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Advocates for Youth
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American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
Ask A Woman
Campaign for Our Children
Connect for Kids
Cybergrrl
Femina
Mentoring Project
Ms Foundation
New York Women's Foundation
Planned Parenthood
SIECUS
Third Wave Foundation
Virtuousreality
Women's Funding Network
Women & Philanthropy
 Advocates for Youth

http://www.advocatesforyouth.org
Advocates for Youth helps to create programs, policies, and campaigns that ensure youth make informed and educated decisions about their sexual and reproductive health. It is extremely useful for activists, organizations, media, and parents.

 Age-Defined Email Lists for Women and Girls

http://www.research.umbc.edu/~korenman/wmst/f_age.html
Another valuable search engine geared towards helping women of all ages, sexual preference, affiliation, an ethnicity find web resources that suit them

 American Foundation for Suicide Prevention

http://www.afsp.org
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention provides research, education, and current statistics regarding suicide. Links to other suicide and mental health sites are offered.

 Ask A Woman

http://www.askawoman.org/
This site boasts that women and girls know, so just ask. Ask about social change, Title IX, changing health care policies, better education opportunities for women and girls. This site is dedicated to changing the status of women and girls through funding, philanthropy, and new programs. There are great links provided on this site.

 Campaign for Our Children

http://www.cfoc.org
Campaign for our Children wants to get prevention and abstinence media messages out to promote healthy sexual decisions among youth. There are vast materials on teen pregnancy, STD's, and teen/parent communication.

 Connect for Kids

http://www.connectforkids.org
Connect for Kids provides information on educational settings, school violence and safer communities, including newsletters, feature articles, radio, print and TV ads, action plans, and other resources.

 Cybergrrl

http://www.cybergrrl.com/
More media based, the Cybergrrl web site offers up girl-to-girl reviews on the latest movies, TV shows, music, and fashion. There is even an interactive feature with the adventures of Cybergrrl. This site is overloaded with contests, travel ideas, tech information, and games.

 Femina

http://www.femina.com/
Here is the ideal search engine for females wanting to explore female friendly web sites. It also has a very helpful calendar, a site of the month club, and an option to submit a link of your choice.

 Mentoring Project

http://www.mentoringproject.com/gw1.html
The Girls to Women Mentoring Project part of the site offers a variety of materials on how to become a valuable mentor in your community. It has an index of topics and activities to use in your mentoring.

 Ms Foundation

http://www.ms.foundation.org/
The Ms Foundation is widely known for effective grant making, training, and public education strategies to create and improve economic opportunities for women in the United States; safeguard women's health and safety; and help girls sustain their self-confidence and vivacity.

 New York Women's Foundation

http://www.nywf.org/
The New York Women's Foundation is a cross-cultural alliance of women helping low-income girls and women in our city to achieve sustained economic self-sufficiency and self-reliance.

 Planned Parenthood

http://www.plannedparenthood.org/education/index.html
Planned Parenthood provides resources and support for teens and adults. The R.E.A.L. Life Sexuality Education Resource Kit is designed for teachers, curriculum advisory groups, students, and parents.

 SIECUS

http://www.siecus.org
Sexuality Information and Education Council of the U.S. (SIECUS). SIECUS promotes education about sexuality and advocates the right of individuals to make responsible sexual choices. This web site also offers fact sheets and access to its extensive library and clearinghouse.

 Third Wave Foundation

http://www.thirdwavefoundation.org/default.htm
Did you know that less than 6% of philanthropic dollars go to young women and girls? The Third Wave Foundation is raising that amount by providing resources to support the innovative work of young women activists. They do this through grant making, scholarships, public education campaigns, and networking.

 Virtuousreality

http://www.virtuousreality.com
Virtuousreality is about providing useful information to middle school girls, high school girls, college women, and women from a Biblical perspective. It has such value-based topics as: beauty, advice, and prayer.

 Women's Funding Network

http://www.wfnet.org/
The Women's Funding Network is a partnership of more than 90 women and girls' funds and philanthropic organizations. They are committed to changing society by improving the status of women and girls locally, nationally, and internationally.

 Women & Philanthropy

http://www.womenphil.org/
Women & Philanthropy work to increase the effectiveness of foundations and individual philanthropists in creating a more caring and just world. It has a guide for grantseekers, and many valuable sources of information.


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