Helen Woodward Animal Center
:: Under one management, this unique, non-profit, with
varied services benefits the community by providing
educational and therapeutic programs for people, and
humane care and adoption for animals. Issues: animal rights; shelter; humane society; education; pet assisted therapy;
adoption. Location: Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92607.
Mystic Women
:: Clothing and accessories for children of lesbian and gay parents. Empowering messages. Issues: gay; lesbian, children, adoption, pride, pregnancy, empowerment Location: Somerville, MA 02143.
The Cat's Cradle Shelter and Feline Adoption
:: A safe and cozy shelter for homeless cats and kittens awaiting adoption. Issues: animal rights; cat, kitten, feline, adoption, shelter, rescue, pet, animal, texas. Location: Bryan-College Stationt, TX 77845.
United Animal Rescuers
:: United Animal Rescuers is the No. 1 provider of animal rescue information. Helping those who help animals. Issues: networking; animal; rescue; welfare; adoption; dog; cat; shelter Location: Los Angeles, CA 90035.
Alternative Media Information Center
39 W. 14th St.
New York, NY 10011-7489 Phone: (212)929-2663
Affiliate: Media Network. Issues: family; justice; media; children; film. Description: A guide to 22 film titles on different aspects of adoption including disabled children, older children and single parent adoption. Contacts(s): Don Derosby (Executive Director) Type: media; guide. Source: Macrocosm USA.
Gale Research Inc.
835 Penobscot Building
Detroit, MI 48226 Phone: (800)877-GALE
Issues: justice; family; children. Description: Adoption agencies, national and state agencies and associations involved in adoption and foster parents programs, adoption agencies and orphanages overseas that place children directly with US families; appendixes list state agencies that are sources for birth and marriage records and US immigration offices. Arranged geographically. Also includes bibliography, glossary, each state chapter begins with a survey of adoption laws and regulations; also discussion of adoption requirements outside US. Contacts(s): Ellen Paul (Editor) Publisher: Gale Research Inc. Published Date: 8/89. Page#: 450. Price: $55/ea. Fax: (313)961-6241. Other:Telex (810)221-7086. Type: reference; directory. Source: Gale Reasearch, Directories in Print.
322 8th Ave.
New York, NY 10001-8001 Phone: (212)807-8400
Issues: justice; Third World; political prisoners; death penalty; prisons; criminal system. Description: A mass membership, grassroots organization with 3,600 chapters acting within the confines of a strictly defined mandate limiting it to work on behalf of political prisoners' human rights and specific issues affecting them such as torture, executions, and disappearances practicing "case adoption" to boost prisoners' morale through letters, supplies, release requests, freedom from pre-trial torture or intimidation, access to family, right to a fair trial or appeals, adequate medical care. Other Resources: Publishes AMNESTY ACTION and AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL ORANGE COUNTY NEWSLETTER. Contacts(s): John G. Healey (Executive Director) Tax Status: Nonprofit. Additional Address: 777 UN Plaza, New York, NY 10017, (212)867-8878. Type: organization. Source: Macrocosm USA.
501 Oneida Pl. NW
Washington, DC 20011-2038 Phone: (202)291-4373
Issues: justice; urban; politics; minorities; networking; activism. Description: 3,000+ organizations especially relevant to or comprised primarily of Black Americans, including adoption agencies, business, bar associations, colleges, public administrators, book publishers, church denominations, financial institutions, hospitals, museums, embassies and consulates, and others: includes Blacks in federal elected and appointed positions; individuals chosen for their prominence in athletics, entertainment, and politics. Classified by line of business or activity. Contacts(s): R. Benjamin, Jacqueline L. Johnson (Publishers) Published Date: 1/91. Page#: 285. Price: $50/ea. + $1.50 shipping. Frequency: Annual. Circulation: 25M. Labels: 150. Type: reference; directory. Source: Gale Reasearch, Directories in Print.
City University of New York
311 E. 94th St.
New York, NY 10128-5684
Issues: feminism; peace. Description: Reprints of significant "lost" fiction, memoirs, autobiographies, or other feminist work from the past; biography; original anthologies for classroom adoption; handbooks; bibliographies. "We are especially interested in international literature and the theme of women and peace." Contacts(s): Florence Howe (Publisher) Type: publisher. Source: Writer.
Box 546
Fillmore, CA 93016-0546 Phone: (805)524-4542
Issues: environment; animal rights. Description: Helping companion animals and the people they love. Community awareness, education. Pet sponsorship and adoption. Also, assists in nuetering programs. Type: organization. Source: EarthBeat.
