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The Access Project
The Access Project focuses on promoting health access at the local community level. This site contains reports and fact sheets on the uninsured, as well as updates on their local projects.

Afterschool.gov
A new site by the Department of Education, Afterschool.gov has information about more than 100 federal grant and loan programs for after school. The web site also contains resources for building strong programs, available publications about child care and after-school issues, and links to educational web sites for children and youths.

American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), Ohio Chapter
The AAP and its member pediatricians dedicate their efforts and resources to the health, safety and well-being of infants, children, adolescents and young adults.

American Association of Health Plans
This site has links to a number of documents that address the CHIP program and children’s health issues.

American Public Human Services Association (APHSA)
A nonprofit, bipartisan organization, includes all state and many territorial human service agencies, more than 1,200 local agencies, and several thousand individuals who work in or otherwise have an interest in human service programs. APHSA educates members of Congress, the media, and the broader public on what is happening in the states concerning welfare, child welfare, health care reform, and other issues involving families and the elderly.

Appalachian Center for Economic Networks (ACENet)
ACENet is a community-based economic development organization located in rural, southeastern Ohio. Their purpose is to work with others in the area to create a healthy regional economy with many successful businesses and good jobs; their goal is for people with low incomes to move out of poverty permanently through employment or business ownership.

Association for Children for Enforcement of Support (ACES)
The ACES mission is to assist disadvantaged children affected by parents who fail to meet the legal, moral, and financial obligations of child support. Based in Toledo, Ohio, ACES is the largest nonprofit grassroots child support advocacy organization in the United States.

The Brookings Institution
In its research, The Brookings Institution functions as an independent analyst and critic, committed to publishing its findings for the information of the public. In its conferences and activities, it serves as a bridge between scholarship and public policy, bringing new knowledge to the attention of decisionmakers and affording scholars a better insight into public policy issues.