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Afterschool Alliance
A site dedicated to raising awareness of the importance of after school
programs and advocating for quality, affordable programs for all
children. Supported by a group of public, private and nonprofit
organizations that share the Alliance's vision of ensuring that all
children have access to after school programs by 2010.
http://www.afterschoolalliance.org/about_us.cfm
Afterschool.gov
Site providing links to federal resources supporting children and youth
during out-of-school hours.
http://www.afterschool.gov/cgi-binh/home.pl
American Academy of Pediatrics
http://www.aap.org/default.htm
American Library Association's 700+ Great Sites for Kids and
Parents
http://www.ala.org/parentspage/greatsites
The American Council for Drug Education
A substance abuse prevention and education agency.
http://www.acde.org
American Library Association
Site for parents, caregivers, teachers and others who care about
kids.
http://www.ala.org/parents/index.html
The American Medical Association
http://www.ama-assn.org/
Annie E. Casey Foundation (AECF)
Fosters public policies, human service reforms, and community supports
regarding needs of today's vulnerable children and families. Offers the
Kids Count Data Book and online databases.
http://www.aecf.org
American Psychological Association
http://www.apa.org/
American Public Human Services Association
A nonprofit, bipartisan organization for state and territorial human
service agencies who work in or otherwise have an interest in human
service programs.
http://www.aphsa.org
Association for Childhood Education International (ACEI)
A site for educators and others committed to the needs of children in a
changing society.
http://www.acei.org
Bridges4Kids
This website highlights building partnerships between families, schools
and communities. Translation in several languages is available on
the site. Connections to many other sites including NCLB
info. Bridges4kids is a non-profit parent organization providing a
comprehensive system of information and referral for parents of children
from birth through transition to adult life.
http://www.bridges4kids.org
Brush Up on Healthy Teeth
A CDC campaign, offers a parent fact sheet and quiz.
http://www.cdc.gov/oralhealth/factsheets/brushup.htm
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California Childcare Health Program
Offers a number of training curricula, as well as a newsletter, fact
sheets (many available in Spanish), and resources and links for numerous
health and safety topics.
http://www.ucsfchildcarehealth.org
Car Safety Seats: A Guide for Families 2004
Every state requires that infants and children ride buckled
up. However, state laws do not always require the safest way to
transport a child. More children are still killed as passengers in
car crashes than from any other type of injury. Using a car safety
seat correctly can help prevent injuries to young children, but it is
not as easy as you think. Just a little mistake in how the car
safety seat is used could cause serious injury to your child.
http://www.aap.org/family/carseatguide.htm
Celebrating Families 2004
Celebrating Families 2004 is an online calendar of dates, activities and
resources that strengthen families. These pages celebrate culture,
tradition and diversity, as well as advocate active community
involvement.
http://www.celebratingfamilies.org/
Census Bureau Child Care Statistics
Information on child care costs and arrangements collected on an
intermittent basis in the Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP).
http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/childcare.html
Census 2000 School District Maps
A mapping application that provides an interface to state, county and
school district information. Includes tools and capabilities which
enable the user to view maps of the unified, secondary or elementary
school districts data for a state; view details about a school district
by choosing a school district from the map or compare two school
districts by selecting both from the map.
http://nces.ed.gov/surveys/sdds/c2000m.asp
CHADD
A non-profit organization serving individuals with
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (AD/HD)
http://www.chadd.org
Child Advocate
Serves the needs of children, families, and professionals while
addressing educational, medical, legal, and legislative issues.
http://www.childadvocate.net/
Child Care Aware
A non-profit initiative helping parents find information on locating
quality childcare and child care resources. Funded through a cooperative
agreement with the Child Care Bureau, Administration for Children and
Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
http://www.childcareaware.org
Child Care Bureau
Established in the Administration for Children and Families of the
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to administer federal
childcare programs to states, territories and tribes for low-income
children and families.