9200 Edmonston Rd., #117
Greenbelt, MD 20770-1506 Phone: (301)441-8777
Issues: agriculture; environment; politics; lobbying; research; family farms; farmland; organic. Description: A research and education organization that encourages and facilitates the adoption of low-cost, resource-conserving, and environmentally-sound farming methods. The Institute serves as: a sponsor of research and education outreach programs; a voice for alternative agriculture in Washington; and a contact for farmers and others who seek information on diversified, sustainable farming systems. Other Resources: See ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURE NEWS newsletter and AMERICAN JOURNAL OF ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURE. Contacts(s): Garth Youngberg (Executive Director) Tax Status: Nonprofit. Established: 1983. Member of: Global Tomorrow Coalition. Type: organization; institute. Source: Macrocosm USA.
70 E. Falmouth Hwy.
East Falmouth, MA 02536-5954 Phone: (508)548-8328
Issues: environment; wildlife/endangered species; oceans. Description: This international coalition works for the preservation of wildlife not only on land but also the ocean wildlife. It accomplishes this by not only working to preserve wildlife but the wilderness too. They publish educational brochures and pamphlets. Other Resources: See WHALEWATCH newsletter and Whale Adoption Project. Contacts(s): Dan Morast (Executive Director) Office Address: 634 North Falmouth Highway, North Falmouth, MA O2556. Type: organization; coalition. Source: Macrocosm USA.
Alternative Media Information Center
39 W. 14th St.
New York, NY 10011-7489 Phone: (212)929-2663
Affiliate: Alternative Media Information Center. Issues: media; Third World; justice; demographics; environment; energy; urban; film. Description: The information center is operated to provide comprehensive computerized database evaluations of outstanding social, political, cultural and environmental films and videotapes. Thousands of titles cross-indexed into hundreds of subject areas. Other Resources: See the following media guides: THIRD WORLD ORGANIZING; CENTRAL AMERICA; APARTHEID AND SOUTH AFRICA; DISARMAMENT; GREEN GEMS; COMMUNITY ISSUES; REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS; ADOPTION; SAFE PLANET; and a magazine, MEDIACTIVE. Also, NFCB NEWS. Contacts(s): Don Derosby (Executive Director) Type: media; computer. Source: Macrocosm USA.
666 Pennsylvania Ave. SE, 2nd floor
Washington, DC 20003-4319 Phone: (202)547-9009
Affiliate: National Audubon Society. Issues: environment; demographics; feminism; family planning; population. Description: Supports family planning assistance here and abroad; works for adoption of a national population policy; testifies at congressional hearings on federal legislation to establish a mechanism for continuous monitoring of international trends in population, resources, and environment, and for providing our leaders with greater foresight capability; cooperates with private and public organizations. Other Resources: Publishes POPULATION PROGRAM ACTIVITY REPORT (monthly/bimonthly) and POPULATION Newsletter. Audiovisual and Print Resources list available. See Foreign Assistance Action Project. Contacts(s): Patricia Baldi (Director) Type: organization; program. Source: Macrocosm USA.
3211 4th St. NE
Washington, DC 20017-1106 Phone: (202)541-3000
Issues: spiritual; peace; justice; politics; faith; activism; lobbying. Description: One of three departments of the USCC, the national public policy agency of the US Catholic Bishops. The department reflects the bishops' concern for justice by applying the principle of Catholic social teaching to issues in the public forum and developing policy positions for adoption by the bishop body. The department has two offices: Domestic Social Development and International Justice and Peace. The first delves in economy, labor, federal budget, voting rights. energy, health, housing. Other Resources: Bimonthly newsletter. Contacts(s): Rev. Robert N. Lynch (General Secretary), Fr. J. Bryan Hehir, (202)659-6797. Type: organization; conference. Source: Macrocosm USA.
800 Maple Glen Lane
Wayne, PA 19087-4797 Phone: (215)964-0606
Issues: family; adoption. Description: To promote adoption as a positive family building option. Type: publisher. Source: SPC.
1401 Wilson Blvd.
Level B
Arlington, VA 22209-2306 Phone: (705)528-1818
Affiliate: Izaak Walton League of America. Issues: environment; rivers. Description: A newsletter of Save Our Streams Project, it is available with the purchase of a S.O.S. adoption kit. It allows all of its articles to be reprinted at no charge as long as Splash and the League are credited. and computer listings of projects. Contacts(s): Karen Firehock (Program Director), Eunice Groark (Monitoring Coordinator) Published Date: 9/90. Page#: 8. Subscriptions: $6/yr. Frequency: 4/yr. Circulation: 3.8M. Fax: (703)528-1836. Dues: $20/national dues. Tax Status: Nonprofit. Established: 1969. Type: periodical; newsletter. Source: Macrocosm USA.
International Wildlife Coalition
70 E. Falmouth Hwy.
East Falmouth, MA 02536-5954 Phone: (508)548-8328
Affiliate: International Wildlife Coalition. Issues: environment; wildlife/endangered species. Description: This project helps protect whales by adopting a whale. While you don't literally adopt a whale you do pledge money to help keep the species alive. Contacts(s): Dan Morast (Executive Director) Office Address: 634 North Falmouth Highway, North Falmouth, MA 02556-0388. Type: organization; program. Source: Macrocosm USA.