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"We Can" Ways to Enhance Childrens' Activity & Nutrition
(Separate Website)
This is the home page for the "We Can" program, which has information and tools to help you and your family have a more healthy diet and lifestyle, even on a tight budget.
By: National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Agenda for Children
(Separate Website)
Agenda for Children works to make government work better for Louisiana’s children, keeping track of laws, policies, and decisions that affect children. This involves child protection, welfare, child care, health insurance and Medicaid, child support, education, juvenile justice, housing, and other public services. Agenda for Children also offers training, resource and referral services, information and technical assistance to individuals, families, organizations, service providers and the media.
Alzheimer's Information and Help
(Separate Website)
Learn about Alzheimer's and how to get help. Fact sheets, links and other resources, including a 24-hour telephone helpline.
By: Alzheimer's Association
America's Literacy Directory
(Separate Website)
You can search this site to find literacy programs, reading programs and other resources to help people learn to read and to write. You can also search for information about the GED and about learning English as a second language.
By: National Institute for Literacy and Partners
Covenant House for Homeless and At-Risk Youth
(Separate Website)
Find out here how Covenant House New Orleans helps homeless and at-risk youth, and how you can get help. Shelter, counseling, job training, childcare help and more.
By: Covenant House New Orleans
Daycare resources for parents and providers
(Separate Website)
In addition to licensing standards state by state, this website gives practical tips and information to parents and providers of child care.
By: Daycare.com
FEMA/Red Cross Family Disaster Preparation Guide Helpful information from FEMA and the Red Cross about steps you can do to prepare your family for emergencies and disasters.
By: FEMA/Red Cross
Find a Community Health Center
(Separate Website)
Use this site to look for community health centers, including places with dental care or mental health care.
By: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Helpful Information for Families
(Separate Website)
Check out this site for helpful information about family issues, including communicating with teens, dealing with post-hurricane stress, and how to help prepare your child for an evacuation.
By: LSU Ag Center
Immigrant Legal Resource Center
(Separate Website)
Information on law and policy for immigrants and their advocates.
By: Immigrant Legal Resource Center
Job Skills for Seniors -- Senior Community Service Employment Program
(Separate Website)
Information to boost your job skills and help in job searches.
By: Senior Community Service Employment Program
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Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention -- U. S. Department of Justice
(Separate Website)
Find out more about the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention of the U.S. Department of Justice.
By: U.S. Department of Justice
Juvenile Justice and Education
(Separate Website)
This link goes to the site of the Juvenile Law Center. Find out more about students facing school discipline, and how to keep them from getting lost in the legal system.
By: Juvenile Law Center
Louisiana Children's Trust Fund
(Separate Website)
The Louisiana Children’s Trust Fund is funded by state, federal and other money, and serves as a catalyst for child abuse and neglect prevention efforts in Louisiana. Among its responsibilities are the creation of the plan for prevention of child abuse, presentation of its annual review to the Governor and Legislature, and the funding of community-based child abuse and neglect programs to public and non-profit organizations through its grant process.
By: LCTF.ORG
Louisiana Department of Social Services
(Separate Website)
Link to the website of the state agency that runs these programs: food stamps, welfare, kinship care subsidies, foster care, child support, disability rehabilitation, and more.
By: Louisiana Department of Social Services
Louisiana Neighborhood Place
(Separate Website)
Find out more about Louisiana Neighborhood Place, described as a " a one-stop shop for state services." The first Neighborhood Place opened in Sabine Parish in June 2009.
By: Louisiana State Education, Health and other agencies
National Center for Children in Poverty
(Separate Website)
National Child Care Information Center
(Separate Website)
The National Child Care Information Center (NCCIC), a project of the Child Care Bureau, is a national resource that links information and people to complement, enhance, and promote the child care delivery system, working to ensure that all children and families have access to high-quality comprehensive services.
By: U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services
National Shared Housing Resource Center
(Separate Website)
See the site of this organization, which focuses on helping elderly and disabled people find shared housing or a housing companion to help them live independently in their own homes.
By: Shared Housing of New Orleans
Practical Advice on Family Legal Problems
(Separate Website)
This ABA webpage offers "Practical Law" information on different legal problems, including family-related problems such as divorce, custody, domestic abuse, and making wills.
By: American Bar Association (ABA)
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