools for Visually or Hearing Impaired, Learning Disabled

Nonprofit Financial Data » Crime, Legal Related » Services to Prisoners / Families

Nonprofit Financial Data » Recreation, Sports, Leisure, Athletics » Soccer Clubs / Leagues

Nonprofit Financial Data » Human Services » Single Parent Agencies / Services

Nonprofit Financial Data » Human Services » Senior Centers / Services

Individual and Family Life » Volunteer Opportunities » Arts / Culture Volunteer Opportunities » Sewing / Needlecraft Volunteer Opportunities

Organizations that are actively seeking individuals who are skilled in crocheting, embroidery, knitting, quilt making, rug hooking, sewing or other crafts involving needlework who are willing work on charitable projects on a voluntary basis without remuneration.

Individual and Family Life » Individual and Family Support Services » Mutual Support Groups » Abuse / Violence Related Support Groups » Sexual Assault / Incest Support Groups

Mutual support groups whose members are individuals who have been sexually assaulted or have experienced incest as a child, their spouses or partners, other family members and friends. The groups prov ide emotional support, information and resources to help participants recover from their ordeal and may be structured specifically for male and female sexual assault survivors; individuals who have be en sexually abused by physicians, therapists, religious authority figures or other trusted individuals; or male and/or female adults and teens who experienced incest or were sexually exploited as chil dren. Groups may also be offered for perpetrators of sexual assault, child molestation or other sex crimes.

Health Care » Substance Abuse Services » Substance Abuse Education / Prevention

Programs that provide a variety of services including individual, group and/or family counseling; knowledge and skill-enhancing activities; and structured groups which focus on family dynamics, proble m-solving, self-esteem and other similar issues, for people of all ages who are at risk for substance abuse. Substance abuse education programs usually also offer presentations in schools and agencies and to family groups regarding the dangers of alcoholism, drug abuse and smoking.

Health Care » Rehabilitation / Habilitative Services » Condition Specific Rehabilitation Services » Stroke / Head Injury Rehabilitation

Multidisciplinary programs that combine the resources of physical, occupational and speech therapists to help individuals who have been disabled by a stroke or head injury recover their mobility and a bility to communicate or develop alternative approaches or skills. Therapy focuses on helping patients to recover physical strength and control; to improve their balance; to relearn or replace basic m otor skills that are needed for dressing, shaving, housekeeping and other activities of daily living; and to overcome expressive and receptive language problems or develop alternatives.

Education » Educational Support Services » Educational Testing » Special Education Assessment

Programs offered by the schools or available through public or private agencies that assess children who have been referred for the presence of a disability in order to determine their eligibility for special education and related services, and to make an informed decision about their educational placement and instruction. Information about a student’s skills and needs is drawn from many sources including parents, teachers and specialists, and by using a variety of assessment approaches such as observations, interviews and testing, and methods such as dynamic assessment or ecological assessme nt. Included are evaluations which measure the student’s social-emotional growth; independent living skills; sensorimotor, language and intellectual functioning; hearing and visual acuity; articulatio n and fluency; and other factors which have an effect on the student’s ability to learn.

Education » Educational Programs » Summer School Programs

A program of instruction offered during the summer by a school, college or university which enables students to accelerate their progress toward a degree or diploma or to make up credits lost through absence or failure.

Education » Educational Programs » Special Education

Programs that provide educational services including special placement and individualized programming, instruction and/or support services for exceptional children, youth and/or adults, including thos e who have hearing impairments, visual impairments, physical disabilities, learning disabilities, mental retardation and/or other developmental disabilities, emotional disturbance, multiple disabiliti es or speech or language impairments and who need appropriately modified curricula, teaching methodologies and instructional materials in order to learn. Services may include the development, in part nership with the child’s parents, of an individualized educational plan to meet the child’s needs and the implementation and review at least annually of each child’s IEP to determine progress and futu re needs.

Education » Educational Institutions / Schools » School Districts

Local administrative units that operate schools or contract for school services in specific geographical areas.

Education » Educational Institutions / Schools » Public Schools » Secondary Schools

Programs that provide a graded system of learning in a formal school setting from grades nine or ten through twelve for adolescents who usually range in age from thirteen or fourteen to eighteen.

Education » Educational Institutions / Schools » Postsecondary Institutions » Schools of the Arts

Postsecondary educational institutions that offer a curriculum that focuses on one or a number of visual or performing arts including fine arts, industrial arts, commercial arts, photography, music, d ance, theater and film and which may also include academic courses and grant a degree.

Education » Educational Institutions / Schools » Early Childhood Education » State / Local School Readiness Programs

Programs sponsored by states/provinces, local municipalities or local nonprofits that prepare children, usually age three to five, to succeed in school. The programs are modeled on the federal Head St art program and are compensatory in nature targeting children from low income families or those who have or are at risk for a disability and who may have special needs. Services may include comprehens ive development screenings, active learning, parent education programs, family activities, home visits and snacks during the school day. In some instances the programs are entirely home-based and focu s on providing materials, instruction and support that enable the parent to prepare their child for entering school.

Education » Educational Institutions / Schools » Early Childhood Education » Preschools » Special Preschools

Programs that provide educational experiences and activities that are especially designed to meet the needs of young children who are at risk for disabilities or who have been identified as having a d isability and who would benefit from a structured preschool setting which focuses on social, emotional and physical development in addition to preacademic skills. Services generally include an assessm ent of the child’s strengths and weaknesses and the development and implementation of an individualized plan to help the child develop confidence, self-esteem and appropriate social skills.

Education » Educational Institutions / Schools » Alternative Education » Magnet Schools » Specialized Curriculum Schools

Public elementary or secondary schools that have a curriculum which provides in depth instruction in a particular field or discipline such as the humanities, math and science, performing arts, communi cation, business, visual arts, medical/health professions or animal and biological sciences.