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ccb/
Child Care Nutrition Resource System
Provides information on food preparation, food safety, recipes, and
other nutrition resources. A useful Website for those working in
USDA's Child Nutrition Programs.
http://www.nal.usda.gov/childcare/index.html
Child Care Partnership Project
Provides information on creating and maintaining public-private
partnerships to increase and improve child care in states and
communities throughout the country.
http://nccic.org/ccpartnerships/home.htm
Child Care Safety Checklist for Parents and Child Care Providers
From the consumer Product Safety Commission, helps ensure that child
care settings are safe.
http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/pubs/chldcare.html
Child Trends Data Bank
A one-stop-shop for the latest national trends and research on over 70
key indicators of child and youth well-being.
www.childtrendsdatabank.org
Child Welfare League of America
The nation's oldest and largest organization devoted entirely to the
well-being of America's vulnerable children and their families.
http://www.cwla.org
Children's Bureau
Responsible for assisting states in the delivery of child welfare
services (i.e., services designed to protect children and strengthen
families). The agency provides grants to states, tribes, and
communities to operate a range of child welfare services.
http://www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/cb/
Children's Defense Fund (CDF)
A private, nonprofit organization paying particular attention to the
needs of poor and minority children and those with disabilities.
http://www.childrensdefense.org
The Children's Partnership
Participates in programs for researching, publishing, and creating
partnerships among parents, policymakers and the private sector.
This site contains information about health, education, and welfare for
children, youth and families with links to experts, services, programs
and discussion groups.
http://www.childrenspartnership.com/
Civitias
Produces and distributes practical, easy-to-use tools that assist in
making the best possible decisions on behalf of children.
http://www.civitas.org
College Parents of America (CPA)
A national membership association offering parents resources to prepare
for putting their children through college.
http://www.collegeparents.org
Connect For Kids
Offers a place on the Internet for adults-parents, grandparents,
educators, policymakers and others-who want to become more active
citizens, from volunteering to voting with kids in mind.
http://www.connectforkids.org/homepage1535/index.htm
Consumer Information Catalog
Free on-line consumer information.
http://www.pueblo.gsa.gov
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Announces product recalls and product safety news.
http://www.cpsc.gov/
Council of Family Health
Dedicated to educating consumers about the proper use of
non-prescription and prescription medicines, dietary supplements, home
safety and personal health.
http://www.cfhinfo.org
Critical Facts About Young Children and Early Childhood Programs in
the United States (October 2002)
This resource includes current data about young children, early
childhood education programs, and the early childhood workforce in the
United States.
http://www.naeyc.org/childrens_champions/criticalintro.asp
Department of Agriculture
Invites schools to join Team Nutrition, focusing on nutritious
school meals, nutrition education, and a health-promoting school
environment.
http://www.fns.usda.gov/tn/Join/index.htm
Department of Education Parent Information and Resource
Center
Provides information on the parent information and resource centers
funded by the Department of Education (DOE) in twenty-eight states to
help families and schools support children's learning.
http://www.ed.gov/Family/ParentCtrs/index.html
Early Childhood Organizations
Additional links to national organizations dealing with early childhood
issues.
http://www.naeyc.org/childrens_champions/links_list.asp
Early Head Start National Resource Center (EHS NRC)
Designed to ensure that Early Head Start programs have information
and training on "best practices" on a range of early childhood
topics.
http://www.ehsnrc.org
Education Commission of the States
Policy research and analysis.
http://www.ecs.org
ERIC Clearinghouse on Elementary and Early Childhood Education
http://www.ericeece.org
ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading, English, and Communication
website
http://reading.indiana.edu/
Even Start Family Literacy Program
The purpose of the Even Start Family Literacy Program is to help
break the cycle of poverty and illiteracy by improving the educational
opportunities for families. This is accomplished by integrating
early childhood education, adult literacy and adult basic education, and
parenting education into a unified literacy program. Even Start is
implemented nationally through cooperative projects that build on
existing community resources, creating a new range of services for
children, families and adults.
http://www.evenstart.org
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FACE
A national non-profit organization creating public awareness about the
connection between alcohol and critical public health issues.
http://www.faceproject.org
Families USA
Includes publications on family health issues, such as children's
health insurance, managed care and health maintenance
organizations. It also links to the Medicaid Clearinghouse, which
gives detailed information about the Medicaid program.
http://www.familiesusa.org
Family Education Network
An online consumer network of learning and information resources for
parents, teachers and students.
