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Preventive Health

HealthFinder
A guide to online health information. En espanol version too. http://www.healthfinder.gov/
MEDLINEplus
Health information. A service of the National Library of Medicine. http://medlineplus.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/

Violence

National Youth Violence Prevention Resource Center
A central source of information on prevention and intervention programs, publications, research, and statistics on violence committed by and against children and teens. http://www.safeyouth.org/home.htm

Job Searching Sites

HotJobs
http://www.hotjobs.com/
Monster.com
http://www.monster.com
Idealist.org
Nonprofit and community jobs and volunteer opportunities. Also a version in español. http://www.idealist.org/
opportunityNOCs
Nonprofit job opportunities. http://www.opportunitynocs.org

Internet Searching Websites

Other Social Services

Philadelphians Concerned About Housing
Helping Homeless, Low Income, Single Parent Families Become Self-Sufficient http://www.pcah.org/
Philly Neighborhoods
Everything that has to do with Philadelphia neighborhoods. http://www.phillyneighborhoods.org/index.html
Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare: Office of Social Programs Refugee Program
The primary goal of the Refugee Resettlement Program (RRP) is for refugees in Pennsylvania to achieve economic self-sufficiency as soon as possible. http://www.dpw.state.pa.us/osp/osprp.asp
UCC: UPENN's United Community Clinics
A student-run interdisciplinary health clinic in the East Parkside section of West Philadelphia. http://www.uphs.upenn.edu/ucclinic/
Project H.O.M.E.
Since 1989, Project H.O.M.E. (Housing, Opportunities, Medical Care, and Education) has helped more than 5,000 people break the cycle of homelessness and poverty in Philadelphia. http://www.projecthome.net/
Planned Parenthood: Southeastern PA
http://www.ppsp.org/
National Center for Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University
http://www.homelessphila.org/subabuse.html
The Beehive
The Beehive is the place to go for information and resources around the things that matter in our lives: money, health, jobs, school and family. http://www.thebeehive.org/philly/

Homework Help

BigChalk
Providing teachers, students, parents, and their surrounding community with the very best applications, products, and services available. http://www.bigchalk.com/
Discovery Channel's Discovery School
http://school.discovery.com/
FactMonster
Online almanac, dictionary, encyclopedia, atlas, world news. http://www.factmonster.com/
KidsClick
Web search for kids by librarians. http://www.kidsclick.org/
BrainMania
http://www.brainmania.com/
Lycos ZONE
For Kids. Encyclopedia, kids page, dictionary, atlas, translate it, science projects, and more http://lycoszone.lycos.com/

Adult Education / Literacy / Job skills

RebootPhilly
Reboot Philadelphia seeks to bridge the widening technology gap in under-served communities, particularly communities of color, and strives to equip women, men, and children with measurable computer mastery, empowering them to compete for employment in our computer-dependent economy. http://www.rebootphilly.org/
Free Library: Adult Education Classes
Provides facilities for several different kinds of Adult Education Classes in all areas of Philadelphia. http://www.library.phila.gov/libserv/adulted.htm
School District of Philadelphia: Family & Student Support Services
http://www.philsch.k12.pa.us/osess/frn/trans/adult_ed.html
Literacy Resources
http://www.philaliteracy.org/resources/index.html
YMCA Adult Education Department
Trains volunteers to become tutors and matches them with adult students who need help in basic reading and writing. http://www.ymcaphilly.org/adulted/
Temple University: Center for Research in Human Development and Education: Adult Education and Development Program
Offers classroom and computer-assisted multimedia instruction for adult learners in the areas of Adult Literacy, GED preparation, and Career Training. http://www.temple.edu/adulted/index.html

Other Sites

Amazon
Huge online store. http://www.amazon.com/
Meals.com
Meal planning made easy. Recipes, meal planning, etc. http://www.my-meals.com/
The Healthy Refrigerator
Nutrition that's good for your heart. http://www.healthyfridge.org/
Philly.com: Movies
Philadelphia movie information. http://www.philly.com/mld/philly/entertainment/movies/
Tickets.com
http://www.tickets.com

Childcare Websites

United Way of Southeastern Pennsylvania
http://home.uwsepa.org/
Common Sense
Strategies for Raising Alcohol and Drug-Free Children, from the National PTA, provides drug facts, positive parenting tips and family activities. http://www.pta.org/commonsense/index.html
GrandsPlace
A resource for grandparents and special others raising children. http://www.grandsplace.com/
Parenting Resources for the 21st Century
http://www.parentingresources.ncjrs.org/
Parenting Resources
http://www.vachss.com/help_text/parenting.html
National Parent Information Network
http://npin.org/

Pennsylvania State Services

Main Listings of the State
http://www.state.pa.us/papower/taxonomy/taxonomy.asp?DLN=30391&papowerNav=|
COMPASS:
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Application for Social Services allows you to sign up for social services like medicaid, food stamps and CHIP https://www.humanservices.state.pa.us/COMPASS/PGM/ASP/SC001.asp
Application forms:
For Social Services
http://www.dpw.state.pa.us/oim/oimappforms.asp
DMV
Driver and Vehicle Applications and renewal forms.
http://www.dmv.state.pa.us/
Electric Choice:
Low-income utilities help.
http://www.utilitychoice.org/IndexUC.cfm?catID=li
3 Healthy Women:
service for low-income women to get breast exams, pap tests, and mammograms.
http://www.health.state.pa.us/php/HW/default.htm?papowerPNavCtr=|
Application for Unemployment
This form is used to file an Initial Application for Unemployment Compensation benefits. Instructions are included with the form.
http://www.dli.state.pa.us/landi/cwp/view.asp?a=152&Q=59265&landiPNavCtr=|

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