Criminal Justice and Legal Services » Tax Organizations and Services » Tax Information » State Income Tax Information

Programs that provide information and guidance for individuals who need to understand the state tax laws as they apply to people in their situation.

Organizational / Community / International Services » Organizational Development » Technical Assistance Specializations » Strategic Planning Assistance

Programs that provide consultation, training or contractual services for human service organizations, small businesses and other groups that need assistance in developing an organizational plan which has long and short-term goals, objectives, strategies, activities and tasks.

Organizational / Community / International Services » Organizational Development » Technical Assistance Specializations » Service Planning and Delivery Assistance

Programs that provide consultation, training or contractual services for organizations that need assistance in conceptualizing, implementing and/or refining a plan for making any of a variety of human services available to the residents of the community. Included are organizations that provide assistance for groups that want to replicate an existing program, e.g., establish a new chapter of a supp ort group, as well as those that specialize in generic program planning and development. Assistance may deal with defining general programmatic elements such as types of services, service modalities, target populations, eligibility criteria, application procedures, fees, language capabilities, accessibility for people with disabilities and funding; or may focus on a specific component such as inta ke, screening, diagnostic and assessment services, casework or other service provision, case management, record keeping and/or follow-up to ensure that the individual's needs have been met.

Organizational / Community / International Services » Organizational Development » Technical Assistance Specializations » Personnel Administration Assistance » Staff Development Assistance

Programs that provide consultation, training or contractual services for human service organizations, small businesses and other groups that need assistance in developing and implementing effective or ientation and inservice training programs to meet the ongoing needs of staff. Included are assistance in conducting needs assessment activities, establishing training objectives, designing a training curriculum, assembling human and material resources required for training delivery, evaluating the effectiveness of the training and utilizing evaluation results to improve future training.

Criminal Justice and Legal Services » Tax Organizations and Services » Tax Collection Agencies » State Tax Collection Agencies

Programs at the state level that are responsible for administering and enforcing tax laws and related statutes established by the state. Activities include advising taxpayers of their rights and respo nsibilities under state law; determining, assessing and collecting state tax payments; pursuing unpaid state taxes; and responding to taxpayer complaints.

Organizational / Community / International Services » Occupational / Professional Associations » Mental Health Practitioner Associations » Therapist Associations » Social Worker Associations

Organizations whose members are BSW's, MSW's, DSW's and/or LCSW's who have affiliated for the purpose of continuing professional development through articles in learned journals, participation in prof essional conferences and other informal educational opportunities. Many social worker associations set standards which relate to the qualifications and performance of members, may accept and investiga te complaints from the public regarding the practices of members, may assist members who are having difficulty with their employers, may maintain referral services through which citizens who require c ounseling are referred to members, and may act as advocates for the recipients of their services and for desired social change.

Criminal Justice and Legal Services » Legal Services » Surrogate Mother Legal Assistance

Programs that provide assistance for women who have agreed to bear a child for another couple or for couples who have contracted with a woman to bear them a child when a dispute arises concerning the terms of the contract or the final disposition of the baby.

Criminal Justice and Legal Services » Legal Services » Small Claims Assistance

Programs that provide advice and guidance for people who will be representing themselves in small claims court and need to understand the court procedures and develop a plan for the presentation of th eir case.

Criminal Justice and Legal Services » Legal Services » School System Advocacy » Special Education Advocacy

Programs that work to ensure that children and youth with disabilities receive a free, appropriate, public education often by providing assistance for parents who need support in seeking and obtaining needed early intervention, educational, medical or therapeutic services for their children.

Criminal Justice and Legal Services » Legal Services » School System Advocacy

Programs that assist families in their interactions with the school system which may include help with school registration, enrollment of children in special programs, intervention on behalf of studen ts facing disciplinary action or expulsion and other activities which facilitate communication between families and school staff.

Organizational / Community / International Services » International Affairs » International Understanding / Peace Programs » Educational Exchange Programs » Student Exchange Programs

Programs that provide opportunities for high school students from foreign countries to live with an approved family in the United States or Canada and attend high school for one school semester or one school year in exchange for American/Canadian students living and attending school in their country during the same period of time. Also included educational exchange programs for undergraduate and g raduate students in colleges and universities and student exchanges that take place over the summer holidays and involve home stays but no study.

Criminal Justice and Legal Services » Legal Services » Immigration / Naturalization Legal Services » Nonimmigrant Visa Application Filing Assistance » Student Visas

Programs that assist in filing petitions for permits which allow admission, on a temporary basis, of foreign academic, language and vocational students and their immediate family members for the purpo se of pursuing their education.

Organizational / Community / International Services » Information Services » Public Awareness / Education » Subject Specific Public Awareness / Education

Programs that use any of a wide variety of materials to educate the public about issues that relate to a particular field or topic.

Organizational / Community / International Services » Information Services » Public Awareness / Education » Speakers / Speakers Bureaus

Programs that maintain lists of individuals who are willing to make presentations on any of a variety of human service topics and social issues or which have paid staff or volunteers one of whose prim ary responsibilities is public awareness and education with respect to one or a variety of community services, issues and problems.

Criminal Justice and Legal Services » Legal Services » Immigration / Naturalization Legal Services » Immigrant Visa Application Filing Assistance » Special Immigrant Juvenile Petitions

Programs that assist in filing petitions for immigrant visas which allow admission, on a permanent basis, of minors who have been declared dependents of a juvenile court located in the United States o r have been placed under the custody of an agency of a state and deemed eligible for long-term foster care due to abuse, neglect or abandonment in situations where it has been determined that it is no t in their best interests to be returned to their country of nationality.

