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and Government Agencies available to assist you. For a list
of local and state agencies click
here.
Statewide Resources
Parenting
Advocacy
Prevention
Statewide Resources
Education Children and Poverty
The Bishop's Initiative
Sponsored by the United Methodist Church with links to
national and international information.
www.umc.org/initiative/cfagc
CIVITAS Initiative
Provides parents, front-line professionals, and policy
makers with better ways to protect, nurture, educate,
and enrich our children.
www.bcm.tmc.edu/civitas
I Am Your Child
(512) 451-7361
Rae Freeman, Texas Network Contact.
National initiative drawing attention to infant brain
research and importance of early development.
iamyourchild.org
National Association for the Education of Young
Children
Sponsor of Week of the Young Child, April 9-15, 2000,
to draw attention to the importance of the early years
for children's learning and development. www.naeyc.org
TexProtects
(214) 442-1672
Advocates for priority areas in prevention, protection,
and healing for victims of child abuse and neglect in
Texas. http://texprotects.org
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Parenting
Parenting
Parenting is an on-line parenting newsletter in Spanish
from the University of Wisconsin covering each month from
birth to 1 year.
www.uwex.edu/ces/flp/parenting/spanish.html
Á LEER, AMERICA! (Read America)
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Language activities for children birth to 5, in Spanish,
a combined project of three U.S. government agencies.
ericps.crc.uiuc.edu/npin/respar/texts/learning/rsr-kit/familias/familias.html
Take Time For Kids
www.tdh.state.tx.us/ttfk/default.htm
LOOK before you LEAVE Campaign
www.lookbeforeyouleave.org
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Advocacy
Alan Guttmacher Institute
(202) 296-4012
Source for widely quoted statistics on teen pregnancy.
www.agi-usa.org/pubs/fb_teen_sex.html
National Association of Child Advocates
(202) 289-0777
Seeks to improve lives and living conditions of children
by strengthening child advocacy organizations in states
and communities.
www.childadvocacy.org
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Prevention
The Abuse Prevention Project *
(612) 827-2966
Puppet shows and curriculum, some available in Spanish.
www.pacer.org/lpa/index.htm
Family Outreach of America
(888) 643-4005
(512) 451-4005
Volunteer-based casework model for prevention of child
abuse and neglect in 30 community programs across Texas.
National Children's Center for Rural and Agricultural
Health and Safety
(888) 924-SAFE (7233)
Strives to minimize the incidence of childhood injuries
associated with rural and farm life.
research.marshfieldclinic.org/children/Projects.htm
PANdora's Box
More than 270 web pages of child protection and abuse
prevention information. www.prevent-abuse-now.com/index.htm
Prevent Child Abuse America
(312) 663-3520
www.preventchildabuse.org
Safe Child
(303) 320-6321
Models for prevention of child abuse and interpersonal
violence through community and school-based programming.
www.safechild.org/index.html
Family Forward of Texas, Inc.*
1-800-554-2323 HEARTline or
512-459-5490 (Austin)
Support families and parents by providing family education,
parent support groups and parent support and crisis lines.
All services are free.
www.parentsanonymous.org
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