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General links Contact your State Legislator or Members of Congress - click here. Yellow Ribbon Suicide Prevention Program- A comprehensive community-based Suicide Prevention Program. CALL: 800-273-TALK(8255) or TEXT 'Help' to 741741. Find your weather forecast by zip code - click here. Parents as Teachers (PAT) is an international early childhood parent education and family support program serving families throughout pregnancy until their child enters kindergarten. Parent Reviews Give an Inside View - How does your school do in meeting the needs of its students? Just click on Parent Reviews on any school profile to see personal, up-close comments about schools. Children and Politics in Your State - click here. Homework Help for Kids & Teens - click here. Fight Crime: Invest in Kids - Law Enforcement support for programs preventing juvenile crime and violence. For the substance abuse treatment facility nearest you, click here. For the mental health treatment center nearest you, click here. Find K-12 school information for your state – School and District Rankings - Niche, SchoolMatch or RateMyTeacher. How to volunteer to help a child - click here. Reading & Literacy Help for Children -click here. Reading & Literacy Help for Adults - click here. Find help in your state or region for children with chronic, life-threatening illnesses or disabilities - click here. For resources in Spanish, click here. U.S. Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) U.S. Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) Visit School Websites - links to over 70,000 school websites from around the country. Covering Kids & Families works to reduce the number of uninsured children and adults who are eligible for public health care coverage programs but not enrolled. To find low-cost and free health care for children call 1-877-KIDS-NOW. |
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Education Resources & Information
Michigan Department of Education - http://www.michigan.gov/mde/
Intermediate School District (ISD) Website Finder
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Agencies, Organizations, and State Government Contacts for Children At-Risk
Agencies & Organizations for Children with Disabilities - click here.
Fight Crime: Invest in Kids Michigan - A bipartisan anti-crime organization of police chiefs, sheriffs, prosecuting attorneys and victims of violence. It is a project of the national Fight Crime - Invest in Kids, a nonprofit supported by tax-deductible contributions from foundations, individuals and corporations. It receives no public funding. The organization calls on public officials to adopt a four-part plan to reduce crime and violence, and help young people learn the skills and values they need to become responsible adults. The four-steps are: 1. Provide all school-age children and teens access to after-school youth development programs to shut down the "Prime Time for Juvenile Crime"; 2. Provide all families access to quality pre-kindergarten, school readiness, and educational child care programs proven to dramatically reduce crime; 3. Help schools identify troubled and disrupted children at an early age, and provide children and their parents with the counseling and training that can help kids get back on track; 4. Improve deficient parents and prevent child abuse and neglect by: * Offering high-risk parents in-home parenting-coaching; * Making sure child protective, foster care, and adoptive services have comprehensive policies and enough well-trained staff to protect and heal abused and neglected children. For more information, contact K. P. Pelleran, State Director at kppelleran@fightcrime.org or 517-371-3565.
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Find your local library by using the Michigan Library's Online Directory - click here.
The online directory contains
the most up to date information we have for approximately 2000
libraries and library related organizations.
Visit our county map and choose your county to find information on other literacy programs in your area.
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Visit the Bridges4Kids Breaking News section for timely state and national news about education, early childhood interventions, special education, at-risk children and youth, upcoming events and more - click here.
For articles specific to Michigan, Detroit or the State Superintendent of Education, click here.
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Miscellaneous Information & Resources
Mid-Michigan Autism Association was started 2 years ago in Lansing , MI and is a non-profit, grass-roots organization connecting families with autism with needed local supports, autism information, activities, and resource options in Clinton, Eaton, and Ingham Counties. Oversight is provided by a voluntary board and new initiatives are continually underway. There is no fee for being added to our e—mail distribution list! Go to www.midmichiganautism.org for more information!
National Centers for Independent Living - Map of U.S. leads to a listing of Centers for Independent Living by state.
The Arc of Michigan - 800-292-7821 -
http://www.arcmi.org
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| This page last updated on 09/08/2018 | ||