Resources and Links

You may find this information of interest:

• 2006 Surgeon General's report, The Health Consequences of Involuntary Exposure to Tobacco Smoke:  It hurts you.  It doesn't take much. It doesn't take long.

• All Children are Special: How to Know When a Child Needs Help, A Manual for Parents and Child Care Providers Children's Inclusive Care Council (CICC) Manual
  Spanish Version: Todos los Niños son Especiales Como saber cuando un niño necesita ayuda      
  

• American Academy of Pediatrics

• Autism Speaks Video Glossary - examples of speech development

• The Calaveras County Government Website
  

• Calaveras Community Foundation:  For grant information, including grant proposal forms, email investinccf@caltel.com or call 736-1845 and leave your contact information.
  

• Calaveras Farm to Families Program - working to meet the needs of the hungry in Calaveras County.  Contact:  Sean Kriletich,  209-402-801

• Calaveras Take a Step to Health

• California Association for the Education of Young Children

• California Children and Families Commission (First 5 California) 

• Disability Rights California - Protection & Advocacy 
  
  
• Early Start - early screening and intervention for infants and toddlers with disabilities

• Family Resource Network  - resources for families raising children with special needs

• The Grandfamilies State Law and Policy Resource Center

• Hooked on Nature

• Hot Line - 24 hour support for parents, caregivers, grandparents, anyone with children:  1-888-281-3000 

• Infonet - Calaveras County

• La Leche League

• MyCalaveras.com - Operated by the Blue Mountain Coalition for Youth & Families, provides links to businesses and services in Calaveras County

• National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)

• National Child Care Information Center (NCCIC)

• National Fatherhood Initiative
  

• Network of Care
  

• Our Children, Our Community

• Paid Family Leave  
  

• Parenting Tip Sheets
  

• Postpartum Support International Support for Mothers

• The Resource Connection - Childcare, WIC, Foodbank, Early Childhood, Crisis Center and Legal Services for Calaveras County
  

• Suicide Prevention Crisis Line 1-800-273-8255 or (916)368-3111
  Established in 1968, the Suicide Prevention Crisis Line, a program of The Effort, is the regional provider of suicide prevention for 32 counties in Northern and Central California. Click here to read more

• Tender Touch - Infant Massage Training
  

• Understanding the Behavioral & Emotional Consequences of Child Abuse
  Official Journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics

• Valley Mountain Regional Center

• Yummie Recipes

• Zero to Three Parent Resources