Criminal Justice and Legal Services » Legal Services » Immigration / Naturalization Legal Services » Immigrant Visa Application Filing Assistance » Self Petitions for Battered Spouses

Programs that assist in filing petitions for immigrant visas which allow admission, on a permanent basis, of spouses or children of U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents who have been battered o r subjected to extreme cruelty by the citizen or resident spouse.

Organizational / Community / International Services » Information Services » Library Services » Special Library Collections

Regular libraries or other organizations that acquire, house and make available to the community for purposes of research or appreciation, aggregations of printed works or manuscripts on a particular subject or by a particular author; artistic materials by a particular artist or representative of a particular era or style; or other collectibles that are rare, of special interest, of historical sig nificance or of scholarly value. Also included are organizations that acquire, classify and make available to the community on a loan or distribution basis special document collections or reading mate rials in a variety of language or special formats which enable people who have visual or hearing impairments or who read in a language other than English to enjoy leisure reading materials and selecte d nonfiction and reference works.

Organizational / Community / International Services » Information Services » Library Services » Children's Library Services » Story Hour

Libraries or other organizations that offer storytelling sessions for groups of children who do not yet know how to read in order to promote their interest in books.

Criminal Justice and Legal Services » Legal Services » Estate Planning Assistance » Trust Preparation Assistance » Special Needs Trust Preparation Assistance

Programs that provide assistance for people who want to establish a trust for a chronically and severely disabled beneficiary which supplements government benefits such as SSI and Medicaid/Medi-Cal ra ther than supplanting them and which provides an income for the person with a disability within allowable limits. Special needs trusts are generally established using the assets of a third party but m ay, under certain specified conditions, be established with the disabled person’s own funds, and are managed by a trustee on behalf of the individual with a disability. Trusts established with the dis abled person’s funds may have "pay back" requirements which enable the state to collect funds at the end of the trust as reimbursement for medical care expenditures. Special needs trusts may be revoc able or irrevocable, and may be established and utilized on behalf of the person with a disability while the parents or others funding the trust are still living (an intervivos or living special needs trust) or following the death of the parents (a testamentary special needs trust).

Organizational / Community / International Services » Information Services » Libraries » Special Libraries

Public or private libraries that are devoted to acquiring, classifying and making available to the community for research or general appreciation, books, manuscripts, letters and other documents or ar tistic materials that are rare, of special interest, of historical significance or of scholarly value. Also included are libraries whose collections specialize in materials that are related to a parti cular focus or target group, e.g., political thought, minority groups, gay or lesbian groups, religious groups, women.

Organizational / Community / International Services » Information Services » Information Lines » Government Information Lines » State Government Information Lines

Programs that provide telephone information about state government offices and services and which assist callers to locate the office they need. Also included are organizations that provide state gove rnment information via a Web site on the Internet.

Organizational / Community / International Services » Information Services » Information and Referral » Specialized Information and Referral

Programs that maintain information about community resources in a particular geographical area or those that are appropriate for a specific target group and which link individuals who are in need of s pecialized services with appropriate resources and/or which provide information about community agencies and organizations that offer specialized services.

Criminal Justice and Legal Services » Legal Assistance Modalities » Self Representation Assistance

Programs that train people to represent themselves in court when initiating or responding to a specific type of civil litigation.

Organizational / Community / International Services » Disaster Services » Disaster Recovery Services » Spontaneous Volunteer Management

Programs that seek to maximize the effective utilization of convergent volunteers, i.e., people who spontaneously come forward to offer assistance following a disaster. Responsibilities may include p roviding information about volunteer opportunities, staging volunteers, providing appropriate tools and directing their activities.

Criminal Justice and Legal Services » Legal Assistance Modalities » Advocacy » System Advocacy

Programs that seek changes in community conditions, structures or institutions when modifications in the service delivery system as a whole are required to ensure the adequate availability of essentia l community services, to contribute to human growth and development and to prevent unwitting support of conditions which are injurious to individuals and families who are residents. The objective of s ystem advocacy is to make changes that are required to benefit the community as a whole rather than focusing on the needs of a particular individual, family or group of residents.

Criminal Justice and Legal Services » Legal Assistance Modalities » Advocacy » Self Advocacy Support

Programs that teach people who are affected by an issue the skills which are necessary to stand up for themselves and obtain the information, services, respect and recognition to which they are entitl ed.

Criminal Justice and Legal Services » Law Enforcement Services » Crime Reporting » Subsidized Housing Fraud Reporting

Programs that provide a hotline or other mechanisms that people can use to report alleged lease violations and other forms of fraud by tenants residing in public housing communities or Section 8 dwell ings. These programs also generally accept complaints about landlords who do not adequately maintain their property.

Criminal Justice and Legal Services » Law Enforcement Services » Crime Reporting » Stolen Automobile Reporting

Programs that provide a hotline or other mechanisms that the public can use to anonymously report information about the activities of people who are involved in the theft, dismantlement, distribution and/or sale of stolen automobiles or automobile parts that might facilitate their arrest and conviction.

Criminal Justice and Legal Services » Law Enforcement Services » Crime Reporting » Social Security Fraud Reporting

Programs that provide a hotline or other mechanisms that the public can use to anonymously report information about people who are misusing a Social Security number, improperly giving a Social Securit y number to others, collecting Social Security disability payments when they do not have a disability, making fraudulent retirement benefit claims or engaging in other types of illegal activities invo lving Social Security.

Criminal Justice and Legal Services » Law Enforcement Services » Crime Reporting » School Related Crime Reporting

Programs that provide a hotline or other mechanisms that people can use to anonymously report threats or incidents of violence, weapons violations, theft, drug or alcohol abuse or other criminal activ ity on or near school, college or university property, on school buses or at school-sponsored functions.

Organizational / Community / International Services » Disaster Services » Disaster Relief Services » Mass Shelter Care » Special Needs Shelter Care

Programs that provide shelter for individuals such as medically dependent people and unaccompanied minors who require a level of personal support or attention not available in most mass shelter care f acilities.

