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Child Welfare Services in Louisiana
(Separate Website)
Find out about adoption, protection from abuse and neglect, and foster care.
By: Louisiana Department of Social Services
A Parent's Guide to Internet Safety
(Separate Website)
Tips for keeping your children safe in cyberspace.
By: FBI -- Federal Bureau of Investigation
Caring for a Relative's Child: The Kinship Care Subsidy Program.
The Kinship Care Subsidy Program (KCSP) gives monthly cash to eligible people taking care of children who are related, but not their own. You can also listen to a sound recording of this resource.
By: Southeast Louisiana Legal Services
Other Formats:
PPSM File
Child Passenger Safety
(Separate Website)
Information about what you must do to help keep your child safe in a car.
By: Louisiana Highway Safety Commission
Coming of Age in Louisiana -- Road Map to Adulthood
(Separate Website)
What happens as you turn 18? Find out about what rights and responsibilities you have when it comes to voting, marriage, military service, driving, jury duty and much more.
By: State Bar of Louisiana
Federal Websites in Spanish
(Separate Website)
Here are links to federal government websites in Spanish.
By: Oklahoma Department of Libraries
Read this in:
Spanish / Español
Foster Care -- An Introduction
(Separate Website)
See this video about foster care in Louisiana, from the Children's Law Committtee of the Louisiana State Bar Association.
GobiernoUSA.gov
(Separate Website)
Recursos del Gobierno de los Estados Unidos en español.
By: Administración de Servicios Generales de los Estados Unidos
GRANDPARENT RIGHTS TO CUSTODY OR VISITATION WITH THEIR GRANDCHILDREN GRANDPARENT RIGHTS TO CUSTODY OR VISITATION WITH THEIR GRANDCHILDREN
By: Elder Law Task Force
Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Resource Guide Information about custody, visitation, provisional custody by mandate, adoption, and other legal issues that face grandparents. The guide also has a list of helpful contacts.
By: Northwest Louisiana Pro Bono Project
How to Get Legal Help/Como Obtener Ayuda Legal
Information in English and Spanish about how to get help from programs that offer free help to qualified people. This slide show has an audio track in Spanish.
Lea aquí para aprender cómo obtener ayuda gratis con problemas legales, ayuda de los programas para las personas de ingresos bajos.
By: Southeast Louisiana Legal Services
Read this in:
Spanish / Español
Kinship Care -- Questions and Answers
(Separate Website)
Information about the Kinship Care subsidy program from the state agency.
By: Louisiana Department of Social Services
Lawyer Referral and Information
(Separate Website)
Here is a link to the Lawyer Referral and Information page from the site of the Louisiana State Bar Association. Here are the individual numbers listed on that site:
Lawyer Referral Numbers
Baton Rouge:
(225)344-9926
Lafayette
(337)237-4700
Lake Charles:
(337)436-3308
New Orleans
(504)561-8828
Shreveport:
(318)222-0720
By: Louisiana State Bar Association
Low-Cost Prescriptions
See this information about how to get your prescription drugs at low prices.
NINELINE: Crisis Counseling for Homeless Kids
(Separate Website)
Here is information about Covenant House's crisis counseling hotline for homeless youth: 800-999-9999. From their website:
"NINELINE (800-999-9999) is a free, confidential crisis hotline that operates 365 days a year, 2pm-midnight across all time zones. Acercatel (01-800-110-1010) our telephone hotline in Mexico is also available to homeless kids struggling to survive.
NINELINE is also available on the Internet at www.NINELINE.org. Here, young people can submit questions via e-mail or participate in forum conversations monitored by NINELINE counselors."
By: Covenant House
Prevent Child Abuse Louisiana (PCAL)
(Separate Website)
PCAL's mission is prevention of child abuse and neglect. The organization sponsors the KIDLINE hotline (1-800-CHILDREN).
From PCAL's site: "anonymous, toll-free, statewide telephone service offering crisis intervention, support, parenting information and referrals to community resources within the state of Louisiana."
By: PCAL
Questions and Answers About State ID Cards
Basic information about state ID cards.
By: Southeast Louisiana Legal Services
Video -- Health Care Reform Hits Main Street
(Separate Website)
Want to know more about the new health care reform law? Watch this video from the Kaiser family foundation.
By: Kaiser Family Foundation
What you should know about custody
Questions and answers about custody issues.
By: Acadiana Legal Service Corporation
Read this in:
Spanish / Español
You and Adoption
(Separate Website)
General information and resources about adoption from this Louisiana state agency.
By: Louisiana Department of Health & Hospitals
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