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- Events - Media for Kids, Families and Educators (KidsNet)
Provides a monthly listing of television programs appropriate for kids, families or educators. Identifies the appropriate audience for each event, including the grade level of children. Notes if the program has supporting materials for education and the types of materials. Also identifies if the program is available in Spanish or closed captions.
- Chat - Private for Teachers or Families (HeyNetwork.com)
Allows chat areas to be set up for teachers or families to use safely, without outside intrusions. Free online discussions without additional software. 12-99
- Radon - Guide for Families (Environmental Protection Agency)
Provides suggestions for measuring and preventing exposure to radon. Also provides statistics to show that radon is the second strongest cause of cancer in the United States. 5-01
- Flight 93 Families (Todd Beamer Foundation)
Provides support for families of United Airlines Flight 93, the flight that overcame the terrorists and prevented a much larger disaster. Todd Beamer was one of the heroes who stopped the terrorists at the expense of his own life. At least four who were involved in stopping the terrorists were Todd Beamer, Mark Bingham, Jeremy Glick, and Tom Burnett. Todd is known for saying "Let's roll" just before taking on the terrorists. 11-01
- Reading Skills - What Families Can Do (U.S. Department of Education)
Provides sources of information. 8-02
- Reading Skills - Action Steps for Families (U.S. Department of Education)
Provides over a dozen suggestions for helping children become better at reading. 8-02
- Helping Programs for Families in Need in Oregon (OregonHelps.org)
Provides assistance with Food Stamps, Oregon Health Plan, Employment Related Day Care (ERDC), Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), Federal Housing Assistance, Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), Federal Earned Income Tax Credit and Oregon's Earned Income Credit, Oregon's Working Family Tax Credit, Individual Development Accounts (IDAs), National School Lunch Program, Women, Infants, and Children Nutrition Program(WIC), and Emergency Food. Provides information in English, Spanish, Russian, and Vietnamese. 5-03
- 11-01-03 More Families Now Hungry (CBS News)
"About 12 million American families last year worried that they couldn't afford to buy food, and 32 percent of them actually experienced someone going hungry at one time or another, the Agriculture Department said Friday." 11-03
- 03-04-04 September 11 Families Disgusted by Bush Ads (Yahoo News - Egan)
"Families who lost relatives in the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks voiced outrage on Thursday at President Bush (news - web sites)'s first ads of his re-election campaign that use images of the devastated World Trade Center to portray him as the right leader for tumultuous times."
" 'Families are enraged,' said Bill Doyle, 57, of New York, who is active in several Sept. 11 family groups. 'What I think is distasteful is that the president is trying to use 9/11 as a springboard for his re-election.' "
"The International Association of Fire Fighters, which has endorsed and campaigned for Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry (news - web sites), denounced the spots as 'hypocrisy at its worst.' "
" 'I'm disappointed but not surprised that the president would try to trade on the heroism of those fire fighters,' the union's general president, Harold Schaitberger, said."
"U.S. Sen. Frank Lautenberg, a New Jersey Democrat, said the use of the images 'demeans and dishonors those who died.' " 3-04
- Weak National Support System For Families (OpTruth.com)
"When National Guard and Reserve soldiers are deployed, their families need and deserve child care, counseling services, job placement, spiritual support and financial safeguards."
Operation Truth is written by soldiers who have faced combat in Iraq. 11-04
- Working Families (AFL-CIO)
Provides information for working families. 3-00
- September 11th Families for Peace (PeacefulTomorrows.org)
"Peaceful Tomorrows is an organization founded by family members of those killed on September 11th who have united to turn our grief into action for peace. By developing and advocating nonviolent options and actions in the pursuit of justice, we hope to break the cycles of violence engendered by war and terrorism. Acknowledging our common experience with all people affected by violence throughout the world, we work to create a safer and more peaceful world for everyone." 09-08
- -09-10-05 Families Object to Museum (ABC News)
"Holding up pictures of their loved ones and signs that read 'Preserve Sacred Ground,' more than 500 relatives of Sept. 11 victims rallied at the World Trade Center site Saturday against a proposed museum." 8-05
- Honor Heroes and Families of Flight 93 (NationalParks.org)
Provides opportunities to donate to a memorial. 01-06
- -03-31-07 Cash Incentives to Families to Promote School Performance (ABC News)
The New York mayor's office "said that unlike traditional approaches to poverty, a strategy that is based on incentives — such as cash payments — will increase participation in things that have been targeted, like health care and education. And the city's theory is that that will decrease poverty and long-term dependency on government help. What the mayor's office does not point out is that it may be cheaper for the city, because fewer social workers and truant officers will be required." 03-07
- -04-10-08 Immigration, Families, and the Law (CNN News)
"They became one of an estimated 2 million mixed families, where at least one member is a citizen or lawfully living in the country and the other isn't. The vast majority of those families, according to the Pew Hispanic Center, involve an illegal parent and legal children -- yet another shade of this country's ongoing immigration conundrum."
