Gender and Social Policy
Organizations
and Institutions in the Washington,
DC Area
Compiled by Jennifer Sleboda
This Directory includes a wide range of organizations,
both large and small, including national research and policy institutions,
grassroots activist organizations, local women's shelters, lobbying groups,
and professional associations. Although it is extensive, it is by no means
exhaustive. If you know of an organization that should be included, please
contact our office, and it will be added.
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The Human Rights
Campaign
919
18th Street, N.W., Suite 800
Washington, D.C. 20006
202/628-4160
Fax: 202/347-5323
www.hrc.org
e-mail: hrc@hrc.org
Contact: Amy Long, Member Services
Coordinator
Description The Human Rights Campaign, the largest national
lesbian and gay political organization, envisions an America where
lesbian and gay people are ensured of their basic equal rights -- and can be
open, honest and safe at home, at work and in the community. HRC has more
than 300,000 members, both gay and non-gay all committed to making this
vision a reality. With a national staff, volunteers and members throughout
the country, HRC lobbies the federal government on gay, lesbian and AIDS
issues; educates the public; participates in election campaigns; organizes
volunteers; and provides expertise and training at the state and local level.
Human Rights Watch
Women's Rights Division
1630 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Suite 500
Washington, DC 20009
202/612-4321
Fax: 202/612-4333
www.hrw.org
e-mail: hrwdc@hrw.org
Contact: LaShawn
Jefferson, Director
Description Human Rights Watch, staffed by regional experts,
lawyers, journalists, and linguists, works to end a broad range of human
rights abuses, including summary executions, torture, arbitrary detention,
restrictions on the freedoms of expression, association, assembly and
religion, violation of due process, and discrimination on racial, gender,
ethnic, and religious grounds. HRW also addresses war-related abuses such as
indiscriminate shelling or the use of starvation as a weapon of war. The
Women's Rights Project specifically addresses systematic human rights abuses
of women, such as rape, domestic violence, violence against refugee women,
and systematic discrimination in the workplace, home, and in reproductive and
sexual policies.
Institute for Policy
Studies
733
15th Street, NW, Suite 1020
Washington, DC 20005
202/234-9382
Fax: 202/387-7915
www.ips-dc.org
email: ipscomm@igc.apc.org
Description The IPS is a multi-issue progressive think tank
which has four major program areas: Global Economy; Paths for the 21st
Century; Sustainable Communities; Peace and Security. These program areas are
linked with each other and with coalitions around the country through the
Progressive Challenge networking and outreach program, which unites
single-issue organizations and programs under a multi-issue progressive
agenda called Fairness Agenda for America. The IPS also houses the
Social Action and Leadership
School for Activists
(SALSA) and the Letelier-Moffit Human Rights Awards
Program.
Institute for Research on Women's
Health
1616 18th Street, N.W., Suite
109
Washington, D.C. 20009
202/483-8643
Fax: 301/564-0987
e-mail: irwhdc@aol.com
Contact: Deborah J. Bower, Director
Description The IRWH is a non-profit national health
research organization devoted to research, education, and policy-work on
gender-related health issues. It is dedicated to the advancement of
scientific and scholarly work on women's health and women's mental health.
Projects include Drug Sex Differences Project, Sexual Harassment Project,
Abuse of Psychiatry Project, and Lesbian Parenting Project.
Institute for Women in Trades,
Technology, and Science
3010 Wisconsin Ave., N.W., Suite E10
Washington, D.C. 20016
202/686-7275
Fax: 202/686-1291
e-mail: iwitts@aol.com
Contact: Donna Milgram,
Executive Director
Description The IWITTS is a national, non-profit women's
organization focused on the integration of women into male-dominated or
"non-traditional" occupations. IWITTS assists women and girls in
pursuing careers in higher-paying male-dominated jobs by providing technical
assistance to the educational system on placing and retaining women in
"non-traditional" or male-dominated jobs and by working with
employers and labor unions to successfully integrate women into the
workplace. IWITTS also works in the policy arena, serving as a resource to
Congress and Executive Branch agencies.
Institute for Women's Policy Research
1707 L Street, N.W., Suite 750
Washington, D.C. 20036
202/785-5100
Fax: 202/833-4362
www.iwpr.org
Description IWPR is an independent, non-profit, scientific
research organization which was established to inform and stimulate debate on
issues of critical importance for women. IWPR's
work places women's experiences at the core of every project and is both
national and international in scope. Its research confronts issues of race,
ethnicity, and class and specifically addresses policies that help women
achieve self-sufficiency and autonomy. It works with policymakers and
scholars around the country to design, execute, and publicize research
findings. Its policy areas are: Poverty and Welfare, Family and Work, Health
Care/Domestic Violence, and Employment. IWPR also works in affiliation with
the graduate programs in public policy and women’s studies at The George Washington University.