http://www.familyeducation.com
Family Village
Integrates information, resources, and communication opportunities on
the Internet for persons with cognitive and other disabilities, for
their families, and for those that provide them services and support.
http://www.familyvillage.wisc.edu
Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics
Offers easy access to federal and state statistics and reports on
children and their families, including: population and family
characteristics, economic security, health, behavior and social
environment and education.
www.childstats.gov
Federal Resources for Educational Excellence
Site of free Federally supported teaching and learning resources.
http://www.ed.gov/free
Financing of a System of Early Childhood Education
NAEYC's Policy Brief on the Financing of a System of Early Childhood
Education.
http://www.naeyc.org/childrens_champions/financing.asp
Financing of a System of Early Childhood Education Tool Kit
An extension of the NAEYC Policy Brief on the Financing of a System of
Early Childhood Education.
http://www.naeyc.org/childrens_champions/financing_toolkit.asp
Fight Crime Invest in Kids
Works to examine crime prevention. Among the strategies proven
to be effective are early care and education programs for preschoolers,
good schools, after-school programs and prevention of child abuse, as
well as programs that nip delinquency in the bud by getting troubled
kids back on track.
http://www.fightcrime.org/
Foster Parent Home Page
Site dedicated to foster parents and those interested in foster
parenting.
http://fostercare.org/FPHP
Foundation Center (grant info)
A site on philanthropy dedicated to serving grant seekers, grant makers,
researchers, policymakers, the media, and the general public.
http://www.fdncenter.org
Free Educational Publications from the U.S. Department of Education
An online database of publications from the United States Department of
Education for families and educators.
http://www.ed.gov/pubs/edpubs/html
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Grandparents raising grandchildren
American Association of Retired Persons website offering resources and
suggestions to grandparents raising grandchildren.
http://www.aarp.org/life/grandparents/helpraising/
The Grantsmanship Center
A website devoted to grant information and grantsmanship training.
http://www.tgci.com
Head Start Bureau
Provides information on the national Head Start and Early Head Start
programs. Head Start provides comprehensive developmental services
for America's low-income preschool children. Specific services for
children focus on education and socio-emotional development.
http://www2.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/hsb/
Head Start Emergent Literacy Project
A federally funded project through the Idaho Center on Developmental
Disabilities at the University of Idaho. The goal of the project
is to increase emergent literacy actions in Head Start classrooms where
formal reading and writing instruction may be ineffective.
http://www.educ.uidaho.edu/cdhd/emerlit/
Health and Safety Topics
An U.S. Department of education site listing Federal Resources for
Educational Excellence (FREE) in Health and Safety.
http://www.ed.gov/s-health.html
Healthy Child Care America Campaign
Numerous resources for parents and early childhood educators in
collaboration with the Department of Health and Human Services, the
Child Care Bureau, and the AAP (American Academy of Pediatrics).
http://www.aap.org
Healthy Families America
A national home visitation program model designed to help expectant
and new parents get their children off to a health start.
http://www.healthyfamiliesamerica.org/
Healthy Start, Grow Smart (available in English and Spanish)
A series of parent pamphlets from birth to 12 months of age initiated by
Laura Bush as First Lady of Texas. Now revised and distributed by the
U.S. Departments of Agriculture, Education and Health/Human Services. To
order (reference):
http://www.ed.gov/offices/OESE/pubs.html
to download:
http://www.ed.gov/offices/OESE/earlychildhood/healthystart/
I Am Your Child
A national non-profit organization dedicated to raising awareness about
the importance of early childhood development and school readiness.
http://www.iamyourchild.org
International Reading Association (IRA)
http://www.reading.org/
Join Together
A site to support people working on substance abuse and gun violence
issues. A project of the Boston University School of Public Health.
http://www.jointogether.org/
Just for the Kids
A nonprofit organization providing tools to support public school
improvement, including collecting and sharing performance data about
schools.
http://www.just4kids.org
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Kids Count
A national and state-by-state effort to track the status of children in
the U.S. Provides policymakers and citizens with benchmarks of child
well-being.
http://www.kidscount.org/
Kids Health
Site providing doctor-approved health information about children from
before birth through adolescence.
