AARP-Grandparent
Information Center
Targets grandparents raising grandchildren, professionals,
support groups, researchers, and policy makers. Referrals
to local support groups, technical assistance, newsletter,
national calendar of events, conference, fact sheets,
brochures and pamphlets. |
ABCD
(Action for Boston Community Development)
Boston's official antipoverty agency - from pre-natal
education to elderly initiatives. Planning with and
assisting over 100,000 low-income individuals and families
|
Active
Parenting Publishers
Catalog of program materials and resources for parents,
caregivers, and parenting groups. |
Bedford
Youth and Family Services
[781-275-7727] |
| Big
Brothers Big Sisters of America |
Birth
To Three
Brings new parents together to share their parenting
experiences, increase their knowledge of early childhood
development, learn about community resources and develop
support networks among themselves. |
Center
for Health Communication- Parenting Project
Recently conducted two projects/reports to consolidate
and disseminate research findings about parenting issues:
"Raising Teens: A Synthesis of Research and a Foundation
for Action" and "The Role of the Mass Media
in Parenting Education." |
| Children,
Youth and Family Consortium |
| Connect
for Kids |
Family
Communications, Inc.
"Let's Talk About It" booklet series facilitates
communication between parents and children on subjects
such as moving, going to school, discipline, divorce,
and death. |
Family
Support America
Focuses on strengthening and empowering families and
communities so that they can foster the optimal development
of children, youth, and adult family members. |
| Family.com |
| Fatherhood
Project |
Gordon
Training International
Provides communication and conflict resolution skills
for creating effective and lasting relationships at
home and in the workplace. |
| Healthy
Families America |
Interracial
Family.com
Resources for interracial couples and families. |
Juvenile
Justice Clearinghouse
Youth-focused publications for parents and other interested
persons. |
Mass
Prevention Center Resource Library
Search for materials on prevention and health-related
topics such as youth issues, parenting, and community
development from the Mass. Prevention Center. Collection
includes videos, books, periodicals, pamphlets, and
curricula. |
MELD,
Inc.
MELD offers parent information and support groups in
locations around the country. Programs include MELD's
New Parents, MELD's Young Moms, MELD for Hearing Impaired
Parents, MELD Special for parents of children with special
needs, and Nueva Familia for Hispanic families. Phone:
612-332-7563 |
National
Maternal and Child Health Clearinghouse
Produces and disseminates educational materials to parents,
families, medical practitioners, and legal professionals.
Home of the National Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)
Resource Center. |
National
Parent Information Network
Fosters the exchange of materials relating to parenting
and education. AskERIC question-answering service, and
electronic discussion group (PARENTING-L) |
North
Quabbin Community Coalition
545 Main Street, Athol, MA 01331 - 978-249-3703- Holds
monthly meetings on relevant topics, facilitates task
forces on critical local issues, publishes a monthly
newsletter, provides resurce materials, networking services
and advocacy efforts, around familiy and communtiy issues.
|
Parenting
Coalition International Inc.
A membership organization working to make tools, information,
resources and research easily accessible to all parents
and caregivers enabling them to raise healthy, successful
and responsible children. |
Parenting
Resources for the 21st Century
Site by US Office of Justice Programs; offers parents
information on child care, education, health and safety.
|
Parents
Helping Parents
Offers free and ongoing self-help groups to support
families and prevent child abuse. Groups meet daily
throughout Massachusetts and are open to all parents.
For your
nearest group, call 1-800-882-1250. |
Parents'
PLACE
Parents Learning About Children's Education - A Massachusetts
statewide Parent Information and Resource Center |
| Parents
Without Partners, Inc. |
Pernet
Family Health Service
[617-755-1228] |
Planned
Parenthood League of Massachusetts
Encourages and facilitates responsible and informed
decisions about reproductive and sexual behavior and
fosters and preserves a climate favorable to informed
choice. |
| Simply
Family |
Stepfamily
Association of America
A national organization dedicated to providing support
and guidance to families with children from previous
relationships. |
| Stepfamily
Foundation Inc. |
Talking
With Kids About Tough Issues
A national initiative by Children Now and the Kaiser
Family Foundation to encourage parents to talk with
their children earlier and more often about tough issues
like sex, HIV/AIDS, violence, alcohol, and drug abuse.
|
The
Home for Little Wanderers
A direct service provider, an advocate, and a center
for research and demonstration in effective interventions
with vulnerable children and their families. |
VNA
of Southeastern Massachusetts, Inc.
[508-676-8251] 502 Bedford Street, 4th Floor, Fall River,
MA 02720 - Parent Aide Program. |
| Well
Child Foundation |
www.elinewberger.com
Eli Newberger, author of "The Men They Will Become:
The Nature and Nurture of Male Character", is a
pediatrician, teacher, and musician. |
| Zero
to Three |
