APPENDIX D: NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

The following are some national organizations with state and local chapters and affiliates.

AGING

American Association of Retired Persons (AARP),1909 K Street, NW, Washington, DC 20049, (202) 8724700.

Gray Panthers Project Fund, 1424 16th Street, NW, Suite 602, Washington, DC 20036, (202) 3873111.

National Council of Senior Citizens, 925 15th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20005, (202) 3478800.

Older Women's League (OWL), 730 11th Street, NW, Suite 300, Washington, DC 20001, (202) 7836686. 122 chapters in 35 states.

CIVIL LIBERTIESLCIVIL RIGHTS

American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), 132 West 43rd Street, New York, NY 10036, (212) 9449800.

Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund (MALDEF), 634 South Spring Street, 11th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90014, (213) 629-2512. ;

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), 4805 Mt. Hope Drive, Baltimore, MD 21215-3297, (301) 358-8900.

National Council of La Raza, 810 First Street, NE, Suite 300, Washington, DC 20002, (202) 2891380.

National Urban League, 500 East 62nd Street, New York, NY 10021, (212) 310-9000.

COMMUNITY ACTION/CITIZEN ORGANIZING

Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN), 300 Flatbush Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11217, (718) 789-5600.

Center for Community Change, 1000 Wisconsin Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20007, (202) 3420519. Provides technical assistance to community organizations nationwide.

Citizen Action, National offices: 1300 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 401, Washington, DC 20036, (202) 857-5153; 1406 West 6th Street, Suite 200, Cleveland, OH 44113, (216) 861-5200.

Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD), P.O. Box 1217, Hurst, TX 76053, (817) 268-6233.

The National Association of Community Action Agencies, 1775 T Street, NW, Washington, DC 20009, (202) 265-7546. The community action agencies were created under the 1964 Economic Opportunity Act. Mostly government funded, these agencies serve 96% of the counties in the United States, with several offices in each state. They carry out anti-poverty programs and work to provide job training, welfare reform, weatherization, Head Start programs and self-suff~ciency for low-income citizens. Contact the NACAA for agencies near you, or consult your state human services department, economic opportunity or community service agency.

CO-OPS

Co-op America, 2100 M Street, NW, Suite 310, Washington, DC 20063, (202) 872-5307. Publish an annual directory of their member co-ops nationwide.

North American Students of Cooperation (NASCO), P.O. Box 7715, Ann Arbor, MI 48107, (313) 663-0889. NASCO membership consists primarly of campus-based, student-owned co-ops.

EMOTIONALLY DISABLED

National Alliance for the Mentally Ill, 2101 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 302, Arlington, VA 22201, (703) 524-7600. There are over 900 local and state NAMI affiliates nationwide, in all 50 states.

ENVIRONMENT

Greenpeace, 1436 U Street, NW, Washington, DC 20009, (202) 462-1177.

National Audubon Society, 950 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10022, (212) 546-9100.

National Toxics Campaign, 37 Temple Place, 4th Floor, Boston, MA 02111, (617) 482-1477. 10 other offices and coalition members nationwide.

National Wildlife Federation, 1400 16th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20036-2266, (202) 797-6800.

Nature Conservancy, 1815 North Lynn Street, Arlington, VA 22209, (703) 841-5300.

Sierra Club, 730 Polk Street, San Francisco, CA 94109, (415) 776-2211.

HEALTH

American Lung Association, 1740 Broadway, New York, NY 100194374, (212) 315-8700.

National AIDS Network, 2033 M Street NW, Suite 800, Washington, DC 20036, (202) 293-2437. Services community-based AIDS education and service providers.

Physicians for Social Responsibility, 1601 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 800, Washington, DC 20009, (202) 939-5750.

HOMELESSNESS

National Coalition for the Homeless, 1621 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 400, Washington, DC 20009, (202) 26265-2371

LABOR/OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH

Councils on Occupational Safety and Health (COSHs). New York COSH can provide referrals to a COSH in your state: (212) 627-3900.

LEGAL AID

National Lawyers Guild, 55 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10013, (212) 966-9494.

National Legal Aid and Defender Association, 1625 K Street, NW, Suite 800, Washington, DC 20006, (202) 452-0620.

Legal Services Corporation, 400 Virginia Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20024-2751, (202) 8631837.

PEACE/DISARMAMENT

American Friends Service Committee, 1501 Cherry Street, Philadelphia, PA 19102, (215) 241-7000.

Committee in Solidarity with the People of El Salvador, P.O.Box 12156, Washington, DC 20005, (202) 265-0890.

National Mobilization for Survival, 45 John Street, Suite 811, New York, NY 10038, (212) 3852222. 85 affiliated grassroots groups around the country.

Peace Action: Campaign for Global Security, 1819 H Street, NW, Suite 1000, Washington, DC 20006, (202) 862-9740.

POLITICAL/GOVERNMENT REFORM

Common Cause, 2030 M Street, NW, Washington, DC 20036, (202) 833-1200. State organizations have 51 offices, most located in state capitals.

People for the American Way, 2000 M Street, NW, Suite 400, Washington, DC 20036, (202) 4674999.

STUDENTS

National Student Campaign Against Hunger and Homelessness, 29 Temple Place, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02111-9907, (617) 292-4823. Works with 600 campuses in 45 states.

Student Environmental Action Coalition (SEAC), P.O. Box 1168, Chapel Hill, NC 27514, (919) 962-0888.

Student Pugwash USA, 1638 R Street, NW, Suite 32, Washington, DC 20009, (202) 328-6555. Has campus chapters nationwide working on ethical science and technology issues.

United States Public Interest Research Group (USPIRG), 215 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE, Washington, DC 20003, (202) 546-9707.

United States Student Association (USSA), 1012 14th Street, NW, Suite 207, Washington, DC 20005, (202) 347-8772.

WOMEN/GENDER ISSUES

League of Women Voters, 1730 M Street, NW, Washington, DC 20036, (202) 429-1965.

National Abortion Rights Action League (NARAL), 1101 14th Street, NW, Suite 500, Washington, DC 20005, (202) 4084600.

National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, 1012 14th Street, NW, Suite 807, Washington, DC 20005, (202) 638-6388.

National Organization for Women (NOW), 1000 16th Street, NW, Suite 700, Washington, DC 20036, (202) 331-006/6.

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, 810 Seventh Avenue, New Yo~ic, NY 10019, (212) 541-7800.