Organizational / Community / International Services » Disaster Services » Disaster Relief Services » Critical Service Status Information » School Closures

Programs that issue bulletins or otherwise provide information to the public regarding schools that are closed following a disaster or large-scale emergency that has disrupted the normal functioning o f educational services in the community.

Criminal Justice and Legal Services » Law Enforcement Services » Crime Prevention » Offender Registration / Community Notification » Sex Offender Registration / Community Notification

Programs that seek to prevent released sex offenders from committing new crimes by requiring them to register with local law enforcement officials or other agencies maintaining a central sex offender registry; by making information about sex offenders and their release dates available on request to individuals and organizations; or by authorizing or requiring that probation and parole departments, law enforcement agencies, or prosecutor offices disseminate information about released offenders to the community at large.

Criminal Justice and Legal Services » Law Enforcement Services » Crime Prevention » Sexual Assault Prevention

Programs that help people who may be vulnerable to rape, molestation or other forms of sexual assault become aware of the general precautions that can be taken to reduce the risk of becoming a victim, and the alternatives for handling the situation should they be approached or attacked.

Criminal Justice and Legal Services » Law Enforcement Services » Crime Prevention » Self Defense Training

Programs that offer physical conditioning exercises and teach participants the basic moves of self-defense including how to kick, strike, punch, block, fall and escape from a variety of holds. Techniq ues from one or more or the martial arts may be included.

Criminal Justice and Legal Services » Law Enforcement Services » Crime Prevention » Security Evaluations

Programs that make professional crime prevention personnel available to check property for security weaknesses and make recommendations for improvements that will assist in preventing burglaries and o ther forms of property crime.

Criminal Justice and Legal Services » Law Enforcement Services » Crime Prevention » Family Violence Prevention » Spouse / Partner Abuse Prevention

Programs that attempt to reduce the incidence of physical, emotional and sexual abuse of individuals by their spouses or partners through a variety of educational interventions which may focus on the likely victims of abuse, potential perpetrators, people who work with families and/or the community at large.

Organizational / Community / International Services » Disaster Services » Disaster Mitigation » Emergency Property Protective Measures » Sandbags / Water Diversion Systems

Programs that provide burlap bags and supplies of sand or other temporary mechanisms for altering the course of water when flooding is expected.

Criminal Justice and Legal Services » Law Enforcement Agencies » Sheriff

The county agency that is responsible for enforcing all laws and regulations, preventing crime, investigating criminal activity, apprehending, arresting and detaining suspects, preventing and suppress ing delinquency and engaging in other activities that protect lives and property and preserve peace in the community.

Criminal Justice and Legal Services » Judicial Services » Public Counsel » State Attorney General

The chief law officer for the state who supervises the legal affairs of the state, provides legal counsel to the administrators of state government and to county legal officers, supervises the activit ies of law enforcement agencies, has supervisory authority over county district attorneys and serves as the chief legal counsel in all litigation involving the state.

Organizational / Community / International Services » Disaster Services » Disaster Management Organizations » State Offices of Emergency Services

Offices that serve as the primary point of contact within state government for the coordination of emergency management activities including planning, preparedness, response, recovery and mitigation.

Criminal Justice and Legal Services » Criminal Correctional System » Correctional Facilities » State Prisons

State-operated facilities that provide for the confinement, treatment, employment, training and discipline of people who have been convicted of violating a state law or a municipal or local ordinance and sentenced by the courts to serve more than one year of imprisonment.

Organizational / Community / International Services » Community Services » Public Officials / Offices » State Officials / Offices

Individuals who have been appointed or elected to a state public office for a specified tenure and who are thereby in a position to exercise that portion of the sovereign functions of government that are conferred on that office.

Organizational / Community / International Services » Community Services » Public Officials / Offices » State Officials / Offices » State Legislature

The offices of elected members of the body that is responsible for making statutory laws for the state. In most states, the legislature is bicameral in structure, usually consisting of two branches, i .e., an upper house (e.g., State Senate) and a lower house (e.g., State Assembly or State Representatives).

Criminal Justice and Legal Services » Courts » State Trial Courts » Small Claims Courts

State courts that hear civil cases involving no more than $5,000 and which require parties to the action to present their own cases. The judge hears both sides and renders a judgment.

Criminal Justice and Legal Services » Courts » State Trial Courts

State trial courts located in local judicial districts that have jurisdiction in all cases in equity, cases involving title to or possession of real property, civil cases, felony and misdemeanor cases , probate and divorce matters, conciliation and domestic relations cases, adoptions, psychiatric cases, juvenile cases and traffic cases as well as appeals from Justice Courts. Appeals from the state trial court level are heard by the State Courts of Appeal or the State Supreme Court at their discretion. In some states, a distinction is made between municipal courts which hear civil cases involvin g monetary claims lower than an established amount and criminal cases involving infractions punishable by a fine but not imprisonment, misdemeanor cases and preliminary hearings for felony cases; and superior courts which hear civil cases involving more substantial monetary claims, felony cases and other types of cases including adoption and family law matters, mental health cases, probate cases, and juvenile cases.

Criminal Justice and Legal Services » Courts » State Court of Appeals

State courts located in five districts throughout California which hear appeals from cases decided in Superior Court. Decisions by the State Courts of Appeal may be reviewed by the State Supreme Cour t at its discretion.

Organizational / Community / International Services » Community Services » Military Service » Social Services for Military Personnel

Public or private organizations like the USO that provide adjunctive supportive services for military personnel throughout the world which may include information, opportunities for recreation and soc ialization, entertainment, emergency leave assistance, lost baggage assistance, travel information, visa and passport assistance and rest facilities for individuals in transit.