http://www.kidshealth.org/parent/misc/about.html
Kids in Action: Fitness for children Birth to Age Five
A booklet which presents parents and caregivers with simple ideas
for physical activities that they can do with children from birth to age
five to adopt an active lifestyle early and positively to impact their
physical intellectual and emotional development. Developed in
partnership with the National Association for Sport and Physical
Education (NASPE), Kellogg Company and the President's Council on
Physical Fitness and Sports.
http://www.aahperd.org/NASPE/pdf_files/brochure.pdf
Kindergarten
Resources on policies and practices on kindergarten.
http://www.naeyc.org/childrens_champions/kindergarten.asp
Letter writing to Legislators
A site focusing on after school care. Contains samples and tip for
parents and educators writing legislators re general program issues.
http://www.afterschoolalliance.org/prog_tools_contact.cfm
Library of Congress
The Library serves as the research arm of Congress and is recognized as
the national library of the United States.
http://www.loc.gov
Literacy: Born to Read - How to Raise a Reader
List some of the best easy-to-do tips developed by members of the
Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American
Library Association. This information is also available in Spanish.
http://www.ala.org/alsc/raise_a_reader.html
Mapping Your Future
Site for students and parents with information on financial strategies,
career options, and college planning.
http://www.mapping-your-future.org
Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB)
Administers the Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant
Program for forty-nine states. This site contains links to
information about grants, programs, and MCHB publications.
http://www.mchb.hrsa.gov/
Minnesota Higher Education Center Against Violence and Abuse
Website for violence - related resources.
http://www.umn.edu/mincava
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National Association for the Education of Young Children
http://www.naeyc.org
National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies
(NACCRRA)
Provides technical consultation and resources to member child care
resource and referral agencies.
http://www.naccrra.net
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
The primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data related to
education in the U.S. and other nations. NCES is located within the U.S.
Department of Education and the Institute of Education Sciences.
http://nces.ed.gov/
National Center for Family Literacy
http://www.famlit.org
National Center for Fathering
http://www.fathers.com
National Child Care Information Center
Established by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services,
seeks to complement, enhance and promote child care linkages and to
serve as a mechanism for supporting quality, comprehensive services for
children and families.
http://www.nccic.org/
National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information
http://www.health.org
National Clearinghouse for Bilingual Education: Parent and Community
Involvement
http://www.ncela.gwu.edu/about.htm
National Conference of State Legislatures - Child Care and Early
Childhood Education Project
NCSL's Child Care and Early Childhood Education project can assist
state legislators and legislative staff with information about a range
of early childhood policy and financing options. The project
provides technical assistance and informational services to legislators
and legislative staff.
http://www.ncsl.org/programs/cyf/Trends2001.htm
National Early Childhood Technical Assistance System (NECTAS)
A national technical assistance consortium working to support
states, jurisdictions and others to improve services and results for
young children with disabilities and their families.
http://www.nectac.org/default.asp
National Education Service
http://www.nes.org
National Family Week
National Family Week: Connections Count is an initiative of
the Alliance for Children and Families, a Milwaukee-based nonprofit
membership association representing child- and family-serving
organizations in the United States and Canada. A National Family
Week toolkit is available from the site.
http://www.nationalfamilyweek.org/history-nfw.htm
National Fathers Network
http://www.fathersnetwork.org
National Governors Association (NGA) and NGA Best Practices Page
http://www.nga.org/nga/1,1169,,00.html
National Health Information Center
http://www.health.gov/nhic/
National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities
http://www.nichcy.org
National Institute for Literacy
http://www.nifl.gov
National Institute of Media and the Family
http://www.mediaandthefamily.org
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
http://www.nichd.nih.gov
National Institutes of Health
http://www.nih.gov
National Network of Child Care
Provides resources for child care providers, including contacts for
regional technical assistance information and support.
http://www.nncc.org
National Network for Immunization Information
Provides news and information about immunizations and related
issues.