InterAction
Commission on the Advancement of
Women
1717 Massachusetts Ave., N.W., Suite
801
Washington, D.C. 20036
202/667-8227
Fax: 202/667-8236
www.interaction.org
e-mail: pmorris@interaction.org
Contact: Pat Morris
Description InterAction's CAW
promotes gender equity in the policy and practice of InterAction
members, which are national and international development and humanitarian
assistance organizations. CAW works with member agencies to expand their
capacity to deliver gender sensitive programming and to promote women's
leadership, through workshops, consultations, and dissemination of useful
tools and materials. The CAW works with other U.S. and international NGO
networks to promote implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action by
governments and multi-lateral organizations.
International Center for Research on
Women
1717 Massachusetts Ave., N.W., Suite 302
Washington, D.C. 20036
202/797-0007
Fax: 202/797-0020
www.icrw.org
e-mail: icrw@igc.apc.org
Contact: Geeta Rao Gupta, President
Description The ICRW is a private, non-profit organization
dedicated to promoting economic and social development with women's full
participation. ICRW generates empirical information and provides technical
assistance on women's productive activity, their reproductive and sexual
health and rights, their status in the family, their leadership in society,
and their management of environmental resources. ICRW advocates with
governments and multilateral agencies, convenes experts in formal and
informal forums, and engages in an active policy communications program,
through electronic and print media, and through collaborative efforts with
other non-governmental institutions to advance women's rights and
opportunities.
Jacobs Institute of
Women's Health
409 12th Street, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20024
202/863-4990
Fax: 202/488-4229
www.jiwh.org
e-mail: smouton@acog.org
Contact: Shannon Mouton, Director of
Development and Marketing
Description The Jacobs Institute of Women's Health is an
independent non-profit, multi-disciplinary organization that studies and
disseminates information to advance the knowledge, practice, and
understanding of women's health. It identifies and studies women's health
care issues involving the interaction of medical and social systems. It
facilitates informed dialogue and fosters awareness among consumers and
providers alike. It also promotes problem resolution, interdisciplinary
coordination, and information dissemination at the regional, national, and
international levels.
Jewish Women International
1828
L Street, N.W., Suite 250
Washington, D.C. 20036
202/857-1300
Fax: 202/857-1380
www.jewishwomen.org
e-mail: jwi@jwi.org
Contact: Beverly I. Levy, Director of
Admin. and Human Resources
Description Jewish Women International strengthens the lives
of women, children, and families through education, advocacy, and action
focusing on family violence and the emotional health of children. JWI informs
the public of the issues of family violence, secures the emotional health of
children, and teaches strategies to motivate change.
Latin American Working
Group
110
Maryland Ave., N.E., Box 15
Washington, D.C. 20002
202/546-7010
Fax: 202/543-7647
www.lawg.org
e-mail: lawg@igc.apc.org
Contact: Krisanne
Vaillancourt, Program Assistant
Description LAWG is a non-governmental coalition working
with over 60 national religious, human rights, grassroots, and development
organizations concerned with peace and justice issues in Latin
America. LAWG has been striving for U.S. policies that promote peace,
justice, and sustainable development in the region. LAWG coordinates advocacy
efforts and public education campaigns regarding U.S.
foreign policy in Latin America.
Leadership Conference on Civil
Rights
1629 K Street, N.W., Suite 1010
Washington, D.C. 20006
202/466-3311
Fax: 202/466-3435
www.civilrights.org
e-mail: comlccr@civilrights.org
Contact: Karen McGill Lawson, Executive
Director
Description The Leadership Conference on Civil Rights is a
coalition of national organizations representing persons of color, women,
persons with disabilities, labor organizations, older Americans, gays and
lesbians, and major religious denominations. It is a voluntary, non-partisan
association of autonomous national organizations seeking to advance civil
rights for all Americans through government action at the national level.
The League of Women Voters
1730 M Street, N.W., 10th Floor
Washington, D.C. 20036
202/429-1965
Fax: 202/429-0854
www.lwv.org/
e-mail: lwv@lwv.org
Contact: Daryl MacKinnon, Executive
Secretary
Description The League of Women Voters is a non-partisan
political organization that encourages the informed and active participation
of citizens in government, works to increase understanding of major public
policy issues, and influences public policy through education and advocacy.
The Links, Inc.
1200
Massachusetts Ave., N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20005
202/842-8686
Fax: 202/842-4020
Contact: Mary P. Douglass, Chief Admin.
Officer
Description The Links, Inc. is a women's service
organization which was established in 1946. It is a program oriented
organization concentrating on four major program facets: The Arts,
International Trends and Services, National Trends and Services, and Services
to Youth.