Organizational / Community / International Services » Community Services » Military Service » Selective Service System

Offices of the government agency that is responsible for registering, classifying and delivering untrained military personnel to the armed forces in the event of a national emergency which requires re instatement of the draft. The peacetime mission of the agency is registration only.

Consumer Services » Consumer Regulation » Records / Licenses / Permits » Support Orders

Programs that register, maintain and, where appropriate, provide certified copies of judgments, decrees or orders issued by the court for the support and maintenance of a child or spouse including a c hild who has attained the age of majority under the law of the issuing state or that of the parent with whom the child is living. Support orders can incorporate the provision of monetary support, heal th care, payment of court costs and arrears, or reimbursement of court costs and attorney fees, interest and penalties, and other forms of relief.

Consumer Services » Consumer Regulation » Records / Licenses / Permits » Street Vendor Licenses

Programs that issue permits which provide written authorization for vendors to operate booths, push carts or other venues to sell their wares in designated public places.

Consumer Services » Consumer Regulation » Records / Licenses / Permits » Social Security Numbers

Programs that provide Social Security cards for people who need to register for employment, report their taxes and track their Social Security benefits. Also included are programs that replace Social Security cards when they are lost or stolen.

Consumer Services » Consumer Regulation » Records / Licenses / Permits » Selective Service Registration

Post offices and other organizations that supply, process and respond to inquiries about registration forms which provide information that the Selective Service System can use to identify, classify an d deliver individuals for induction into the active military in the event of a national emergency which requires reinstatement of the draft. All United States male citizens born after December 31, 195 9 are required to register within the sixty-day period starting thirty days before their eighteenth birthday.

Organizational / Community / International Services » Community Services » Facilities / Community Centers » Multipurpose Centers » Senior Centers

Multipurpose centers that serve as focal points for older adults in the community and which offer, at a single location, a wide variety of services and activities that are needed by and of interest to this population.

Organizational / Community / International Services » Community Groups » Community Action / Social Advocacy Groups » Human Rights Groups » Senior Advocacy Groups

Organizations that support the passage and enforcement of laws and other social measures that protect and promote the rights and interests of older adults.

Organizational / Community / International Services » Community Groups » Categorical Program Administrative Units » Community Development Block Grant Agencies » State CDBG Offices

State offices which receive Community Development Block Grant funds from the federal government and makes them available to local governments for housing and community development needs.

Organizational / Community / International Services » Community Economic Development » Special Focus Community Economic Development

Programs that provide technical assistance, venture capital, loans, loan guarantees and other forms of management and financial support for individuals or groups who want to expand the operation of sp ecific types of businesses (e.g., minority businesses, nonprofit organizations) or businesses that are located in particular areas (e.g., in rural areas, in a particular region of the country).

Organizational / Community / International Services » Community Economic Development » Small Business Development

Programs that provide technical assistance, venture capital, loans, loan guarantees or other forms of support for individuals or groups who want to establish or expand the operation of a small busines s enterprise or venture. Also included are organizations whose purpose is to protect the interests of small businesses and assure that they receive a fair share of government purchases, government con tracts, subcontracts and sales of government property.

Organizational / Community / International Services » Community Economic Development » Business Loans » Small Business Loans

Programs that provide venture capital, loans or grants or other forms of financial support for individuals or groups who want to establish or expand the operation of a small business.

Consumer Services » Consumer Assistance and Protection » Consumer Complaints » Security / Stockbroker Complaints

Programs that provide assistance for consumers who want to register complaints regarding the issuance or sale of stocks and bonds.

Consumer Services » Consumer Assistance and Protection » Consumer Complaints » School Complaints

Programs that provide assistance for consumers who want to register complaints regarding licensing or accreditation, quality of education or other practices of public and private schools, vocational/t rade schools, correspondence schools or other educational institutions.

Consumer Services » Consumer Assistance and Protection » Consumer Complaints » Practitioner Complaints » Speech / Language Pathologist Complaints

Programs that provide assistance for consumers who want to register complaints regarding the licensing, incompetence, negligence, violations of laws relating to the use and prescription of dangerous d rugs and narcotics, quality of service, excessive fees, unprofessional conduct or other inappropriate business practices of speech and language pathologists and speech therapists.

Consumer Services » Consumer Assistance and Protection » Consumer Complaints » Practitioner Complaints » Social Worker Complaints

Programs that provide assistance for consumers who want to register complaints regarding the licensing, incompetence, negligence, quality of service, excessive fees, misrepresentation, fraud, unprofes sional conduct or other inappropriate business practices of social workers.

Organizational / Community / International Services » Arts and Culture » Museums » Science / Technology Museums

Institutions including science centers, discovery centers and science/technology museums that develop and maintain permanent and/or traveling educational exhibits which illustrate principles from math ematics and the physical sciences including physics, chemistry, astronomy, telecommunications and related fields or demonstrate technological advances in areas such as robotics or computer science. Ex hibits may document specific achievements such as the exploration of space; illustrate a particular natural phenomenon such as the refraction of light; demonstrate inertia, momentum, friction and othe r basic principles of physics; explain the theory of probability; show specific examples of technological development such as the telephone or solar heating; or demonstrate new technologies such as th e use of accelerators to explore the basic components or nature or laser light as a tool in applications ranging from medical science to national defense. Many of these museums provide special program s and interactive exhibits that are designed for children of different ages.

Mental Health Care and Counseling » Special Psychiatric Programs

Programs that provide inpatient and/or outpatient treatment services that have been designed to ameliorate the acute or chronic mental or emotional problems of people who have targeted types of psychi atric disorders.

