Box 1 : Local Community Resources
Health
- Title V Services for Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs
- State Childrens Health Insurance Program (SCHIP)
- Local Child and Family Health Plus providers
- Medical specialty care
- Public health nursing
- Medical assistance programs
- Home care
- Respite care
- Mental health resources
- Substance abuse treatment
- Environmental health units
- Health literacy resources
- Physical activity resources
Development
- Head Start and Early Head Start
- Early intervention programs
- Early education and child care programs
- School-based or school-linked programs
- Recreation programs
- Playgroups
Family Support
- US Department of Agricultures Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)
- Social service agencies and child protection services
- Parenting programs/support groups
- Faith-based organizations
- Home visiting services
- Domestic violence resources
- Bereavement and related supports (due to sudden infant death syndrome, sudden unexpected infant death, or other causes of infant and child fatality)
- Food banks
- Child care resource and referral agencies
- Child care health consultants
- "Parents Helping Parents" organizations for children with special health care needs
Adult Assistance
- Adult education and literacy resources
- Job training resources
- Adult education for English language instruction
- Legal Aid
- Immigration services
- Racial- and ethnic-specific support and community development organizations
- Volunteering organizations
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