The National Academy of Social Insurance is a non-profit, non-partisan organization made up of the national experts on social insurance. Its mission is to advance solutions to challenges facing the nation by increasing public understanding of how social insurance contributes to economic security. Social insurance encompasses broad-based systems that help workers and their families pool risks to avoid loss of income due to retirement, death, disability, or unemployment and ensure access to health care. They provide information on social security, Medicare, workers' compensation and disability, unemployment insurance, and long-term services and supports.

Think College is a national organization dedicated to developing, expanding, and improving inclusive higher education options for people with intellectual disability.

• College Search: Searchable directory of college programs for students with intellectual disability. Search by name, location, and keywords.
• Resource Library: Think College creates and curates a variety of resources on topics related to postsecondary education for people with intellectual disability.
• Family Resources: Information about planning, preparing, and applying for college.

Desire to stop using cocaine and all other mind-altering substances

Cocaine Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem, and help others to recover from their addiction. The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop using cocaine and all other mind-altering substances. There are no dues or fees for membership. Not allied with any sect, denomination, politics, organization or institution. We do not wish to engage in any controversy and we neither endorse nor oppose any causes. * Uses the Twelve Steps of Recovery.

People with tinnitus, their families and health care professionals, and the public.

Provides awareness, prevention, and treatment. Under its guiding principles - Education, Advocacy, Research, and Support - the ATA offers prevention programs in schools, urges governmental and private organizations to support hearing conservation, funds the nations brightest researchers, and facilitates self-help groups around the country.

Infants with reflux, for low income families denied coverage by insurance. Medicaid patients automatically qualify when thickening is deemed medically necessary.

Offers financial assistance with a healthier alternative thickening option to cereals for infants with reflux. Gelmix is a USDA Organic thickener for pediatric use in the US. Purathick is a USDA Organic thickener for adults and children over 1 year old.
Patient/Parent application is on website.

Contact for eligibility.

Offers support all along the continuum of a human trafficking survivor’s journey, including: emergency response, counseling and skills training, shelter, legal advocacy and survivor leadership.

Hotline & Emergency Response: 888-539-2373. The hotline provides around the clock response to victims of human trafficking and law enforcement and serves as a resource to the community for referrals, technical assistance and reporting tips regarding potential human trafficking cases. The emergency response team provides immediate, short-term services to ensure the safety and well-being of victims when they first escape their trafficking situation.

Social Services: CAST's intensive case management program offers a client-centered, trauma-informed approach to helping survivors along their journey to freedom and independence. The program begins with a comprehensive assessment to determine goals and necessary next steps. Services include basic necessities, safety planning, supportive counseling, medical, education, life skills training, employment, transportation, applying for state/federal benefits and more.

Legal Services: CAST attorneys empower survivors to assert their legal rights and choose appropriate remedies to rebuild their lives. The legal services program works collaboratively with survivors, community-based organizations, public-interest attorneys and numerous government agencies to ensure survivors of human trafficking are provided culturally-sensitive, victim-centered legal representation. Along with its in-house legal team, CAST's pro bono attorneys dedicate their time and talent assisting with immigration advocacy, criminal victim-witness advocacy, civil litigation, family law and cutting edge policy initiatives.

Youth Program: CAST recognizes the specialized needs of minor and transition age youth (TAY) survivors of human trafficking and developed specific youth-focused programming. Youth services include monthly group activities focused on empowerment, positive experiences and education; comprehensive case management with interventions geared towards youth; and individual assistance navigating various systems, including the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services and Probation Department, when necessary. In addition, the program offers internships for Transition-Aged Youth (TAY), which seek to build job skills and professional development through direct work experience and mentorship.

Survivor Leadership: CAST’s work is directly informed by the real experiences of the clients it serves. The survivor leadership programs, Survivor Advisory Caucus (launched in 2003) and National Survivor Network (launched in 2011), bring together a community of survivors of human trafficking for peer-to-peer mentorship and survivor-led advocacy. Their voices on policy and public awareness have led to the development of stronger protections for victims in both California and federal anti-trafficking laws. By connecting survivors across the country, CAST supports and encourages survivors to realize their own leadership qualities and to value their insight, not just as survivors, but as experts in the field.

Training & Technical Assistance: CAST’s Comprehensive Training and Technical Assistance (TTA) program is designed to provide expertise and training for service advocates on the full spectrum of legal remedies available to human trafficking victims through individualized technical assistance, in-person training and regular working group calls. CAST TTA is now offering free support to attorneys and social service providers assisting trafficking survivors with legal needs in the following areas of law: immigration, criminal re-entry, reporting to law enforcement, ethics, criminal victim witness advocacy, program support, referrals, civil and more. Through this program, CAST's TTA team established a toll-free hotline and dedicated email to respond to breaking requests for technical assistance from both legal and social service providers. For case specific questions or individualized technical assistance for attorneys and social service providers, contact TTA through the online "Technical Assistance Request Form". We try to respond to TA requests within 72 hours. If the volume of requests is high response may be up to 7 days.