Mental Health Care and Counseling » Outpatient Mental Health Care » Supportive Therapies

Programs that utilize guided expressive or recreational activities, dietary management, hypnosis or other specialized interventions as auxiliary forms of treatment to improve the adjustment of individ uals who have mental, emotional or social problems; and to facilitate other forms of therapy. Supportive therapies may be used for diagnostic purposes and are, on occasion, utilized as primary treatme nt modalities.

Mental Health Care and Counseling » Outpatient Mental Health Care » Specialized Counseling Services » Suicide Counseling

Programs that provide in-person individual, conjoint, family or group treatment for people who are experiencing an emotional crisis and are attempting to cope by threatening or attempting self-destruc tion; or for people who have experienced these feelings, made such threats or attempted to fatally harm themselves either on one occasion or repeatedly; and/or for the families and significant others of these people.

Mental Health Care and Counseling » Outpatient Mental Health Care » Specialized Counseling Services » Sexuality Counseling

Programs that provide a wide variety of therapeutic interventions for individuals or couples who are unable to become involved in sexual relationships or whose sexual relationships are unsatisfying. I ncluded are individual or group sessions for one or both partners, conjoint counseling and/or specialized sexual therapy programs which sensitize participants to sexual responsiveness through practici ng sexual activity with their own or a surrogate partner.

Mental Health Care and Counseling » Outpatient Mental Health Care » Specialized Counseling Services » Sexual Orientation Counseling

Programs that provide emotional support, information and guidance for people who want to explore their sexual orientation in order to enable them to identify and feel comfortable with their orientatio n and the impact on their lives. Counseling and support may be offered in a variety of settings which may include individual and group counseling sessions and, if appropriate, conjoint and family coun seling sessions with significant others.

Mental Health Care and Counseling » Outpatient Mental Health Care » Specialized Counseling Services » Sexual Offender Counseling

Programs that provide voluntary or court-ordered individual or group counseling for people who have committed or are at risk of committing sexual offenses which may include rape or other sexual assaul t; nonfamilial child sexual assault; indecent exposure; or voyeurism, with the objective of eliminating assaultive behavior.

Mental Health Care and Counseling » Outpatient Mental Health Care » Specialized Counseling Services » Sexual Assault Counseling

Programs that provide crisis, short-term, and/or ongoing in-person counseling for people who are coping with the emotional trauma that is the result of sexual assault by an individual other than a spo use or other family member, and/or for their significant others. Counseling and support may be offered in a variety of settings and may include individual, conjoint, family and group therapy sessions for the survivor and/or significant others.

Mental Health Care and Counseling » Outpatient Mental Health Care » Specialized Counseling Services » Family Violence Counseling » Spouse / Parntner Abuse Counseling

Programs that provide individual, conjoint, family or group treatment for individuals who are being physically, sexually and/or emotionally abused by their mates, and/or for perpetrators. Included are programs that provide therapeutic interventions for married couples, people who have live-in mates and/or gay and lesbian couples who are experiencing problems with abuse.

Mental Health Care and Counseling » Outpatient Mental Health Care » Specialized Counseling Services

Programs that provide treatment services which may include emotional support, problem-solving assistance, information and guidance in a variety of counseling settings for individuals who are having di fficulty in coping with a traumatic experience or a personal relationship or in making the adjustments that are required by their particular stage in life.

Mental Health Care and Counseling » Outpatient Mental Health Care » Crisis Intervention » Telephone Crisis Intervention » Suicide Prevention Hotlines

Programs that provide telephone crisis intervention services for individuals who are having suicidal feelings or for their significant others with the objective of exploring alternatives to self-harm or self-destruction. Suicide prevention workers establish and maintain contact with the individual while identifying and clarifying the focal problem, evaluate the suicidal potential, assess the indiv idual's strengths and resources, and mobilize available resources including paramedic or police intervention and emergency psychiatric care as needed.

Mental Health Care and Counseling » Outpatient Mental Health Care » Crisis Intervention » Telephone Crisis Intervention » Sexual Assault Hotlines

Programs that provide telephone crisis intervention services for people who are survivors of rape, incest and other forms of sexual assault. Services may include steps to ensure the individual's safet y; short-term emotional support; information regarding the person's rights and alternatives; and referrals and/or accompaniment to resources for medical, legal and emotional needs, advocacy and other related services.

Basic Needs » Transportation » Local Transportation » Paratransit Programs » Senior Ride Programs

Programs that provide door-to-door (or curb-to-curb) transportation for purposes of medical appointments, shopping, banking, social events, and other similar activities for older adults who need speci al accommodations and are unable to utilize other available means of transportation.

Basic Needs » Transportation » Local Transportation » Local Automobile Transportation » Shuttle Services

Programs that transport passengers from a prearranged pick-up point to an airport, train station or other point of departure or from an airport, train station or other point of arrival to their final destination via an automobile, van or other shuttle vehicle.

Basic Needs » Temporary Financial Aid » Service Cost Payment Assistance

Programs that provide financial assistance for the express purpose of helping people pay for necessary supportive services in situations where they could not otherwise obtain them. Programs that purch ase services for individuals as a component of case management are not included.

Mental Health Care and Counseling » Counseling Approaches » Behavioral Learning Therapy » Social Learning

Programs that specialize in providing therapeutic interventions that are based on the theory developed primarily by Alfred Bandura that the development, maintenance and modification of behavior can be explained in terms of operant and classical conditioning in combination with cognitive mediational processes including vicarious learning. Therapy techniques to reduce or eliminate maladaptive behav ior include role modeling, role playing and behavioral rehearsal.

Individual and Family Life » Volunteer Opportunities » Special Event Support Volunteer Opportunities » Setup / Cleanup Volunteer Opportunities

Organizations that are actively seeking individuals who are willing, on a voluntary basis without remuneration, to decorate or otherwise prepare a facility for a special event e.g., set up tables and chairs or put up/take down a tent; help with participant registration; staff an information booth, manage a silent auction table or do other work during the event; and clean up afterwards.

