Cascade Pacific Council, Scouting America

Camp Fire USA was founded in 1910, and is located in Portland, Ore. The camp is one of the first integrated, nonsectarian organizations for students in the United States. The company has more than 130 councils nationwide, and serves over 700,000 youth every year. It offers school-based programs, Camp Namanu and small-group programs. Meetings are held after school, in the evenings or on weekends, where boys and girls learn to work together and progress through program levels according to their grade in school. The students get involved in community services, which help them become good citizens concerned about their communities and society. Programs teach responsibility, decision-making, and other valuable skills through a variety of projects.

Established in 1983, National Indian Child Welfare Association is a private, nonprofit membership organization that provides a range of child abuse and neglect prevention programs for American Indian children and families. It offers consortium partnership, community mental health services, Indian child welfare, cultural competency training and customary adoption programs. The organization additionally provides technical assistance for children with mental illnesses and developmental disabilities. It offers project design, program planning, evaluation, on-site training, research and advocacy services. The organization maintains a library that stocks books, articles and movies, as well as provides curriculum-related materials and a variety of leisure reading options for children. It has partnerships with the Center for Mental Health Services, Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians, American Humane Association and Child Welfare Information Gateway. National Indian Child Welfare Association is located in Portland, Ore.