Mana: A National Latina Organization
1725
K Street, N.W., Suite 501
Washington, D.C. 20006
202/833-0060
Fax: 202/496-0588
www.hermana.org
e-mail: HerMANA2@aol.com
Contact: Eliza M. Sanchez, President
Description MANA is a national community of informed Latina activists
working to create a better quality of life for all Hispanics. MANA programs
and activities are directed at achieving the equal access and participation of
Latinas in the social, educational, economic, and political arenas of this
country.
McAuley Institute
8300
Colesville Road, Suite 310
Silver Spring, MD 20910
301/588-8110
Fax: 301/588-8154
Contact: JoAnne Kane, Executive Director
Description McAuley Institute is a
national, non-profit organization which assists local organizations in
communities throughout the U.S.
to build or rehabilitate permanent housing for low-income residents. McAuley assists organizations with loans, technical
support, and education programs.
Men's Rape Prevention Project
P.O.
Box 57144
Washington, D.C. 20037-7144
202/265-6530
www.mrpp.org
e-mail: info@mrpp.org
Contact: Patrick Lemmon, Co-Director
Description The MRPP works to prevent rape and other forms
of male violence through community education, consulting, research, and
public education. It supports men by providing them with the resources and
opportunities to challenge themselves and others to end sexual violence. MRPP
gives presentations on a variety of topics, conducts workshops and trainings,
and provides consultations to institutions, activists, and educators.
Mexican American Legal Defense and
Education Fund
1518
K Street, N.W., Suite 410
Washington, D.C. 20005
202/628-4074
Fax: 202/393-4206
Contact: Marisa J. Demeo,
Legislative Staff Attorney
Description MALDEF is a national civil rights organization
that protects and promotes the rights of Latinos in a number of program
areas, as well as provides leadership development and law school
scholarships. The Washington Office is a national policy arm of MALDEF which
works to influence legislative and administrative action regarding education,
employment, immigration, political access, and public resources.
Mexican American Women's National
Association
1101
17th Street, N.W., Suite 803
Washington, D.C. 20036-4704
202/822-7208
Fax: 202/637-5107
Contact: Judy Canales, President
Description Mexican American Women's National Association is
a volunteer membership organization which promotes social, educational, and
economic advancement of Hispanic women. It also serves as a voice and
resource for Hispanic women and supports legislation initiatives key to
promoting equality for all women.
The Mid-Atlantic Equity
Consortium
5454
Wisconsin Avenue, N.W., Suite 655
Chevy Chase, MD 20815
301/657-7741
Fax: 301/657-8782
www.maec.org
e-mail: maec@nicom.com
Contact: Susan Shaffer, Associate Director
Description MAEC provides training and technical assistance
to schools and school districts in the areas of race, gender, and national
origin equity.
The MINERVA Center, Inc.
20
Granada Road
Pasadena, MD 21122-2708
410/437-537
e-mail: minervacen@aol.com
Contact: Linda Grant De Pauw,
President
Description The MINERVA Center, Inc. is a non-profit
educational, research foundation and publishing house founded by Linda Grant
DePauw which is devoted to supporting the interdisciplinary study of women in
war and women and the military.
My Sister's Place
P.O.
Box 29596
Washington, D.C. 20017
202/529-5261
Fax: 202/529-5984
Hotline: 202/529-5991
Contact: Brenda Fraser, Director of
Development
Description My Sister's Place is an interactive community
committed to eradicating domestic violence. It provides safe, confidential
shelter, a city-wide hotline, programs, education, and advocacy for battered
women and their children. Its goal is to empower women to take control of
their own lives. MSP is also an active participant of various coalitions of
organizations working on issues of violence against women.
NAMES Project National
Capital Area
1613
K Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20006
202/296-2637
Fax: 202/296-4121
www.aidsquilt.org
Description The goals of the NAMES project are to provide a
creative means for remembrance and healing, to illustrate the enormity of the
AIDS epidemic, to increase public awareness of AIDS, to assist with HIV
prevention education, and to raise funds for community-based AIDS service
organizations.
National Abortion and Reproductive
Rights Action League (NARAL)
1156 15th Street, N.W., Suite
700
Washington, D.C. 20005
202/973-3000
Fax: 202/973-3096
www.naral.org
e-mail: naral@naral.org
Contact: Denise Pugh, Human Resources
Manager
Description NARAL fights for reproduction freedom by:
electing pro-choice candidates; fighting efforts to ban abortion; stopping
anti-choice violence; ensuring access to safe abortions; and combating teen
pregnancy and reducing the need for abortion.
National Abortion Federation
1755
Massachusetts Ave., N.W., Suite 600
Washington, D.C. 20036
202/667-5881
Fax: 202/667-5890
www.prochoice.org/
e-mail: naf@prochoice.org
Contact: Vicki Saporta,
Executive Director
Description NAF is a professional membership association of
abortion health care providers. Our goals are to establish and implement
standards and guidelines of medical care; provide professional training; and
offer comprehensive public education materials regarding the variety,
quality, and accessibility of services provided by abortion clinics.
