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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. |