Advocacy & Public Policy: Drawing from nearly two decades of direct experience with victims of human trafficking, CAST has catalyzed first-of-its-kind legislation and has won the respect and partnership of a diverse group of policy leaders. CAST begins all its policy initiatives by engaging its main constituents – survivors themselves. These initiatives center on survivor experiences and highlight survivor advocacy. CAST not only introduces anti-trafficking legislation, but also works hard to ensure policy implementation.

Los Angeles local programs:
-Shelter
-Partnerships & Outreach

SafetyBeltSafe U.S.A. is the national, non-profit organization dedicated to child passenger safety. Promotes the correct, consistent use of safety seats and safety belts.

Provides consultation to advocates, parents, business leaders, the mass media, and professionals working in the fields of health care, traffic safety, and education.

A family support organization that exists to ensure early and accurate diagnosis of CdLS, promote research into the causes and manifestations of the syndrome, and help people with a diagnosis of CdLS, and others with similar characteristics, make informed decisions throughout their lives. Toll free help lines, Ask the Expert emails, Connect with a Family, and more. Provides research studies, see https://www.cdlsusa.org/participate-in-research/.

Additional Family Resources: Medical Cards, Family Map, CoRDS Registry, CdLS Discussion Board

M - F 8:30 - 5 ET

Anyone needing information or resources on substance use disorder and mental illness.

Provides services for individuals and family members facing mental and/or substance use disorders. Provides referrals to local treatment facilities, support groups and community-based organizations. Client can also order free publications and other information.

Low income families

RxAssist offers a comprehensive database of prescription assistance programs, as well as practical tools, news, and articles so that health care professionals and patients can find the information they need. Directory of patient assistance programs for free and low cost medicine for low income families. Site requires free registration.

Internet Resource

Sponsored by ASTRA-ZENECA.

Provides the latest medical information, aggressively funding the most promising research, offering meaningful support, raising public awareness and advocating for all living with Rett syndrome. Lists resources and clinics by state, national resources, and clinical trials. Resources include: Care Guides, Communication, Adaptive Equipment and Funding, School and Day Programs, Adolescence, Planning for the Future. Includes research about the condition and medication trials.

Online content free with registration. Parent coaching free for residents in partnered school districts.

Provides online tools for education and therapeutic support of children's mental health.

Services Include:

• Online Courses
  • Child's Mental Health Development
  • Manage Mental Health Symptoms
  • Self Help Courses for Parents
• Parent Coaching Sessions
• Ask A Therapist

Provided advocacy for the promotion and protection of children's health through fundraising, grantmaking and providing an informed perspective. Packard Children’s Hospital and Stanford School of Medicine supports clinical care, research, and education to improve the health of children and expectant mothers, locally and worldwide. Programs include Improving Systems of Care for Children with Special Health Care Needs and Elevating the Societal Priority of Children, providing wide-ranging, up-to-date data and research by tracking the status of California's children over time through its website, www.kidsdata.org.

Connects individuals and families affected by cleft lip/palate and other craniofacial to team care, providing education, and offerings personal support. Awards College scholarships, research grants, and silent auction. Provides patient/family Connections Conferences and 24 hour Cleftline.

First responders for the cognitively impaired.

• Emergency Rescue
• Locator Aids

Children receiving medical care via infusion, fluids, or more.

Medi Teddy is a machine-washable teddy bear that covers medical equipment or feeding tubes to help children feel more comfortable with the medical equipment. Bears are available at no or reduced costs to children who need them.

Protects adults under guardianship by ensuring that their guardians receive quality education and access to resources. NGA believes that those appointed to the care of guardians, conservators, and fiduciaries deserve quality services and that every person should be provided respect, due process, rights, and dignity in guardianship. NGA represents more than 1000 guardians, conservators, and fiduciaries from across the United States. Offers webinars, self study courses, and an annual national conference on guardianship.

Contact for details

Offers a variety of camps, including regular camps, specialty camps, and family camps.

Specialty camps include camps for children with congenital or acquired heart disease, spina bifida, tuberous sclerosis and more.

See specific camps for details

Provides camps for children with Type I diabetes and with or at risk of developing Type II diabetes. Multiple camps offered.

Ages 7-12, asthma

Provides a week-long camp to help children learn more about their asthma and how to better cope with this breathing disorder while still having fun. Superkids camps in South Dakota and Minnesota.