National Association for Equal
Opportunity in Higher Education
Black Higher Education Center, Lovejoy
Building
400 12th Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20002
202/543-9111
Fax: 202/543-9113
www.nas.edu/cwse/NAFEO.html
Contact: Wilma J. Roscoe, Vice President
Description The NAFEO was formed as a voluntary independent
association by historically black colleges and universities. NAFEO
articulates the need for a higher education system where race, income, and
previous education are not determinants of either the quantity or quality of
higher education. Additionally, NAFEO and its member colleges and
universities are committed to putting their financial and human resources
towards achieving this goal.
National Association for Girls and
Women in Sport
1900
Association Drive
Reston, VA 20191-1599
703/476-3450
Fax: 703/476-9527
www.aahperd.org/nagws/nagws-main.html
e-mail: nagws@aahperd.org
Contact: Diana Everett, Ph.D., Executive
Director
Description The mission of NAGWS is to serve as the primary
organization for professional development and promotion of girls and women as
sport leaders and to advocate programs of sport and physical activity for all
females. The four main goals include: developing and promoting women for
sport leadership; advocating women's full participation in sports and
physical activity positions; initiating and enhancing quality programs for
all females; and generating awareness about the profession.
National Association for Women in
Education
1325 18th Street, N.W., Suite 210
Washington, D.C. 20036-6511
202/659-9330
Fax: 202/457-0946
www.nawe.org
e-mail: nawe@clark.net
Contact: Lynn M. Gangone,
Executive Director
Description NAWE is a non-profit membership association
dedicated to the advancement of women in higher education and related fields.
Its mission is to address issues in higher education, with particular
attention to the interests, scholarship, and advancement of women educators
and students. Programs and services include leadership development training
for entry- to mid-level women; national, regional, and state professional
conferences; an annual national conference for college women student leaders;
graduate research awards; and liaison with U.S. government agencies, other
educational associations, and women's organizations.
National Association of Commissions
for Women
8630 Fenton Street, Suite 934
Silver Spring, MD 20910
301/585-8101
Fax: 301/585-3445
www.nacw.org
e-mail: nacw2@nacw.org
Contact: Carrolena
M. Key, Special Assistant to the President
Description The NACW is a membership organization composed
of regional, state, county, and local commissions created by government to
improve the status of women. The NACW was founded to give a national voice to
commissions for women.
National Association of Negro
Business and Professional Women's Clubs
1806 New Hampshire Ave., N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20009
202/483-4206
Fax: 202/462-7253
www.afrika.com/nanbpwc
Contact: Janice Reuben, Coordinator of
Membership Services
Description The mission of NANBPW is to promote and protect
the interests of African-American business and professional women; to serve
as a bridge for young people seeking to enter business and the professions;
and to improve the quality of life in the local and global communities.
Additionally, it has programs which focus on health, education, employment,
housing, and economic development, issues which directly impact the
African-American community.
National Association of Social
Workers
750
First Street, N.E., Suite 700
Washington, D.C. 20002
202/408-8600
Fax: 202/336-8310
www.naswdc.org
e-mail: info@naswdc.org
Contact: Lucy Sanchez, Manager, Public
Affairs
Description NASW is the largest organization of professional
social workers. NASW works on the national, state, and local levels to
advance the quality of social work practice, to promote unity and recognition
of the profession, to advocate standards that protect consumers, and to
propose and support public policies that improve our social environment.
National Association of Women
Business Owners
1100
Wayne Avenue, Suite 830
Silver Spring, MD 20910
301/608-2590
Fax: 301/608-2596
www.nawbo.org
e-mail: national@nawbo.org
Contact: Julie Himelfarb,
Executive Assistant
Description The NAWBO is a dues-based national organization
representing the interests of all women entrepreneurs in all types of
businesses. As an organization, NAWBO strengthens the wealth-creating
capacity of its members and promotes economic development. It creates
innovative and effective changes in the business culture and builds strategic
alliances, coalitions, and affiliations. It also works to transform public
policy and influence decision-makers.
National Association of Women Judges
815
15th Street, N.W., Suite 601
Washington, D.C. 20005
202/393-0222
Fax: 202/393-0125
e-mail: nawj@sprintmail.com
Contact: Esther K. Ochsman,
Executive Director
Description NAWJ is a non-partisan, non-profit association
of judges from all levels of the judiciary. It promotes the appointment of
women to state and federal courts; it encourages studies to document gender
bias in the judiciary and judicial system; it conducts judicial education
programs on child custody and visitation, spousal support, family violence,
reproductive technology, and bioethics; it addresses the problems of women in
the criminal justice system; and it provides leadership training for judges and
judicial educators, among other activities.