"El Centro Inc., a Hispanic advocacy group in the Kansas City area, said its 2006 survey showed 63 percent of Hispanics questioned said they lived in some type of mixed family status." 04-08
- 05-10-09 Economy Puts Families on the Streets (CNN News)
"Salinas has been working to help the homeless here for eight years now, driving the streets every day looking for people hiding under bridges and in abandoned properties. More and more of late, there are people in business clothes, heading off to work. More and more, they are women with young children." 05-09
- Extreme Homes for Special Families (Extreme Makeover Home Edition)
Provides homes for families with special needs. Includes the possibility for families to apply for an "extreme home."
"Put together one very run-down house, a deserving family, several opinionated designers, seven days and what do you get? The answer is - Extreme Makeover: Home Edition." 07-06
- -04-30-09 Pandemic Flu Checklist for Families (PandemicFlu.com)
"You can prepare for an influenza pandemic now. You should know both the magnitude of what can happen during a pandemic outbreak and what actions you can take to help lessen the impact of an influenza pandemic on you and your family. This checklist will help you gather the information and resources you may need in case of a flu pandemic." 04-09
- Facts for Families (American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry)
Provides basic facts related to over 100 issues of concern to parents. 10-09
- Ways Schools Can Reach Families
- Reaching All Families
- Low Income Resources for Families
- Parenting Articles by Age Group (2000 Families Plus, LLC - ParentingQA)
Provides suggestions for more effective parenting, presented by experts in the topics selected. Includes behavior problems, child development, child care, and more. 1-00
- Helping Programs for Families in Need in Oregon (OregonHelps.org)
Provides assistance with Food Stamps, Oregon Health Plan, Employment Related Day Care (ERDC), Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), Federal Housing Assistance, Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), Federal Earned Income Tax Credit and Oregon's Earned Income Credit, Oregon's Working Family Tax Credit, Individual Development Accounts (IDAs), National School Lunch Program, Women, Infants, and Children Nutrition Program(WIC), and Emergency Food. Provides information in English, Spanish, Russian, and Vietnamese. 5-03
- Helping Programs for Families in Need in Oregon (Oregon State University Extension Service)
Provides assistance information for families in need. 5-03
- OCD Guide for Patients and Families (PsychGuides.com)
Provides an orientation to the disorder and discusses symptoms and treatment. "In OCD, it is as though the brain gets stuck on a particular thought or urge and just can’t let go. People with OCD often say the symptoms feel like a case of mental hiccups that won’t go away. OCD is a medical brain disorder that causes problems in information processing." 6-04
- Challenging Travels (GOALS)
Provides the stories of individuals and families who have taken on extreme challenges, such as pedaling around the world or kayaking around New Zealand. 5-00
- Languages of the World (Summer Institute of Linguistics - Ethnologue.com)
Provides information about geographic distribution, languages of special interest, language by country, language families, names of languages, and more. 10-05
- Letters of the Civil War (civil-war.net)
Provides letters from soldiers to their families. 7-00
- Obesity - Walking to School (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Provides a guide to make walking to school safer and more frequent. Recommends steps for the community and families so that groups of children, accompanied by adults, walk or ride bicycles to and from school. This may help reverse obesity in children and start them on a healthier lifestyle. 6-01
- Helping Your Children Cope in a Time of Crisis and Fear (FamilyEducation - Abel)
Provides suggestions on what to say to children by grade level. For example, it is good for older children to be able to participate in helping in some way, such as writing letters of condolence to families of victims. 9-01
- Safe Schools (Awesome Library)
While the disaster in New York City has been an opportunity to pull together as a nation, and as a world, it also provides an opportunity to fight prejudice that arises from such a crisis. Schools and families can assure children and teens that while the assailants may have come from a single region of the world, children and families of Arabian descent or Muslim heritage in the USA are also in grief over the incident--but could be targets of misplaced anger. Teachers and parents can help to prevent the expression of misplaced anger toward innocent children and families in the USA. 9-01
- How Children and Teens Can Help With the September 11th Disaster (Red Cross)
Provides specific ways children and teens can help families of those affected by the September 11th disaster. Also called 911, 9-11, or 9/11.9-01
- How Children and Teens Have Helped With the September 11th Disaster (Red Cross)
Provides stories of young people contributing to help families of those affected by the September 11th disaster. Also called 911, 9-11, or 9/11. 9-01
- Muslim Rage (Christian Science Monitor - Ford)
There can be no justification for killing innocent civilians, such as on September 11th. However, it is important for the citizens of the USA to understand how people in the Middle East regard the United States as the USA works to fight terrorism globally.