Basic Needs » Material Goods » Personal Goods / Services » Personal / Grooming Needs » Shaving Utensils

Programs that provide razors, shaving cream and facilities for shaving for homeless men and other individuals who do not have access to shaving supplies and private shaving facilities.

Individual and Family Life » Volunteer Opportunities » Special Event Support Volunteer Opportunities

Organizations that are actively seeking individuals with the requisite skills and experience who are willing to help the agency with any of a wide variety of special events (e.g., parties, dances, rec eptions, concerts, lecture series, arts fairs, charity golf tournaments or walkathons) on a voluntary basis without remuneration. Volunteers may be asked to greet, register and orient the event guests ; collect payments; hand out programs; assist with crowd control, exhibit interactions, coat-check and behind-the-scenes operations; and take on other tasks to help ensure that the event runs smoothly .

Individual and Family Life » Volunteer Opportunities » Recreational Activities / Sports Volunteer Opportunities » Swimming Instructor Volunteer Opportunities

Recreational programs that are actively seeking individuals with the requisite skills and experience who are willing, on a voluntary basis without remuneration, to teach children (and others) to swim.

Individual and Family Life » Volunteer Opportunities » Recreational Activities / Sports Volunteer Opportunities » Sports Officiating Volunteer Opportunities

Recreational programs that are actively seeking individuals with the requisite skills and experience who are willing, on a voluntary basis without remuneration, to serve as umpires, referees or other officials who are responsible for controlling the play of a competition by interpreting and applying the rules of a particular sport.

Basic Needs » Material Goods » Personal Goods / Services » Clothing » Shoes

Programs that pay for or provide new or secondhand shoes for people who are unable to obtain footwear without assistance. Included are odd shoe exchanges.

Basic Needs » Material Goods » Personal Goods / Services » Clothing » School Clothing

Programs that pay for or provide new or secondhand clothing or school uniforms for children who have nothing appropriate to wear to school and whose parents are unable to obtain these items without as sistance.

Individual and Family Life » Volunteer Opportunities » Health Care Volunteer Opportunities » Substance Abuse Prevention / Treatment Volunteer Opportunities

Organizations that are actively seeking individuals who are willing to work on a voluntary basis without remuneration providing supportive services for men and women with addictions to alcohol and/or drugs who are in the transition process, helping with intake, participating in drug and/or alcohol prevention programs for the community, serving as advocates for the availability of substance abuse s ervices or being involved in other substance abuse prevention or treatment programs.

Individual and Family Life » Volunteer Opportunities » Family Services Related Volunteer Opportunities » Sexual Assault Volunteer Opportunities

Organizations that are actively seeking individuals with the requisite skills and experience who are willing to work on a voluntary basis without remuneration on any of a variety of projects which att empt to prevent sexual assault or provide supportive services for sexual assault survivors.

Basic Needs » Housing / Shelter » Subsidized Rental Housing » Housing Authorities » Section 8 Rental Certificates

A federally assisted housing program administered by local housing authorities which provides assistance in the form of rental certificates and vouchers that enable income-eligible families to find an d lease approved privately owned housing where the landlord has agreed to enter into a contract with the housing authority and/or finance agency. Eligible households pay approximately 30% of their inc ome for rent and the housing authority subsidizes the balance.

Basic Needs » Housing / Shelter » Subsidized Rental Housing

Programs that make rental housing more readily available to low-income individuals and families through federal and local housing programs.

Basic Needs » Housing / Shelter » Subsidized Home Purchase » Sweat Equity Programs

Programs that make low-cost housing available to people who have very low incomes by organizing a group of volunteers to design and construct houses which are then sold at cost and at no interest to i ndividuals who qualify by making a small down payment and investing a specified number of hours of "sweat equity" working on the project.

Basic Needs » Housing / Shelter » Subsidized Home Purchase

Programs that make housing more readily available to middle or low-income individuals and families by offering lower priced housing and/or affordable payment plans, or by arranging for interest or mor tgage subsidies for people who qualify on the basis of income.

Basic Needs » Housing / Shelter » Residential Housing Options » SRO Housing

Single room occupancy housing, which may include shared bath or kitchen facilities, that is owned and maintained by nonprofit and/or public organizations and is made available to eligible individuals at low rates. Also included are hotels that have been converted for use as single room occupancy housing.

Basic Needs » Housing / Shelter » Residential Housing Options » Shared Housing Facilities

Apartments or other living spaces that are designed to be shared by two or more unrelated individuals each of whom pays a portion of the cost. Residents generally have their own private space such as a bedroom and share common areas.

Individual and Family Life » Volunteer Opportunities » Disaster / Emergency Services Volunteer Opportunities » Safety / Disaster Education Volunteer Opportunities

Organizations that are actively seeking individuals with the requisite knowledge, skills and experience who are willing, on a voluntary basis without remuneration, to develop educational materials or training programs that make individuals, families and communities aware of the measures people can take to reduce the risk of fires or accidents in the home, at school, at work, in the air or on the w ater or while walking, driving or riding as a passenger in a motor vehicle; and/or which provide instructions for preparing for and surviving an accident, major disaster or other emergency should one occur.

Basic Needs » Housing / Shelter » Housing Search and Information » Home Rental Listings » Section 8 / Rental Assistance Program Rental Listings

Programs that maintain lists of available rental housing that is owned or managed by individuals who have agreed to accept tenants who have Section 8 certificates from the local housing authority or f inance agency, or rental assistance certificates from other federal, state or locally funded rental assistance programs.

Individual and Family Life » Volunteer Opportunities » Counseling / Information Support Volunteer Opportunities » Support Group Facilitation Volunteer Opportunities

Organizations that are actively seeking individuals with the requisite skills and experience who are willing, on a voluntary basis without remuneration, to facilitate the discussions of any of a wide variety of mutual support groups, i.e., autonomous groups of individuals who share a common problem or concern, either directly or through their partners and families, who meet together to fulfill a n eed, overcome a disability or cope with a crisis.