National Black Lesbian and Gay
Leadership Forum
1436
U Street, N.W., Suite 200
Washington, D.C. 20009
202/483-6786
Fax: 202/483-4970
www.qrd.rdrop.com:80/qrd/www/orgs/nbgllf/
e-mail: nblglf@aol.com
Contact: Keith O. Boykin, Executive
Director
Description The NBLGLF is a national non-profit organization
dedicated to empowering the Black lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender
community. NBLGLF's programs include the Youth
Program, AIDS Prevention Team, Women's Health Program, and the National Field
Program which provides Black activists and organizations with resources,
skills, and technical assistance for local organizing. The Forum also
provides visibility, advocacy, and leadership training for the
community.
National Black Women's Health Project
600
Pennsylvania Ave., S.E., Suite 310
Washington, D.C. 20003
202/543-9311
Fax: 202/543-9743
Contact: Tylene
Harrell
Description The NBWHP is a health advocacy organization
which is committed to improving the health status of Black women through
self-help and empowerment. NBWHP's core program of
services includes: self-help group development, walking for wellness, a
public policy and education program, a substance abuse prevention program,
and SisteReach, an international project which
provides self-help group development and technical assistance to women
outside the U.S.
National Breast Cancer Coalition
1707
L Street, N.W., Suite 1060
Washington, D.C. 20036
202/296-7477
Fax: 202/265-6854
www.natlbcc.org
Description The National Breast Cancer Coalition is a
national, grassroots advocacy organization whose mission focuses on three
goals: research, access, and influence. It works for increasing
appropriations for high quality research, specifically encouraging research
which focuses on prevention and finding a cure. It also works to increase
access for all women to high quality treatment and care and to breast cancer
clinical trials. Lastly, it works to increase the influence of women living
with breast cancer and breast cancer activists in the decision-making that
impacts all issues surrounding breast cancer.
National Center for Policy Research
for Women & Families
1901 Pennsylvania Ave, NW, Suite 901
Washington, DC 20006
www.center4policy.org
Director: Diana Zuckerman
Description: CPR for Women & Families is a nonprofit,
nonpartisan organization that is dedicated to improving the lives of adults
and children.
The National Center
for Policy Research (CPR) for Women & Families promotes the health and
well-being of women and families, by using objective, research-based
information to encourage new, more effective programs and policies. The
Center achieves its mission by gathering and analyzing information and
translating that information into clearly presented facts and policy
implications that are made widely available to the public, the media, and
policy makers.
National Coalition Against Domestic
Violence
119
Constitution Ave., N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20002
202/544-7358
Fax: 202/544-7893
www.ncadv.org
Contact: Marlo
Cohen, Public Policy Director
Description The National Coalition Against Domestic Violence
is a national grassroots advocacy organization representing battered women,
domestic violence programs, and state coalitions. Its public policy office
lobbies Congress, monitors legislative developments, and provides information
to shelters, state coalitions, and other grassroots advocates about pending
policy initiatives. NCADV also engages in public education and media
outreach.
National Coalition for the
Homeless
1012
14th Street, N.W., Suite 600
Washington, D.C. 20005-3406
202/737-6444
Fax: 202/737-6445
nch.ari.net/wwwhome.html
e-mail: nch@ari.net
Contact: Michael Stoops, Director of Field
Organizing Projects
Description The NCH is an advocacy organization committed to
the principles that affordable housing, access to health care, and living
wages are fundamental rights in a civilized society. The Washington office focuses specifically on
the federal government's responsibility to what is now a national crisis of
homelessness. The work of the NCH centers on both expanding and enforcing the
rights of the homeless poor, primarily through public education, community
organizing, litigation, and legislative reform.
National Committee for Responsive
Philanthropy
2001 S Street, N.W., Suite 620
Washington, D.C. 20009
202/387-9177
Fax: 202/332-5084
e-mail: ncrp@aol.com
Contact: Okola
Woodberry, Executive Assistant
Description The NCRP is committed to making philanthropy
more responsive to socially, economically, and politically disenfranchised people,
and to the dynamic needs of increasingly diverse communities nationwide. Its
programs aim to maximize the financial capacities of organizations which seek
justice for low income people, racial and ethnic minorities, women, and
others who are targets of discrimination and who seek environmental sanity.
National Committee on Pay
Equity
1126
16th Street, N.W., Suite 411
Washington, D.C. 20036
202/331-7343
Fax: 202/331-7406
www.feminist.com/fairpay
e-mail: ncpe@essential.org
Contact: Kelly Jenkins, Program
Coordinator
Description NCPE is a national coalition of labor unions,
women's and civil rights organizations, religious, professional and legal associations,
state and local government organizations, and individuals working to
eliminate sex- and race-based wage discrimination to achieve pay equity. The
NCPE provides leadership, information and resources, technical assistance and
strategy direction to pay equity advocates, public officials, the media, and
the general public. It works to stimulate new pay equity activity and to
focus national attention on the issue.
