The Maya & Miguel outreach team works with the following national partners to not only build an audience for Maya & Miguel, but also to establish direct, tangible resources for local partnerships.

Cuban American National Council
National Center for Family Literacy
National Council of La Raza
National Latino Children’s Institute
National Recreation and Park Association
Reading Is Fundamental, Inc.

Cuban American National Council
1225 SW 4 St.
Miami, Florida 33135
305-642-3484
www.cnc.org

CNC is a private nonprofit agency that serves immigrants, emerging leaders and individuals in need from all races and nationalities. The Council delivers education, housing and economic development services through a network of related non-profit corporations. With more than 60 policy papers and books published, CNC is the oldest service organization conducting research on Cuban-Americans, and frequent analyses on Hispanic American issues.

National Center for Family Literacy
325 West Main Street, Suite 300
Louisville, KY 40202
Tel. 502-584-1133
Family Literacy Infoline 1-877-FAMLIT-1
www.famlit.org

The mission of the National Center for Family Literacy (NCFL) is to create educational and economic opportunity for the most at-risk children and parents. NCFL’s services include professional development for people who work in children’s education, adult education, English as a Second Language, and related literacy fields; model program development through many ground-breaking initiatives; policy and advocacy support to sustain and expand literacy services for families; and the Family Literacy Alliance, a membership program.

National Council of La Raza
1111 19th Street, N.W.
Suite 1000
Washington, DC 20036
Tel. 202-785-1670
www.nclr.org

The National Council of La Raza (NCLR) is a private, nonprofit organization established to reduce poverty and discrimination, and improve life opportunities for Hispanic Americans. NCLR is the largest constituency-based national Hispanic organization, serving all Hispanic nationality groups in all regions of the country. NCLR provides services not only to its own affiliates, but also to other local Hispanic organizations; unlike organizations which serve only their own "chapters," NCLR welcomes affiliation from independent Hispanic groups that share NCLR’s goals and self-help philosophy.

National Latino Children’s Institute
1325 N. Flores Street, Suite 114
San Antonio, Texas 78212
Tel. 210-228-9997
www.nlci.org

The National Latino Children’s Institute (NLCI) is the only national Latino organization that focuses exclusively on children. A nonprofit, nonpartisan organization, NLCI’s mission is to serve as the voice for young Latinos. NLCI develops public education campaigns to create awareness of the needs and potential of Latino children; provides training and technical assistance on programs and policies that value young Latinos and help build healthy communities.

National Recreation and Park Association
22377 Belmont Ridge Rd.
Ashburn, VA 20148
Tel. 703-858-0784
www.NRPA.org

The National Recreation and Park Association works to advance parks, recreation and environmental conservation efforts that enhance the quality of life for people across the nation.

NRPA promotes public awareness and support for recreation, park and leisure services as they relate to the healthy use of leisure time, the stability of a community as well as the physical and mental health of individuals.

Reading Is Fundamental, Inc.
1825 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Suite 400
Washington, DC 20009
Toll Free 1-877-RIF-READ or 202-673-0020
www.rif.org

Reading Is Fundamental, Inc. (RIF), founded in 1966, works to build a literate nation by helping young people discover the joy of reading. RIF's highest priority is to serve the nation's underserved children and families through the development and delivery of literacy programs and campaigns that motivate youth to read regularly. Through a national, grassroots network of 450,000 community volunteers at 25,000 RIF program sites, 5.1 million children are provided with 16.5 million new, free books and other essential literacy resources each year.

Starting September 15, 2004, RIF will also begin providing bilingual resources to help support Latino families as they read, sing, and share stories together at home. For more information, visit: www.rif.org/leer.