Regional/National Hotlines

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Menstuff® lists regional and national hotlines, many of which are toll-free.

Educational/Youth Employment & Training Resources
Federal Clearinghouse Network
Health & Social Welfare
Public Policy
Youth Worker Training
Other Resources

Educational/Youth Employment & Training Resources

• Contact Literacy Center/National Literacy Hotline - 800.228.8813
• GED Hotline - 800.626.9433
• Family of the Americas - 800.443.3395
• Family Service America - 800.221.3726
• Higher Education/Adult Training Resource Center - 800.544.3284
• International Childbirth Education Assoc. Inc. - 800.624.4934
• Parent Educational Advocacy Training Center - 800.869.6782
• Parents' Institute for Drug Education, Inc. - 800.241.7946
• Youth Specialties - 800.776.8008
• WAVE, Inc. - 800.274.2005
  

Federal Clearinghouse Network

• Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Info - 800.FYI.3366
• CSAP's National Clearinghouse for Alcohol & Drug Info - 800.788.2800
• Division of Family Service Info System - 800.392.1261
• Drug Policy Info Clearinghouse - 800.666.3332
• Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse - 800.788.2800
• ERIC Clearinghouse on Rural Education & Small Schools - 800.624.9120
• Federal Student Aid Info Center - 800.433.3243
• Juvenile Justice Clearinghouse - 800.638.8736
• National AIDS Info Clearinghouse - 800.458.5231
• National Clearinghouse for Alcohol & Drug Info - 800.729.6686
  

Health & Social Welfare

• Active Parenting - 800.825.0060
• ACES Assoc for Children for Enforcement of Support, Inc. - 800.537.7072
• Al-Anon Familyt Group Headquarters, Inc. - 800.356.9996
• Alliance for Children & Families - 800.220.1016
• American Alliance for Health & Dance Recreation - 800.321.0789
• American Bar Assoc. - 800.621.6159
• American Counseling Asso. - 800.545.2223
• American Humane Assoc. - 800.227.4645
• American Society for Deaf Children - 800.942.ASDC
• Assoc. of Jewish Family & CHiodren's Agencies - 800.634.7346
• Center for the Child Care Workforce - 800.879.6784
• Child Find of America, Inc. - 800.426.5678
• Children of Alcoholics Foundation, Inc. - 800.359.COAF
• Children's Hospice Internationa - 800.242.4453
• Family Resource Center - 800.676.2229
• Families Anonymous - 800.736.9805
• Fellowship of Christian Athletes - 800.289.0909
• Focus on the Family - 800.A-FAMILY
• Make-A-Wish Foundation of America - 800.722.9474
• Missing Children Help Center - 800.872.5437
• Mothers Against Drunk Driving - 800.438.6233
• National Abortion Federation - 800.772.9100
• National Adoption Center - 800.862.3678
• National Black Child Development Institute - 800.556.2234
• National Child Safety Council - 800.222.1464
• National Child Welfare Resource Center - 800.435.7543
• National Cleringhouse on Family Support & Children's Mental Health - 800.628.1696
• National Council on Alcoholism & Drug Dependence - 800.622.2255
• National Council on Child Abuse and Family Violence - 800.222.2000
• National Drug & Alcohol Treatment Referral Routing Service - 800.662.4357
• National Recreation and Prk Assoc. - 800.626.6772
• National Rehabilitation Information Center - 800.346.2742
• New Horizons Youth Ministries - 800.333.4009
• Operation Lookout National Center for Missing Youth - 800.782.7335
• Parents Without Partners - 800.637.7974
• Second Harvest - 800.532.FOOD
• Service Corps of Retired Executives Assoc. (SCORE) 800.634.0245
• Stepfamily Assoc. of America - 800.735.0329
• Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Alliance - 800.221.7437
• The Nurturing Network - 800.866.4666
• Toughlove International - 800.333.1069
• Vanished Children's Alliance - 800.826.4743

Public Policy

• Children's Defense Fund - 800.233.1200
• Family Research Council - 800.225.4008
• Stand for Children - 800.663.4032

Youth Worker Training

• American Humanics - 800.343.6466
• Brandeis Center for Human Resources - 800.343.4705
• National Center for Research in Vocational Education - 800.762.4093
• National Crisis Prevention Institute - 800.558.8976
• National Institute for Alternative Care Professionals - 800.996.8847
• NOVA University - 800.541.6682
• Search Institute - 800.888.7828
• Youth Change - 800.545.5736
  