National Council of Jewish
Women
1707
L Street, N.W., Suite 950
Washington, D.C. 20036
202/296-2588
Fax: 202/331-7792
www.ncjw.org
e-mail: ncjwdc@aol.com
Contact: Jody Rabhan,
Associate Director
Description NCJW is a volunteer organization, inspired by
Jewish values, that works through a program of research, education, advocacy,
and community service to improve the quality of life for women, children, and
families.
National Council of Negro Women
1001
G Street, N.W., Suite 800
Washington, D.C. 20001
202/628-0015
Fax: 202/628-0233
www.ncnw.org
e-mail: ncnw@scs.howard.edu
Contact: Lucile Thomas, Director
Description The mission of the NCNW is to advance
opportunities and the quality of life for African and African-American women,
their families, and their communities. The NCNW participates in research,
advocacy, public education, and community-based services and programs in the U.S. and Africa.
It founded the National
Center for
African-American Women in 1992. The initiatives of the Center are business
development, research and public policy, and international development.
National Education Association
Women's Caucus
1201
16th Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20036
202/833-4000
Fax: 202/822-7741
NEA: www.nea.org
e-mail: neawmcaucs@aol.com
Description The NEA Women's Caucus introduces issues of
importance to women into the policy resolutions of the NEA, which is the
oldest and largest organization committed to advancing the cause of public
education. Current issues being addressed are domestic violence, sexual
harassment, gender and sexual orientation discrimination, and the Equal
Rights Amendment.
National Family Planning and
Reproductive Health Association
1627
K Street, N.W., 12th Floor
Washington, D.C. 20006
202/293-3114
Fax: 202/293-1990
www.nfprha.org
e-mail: info@nfprha.org
Contact: Meg DeRonghe,
Senior Public Policy Analyst
Description The NFPRHA is a non-profit membership
organization representing virtually all of the
domestic family planning field. It was established to improve and expand the
delivery of voluntary, comprehensive, culturally sensitive family planning
and reproductive health care services throughout the U.S.
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force
2320
17th Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20009-2702
202/332-6483
Fax: 202/332-0207
TTY: 202/332-6219
www.ngltf.org
e-mail: ngltf@ngltf.org
Contact: Kerry Lobel,
Executive Director
Description The NGLTF is a progressive civil rights
organization which supports grassroots organizing and advocacy and which
works to eliminate prejudice, violence, and injustice against gay, lesbian,
bisexual, and transgender people at the local, state, and national level. NGLTF
also serves as a national resource center for grassroots lesbian, gay,
bisexual, and transgender organizations facing struggles at the state and
local levels. NGLTF is also committed to building coalitions with other
communities and movements working for social change.
National Governor's Association
Center for Best Practices
Employment and Social Services Policy
Studies Division
444 N. Capitol Street, N.W., Suite 267
Washington, D.C. 20001
202/624-5335
Fax: 202/624-5313
e-mail: jhyland@nga.org
Contact: Jill Hyland, Policy Analyst
Description The Employment and Social Services Policy
Studies Division assists Governors and senior state officials to identify,
share, and implement best practices in their workforce development and
welfare systems. It focuses on state employment and training policy, youth
development, adult literacy, welfare-to-work, economic development, and
effective management strategies for state government.
National Indian Education Association
121
Oronoco Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
703/838-2870
Fax: 703/838-1620
www.niea.org
e-mail: niea@mindspring.com
Description NIEA is a non-profit association of Indian and
Alaska Native educational professionals, teachers, parents, and students. NIEA's mission is to support traditional Native cultures
and values; to enable Native learners to be contributing members of their
communities; to promote Native control of educational institutions; and to
improve educational opportunities and resources for American Indians and
Alaska Natives.
National Latino/a Lesbian and Gay
Organization (LLEGO)
1612
K Street, N.W., Suite 500
Washington, D.C. 20006
202/466-8240
Fax: 202/466-8530
e-mail: AquiLGBT@llego.org
Contact: Arlene Sandoval, Director of
Programs
Description LLEGO's mission is to
strengthen Latina
lesbian, Latino gay, bisexual and transgender communities at local, national,
and international levels by facilitating access to cultural, political, and
community development resources. Their activities include HIV/AIDS
prevention, youth empowerment, and Latina
lesbian and bisexual visibility, among others.
