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Administration for
Children and Families - is a federal agency funding state, local, and tribal
organizations to provide family assistance (welfare), child support, child care, Head Start, child welfare, and
other programs relating to children and families. |
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Afterschool.gov
- Connecting you to federal resources that support children and youth during out-of-school
hours. |
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Consumer Advice - Information available to the public about food safety and food
products. |
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DisablityInfo.Gov - Education - This
page lists different resources for parents and children. |
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How to Protect Your Kids with ID Kits - A child disappears in a crowd
at the fair. A toddler wanders out an open door. A teen doesn’t return from the mall. Every year, hundreds of
thousands of kids in the U.S. are reported 'missing.' |
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Insure Kids Now - Insure Kids Now! is a national campaign to link the nation's 10 million uninsured
children--from birth to age 18--to free and low-cost health insurance. Many families simply don't know their
children are eligible. Find out more. |
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Kidz
Privacy - A new law puts you and your parents in charge of your personal
identifying information -- if you’re under 13. Websites that ask for certain information about kids under 13 have
to get their parents permission to get the information. This means that you and your parents can talk about the
information the website collects and decide together if it’s information you want to give. |
New Campaign Empowers Adults to Say 'We Don’t Serve Teens' - 'Don’t serve alcohol to teens. It’s unsafe. It’s illegal. It’s irresponsible.'
That’s the message from We Don’t Serve Teens, a national campaign to help parents protect their kids and
reduce underage drinking. |
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Office Of Financial Education - The Office of
Financial Education serves to provide the Department of the Treasury with expertise on the many complex and
interdisciplinary issues involved in financial education, and is able to tap into the Department's wide base of
expertise on finance. |
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We Don’t Serve Teens - This website provides parents and others with tools and information to reduce teen
drinking and related harm. |
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Youth in the 21st
Century - The Office of Youth Services (OYS) is part of the Office of
Workforce Investment. Puzzled about your future? Explore and get on track! This site has information on
career planning, job preparation, and much more. |
| Private Resources |
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Described and Captioned Media Program - National Association of the Deaf - Promotes and provides equal access to communication and learning for students
who are blind, visually impaired, deaf, hard of hearing, or deaf-blind. The DCMP is an idea that works thanks
to funding by the U.S. Department of Education and administration by the National Association of the
Deaf. |
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Girl Talk - Choices and consequenses for underage drinking and a guide for mothers and
daughters to prevent it. |
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MetLife - has information regarding everything from your child's first day of school, saving for
college, to planning for retirement. |
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Pampers Parenting
Institute - Has in-depth information on child-care: Helping your baby sleep
through the night, encouraging healthy development, and caring for your baby when sick. |
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Prom Night Tips for
Parents - Information for parents to make sure their kids have safe and fun
prom night. |
