Links

The National Character Counts site offers  information on CC! programs across the country.

• Because I Love You supports parents with troubled children of any age by promoting structure, consequences, and consistency. 
• A facebook page has been set up, entitled Brian Remembered, to encourage people to change their paths - stop drinking and driving.
• Common Sense Media is a non-profit organization designed to help parents and kids have a voice and a choice when it comes to the media they consume.
• Connect For Kids works to connect concerned adults and young people to compelling and accurate information on children's issues and offers tools to take action.
• Education.com provides support for parents and their children through the whole education experience. This site has excellent bullying articles and discussions.
• The U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Admin. produces Family Guide. for parents focusing on mental health and the abuse of alcohol, tobacco, and illegal drugs.
• The Family Health Administration works to protect, promote, and improve the health and well being of all Marylanders. Look under Health Promotion to find information on safety seats.
• GetNetWise is a public service web site designed to help internet users have a safe, enjoyable and educational experience online.
• Good Knight Child Empowerment Network is a group that empowers children by instilling the knowledge and awareness for self protection and the inspiration to champion others.
• Grants Alert monitors national and local funding opportunities that will help teachers, schools and others.
• I-safe, a nonprofit internet safety foundation, provides age-appropriate curriculums (K-12) to schools free of charge. It also has cybersafety programs for educators, parents, law enforcement officers, and community leaders.
• Kids Health includes facts sheets, news, and practical parenting advice.
• The Library of Congress is encouraging reading by offering complete books that can be read online, book clubs, webcasts of authors reading their own books, and much more.
• The Maryland Center for Character Education is dedicated to making a difference in the ethical lives of individuals and the entire community through education, example, and action.
• Mom's Mini Van  includes family-friendly restaurants, hotels & motels, and activities for safe and fun family travels.
• The National Assembly of Health & Human Services' mission is to "engage leaders of the national nonprofit health & human services sector in collective efforts to advance the effectiveness of health & human services in the United States."
• The National Center for Family Literacy is an online magazine that gives parents strategies to make reading fun and also includes a guide to age-appropriate books.
• The National Child Care Information Center offers technical assistance that links parents, providers, policy makers, researchers, and the public to early care and education assistance.
• NCAA Division II Community Engagement's objective is to encourage the community to come to campus and experience Division II Collegiate events.
• Parents is a new tool is from the US Dept of Health and Human Services and helps parents talk with their teens about relationships and abstaining from unhealthy behaviors.
• Polly Klaas is a national nonprofit that helps find missing children, prevents children from going missing, and promotes laws like Amber Alert that help keep children safe.  
• Queen Anne's County Public Library contains book and media resources for the home, school, and business.
• QAC SAFe (Supports Alcohol Free) Youth strives to lower the current beer, wine, liquor, and binge drinking rates of high school students.
• QAC SAFe Youth - Facebook page