National Lesbian Political Action
Committee
1718 M Street, N.W., Suite 141
Washington, D.C. 20036
202/467-6408
www.nlpac.org
e-mail: nlpac@lesbian.org
Contact: Mindy Daniels, Executive Director
Description The goals of the NLPAC are: to provide a forum
for women to work with women on lesbian issues on a political level; to help
lesbians identify and strengthen their priorities; to make lesbian issues
visible at the national level; to unite and energize lesbian activists, to
educate our national leaders; to inspire new leadership; and to influence the
political process. NLPAC contributes to congressional and political
candidates who support lesbian issues.
National Minority AIDS Council
1931
13th Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20009
202/483-6622
Fax: 202/483-1135
www.nmac.org
e-mail: nmac1@aol.com
Contact: Jarret
Yoshida, Development Officer
Description The National Minority AIDS Council was formed to
develop leadership within communities of color to address issues of HIV
infection. NMAC's goals are to lend visibility,
leadership, educational messages and materials, comprehensive technical
assistance and a powerful national voice for AIDS workers on the front lines
in community-based organizations in hospitals and clinics, shelters and
schools, storefronts and streets. NMAC organizes and leads trainings and
seminars across the country for AIDS workers.
National Organization for Women
1000
16th Street, N.W., Suite 700
Washington, D.C. 20036
202/331-0066
Fax: 202/785-8576
www.now.org
e-mail: now@now.org
Contact: Ginny Montes, National Secretary
Description The National Organization for Women is the
largest feminist organization in the nation. NOW strives to eliminate
discrimination and harassment in the workplace; secure abortion and birth
control rights for all women; stop all forms of violence against women;
eradicate racism, sexism, and heterosexism; and promote equality and justice
through mass actions, intensive lobbying, non-violent civil disobedience,
direct action, and litigation.
NOW Legal Defense and Education Fund
119
Constitution Ave., N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20002
202/544-4470
Fax: 202/546-8605
www.nowldef.org
Contact: Pat Reuss,
Senior Policy Analyst
Description NOW LDEF pursues equality for women and girls in
the workplace, the school, the family, and the courts through legal,
education, advocacy, and public information programs.
National Partnership for Women and
Families
(Formerly Women's Legal Defense Fund)
1875 Connecticut
Ave., N.W., Suite 710
Washington, D.C. 20009
202/986-2600
Fax: 202/986-2539
www.nationalpartnership.org
e-mail: feedback@nationalpartnership.org
Description The National Partnership for Women and Families
is a national advocacy organization that works to ensure equal opportunity
and economic security for women, especially low-income women and women of
color. It also fights discrimination in employment and education. The
Partnership advocates for public policies which help Americans balance work
and family responsibilities and for access to quality, affordable health
care, including full reproductive choice.
National Political Congress of Black
Women
8401
Colesville Road, Suite 400
Silver Spring, MD 20910
301/562-8000
Fax: 301/562-8303
www.npcbw.org
Contact: Hon. C. DeLores
Tucker, National Chair
Description The NPCBW is a non-partisan organization that
has as its mission the political empowerment of African-American women. This
goal is achieved by: mentoring African-American women, encouraging
African-American women to vote and engage in political activities, training
African-American women to understand and operate within the political system,
encouraging African-American women to seek office at all levels of
government, developing advocate public policy positions at every level of
government, and preparing African-American women under 18 years of age to
enter the political process.
National Science Foundation
Program for Women and Girls in
Science, Engineering, and Mathematics
4201 Wilson Boulevard, Room 815
Arlington, VA 22230
703/306-1234 TDD: 703/306-0090
www.nsf.gov
e-mail: info@nsf.gov
Description Programs for women and girls in Science,
Engineering, and Mathematics (SEM) include Implementation and Development
Projects (IDP) for Women and Girls and Information Dissemination Activities
(IDA). These programs address educational issues from grade school through
graduate school. IDP funds projects that build on existing research about gender
and the SEM infrastructure in order to create positive, permanent change in
academic, social, and scientific climates. IDA insures that there is
widespread dissemination of strategies, research results, and resources that
will accelerate efforts to increase women's involvement in SEM.
National Women's Health Network
514
10th Street, N.W., Suite 400
Washington, D.C. 20004
202/347-1140
Fax: 202/347-1168
Contact: Anne Kasper, Director
(Clearinghouse)
Description The National Women's Health Network is a public
interest organization dedicated exclusively to women and health. Its work
ranges from providing individual women with information that they cannot get
from their health care providers to lobbying federal agencies to make women's
health concerns a top priority. In recent years, it has been dedicated to
many issues including AIDS, reproductive rights, breast cancer, occupational
and environmental health issues, older women's health, new contraceptive
technologies, and national health care reform. It also provides a
clearinghouse for information on women's health issues.
