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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.
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
Bayou Land and Families Helping Families, Inc.
(Separate Website)
Website of regional Families Helping Families resource center, which provides programs and services to families who have members with special needs. This regional center serves the parishes of Assumption, Lafourche, St. Charles, St. James, St. John, St. Mary, and Terrebonne.
Conflict and anger skills training for kids Agenda for Children has a Second Step program which teaches skills that enable children to resolve conflicts and handle anger productively.
By: Agenda For Children
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
Families Helping Families of Acadiana
(Separate Website)
Website of regional Families Helping Families resource center, which provides a variety of programs and services to families who have members with special needs. This regional center serves the parishes of Acadia, Evangeline, Iberia, Lafayette, St. Landry, St. Martin, Vermilion.
Families Helping Families of Greater Baton Rouge
(Separate Website)
Regional Families Helping Families resource center. Has a variety of programs and services to support families with special needs members. This center serves the parishes of East and West Baton Rouge, East and West Feliciana, Iberville, Pointe Coupee and Ascension.
Families Helping Families of Greater New Orleans
(Separate Website)
One of the regional Families Helping Families Resource Centers. Services and support to families with special needs members. This center serves the parishes of Orleans, Plaquemines, St. Bernard, and Jefferson.
Finding Your Way to a Healthier You: Based on the Dietary Guidelines for Americans
(Separate Website)
Diet, nutrition and excercise information to help you make choices for better health.
By: U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services
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 Juvenile Justice Resource Map
(Separate Website)
Link to map where you can find out about Juvenile Courts, Juvenile Public Defenders, Juvenile Probation Officers, District Attorneys and other resources available in your parish.
By: Juvenile Justice Project of Louisiana
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 Runaway Switchboard
(Separate Website)
Resource for runaways, youth at-risk, families and parents, educators and social service professionals.
Prevent Child Abuse America
(Separate Website)
National non-profit with Louisiana chapter, organizing to prevent child abuse.
By: PREVENTCHILDABUSE.ORG
Save Our Schools -- New Orleans Information
(Separate Website)
The Public school organizational chart shows which organizations/networks run which schools in New Orleans.
By: Save Our Schools
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