Coalition Partners

Coalition Partners

Alliance for Children and Families provides services to nonprofit child and family serving and economic empowerment organizations. Motivated by a vision of a healthy society and strong communities, we work to strengthen America’s nonprofit sector and through advocacy assure the sector’s continued independence.

Child Care WORKS  strives to achieve and sustain affordable, high-quality child care options for the families and communities of Minnesota. (See "Public Policy and Advocacy" tab.)

Joint Council on International Children's Services (JCICS) promotes ethical child welfare practices, strengthens professional standards and educates adoptive families, social service professionals and government representatives throughout the world.

Network for Child Well-Being is a working group comprised of Minnesota family service agencies, local and state government agencies, advocates and legislators who share best practices and develop policy reccomendations to improve the child welfare system for children in our state.

Youth Moving Forward is a voice for homeless youth and youth at risk of becoming homeless. We work to ensure stability in housing, opportunities for education, and healthy transitions from foster care to adulthood.

Additional resources and organizations who advocate on behalf of families:

• Affirmative Options Coalition
• Children's Defense Fund MN
• Children's Home Society of America
• Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute
• Child Welfare League of America
• Ethica
• Every Child Matters
• Intercountry Adoption, Office of Children’s Issues, US Department of State
• Minnesota Council of Nonprofits
• Ready4K