National Women's Health Resource
Center
5255
Loughboro Road, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20016
202/537-4015
Fax: 202/293-7256
www.healthywomen.org
e-mail: nwhrc02@erols.com
Contact: Heidi Rosvold-Brenholtz
Description The NWHRC is a non-profit organization based in Washington, D.C.
and acts as a national clearinghouse for information and resources about
women's health. Its primary goal is to educate healthcare consumers and
empower them to make intelligent decisions, which the Center does by
providing the public with accessible resources.
National Women's Law Center
11
Dupont Circle, N.W., Suite 800
Washington, D.C. 20036
202/588-5180
Fax: 202/588-5185
www.nwlc.org
Contact: Frances E. Thomas, VP of
Administration/Finance
Description NWLC is a non-profit organization working on key
issues affecting women including employment, health, education, dependent
care, and income security. The Center is currently involved in the national
debates on affirmative action, welfare reform, child care and child support,
and women's reproductive health. The Center is involved with litigation that
addresses issues of sexual harassment in schools. It also advocates for women
prisoners on the local and national levels.
National Woman's Party
Sewall-Belmont House
144
Constitution Ave., N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20002
202/546-1210
Fax: 202/546-3997
e-mail: nwp@capitolhill.org
Contact: Courteney
A. Holden, Staff Director
Description The NWP was founded in 1913 by suffragist Alice
Paul who wrote the Equal Rights Amendment. The primary legislative goals of
NWP are passage and ratification of the ERA. The NWP also serves as a
clearinghouse on the history of suffrage and supports other women's issues,
including eliminating violence against women, reproductive choice, supporting
child care, pay equity, ratifying the Convention on the Elimination of
Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), and fostering ties and continuing
dialogue with women from other countries, among others.
National Women's Political Caucus
1211
Connecticut Ave., N.W., Suite 425
Washington, D.C. 20036
202/785-1100
Fax: 202/785-3605
www.nwpc.org
e-mail: mailNWPC@aol.com
Contact: Anita Perez Ferguson, President
Description The NWPC is a national, grassroots organization
dedicated to increasing the number of pro-choice women in elected and
appointed office at all levels of government, regardless of party
affiliation. NWPC's mission is to identify,
recruit, train, and support women seeking elected and appointed office.
National Women's Student
Coalition
c/o U.S. Student Association
1413
K Street, N.W., 10th Floor
Washington, D.C. 20005
202/347-8772
Fax: 202/393-5886
www.essential.org/ussa/caucuses/nwsc.html
e-mail: ussa@essential.org
Description The National Women's Student Coalition is
committed to combating the oppression that faces women collectively and
individually, while recognizing diversity. The common goal of this coalition
is access to education through consciousness-raising and active campaigning
in our governmental, institutional, legal, and societal policies.
National Women's Studies Association
University of Maryland
7100
Baltimore Blvd., Suite 501
College Park, MD 20742
301/403-0525
www.nwsa.org
e-mail: nwsa@umail.umd.edu
Contact: Loretta Young, Office Manager
Description The National Women's Studies Association
actively supports and promotes feminist education and feminist educators at
every educational level and in every educational setting, through
conferences, publications, and a variety of member services.
National Youth Advocacy
Coalition
1711
Connecticut Ave., N.W., Suite 206
Washington, D.C. 20009-1139
202/319-7596
Fax: 202/319-7365
e-mail: NyouthAC@aol.com
Contact: Rea Carey, Director
Description NYAC addresses public policy issues related to
lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youth through the collaboration of a
broad spectrum of national and community-based organizations. With its
partner organizations, NYAC is working to end discrimination against gay,
lesbian, bisexual, and transgender youth and to ensure their physical and
emotional well-being.
NETWORK: A Catholic Social Justice
Lobby
801 Pennsylvania Ave., S.E., Suite 460
Washington, D.C. 20003
202/547-5556
Fax: 202/547-5510
www.networklobby.org
e-mail: network@networklobby.org
Contact: Kathy Thornton, RSM
Description NETWORK is a non-profit membership organization
of lay and religious women and men who put their faith into action by
lobbying to influence public policy in Washington.
NETWORK's political lobbying goals are securing
just access to economic resources, reordering federal budget priorities, and
global economic justice.
Network of East-West Women
1601 Connecticut
Ave., N.W., Suite 701
Washington, D.C. 20009
202/265-3585
Fax: 202/265-3508
e-mail: newwdc@igc.apc.org
Contact: Victoria Vrana
Description NEWW is a communications network that links over
1,500 women's advocates in more than 30 countries in the former-Soviet Union
and Eastern and Central Europe. NEWW's goal is to support the formation of independent
women's movements. Its primary objective is to increase the capability of
women and women's NGOs to intervene effectively on policy regarding women's
lives. Issues of importance include: women's full participation in all
aspects of public life; their right to reproductive choice; and women's
rights to be free from discrimination, violence, racial and ethnic hatred,
and censorship.
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