Free assistance to women and girls who are facing sex, or race discrimination, sexual harassment at work or at school, pregnancy, discrimination, or problems with family medical leave and other employment issues related specifically to women. The staff offers information… Continue reading
Speak your mind and let the President know how you feel about the issues! Whether it’s about more money for your school or your solution to problems with the environment, all you need to do is send a note to… Continue reading
When a child wants a dog, he or she may promise to walk him and feed him, but do they really know what’s involved in caring for a pet? A household pet needs special care, and no one knows this… Continue reading
The National Institute of Mental Health offers a very extensive document titled Helping Children and Adolescents Cope with Violence and Disasters, that describes how young people react to trauma, how to help them, the condition known as post-traumatic stress disorder… Continue reading
Some states allow local community groups to get tenants or property owners thrown out of the neighborhood – under civil laws, not criminal laws – if they are involved with drugs or are a nuisance to the community. It’s easier… Continue reading
There are over 600 Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies around the country that maintain local databases of information on child care providers in your area. They can give you locations, hours of care, ages of children accepted, fees and… Continue reading
Connect for Kids, an award-winning multimedia project of the Benton foundation, helps adults make their communities better places for families and children. This Website offers a place on the Internet for adults-parents, grandparents, educators, policymakers and others-who want to become… Continue reading
Dolls, monsters, airplanes, football stars. Whatever your interests may be, there is a stamp for you. Stamp collecting is the most popular hobby throughout the world, and now is your chance to get in on the ground floor. The U.S.… Continue reading
Welfare reform, called Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), does more to help people not wind up on welfare. The new program includes free training, education, child care, and transportation assistance necessary to help you obtain employment. Child care is… Continue reading
The National Institute of Mental Health offers a very extensive document titled Helping Children and Adolescents Cope with Violence and Disasters, that describes how young people react to trauma, how to help them, the condition known as post-traumatic stress disorder… Continue reading