THE ORGANIZATIONS ARE LISTED BY SUBJECT, AND THEY ARE FURTHER BROKEN DOWN BY LOCAL OR NATIONAL SCOPE OF INFLUENCE. SUBJECT AREAS INCLUDE CHILD ABUSE, CHILD LABOR, MEDIA REPRESENTATIONS, DAY CARE, DRUG ABUSE, JUVENILE JUSTICE, LEAD POISONING, RETARDATION, AND WELFARE AS WELL AS FOSTER CARE, HEALTH CARE, HOUSING, PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED, AND OTHERS. THE DIRECTORY ALSO CONTAINS A SECTION OF ESSAYS WITH IMPORTANT PROBLEMS AFFECTING CHILDREN. THE PROBLEMS ARE EXAMINED FROM THE VIEWPOINTS OF THEIR NATURE, CAUSED, THE LEGAL SITUATION, AND/OR ORGANIZING TO INFLUENCE CHANGE. ANOTHER SECTION GIVES DESCRIPTIONS OF ALTERNATIVE CHILDREN AND YOUTH PROGRAMS THAT WERE SELECTED BECAUSE THEY SEEMED ILLUSTRATIVE OF THE KINDS OF ALTERNATIVE EDUCATIONAL AND OTHER PROGRAMS IN EXISTENCE TODAY. YET ANOTHER SECTION IDENTIFIES THOSE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND PROGRAMS, INCLUDING CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES, MOST DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE INTERESTS AND WELFARE OF CHILDREN AND YOUTH. A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF REFERENCE SOURCES FOR CITIZEN ACTION IS INCLUDED AS WELL AS A SEPARATE OF CHILDREN AND YOUTH AFFAIRS PERIODICALS (IN THE MAIN, THOSE THAT ARE PUBLISHED BY THE NEARLY 700 AGENCIES LISTED IN THE DIRECTORY). (SNI ABSTRACT)...PLO