Links

Links for Kids

PBS Kids – play educational games with your favorite PBS characters from Sesame Street, Clifford The Big Red Dog, and more!

FEMA for Kids – maintained by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, this site will help kids learn about safety rules and what to do during a flood, tornado, earthquake, and other natural disasters.

Links for Parents

National Head Start Association – see the latest news and events from the only national organization dedicated exclusively to the concerns of the Head Start community.

American Academy of Pediatrics – find a pediatrician, read the latest research, learn about child safety.

National Clearing House on Child Abuse and Neglect Information – a national resource for information on child abuse, child neglect, and child welfare

Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) – located in Atlanta, GA, the CDC is an agency of the Department of Health and Human Services.

Parenting.org – a service of the Girls and Boys Town where you can find information for parenting kids of all age

www.arccp.net – Augusta-Richmond County Community Partnership for Children and Families, Inc. is a nonprofit organization collaborating with over 90 organizations and agencies in the community to improve the lives of children and families in Richmond County.

Federal Earned Income Tax (EITC) – The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) is a federal income tax credit for low-income workers who are eligible for and claim the credit. The credit reduces the amount of tax an individual owes, and may be returned in the form of a refund.

Modest Needs – Founded in 2002, Modest Needs is an award-winning public charity with a simple but critical mission: working to stop the cycle of poverty BEFORE it starts for the low-income workers whom conventional philanthropy has forgotten.