Emergency Help From Domestic Violence

If you or someone you know is being emotionally or physically abused, call the National Domestic Violence Hotline. This hotline is supported with funds from the Violence Against Women Act, which also gives money for local governments to hire more… Continue reading

Free Food At School For Your Kids

A 1998 Tufts University study states: Children who participate in the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s School Breakfast Program were shown to have significantly higher standardized achievement test scores than eligible non-participants. Children getting school breakfasts also had significantly reduced absence… Continue reading

Over-the-Counter Birth Control Made Easy

Find out the cost and what’s good and bad about using over-the-counter products like foam, suppositories, vaginal film, sponge, and the male and female condom for birth control. Check out the web page of the Feminist Women’s Health Center at {www.fwhc.org}.

Plain Talk

Plain Talk About Stress, Plain Talk About Adolescence, Plain Talk About Dealing with the Angry Child. For the above free publications, contact Public Inquiries, National Institute of Mental Health, Room 7C-02, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857; 301-443-4513

Free Health Care For Connecticut Residents

AmeriCares Free Clinics are open to individuals who are uninsured or underinsured and who are without the financial resources to afford medical care. Services include minor injuries, various tests, school and pre-employment exams, episodic and chronic illnesses, as well as… Continue reading