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National Family Caregivers Association

Address: 1130 Connecticut Ave, NW, Suite 300
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: (202) 454-3970 Fax: (301) 942-2302 Email: info@caregiveraction.org Website: http://caregiveraction.org/

"About NFCA The National Family Caregivers Association educates, supports, empowers and speaks up for the more than 65 million Americans who care for loved ones with a chronic illness or disability or the frailties of old age. NFCA reaches across the… Read More

Family Caregiver Alliance/ National Center on Care giving

Address: 785 Market Street, Suite 750
San Francisco, CA 94103
Phone: (415) 434-3388 Email: info@caregiver.org Website: http://www.caregiver.org

"Who We Are Founded in 1977, Family Caregiver Alliance was the first community-based nonprofit organization in the country to address the needs of families and friends providing long-term care at home. Long recognized as a pioneer in health services,… Read More

National Caregivers Library

Address: 901 Moorefield Park Drive Suite 100
Richmond, VA 23236
Phone: (804) 327-1111 Email: info@caregiverslibrary.com Website: http://www.caregiverslibrary.org/

"The National Caregivers Library was created by FamilyCare America, Inc. and is one of the largest single sources of information and tools for caregivers and seniors in the country.  It makes it resources available to caregivers for free through alliances… Read More

Rosalynn Carter Institute for Caregiving

Address: 800 GSW Drive, Georgia Southwestern State University
Americus, GA 31709-4379
Phone: (229) 928-1234 Fax: (229) 9312663 Website: http://www.rosalynncarter.org/

"The Rosalynn Carter Institute for Caregiving (RCI) was established in 1987 on the campus of Georgia Southwestern State University (GSW) in Americus, Georgia. The RCI was formed in honor of former First Lady Rosalynn Carter, an alumna of GSW, to enhance… Read More

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Address: 1600 Clifton Road
Atlanta, GA 30333
Phone: (800) 232-4636 Email: cdcinfo@cdc.gov Website: http://www.cdc.gov/

"CDC Vision for the 21st Century – “Health Protection…Health Equity” CDC Mission Healthy PlacesCollaborating to create the expertise, information, and tools that people and communities need to protect their health – through health promotion, prevention… Read More

Cerebral Palsy International Research Foundation

Address: 186 Princeton Hightstown Road, Building 4, 2nd Floor
Princeton Junction, NJ 08550
Phone: (609) 452-1200 Fax: (609) 4521201 Email: cpirf@cpirf.org Website: http://www.cpirf.org

"The Cerebral Palsy International Research Foundation (CPIRF) is a not for profit 501(c)3 organization dedicated to funding research and educational activities directly relevant to discovering the cause, cure and evidence based care for those with cerebral… Read More

Pedal with Pete Foundation [For Research on Cerebral Palsy]

Address: P.O. Box 1233
Worthington, OH 43085
Phone: (800) 304-7383 Fax: (330) 6731240 Email: pwp@pedal-with-pete.org Website: http://www.pedalwithpete.com

"The Pedal-with-Pete Foundation is a community of volunteers who work to raise funds for cerebral palsy (CP) research through bike rides and walks. Established by Pete Zeidner, who has CP, in Kent, Ohio, these events have spread to Columbus, Ohio and… Read More

Children’s Hemiplegia and Stroke Association (CHASA)

Address: 4101 W. Green Oaks,, Suite 305, # 149
Arlington, TX 76016
Phone: (817) 492-4325 Email: info437@chasa.org Website: http://www.chasa.org/

" CHASA is first international non-profit organization to offer information and support to families of infants, children, and young adults who have hemiplegia or hemiplegic cerebral palsy, often due to perinatal stroke, childhood stroke, or other rare… Read More

National Institute of Child Health & Human Development (NICHD)

Address: 31 Center Drive, Bldg 31, Room 2A32, MSC 2425
Bethesda, MD 20892-2425
Phone: (800) 370-2943 Fax: (866) 7605947 Email: NICHDInformationResourceCenter@mail.nih.gov Website: http://www.nichd.nih.gov/

"The mission of the NICHD is to ensure that every person is born healthy and wanted, that women suffer no harmful effects from reproductive processes, and that all children have the chance to achieve their full potential for healthy and productive lives… Read More

ARCH – Chapel Hill Training-Outreach Project (CHTOP)

Address: 800 Eastowne Dr., Suite 105
Chapel Hill, NC 27514
Phone: (919) 490-5577 Fax: (919) 4904905 Email: mmathers@chtop.org Website: http://www.chtop.org

"The Chapel Hill Training-Outreach Project was established in 1969 with funding from the Federal government as part of our nation's earliest attempts to provide educational services to young children with disabilities. Under the direction of Anne R. Sanford… Read More

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