Basic Needs » Housing / Shelter » Home Loans » Home Purchase Loans » Special Purpose Home Loans

Programs that provide direct or guaranteed housing loans for special target groups, such as people who are Jewish, or which seek to attract people to certain communities, e.g., areas that have been id entified for redevelopment or high-crime residential communities that want to attract resident police officers.

Individual and Family Life » Volunteer Opportunities » Communications / Marketing Volunteer Opportunities » Sign Language Volunteer Opportunities

Organizations that are actively seeking individuals who are proficient in American Sign Language or other systems such as Signing Exact English (which involves manually coded English) and are willing to use their skills to benefit the agency or the people it serves on a voluntary basis without remuneration. Sign language volunteers help staff members or clients who are deaf or have hearing impairm ents and hearing individuals communicate with one another.

Basic Needs » Housing / Shelter » Emergency Shelter » Crisis Shelter » Sexual Assault Shelter

Programs that provide temporary emergency shelter for women who have been victimized by rape and/or other forms of sexual assault. Such facilities usually provide in-house individual, group and signif icant other counseling and the full range of other secondary services related to sexual assault including referral to appropriate resources.

Basic Needs » Food » Meals » Summer Food Service Programs

A federally-funded program that operates during the summer when school is not in session which provides congregate nutritional meals (breakfasts, snacks, lunches and/or dinners) for children and youth age eighteen and younger who live in designated low-income areas.

Basic Needs » Food » Meals » Soup Kitchens

Programs offered by churches, restaurants and other organizations that provide meals in a central location for indigent people who are hungry. The food may be distributed to people who line up for th e meal or may be served to people seated in a dining hall setting, and participants rarely need to establish eligibility for the service.

Basic Needs » Food » Meals » School Lunches

A federally-funded program that provides supplementary nutrition in the form of a free or reduced-cost meal at noon time for income-eligible students who are unable to pay the full cost. Public and pr ivate, nonprofit schools participating in the program are reimbursed for the lunches served.

Individual and Family Life » Volunteer Opportunities » Arts / Culture Volunteer Opportunities » Storytelling Volunteer Opportunities

Organizations that are actively seeking individuals with the requisite skills and experience who are willing, on a voluntary basis without remuneration, to recount fables, legends or folk tales from a round the world or tell anecdotes that are drawn from their own life experience to groups of school children, library patrons, residents of nursing or assisted living facilities or other people served by the agency. The material may be comical, whimsical or serious and audience participation may be solicited. Storytelling volunteers may also be asked to perform at fundraising events for the organi zation.

Individual and Family Life » Volunteer Opportunities » Administration Volunteer Opportunities » Sales / Cashier Volunteer Opportunities

Organizations that are actively seeking individuals with the requisite skills and experience who are willing to work as sales clerks on a voluntary basis without remuneration. Volunteers must be able to operate a cash register and make correct change.

Basic Needs » Food » Emergency Food » Sack Lunches / Dinners

Programs that provide lunch or dinner in a small bag for people who would not otherwise have a meal. The program may target homeless, indigent or low-income people or other specific groups.

Basic Needs » Food » Emergency Food » Specialty Food Providers

Programs that provide necessary food items that are not regularly or even typically available through most food pantries for people who are in emergency situations and unable to purchase the items at retail prices or are unable to locate those items in their local stores due to shortages precipitated by a fire, flood, hurricane, earthquake, tornado or other disaster.

Individual and Family Life » Spiritual Enrichment

Programs that provide opportunities for people to satisfy their inner needs and enhance their spiritual growth through the practice of organized religion or through independent spiritual pursuits.

Individual and Family Life » Social Development and Enrichment » Youth Development » Scouting Programs

Programs that provide opportunities for children and youth to develop individual and group initiative and responsibility, self-reliance, courage, personal fitness, discipline and other desirable quali ties of character through participation in a wide range of organized recreational, educational and civic activities under the leadership of qualified adult volunteers. Troop members work on developing their skills in camping, swimming, citizenship, communication, conservation, cooking, community living, first aid and a wide variety of other areas, and usually earn merit badges when they have demon strated mastery of the skills that are required for a particular activity.

Individual and Family Life » Social Development and Enrichment » Special Interest Clubs

Programs that provide organized opportunities for individuals of all ages to pursue hobbies or other specific interests in cooperation with others who have the same interest, usually through the mediu m of a club or association which is under the leadership of people who are knowledgeable or skilled in the area.

Individual and Family Life » Social Development and Enrichment » Social Clubs / Events

Programs that provide organized opportunities for individuals of all ages to meet and socialize with their peers through dances, parties, picnics, barbecues and other companionable activities. Include d are men's clubs; women's clubs; single's clubs; clubs for individuals who have a common ethnic background, religion or country of origin; and similar groups whose primary purpose in gathering is to pass the time in an enjoyable manner.

Individual and Family Life » Social Development and Enrichment

Programs that provide opportunities for individuals of all ages to participate in a variety of group activities that are personally satisfying and/or designed to transmit social values and customs, to facilitate learning of social skills and self-expression in a group setting, and to otherwise promote the social growth and development of participants.

Individual and Family Life » Leisure Activities » Travel » Study Tours

Programs organized by community or educational groups that provide opportunities for people of all ages to combine travel to specific destinations in the United States, Canada or abroad with the study , often for educational credit, of the language, art, history, architecture, literature, natural history, cuisine or other aspects of culture representative of that portion of the world.

Individual and Family Life » Leisure Activities » Spectator Sports » Olympics » Special Olympics

An international program of sports training and athletic competition for