Resources

CCCB Services for Families

Parenting Information

The following links have a lot of great information about understanding, caring for, interacting with, and educating your children
ChildCareAware: Are You Aware?

ChildCareAware: The Daily Parent

Family Guide (Learn and Grow Together)

Parenting Guide (Spanish)

Parenting Guide (Portuguese)

Activities for Young Children

Activities for Infants and Toddlers

Parents Helping Parents

http://www.parentshelpingparents.org/

Tax Credit Resources for Families and Providers

http://www.nwlc.org/details.cfm?id=3134&section=tax

Special Needs Resources for families
http://www.eec.state.ma.us/ChildrenWithSpecialNeeds.aspx

Child Care Centers and the Americans with Disabilities Act
www.usdoj.gov

American Academy of Pediatrics
http://www.aap.org

Child Development, Family, Health, and Education Research
http://www.cfw.tufts.edu

Consumer Product Safety Commission

www.cpsc.gov

Department of Public Health
http://www.mass.gov/dph

Antibiotic Resistance Information
www.kidshealth.org

To Address the Problem of Obesity

www.letsmove.gov

Food Stamps  

www.gettingfoodstamps.org

Note - Once your application is complete, send an email to castle@bostonabcd.org,
fax to (617) 292-4629, or mail to:
 Child Care Choices of Boston 105 Chauncy Street
2nd Fl Boston, MA 02111 Attn: Wanda Castle
 

Other Helpful Organizations & Services

Attached is a list of resources obtained from a variety of sources, which may be of assistance to your family or someone you know.

La siguiente es una lista de recursos, obtenidos de una variedad de fuentes, que pueden ser de asistencia para su familia o para alguien que conozca.

Building the Out-of-School Time Network www.bostnet.org

Massachusetts Home Page www.mass.gov

Health and Safety Ideas for the Young Child www.healthychild.net

Boston Youth Zone www.bostonyouthzone.com

A FREE online resource for Mass residents in need of housing, food, health care and other basic services  www.massresources.org

DSS Home Page Massachusetts' Child Welfare and Protection Agency www.mass.gov/dss/

NAEYC - National Association for the Education of Young Children www.naeyc.org

NACCRRA - National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies www.naccrra.org

Kids Count http://www.aecf.org/kidscount

Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) http://www.mass.gov/dep/

Parents for Residential Reform http://www.pfrr.org

Massachusetts School Age Coalition http://www.mass-sac.org

Central Massachusetts Shaken Baby Syndrome Prevention Campaign http://www.sbscentralmass.com

Massachusetts Children's Trust Fund http://www.mctf.org/index.aspx

Department of Education http://www.doe.mass.edu/

MA Department of Transitional Assistance www.mass.gov/dta

City of Boston Home page: www.cityofboston.gov

City of Chelsea Home page: http://www.ci.chelsea.ma.us/Public_Documents/index

Town of Brookline Home page: http://www.town.brookline.ma.us

Town of Winthrop Home page: http://www.town.winthrop.ma.us/Pages/index

City of Revere Home page: http://www.revere.org

www.helpguide.org

www.use.salvationarmy.org

Citizenship for New Americans/Other Immigration Service Providers in Boston

www.bostonresourcenet.org

www.bostonabcd.org

www.bostonhousing.org