Other Resources

• Adam Walsh Child Res Ctr, 249 Highland Ave, Rochester, NY 14620 716.461.1000
• Agent Orange Veteran Payment Program - 800.225.4712
• AIDS info at UCSC, Powell Student Health Ctr, HIV Prevention Program, UCSC, 1156 High St, Santa Cruz, CA 95064, Terry Kavanaugh, 408.429.1388
• Alliance for the Rights of Children, PO Box 3826, Merrifield, VA 22116 703.255.2643
• Am Bar Assoc - Nat Legal Res Ctr of Children, 1800 M St NW #200, Washington, DC 20036 202.331.2250
• AR Advocates for Children & Families, 103 E 7th St #931, Little Rock, AR 72201 501.371.9678
• Asian Resources Inc, Youth Violence Prevent Prog, 2251 Florin Rd Ste #, Sacramento, CA 95822 916.424.8960
• Boys Town National Resource and Training Center, workshops on working with aggressive youth, building skills in high risk families, foster care-rebuilding children's lives, teaching social skills to youth, unmasking sexual con games, and more. 800.545.5771
• Boys Town Press provides access to the resources and programs that have made Boys Town America's leader in caring for at-risk kids. 800.282.6657 x 46 www.ffbh.boystown.org
• CA Child, Youth & Family Coalition, 2424 Castro Way, Sacramento, CA 95818 916.739.6912
• CA National Guard Urban Youth Corps, 8400 Okinawa St, Sacramento, CA 95828 916.387.7405
• Challenge Assoc, PO Box 23824, Pleasant Hill, CA 94523 510.930.6206
• Children's Defense Fund, 122 C St NW, Washington, DC 20001 202.628.8787
• Childsavers, PO Box 10564, Rockville, MD 20849 301.251.9099
• Child Welfare League of America, cwla@cwla.org or www.cwla.org
• Cops & Kids Prog, City of Davis Police Dept, 226 F St, Davis, CA 95616 916.756.3740x7484
• Diogenes Youth Serv, Life Scripts Prog, 9097-99 Tuolumne Dr, Sacramento, CA 95826 916.363.0064
• Fathers' Rights Newsline - 215.879.4099
• Impotency Hotline - to overcome - 312.725.7722
• Interfaith Serv Bureau Violence Prevent Task Force, 3720 Folsom Blvd, Sacramento, CA 95816 916.456.3815
• Justice for Children, 412 Main St #400, Houston, TX 77002 713.225.4357
• KY Youth Advocates, 2034 Frankfort Ave, Louisville, KY 40206 502.895.8167
• Learning for Life Golden Empire Council, 251 Commerce Circle, Sacramento, CA 95815 916.929.1417
• Louisiana - Our House - 888.442.TEEN or 318.343.TEEN 24 hours a day help, sucide, information for Region VIII includes Monroe, West Monroe, Calhoun www.teen-help.com/
• MELD, programs in 15 states for young dads facilitated by former young dads, 123 N 3rd St, Ste 507, Minneapolis, MN 55401 612.332.7563 http://members.aol.com/MELDctrl/index.html
• Men's Health Network - 202.543.6461
• Men/Fathers referrals local, state or national assistance prog on domestic problems (visitation, support, abuse allegations) and advice about issues with their children - 24 hours, 512.472.3237 tfa@menhotline.org
• Mr Dad, 3862 Uris Ct, Irvine, CA 92714 714.651.9839
• Nat Assoc of Counsel for Children, 1205 Oneida, Denver, CO 80220 303.322.2260
• Nat Ctr for Youth Law, 114 Sansome St #900, San Francisco, CA 94104 415.543.3307
• Nat Coalition for Empowering Youth Entrepreneurs, 215.471.2218 or the website at members.aol.com/NCEYE at NCEYE@aol.com
• NOCIRC (Circumcision info) - 415.488.9883
• Sex Info/Referral - 415.621.7300
• Simba, African Am Men Helping African Am Boys to become...PO Box 27548, Oakland, CA 94602 510.839.4303
• Youth Crime Watch of American 305.670.2409 or www.ycma.org