TipSheet Non-drivers ID

ADOPTION

Adoption; http://www.adopting.org/

Adoption Homepages: http://www.koyote.com/personal/hobb/homepages.html

Connect for Kids: http://www.connectforkids.org

Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption: www.davethomasfoundationforadoption.org

National Adoption Clearing House: http://childwelfare.gov

Represent (Youth communication): http://www.youthcomm.org/

You gotta Believe: http://www.yougottabelieve.org/

CAREER FIELDS

COLLEGE AND SCHOLARSHIPS

www.collegeboard.com

Fast WEB: www.fastweb.com

College Aid/Scholarsips: http://www.quintcareers.com/teen_aid.html

CULTURAL AWARENESS

African Americans

The AFRICAN-AMERICAN MOSAIC: http://lcweb.loc.gov/exhibits/african/intro.html

African American Perspectives: http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/aap/aaphome.html

Latinos

National Council of La Raza: http://www.nclr.org/

National Latino Children's Institute: http://www.nlci.org

Native Americans

American Indian Institute:http://www.occe.ou.edu/aii/

National Indian Child Welfare Association: http://www.nicwa.org/

Native Web: http://www.nativeweb.org/

EMPLOYMENT RESOURCES

Career Builders: http://www.careerbuilder.com/

Job seekers: http://www.quintcareers.com/jobseeker_job_sites.html

Monster.com: http://www.monster.com/

OCFS Current Employment Opportunities: http://www.ocfs.state.ny.us/main/hr/currentemploy.asp

New York Makes Work Pay http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/edi/nymakesworkpay/m-research.cfm

FOSTER CARE

American Foster Care Resources Inc.: http://www.afcr.com/

Professional Parenthood: A Guide For Foster Care:http://www.arvinpublications.com/parenthood.html

Daily Living: www.nrcys.ou.edu

FUN & GAMES

Brain Event: www.brainevent.com

Summer Stage (NYC): http://www.summerstage.org/

gURL: http://www.gurl.com/connect/frontpage.html

Smile bug: http://www.smilebug.com/

Teen Zines and More: http://education.indiana.edu/cas/adol/teen.html

GLBTQ Youth

LGBT Youth of Color:www.youthresource.com

HEALTH

Adolescents and AIDS: http://www.kidsource.com/kidsource/content4/adolescents.and.AIDS.html

Body and Mind: http://www.bam.gov/

Center for Disease Control and Prevention: http://www.cdc.gov/page.do

Go Ask Alice: http://www.goaskalice.columbia.edu/

Teen Health Home Page: http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/health/teenhealth/

NYS Dept. Of Health: www.health.state.ny.us

Teen Advice on Line: http://www.teenadviceonline.org/

Health risk for Adolescents: http://education.indiana.edu/cas/adol/risk.html

Healthy Oaklyn Teens (HOT): http://www.caps.ucsf.edu/hotindex.html

Kids Health: http://www.kidshealth.com/

Learn CPR: http://depts.washington.edu/learncpr/

INDEPENDENT LIVING

Connect for Kids: http://www.connectforkids.org

National Resource Center for Youth Services: http://youthlifeskills.nrcys.ou.edu/

Foster Club: http://www.fosterclub.com/index.cfm

Independent Living Resources: http://www.ilrinc.com/

Social Learning: http://www.sociallearning.com/

National Independent Living Association: http://www.nilausa.org/y-connection.cfm

Foster Parents: http://fosterparents.com/phpBB2/

South Dakota: http://www.state.sd.us/social/cps/IndepLiving/index.htm

http://www.ca.lwv.org/jjds/chap6.html

Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Youth: http://mypage.iu.edu/~crondot/personal/gbl.html

Vstreet: http://www.vstreet.com

Money Talks Workgroup http://moneytalks4teens.ucdavis.edu/index.cfm

LEGAL INFORMATION

http://www.liftonline.org/pdf/en_beforethejudge.pdf

MENTORING

National Mentoring Partnership: http://www.mentoring.org/

Mentoring USA: http://www.mentoring.org/

MUSIC AND MORE

All Hip Hop: http://www.allhiphop.com/

Real Rhapsody: http://www.real.com/player/dmm/rhapsody/?src=wm_dl_dlwn

ORGANIZATIONS

Big Brothers and Sisters Association: www.bbbsa.org

Boys and Girls Clubs of America: http://www.bgca.org/

California Youth Connection:http://www.calyouthconn.org/directory.html

4-H Cvouncil: www.fourhcouncil.edu

Forum for Youth Investment: http://www.servenet.org/

KidsPeace: http://www.kidspeace.org/

Adolescent Services Resource Network http://www.nysasrn.org/

National Network for Youth: http://www.nn4youth.org/

NYC Administration for Children's Services: http://www.nyc.gov/html/acs/home.html

NYS Office of Children and Family Services: http://www.ocfs.state.ny.us/main/contact/

Public Private Ventures: http://www.ppv.org

YMCA: http://www.ymcanyc.org/

Youth Leadership Advisory Team, Maine: http://www.ylat.org

PREGNANCY, PARENTING AND PREVENTION

Advocates for youth:www.advocatesforyouth.org

Ask Beth: www.ppsp.org/askbeth.html

Emergency Contraceptives: www.not-2-late.com

I Wanna Know: www.iwannaknow.org

Prevention Yellow Pages: http://www.tyc.state.tx.us/prevention/

Coalition for positive Sexuality: http://www.positive.org/Home/index.html

Teen Pregnancy: www.teenpregnancy.org

The truth about Adolescent Sexuality: http://www.siecus.org/pubs/fact/FS_truth_adolescent_sexuality.pdf

Sex, Etc: http://www.sxetc.org/

Sex Respect: http://www.sexrespect.com/

Stop Teen Pregnancy: www.Stopteenpregnancy.com

Teen Pregnancy Prevention Site: http://www.kidsource.com/index.html

RUNAWAY/HOMELESS YOUTH

SEARCH ENGINES:

Alta vista: www.Altavista.com

Ask Jeeves: www.Askjeeves.com

Dog Pile: www.DogPile.Com

Google: www.google.com

Info Seek: www.Infoseek.com

SUBSTANCE ABUSE

Center for Substance Abuse Prevention: www.samhsa.gov

Children of Alcoholics Foundation: http://www.coaf.org/

National Clearinghouse for Alcohol& Drug Information: www.health.org

NYS Office of Alcohol & Substance Abuse Services: www.oasas.state.ny.us

US Dept. Health & Human Services: http://ncadi.samhsa.gov/

Tobacco Information and Prevention Source Page: www.cdc.gov/tobacco

SUICIDE PREVENTION

Suicide Awareness Voices of Education: http://www.save.org/

TRANSITIONAL LIVING PROGRAMS

Transition Coalition: http://www.transitioncoalition.org/

YOUTH DEVELOPMENT

Institute for Youth Development: http://www.youthdevelopment.org/

National Network for Youth: http://www.nn4youth.org

National Youth Development Information Center: http://www.nydic.org/nydic/

National Youth Employment coalition: http://www.nyec.org/

Taking It Global: www.takingitglobal.org

Teen Out Reach Program: www.wymancenter.org

Youth Development: www.youthbuild.org

Youth Learn: http://www.youthlearn.org/

Youth Work Links And Ideas: www.youthwork.com

Youth Leadership network for Children (CWLA): http://www.childrensdefense.org/freedomschools/ylnc.asp#what

Money Talks Workgroup http://moneytalks4teens.ucdavis.edu/index.cfm