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State of Washington

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 General links

  Contact your State Legislator or Members of Congress - click here.

 Yellow Ribbon Suicide Prevention Program- A comprehensive community-based Suicide Prevention Program.

CALL: 800-273-TALK(8255) or TEXT 'Help' to 741741.

Find your weather forecast by zip code - click here.

Parents as Teachers (PAT) is an international early childhood parent education and family support program serving families throughout pregnancy until their child enters kindergarten.

Parent Reviews Give an Inside View - How does your school do in meeting the needs of its students? Just click on Parent Reviews on any school profile to see personal, up-close comments about schools.

 Children and Politics in Your State - click here.

  Homework Help for Kids & Teens - click here.

Fight Crime: Invest in Kids - Law Enforcement support for programs preventing juvenile crime and violence.

For the substance abuse treatment facility nearest you, click here.

  For the mental health treatment center nearest you, click here.

Find K-12 school information for your state – School and District Rankings - Niche, SchoolMatch or RateMyTeacher.

  How to volunteer to help a child - click here.

  Reading & Literacy Help for Children -click here.

  Reading & Literacy Help for Adults - click here.

 Find help in your state or region for children with chronic, life-threatening illnesses or disabilities - click here.  For resources in Spanish, click here.

  U.S. Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS)

 U.S. Department of Education

U.S. Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP)

 Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA)

 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.

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• Agencies & Organizations for Children with Disabilities - click here.

• Contact List for Early Childhood Programs - click here.

• Agencies, Organizations, and State Government Contacts for Children At-Risk - click here.

• Education Resources & Information - click here.

• Literacy Resources - click here.

• Articles of Interest - click here.

• Miscellaneous Information & Resources - click here.

• Things To Do & Places To See - click here.

• Support Group Information - click here.

Education Resources & Information

 
GET - Guaranteed Education Tuition GET enables parents, grandparents and others to prepay college tuition.
    

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Agencies, Organizations, and State Government Contacts for Children At-Risk

Agencies & Organizations for Children with Disabilities - click here.

Literacy Resources

 
Find State & Local Literacy Hotlines - http://www.literacydirectory.org/hotlines.asp

State Hotline: Washington Literacy
Hotline Number: (800) 323-2550
Other Phone Number: (206) 284-4399
Email: comments@waliteracy.org
Internet address (website): http://www.waliteracy.org
 
Local or Regional Hotline: Seattle - King County Library System
Hotline Number: (425)369-3455
Internet address (website): http://www.kcls.org
 
State Adult Education/Literacy Office: State Board for Community and Technical Colleges
Phone Number: (360) 753-2000
Internet address (website): http://www.sbctc.ctc.edu

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Articles of Interest

WA District may ban daytime sodas in middle schools - Soda-pop sales to middle-school students during the school day would be banned under a proposed extension of Coca-Cola's exclusive contract with the Seattle School District. 

WA Rare syndrome has 3 victims, medical experts say - In cases of Prader-Willi syndrome, experts say there are really three victims: the child who must suffer through a lifetime of insatiable hunger, and the mother and father who must constantly deny food to their child so he doesn't die.

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Miscellaneous Information & Resources

National Centers for Independent Living - Map of U.S. leads to a listing of Centers for Independent Living by state.

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Things To Do & Places To See

U.S. National Parks - http://www.nps.gov/parks.html

Washington will stay in your kids' memories far longer than any amusement park. The museums and parks and natural wonders make for the ultimate family vacation.  Visit http://www.tourism.wa.gov/PTG_Main.html for places to go in Washington.

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