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Local Parenting Organizations & Resources
- Camp Fire USA-Wathana Council
Camp Fire USA-Wathana Council is dedicated to making the kids of today leaders of tomorrow. Their mission is building caring, confident youth and future leaders. They have been providing youth development services in Southeast Michigan since 1910 with programs for children of all ages.The Wathana Council serves eight counties in Southeastern Michigan and Northern Ohio.
- Detroit Baby
Zone
A local guide to pregnancy and parenting resources.
- Detroit Hispanic Development
Corporation
The organization is dedicated to providing bilingual information and
direct services to individuals through programs centered in the community.
- Detroit
Metro M.O.M.S.
This site contains useful information and resources for single moms
- and dads in the Metro Detroit Area.
- Kinderstreet
Caring for Kids Newsletter
Finally, a newsletter with information that will help you grow your
afterschool or early childhood program, keep you up-to-date on the
latest trends in the industry, and make life easier for you.
- Mom 2 Mom List
Detailed listing of mom to mom resale events in the Metro Detroit
area.
- The
Skillman Center for Children
The Skillman Center for Children acts as a catalyst of change for
urban children, youth and families while contributing significantly
to the preparation of professionals, the capacity of community organizations,
and the generation and dissemination of research-based information
and analyses that inform both practice and public policy.
- The Skillman
Foundation
The Skillman Foundation is a resource for improving the lives of children
in metropolitan Detroit. The Foundation applies its resources to foster
positive relationships between children and adults, support high quality
learning opportunities and strengthen healthy, safe and supportive
homes and communities.
- Smart
Moms, Healthy Babies
University of Michigan Health System resources for moms and their
babies.
- University
of Michigan Work/Life Resource Center
The Work/Life Resource Center (WLRC) helps University of Michigan
families achieve balance through connections with campus and community
resources that help integrate personal life and work life.
- Visions Interpersonal Services
A not-for-profit organization that provides prevention, intervention, and aftercare services for at risk youth and their families. Services include juvenile justice counseling, group work, family work, court appearances, summer camp, and after school activities. Contact, Constance Gwynn, LMSW at (248) 757-2098
Other Sites of Interest
- Book Adventure - Free online reading incentive program for children in grades K-8.
Read. Click. Win
- Mighty Book - A non-profit Web site that provides Flash animated read aloud picture
books, video song books, sing along songs and poetry & stories
by kids for kids.
- The Children's
Literature Web Guide - Internet resources related to books for
children and young adults.
- Bedtime
Story - Visit this site for a comprehensive list of bedtime stories
to share with your child.
- A
Pocketful of Rhymes - a huge collection of totally free, hysterically
funny, rhyming stories, poems, games and learning exercises for kids
of all ages!
- Barking
Spiders (and other such stuff) - Help your child understand his/her
world through poetry and short stories by children's author, C. M.
Heck, author of "Barking Spiders and Other Such Stuff".
Electronic Newsletters & Email Discussion Lists
- Newsletter: DPTV
ENews (weekly program & event highlights)
- Newsletter: PBS
Parents (weekly)
- Newsletter: Bridges4Kids
News Digest (weekly)
An electronic newsletter full of information related to Parenting
Concerns, Child Development issues, Special Education and Disabilities.
- Newsletter: Family
Involvement in Education (FINE) Forum E-newsletter (monthly)
The FINE Forum E-Newsletter provides news, updates and resources related
to effective school-community-family partnerships.
- Newsletter: Kidsgarden
E-mail News
Contains information and resources for educators, parents and others
who garden with kids.
- Newsletter: Michigan's
Children E-Bulletin
The E-bulletin contains information and alerts on state and national
policies and legislation affecting children and families in Michigan.
- Email list: Children Youth and Environments Network Listserv (CYE-L)
The CYE listserv has been devoted to issues surrounding children,
youth and their socio-physical environments. This multidisciplinary
virtual network includes people working in the social sciences, education,
the environmental design disciplines, child and developmental psychology,
early childhood education, architecture and landscape architecture,
urban design and planning, environment-behavior studies and other
related disciplines and professions. To join or re-join the CYE virtual
network, send a message to siltus@gc.cuny.edu.
In the body of the message, enter: Subscribe CYE-L Yourfirstname Yourlastname.
This is a moderated list.
- Email list: Promising
Practices in Afterschool Listserv (PPAS)
The PPAS listserv is a virtual community of afterschool program staff,
youth workers, school-age care providers, educators, researchers,
policy makers, and other with an interest in keeping up-to-date on
the latest in afterschool.
- Email list: INNOVATIVE
Youth and adults share resources, ideas, information, and opinions
about community and youth development practices. Members include activists,
youth workers, Innovation Center project participants, community leaders,
researchers, funding partners, and other community and youth development
innovators. To join, send a blank e-mail message to subscribe-innovate@4hlists.org
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