http://www.immunizationinfo.org/
National Network for Family Resiliency
http://www.nnfr.org
National Parent Information Network
http://www.npin.org
National Parenting Center
http://www.tnpc.com
National PTA
http://www.pta.org
National Reading Panel
http://www.nationalreadingpanel.org
National Resource Center for Paraprofessionals (NRCP)
A site addressing policy questions and issues that will enable
administrators and staff-developers to improve the recruitment,
deployment, supervision, and career development of paraprofessionals.
http://www.nrcpara.org/index.shtml
National SafeKids Campaign
http://www.safekids.org/index.cfm
National School-Age Care Alliance
A network for professionals providing before and after school care.
http://www.nsaca.org/
Netparents
http://www.netparents.org
No Child Left Behind
http://www.nclb.gov
No Child Left Behind Parents Tool Box
http://www.nochildleftbehind.gov/parents/index.html
North Central Regional Educational Laboratory
A nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to providing
research-based expertise, resources, assistance and professional
development opportunities to educators and policymakers.
http://www.ncrel.org/
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Parent Advocacy Coalition for Educational Rights Center
A website for families of children with handicapping conditions.
http://www.pacer.org
Parenting Education Database
http://www.hec.ohio-state.edu/famlife/nnfr/ctf/
Parenting Pipeline
http://www.ext.nodak.edu/extnews/pipeline
Parenting Special Needs
http://www.specialchildren.about.com/parenting/specialchildren
Parents and Children Together Online
http://teams.lacoe.edu/documentation/places/parents.html
Parents as Teachers (PAT) National Center
An early childhood family education and support program that offers
training to help communities implement the highly-acclaimed Parents as
Teachers program.
http://www.patnc.org
Parents Guide to the Internet
http://www.ed.gov/pubs/parents/internet/
Partnership for Family Involvement in Education
http://www.ed.gov/pubs/PFIE/families.html
Partnership for Learning
http://www.PartnershipForLearning.org
Partnership for Reading
http://www.nifl.gov/partnershipforreading/
Positive Parenting
http://www.positiveparenting.com
Prevent Child Abuse America
http://www.childabuse.org
Prevention Network
http://preventionnetwork.org
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Questions Parents Ask
A United States Dept. of Education publication relating to questions
frequently asked by parents of elementary and middle-school-aged
children who want to help their children learn and succeed. The
research-based tips in this publication provide information about a
range of topics.
http://www.ed.gov/Family/agbts/Questions/
Read, Educate and Develop Youth: R.E.A.D.Y.
A national award-winning program developed by Michigan education and
early childhood experts to provide parents and caregivers with
information and materials to help give young children a great start.
http://www.michigangreatstart.org
Ready Web
Resources on school readiness.
http://readyweb.crc.uiuc.edu/
Resilience Web
http://www.resilnet.uiuc.edu
Search Institute
http://www.search-institute.org
Stand For Children
http://www.stand.org
Stepfamily Network
http://www.stepfamily.net
Teaching Our Youngest
A Guide for Preschool Teachers & Child Care & Family Providers
(Prepared by the Early Childhood-Head Start Task Force, U.S. Department
of Education and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2002)
http://www.ed.gov/offices/OESE/teachingouryoungest/
The T.E.A.C.H. Early Childhood® Project
Gives scholarships to child care workers to complete course work in
early childhood education and to increase their compensation.
http://www.childcareservices.org/TEACH/TEACH_Project.html
Title I
Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
6301 et seq.) amended in 2002 to: Improving the Academic Achievement of
the Disadvantaged.
http://www.ed.gov/legislation/ESEA02/pg1.html
U.S. Census Bureau
http://www.census.gov/
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Child Nutrition
Programs
Contains descriptions of USDA's Food and Consumer Service Programs
for children including the National School Lunch Program, School
Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program, Summer Food Service Program and
Child and Adult Care Food Program.
http://www.fns.usda.gov/cnd/
U.S. Department of Education
http://www.ed.gov/index.jsp
Voices for America's Children (formerly known as National
Association of Child advocates)
The only national organization devoted to building the capacity of state
and local child advocacy organizations.
http://www.childadvocacy.org/
The White House
http://www.whitehouse.gov
ZERO TO THREE
National Center for Infants, Toddlers, and Families.
http://www.zerotothree.org
Compiled by Macomb
Intermediate School District
Sue Javid, Editor
2004
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