Help for Grieving Teens
The non-profit organization Teen Age Grief (T.A.G) specializes in providing resources and information that addresses grief issues specific to teenagers. There is information on basic grief responses, and how to deal with spiritual questions as well as the anger that… Continue reading
Helpful Handouts Ready to Print
The University of South Dakota Disaster Mental Health Institute offers concise, helpful handouts specially formatted to be printed from your computer on the following subjects: Coping in the aftermath of a disaster, coping in the aftermath of an aviation disaster,… Continue reading
Make Sure Your Kid’s School Is Getting A Discount On Internet Connections
Elementary and secondary schools are eligible for up to 90% discounts on Internet connections according to the Passage of the Snowe-Rockefeller-Exon-Kerry Amendment Universal Service section of the Telecommunications Act of 1996. See if your school is eligible by contacting: Federal… Continue reading
Age-Appropriate Guide to Talking About Tuesday to Kids
Judy Myers-Walls, a child development specialist at Purdue University, has prepared these guidelines to help parents and teachers frame their discussions about the terrorist attack in ways that children can understand. She also points out ways in which children can… Continue reading
Have Your Kids Do A Family Oral History
Words of wisdom make more of an impression when you get them directly from the source. The Grand Generation: Interviewing Guide and Questionnaire ($1.50) lists guidelines for collecting folklore and oral history from older tradition-bearers. It includes a general guide… Continue reading
Pets 911
Pets 911 is a comprehensive on-line service provided in partnership with the Humane Society of The United States. The site provides a detailed list of private and local facilities by geographic region where missing pets can be located or injured… Continue reading
Help Students Clean-Up
Kids intuitively grasp recycling and the need to keep the earth green and clean, so what’s with their own rooms? Let’s Reduce and Recycle: Curriculum for Solid Waste Awareness provides lesson plans for grades K-12, and includes activities, skits, bibliographies,… Continue reading
Free Information for Helping Children Deal with Grief
The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry has published a variety of articles on their Website, free for duplication for personal and educational purposes, to help parents and children deal with the events of September 11 and other grief-producing… Continue reading
Free Legal Assistance for Americans of Arab Descent
The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) is a nonsectarian, nonpartisan service organization committed to defending the rights and promoting the heritage of Arab-Americans. ADC offers advocacy in cases of defamation, legal action in cases of discrimination, and counseling in matters of… Continue reading
Free Orthopedic and Burn Care for Children
The Shrine Of North America is an international fraternity of approximately 515,000 members throughout the United States, Mexico, Canada and Panama. The Shrine’s official philanthropy is Shriners Hospitals for Children, a network of 22 hospitals that provide expert, no-cost orthopedic… Continue reading
