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General links Visit Bridges4Kids How to volunteer to help a child - click here. Statewide Resources - click here. National Centers for Independent Living - Map of U.S. leads to a listing of Centers for Independent Living by state. Job Opportunities - click here. Find K-12 Info - click here. Introduction to The Children with Special Needs Fund - click here. Click on the logo to learn about Michigan's R.E.A.D.Y. (Read, Educate, and Develop Youth) Program. The Early Hearing Detection and Intervention program EHDI has assessment sites all over the state of Michigan. Click here (PDF) to find your local site. Crisis Prevention Institute - click here. Reading & Literacy Help for Children - click here. Find the Family Literacy Program in your County - click here. Find more Michigan information - click here. Contact your State Legislator or Members of Congress - click here. Visit Project PERFORM - Provides information, resources and support to empower individuals, families, professionals, and communities to enhance outcomes for children and young adults with special needs in Michigan. Homework Help & Resources - click here. Reading & Literacy Help for Adults - click here. Find your local WIC office for information on nutrition and health support for women, infants, and children - click here. Lead poisoning can cause a failure to learn, ADD, aggressive behavior, brain damage. Click here for more info and county contacts - click here Local Public Health Department Locator Project Find Office of Special Education & Early Intervention Services (OSE-EIS) Directory of Resources for the Disabled - Michigan Edition Advocacy Organizations for Children with Disabilities - click here. For the substance abuse treatment facility nearest you, click here. For the mental health treatment center nearest you, click here. For additional mental health resources, click here. Visit School Websites - links to over 70,000 school websites from around the country. Covering Kids & Families works to reduce the number of uninsured children and adults who are eligible for public health care coverage programs but not enrolled. To find low-cost and free health care for children call 1-877-KIDS-NOW. Michigan Department of Education Parent Help Line for Student Issues 888-323-4231 Michigan DHS Hotlines Adult Abuse 1-800-996-6228 Child Abuse 1-800-942-4357 Lost Child Tip Line 1-866-729-0026 Child Protective Svcs. Wayne 1-313-396-0300 Client Complaints 1-517-373-0707 Emergency Shelter 1-800-ASHELTER Home Heating Assistance 1-800-292-5650 Homeless 1-800-274-3583 Medicaid Help Line 1-800-642-3195 Parent Help Line 1-800-942-4357 Runaway Assistance 1-800-243-2847 Welfare Fraud 1-800-222-8558 Yellow Ribbon Suicide Prevention Program - A comprehensive community-based Suicide Prevention Program. Call 1-800-615-1245 24 hours a day/7 days a week for Community Mental Health or 1-800-SUICIDE (784-2433). Are You Eligible? State Benefit Programs and Federal Benefit Programs Parents as Teachers (PAT) is an international early childhood parent education and family support program serving families throughout pregnancy until their child enters kindergarten. Find your weather forecast by zip code - click here. Find a mentor for a child: www.mentormichigan.org Mental Health Locator 2005/06 Edition of the Michigan Directory of Service Providers for Infants, Toddlers, and Students With Disabilities - Michigan has combined its early childhood and special education resource directories into one volume. Here you will find name, address, phone number, e-mail, and web listings for the agencies and people responsible for providing services to children with special needs from birth to age 26!	Project Great Start For more information about Project Great Start, contact your Intermediate School District (ISD). See the listings below for your local ISD or 888 Be A Hero contact or visit http://www.migreatparents.org for more resources. Local Early On Coordinator Visit http://1800earlyon.org/About/EOcoordinators.php Early On is a program for children birth to age 3 who have a disability or developmental delay, or a health condition that might lead to a developmental delay. Local ISD, RESD, or RESA Intermediate School District (ISD), Regional Educational Service District (RESD) or Regional Educational Service Agency (RESA) - What is an ISD? Local Project Find Coordinator Visit http://www.projectfindmichigan.org Project Find is the "child find" program of Michigan's special education system and helps children with disabilities from birth to age 26 get the services and help they need. Click here to learn more. Find your local Head Start Head Start - Head Start is a national program which provides comprehensive developmental services for America's low-income, pre-school children (ages three to five) and social services for their families. Specific services for children focus on education, socio-emotional development, physical and mental health, and nutrition. Find Childcare in Your Community Association For Child Development: www.acdcacfp.org Michigan Association for Child Care Providers: www.childcareservices.com Michigan Community Coordinated Child Care Network (4C): www.mi4c.org Local United Way Programs - click here. United Way funds programs and agencies that support families, children and communities. Find help available in your community through United Way. Michigan Zero to Five Advocacy Network (ZFAN) Contact List - click here. Things to do and places to see with a child Michigan Creative After-School Experiences (MiCASE) - a listing by community of arts agencies, museums, zoos, science centers, orchestras, libraries, nature centers and theaters that offer after-school programming for kids. Things to do and places to see in Michigan: Choose your location to search for attractions, events and more - click here. Places to visit with kids in Michigan - click here. Michigan Zoos and Planetariums by city with links - click here. Find cultural events put on by Michigan humanities and arts organizations, click here. Resources specific to this county First Call of Ottawa County is now part of the 2-1-1 system. Call 2-1-1 for information and referrals in Ottawa County. ARC: Advocacy & Resource Center The ARC is committed to providing service, community education, and advocacy to ensure that persons with disabilities have the opportunity to develop their full potential and lead lives of dignity and purpose. 665 136th Ave. #90 Holland, MI 49424 Phone: (616) 738-8570 Fax: (616) 738-9340 Web: http://www.arc-resources.org/ Michigan Disability Resources Database (MDRD) - Find local information on disabilities, education, support groups, organizations, transportation, emergency services, etc., by zip code, address, disability, service, or county. Michigan Assistance and Referral Service (MARS) - This system allows you to find programs offered by the State of Michigan that help families in need with their medical, nutritional, food, day care or other expenses. Child Development Services of Ottawa County, Inc. Home-based head start, early head start, child care center 77 W. 11th St. Holland, MI 49423 Phone: 616-396-6105 Email: cds@macatawa.org DeVos Children’s Hospital Foundation 100 Michigan St. NE-MC178 Grand Rapids, MI 49503 County: Ottawa Contact: Lisa Blystra (616) 399-5184 Project: Funds will support increased accessibility of car seats and education. This program will intentionally serve clients in outlying clinics and hospitals, low-income day care centers and migrant communities. Ottawa Area Intermediate School District 13565 Port Sheldon Rd. Holland, MI 49484 County: Ottawa Contact: Christine Baker, (877) 702-8600 x4066 Project: Ready for Success aims to increase the capacity and availability of Parents As Teachers in the Ottawa area public schools. The program seeks to improve the skills of parenting adults to identify or prevent developmental delays, promote healthy attachment, and maximize cognitive growth; and to provide technical assistance to hire, train, and support Parents As Teachers staff as well as recruit families, implement and evaluate the program in local districts. Boys & Girls Club of Greater Holland 435 Van Raalte Ave. Holland, MI 49423 County: Ottawa Phone: (616) 392-4102 Contact Person: Brian Manderfield Project: Services will be expanded to serve more youth and families in the areas of Character and Leadership Development, Education, Health and Life Skills, The Arts, and Sports Fitness and Recreation. Center for Women in Transition 304 Garden Avenue Holland, MI49424 County: Ottawa Phone: (616) 355-9752 Contact Person: Teresa Schraudt Project: The “People, Problems, and Protection” program provides self-protection and safety skills to children in homeless and battered women’s shelters.

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