Organizations and Links

• The Alliance for Early Childhood Finance www.earlychildhoodfinance.org
• Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) www.fns.usda.gov/cnd/care
• The Finance Project, a national initiative to improve the effectiveness, efficiency and equity of public and private-sector financing for education, early childhood development and other children's services, and community building and development. www.financeproject.org
• The Forum for Early Childhood Organization and Leadership Development Midwest Center for Nonprofit Leadership http://mwcnl.bsbpa.umkc.edu/forum/forum.htm
• Funding Trends, Issues and Opportunities http://mwcnl.bsbpa.umkc.edu/forum/ftrends/intro.html
• Local Initiatives Support Corporation www.liscnet.org
• National Center on Community Education Through the National Center on Community Education, information is available on the Twenty-First Century Learning Centers and other initiatives to promote community education by providing leadership training to people who are interested in community schools, as well as leadership training to further the development and skills of those implementing community education. The site includes links to funding resources, other organizations and materials that may be useful to community organizations. www.nccenet.org
• Rural Information Center (RIC) www.nal.usda.gov/ric
• U.S.D.A Rural Housing Service: Community Facilities Loan Program http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/rhs/index.html
• The David and Lucile Packard Foundation www.packfound.org
• California Department of Education - Child Development Division www.cde.ca.gov/cyfsbranch/child_development
• California Children and Families Commission www.ccfc.ca.gov
• Monterey County Children and Families Commission www.mcprop10.org
• Community Foundation for Monterey County www.cfmco.org