Resources for Parent(s)/Guardian(s)

700 +geat sites for kids and parents http://www.ala.org/parentspage/greatsites

Adolesscent Violence Prevention Counseling http://members.aol.com/stringhamp

American towns http://www.americantowns.com/mi/detroit

American Council of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry http://www.acde.org

American Library Associations’s Sites for Parent, caregivers Teachers, & Others Who Care About Kids http://www.ala.org/parentspage/greatsites/parenthtml

American medical Association http://www.ama-assn.org

Annie E. Casey foundation http://wwwaecf.org

Bridges4Kids (special needs) http://www.bridges4kids.org

Centers for Application of Prevention Technologies http:/www.captus.org

CHADD Children and Adults with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity D Disorde http://chadd.org

Childrens Defense Fund http://www.childrensdefense.org

City of Detroit http://www.detroitmi.gov/

College Parents of America http://www.collegeparents.org

Community Legal Resources www.clronline.org

Community Youth Development http://www.cyd.msu.edu

Connect for Kids www.connectforkids.org

Cool Cities Initiative www.coolcities.com

Detroit Charitable Organizations http://gocitykids.parentsconnect.com/sub-category/detroit-mi-usa/resources/parents-resources/charitable-organizations-donations

Detroit Foreclosure Resources http://www.foreclosuredetroit.org/pages/CityofDetroitResourcesForeclosureDetroit

Detroit Parent Network  www.detroitparentnetwork.org/

Detroit Parents with Special Ed Students http://detroitparentswithspecialedstudents.blogspot.com/

Detroit Public Schools DPS http://detroitk12.org/resources/parents/

FACE-Truth and Clarity on alcohol http://www.faceproject.org

FACT-Families and Communities Together http://www.fact.msu.edu

Family Education Network http://www.familyeducation.com

Family Information Network http://familyeducation.com

Family Village (for families whose member(s) have disabilites) http://www.familyvillagewisc.edu

Federal Resources for Educaitonal Excellence http://www.ed.govfree

Foster Parent Home Page http://fostercare.org/FPHP

Future of Children http://www.futureofchildren.org

The Grantsmanship http://www.tgci

Help for Parents www.onetoughjob

Higher Education for Alcohol and Other drug Prevention for Parents http://www.edc.org/hec/parents

I Am Your Child http://iamyourchild.org

Job listing resources for Detroit http://detroit.about.com/od/jobsandcareers/tp/detroit_michigan_jobs.htm

Join Together http://www.jointogether.org

Kids Health http://www.kidshealth.org

Kids Count http://www.kidscount.org

Kinship Care Resource Center http://www.msu.edu/~kinship

Library of Congress http://www.loc.gov

Mapping Your Future http://www.mapping-your-future.org

Metro Parent www.metroparent

Michigan Association for the Education of Young Children http://www.miaeyc.com

Michigan 4C Association (child care) http://www.mi4c.org

Michigan Childcare Health resources http://www.mi4c.org/childhealthresources

Michigan Homeschool Organizaitons http://www.home-school.com/groups/MI.html

Michigan Department of Community Health http://www.michigan.gov/mdch

Michigan Department of Education http://www.micigan.gov/mde

Michigan Fatherhood Coalition http://michiganfatherhood.org

Michigan Department of Human Services http://www.michigan.gov/dhs

Michigan Health Insider http://mihealthinsider.com/

Michigan Labor Market Information http://www.milmi.org/

Michigan Parent Resources ( must see comprehensive directory to help Michigan families & parents) http://www.michigan.gov/miparentresources/

Michigan Works (job bank) http://michiganworks.org

Parents of Murdered Children Inc. http://www.pomc.org/

Pregnancy Resources http://alightindetroit.org/YouandYourBaby.aspx

Scholarship resources Detroit College Promise http://www.detroitcollegepromise.com/dcpdetroitscholarships.html

Shelter and Other Homeless Assistance in the Detroit Area http://www.hud.gov/local/mi/homeless/detshelter.cfm

State Resources for Michigan http://www.nofas.org/resource/results.aspx?ST=22&Name=Michigan

The Council for Disability Rights http://www.disabilityrights.org/index-info-centers.htm

Teen Connections (resource guide for social service agencies that parents can refer to as well) http://lkwdpl.org/teenconn.htm

Womens Center of Michigan http://womenscentersemi.org/local_resources