Provides personal stories of Muslim families in the Middle East affected by American foreign policies and military interventions. "Trying to root out terrorism without re-plowing the soil in which it grows - which means rethinking the policies that breed anti-American sentiment - is unlikely to succeed, say ordinary Middle Easterners and some of their leaders." ''There is only one way for America to be a friend of Islam,' says Ahmed. 'And that is if they consider our lives to be as precious as their own.' 10-01
- Fundraising by Kids (GuidanceChannel.com)
Provides an example of how a school organized a fundraiser for families affected by the September 11th disaster. The school has a regular student fundraising program each year and students decide how the funds are to be spent. Also called 911, 9-11, or 9/11. 11-01
- Protection from Terrorism (MSNBC)
Provides suggestions for families for staying safe during a period of attack by terrorism. 11-01
- Corporate Welfare (Corporations.org)
" 'The $150 billion for corporate subsidies and tax benefits eclipses the annual budget deficit of $130 billion. It's more than the $145 billion paid out annually for the core programs of the social welfare state: Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC), student aid, housing, food and nutrition, and all direct public assistance (excluding Social Security and medical care).' " 7-02
- Saving Soil and Trees While Fighting Hunger (Washington Post)
"Dr. Pedro Sanchez loves dirt. The prize-winning soil scientist says that poor quality soil is the cause of many of the evils that plague poor countries, from hunger and poverty to environmental devastation caused by slash-and-burn farming."
"...Sanchez has helped teach 150,000 small-scale African farmers how to boost grain production by bettering their dirt — that is, by replenishing soil nutrients with nitrogen from native vegetation and phosphates from rocks."
"As a result, those farmers can feed their families without having to burn more forests to get fertile land." 8-02
- 1-4-03 Democrats Propose Economic Stimulus (CNN - Loughlin)
" 'Democrats know the key to restarting economic growth: tax relief for middle class families, business incentives to create new jobs, and investments in human talent,' Daschle said, according to a transcript of his comments released by his office." " 'Unfortunately, recent reports suggest that the president's first proposal this new year will do none of those things. Instead, the president's idea of helping the economy seems to have centered around writing a special tax break for corporate dividends.' " 1-03
- Homeland Security - Preparing for a Terrorist Attack (American Red Cross)
Describes what we should do to prepare ourselves and our families for a terrorist attack. 2-03
- Preparing for a Terrorist Attack (Federal Emergency Management Agency)
FEMA describes what we should do to prepare ourselves and our families for a terrorist attack. 2-03
- U.S. and Coalition Casualties in Iraq (CNN.com)
"There have been 392 confirmed coalition deaths in the war as of October 22, 2003. The casualty list below reflects the names of the U.S. and British soldiers, Marines, airmen and sailors whose families have been notified. This list is updated regularly." 10-03
- Debts - Consumer Debt (CBS News)
"Consumer debt has more than doubled in the past 10 years to record levels, making it hard for many families to cope."
"Consumer debt hit a record $1.98 trillion in October 2003, according to the most recent figures from the Federal Reserve. That debt — which includes credit cards and car loans, but not mortgages — translates to some $18,700 per U.S. household." 1-04
- Takeout Nation (MSNBC News)
"American families still manage to eat dinner together, they just don't want to cook it. How our busy lives and more sophisticated tastes are transforming the food industry. And why that fancy new kitchen is always so clean." 1-04
- Editorial - America Faces a Clear Choice (GeorgeWBush.com - Mehlman)
Provides the George W. Bush re-election campaign site. "President George W. Bush and the American people have answered history’s calling. Through forward looking policies, America confronted difficult tests. And with four more years of President Bush’s leadership, the American people will transform today’s tests into tomorrow’s opportunities."
"Nine months from now, we will make a choice."
"Between victory in Iraq or insecurity in America."
"Between more money in the pockets of families or more power in the halls of government."
"Between a nation that respects innocent life and reaffirms the sanctity of marriage or activist judges who legislate from the bench."
"And nine months from now, we will choose between a leader of principle who will take America forward or a politician of protest, pandering and pessimism who will take America backward." 1-04
- Budget Deficit - View of Democrats (Democrats.org)
"President Bush has released his budget for the fiscal year 2005, and it spells disaster for America. His failed economic policies are saddling the nation with enormous budget deficits as far as the eye can see. Working families will be paying off the Bush debts for generations." The individual taxpayer burden for the deficit alone seems to be between $2,000 and $2,500 per year in most states. 2-04
- Poverty in the United States (National Priorities Project)
"More than one in ten families, and about 17% of all children, live in poverty in this country. The federal government defines poverty according to income and family size. A family of three with two children is considered 'poor' if they live on less than $14,494." 2-04
- Treated Wood Decks May Pose Danger to Children (CBS News)
"It's wood that was treated with a powerful pesticide called CCA that includes arsenic. Under pressure, suppliers have agreed to stop making it."
"But, as CBS News Correspondent Mark Strassmann reports, already 50 million American families, like Horseman's, share a potential health worry. Their wooden deck, fence and picnic table were all built with this wood."
"Most adults don't notice immediate symptoms, but they're not the most at-risk group. Small children are. They touch the wood as they play on it or eat on it and then put their hands in their mouth along with any arsenic that seeped through and the potential health impact is startling." 6-04
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