Resources

Advocates for Youth - Advocates for Youth is dedicated to creating programs and advocating for policies that help young people make informed and responsible decisions about their reproductive and sexual health. Advocates provides information, training, and strategic assistance to youth-serving organizations, policy makers, youth activists, and the media in the United States and the developing world

Annie E. Casey Foundation - The primary mission of the Annie E. Casey Foundation is to foster public policies, human-service reforms, and community supports that more effectively meet the needs of today’s vulnerable children and families.

California State Department Of Education-California School Age Family Education Program (Cal-Safe) - Provides services through California School Age Families Education (Cal-SAFE) to improve academic achievement and parenting skills of expectant and parenting students and child development services.

Education, Training, Research Associates - ETR 's mission is to maximize the physical, social and emotional health of all individuals, families and communities by advancing the work of health, education and social service providers through high-quality research, publications, information resources and programs.

Encouraging Relationships-Kim Fredrickson, M.A. MFT - Practical, Compassionate Help for Your Relationships.

Etsy- A place to buy and sell all handmade things.

The Happiest Baby - Calming even the fussiest infants is easy once you can see the world from their point of view.  Dr. Karp’s techniques are logical and easy skills to learn.  Once learned, parents are empowered to calm and nurture their babies.  Here are the resources you need as well as a list of local instructors- of which I am one!

International Childbirth Education Association -The international Childbirth Education Association (ICEA) is a professional organization that supports educators and health care professionals who believe in freedom of choice based on knowledge of alternatives in family-centered maternity care and newborn care.

Mercy Ministries-Lives Transformed, Hope Restored - Mercy Ministries of America has provided hope and healing to generations of desperate young women who are seeking freedom from life-controlling problems such as: Drug and Alcohol Addictions, Depression, Eating Disorders, Unplanned Pregnancy, Physical and Sexual Abuse, Self Harm.

Morning Glory Press - Top publisher  for resources for pregnant and parenting teens, specializing in books for young adults since 1977.

Mother’s Advocate - A must read for expectant parents wanting to make the best choices in childbirth for themselves and their little one.  Video clips are very compelling -empowering Moms-to-be to realize that childbirth is a natural process and that they can take control of their own birth experience.

National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy - The National Campaign  seeks to strengthen a culture of personal responsibility regarding sex, getting pregnant, and bringing children into the world, support responsible policies that will increase the use of contraception, particularly by those who cannot afford it and by those at greatest risk for having an unplanned pregnancy and provide more education to teens, parents, and young adults in their 20s that encourages them to take sex and pregnancy seriously, stresses personal responsibility and respectful relationships.

Sierra Nueva Pregnant Minor Program - This San Juan Unified School District Program focuses on assisting expecting and parenting students to stay in school and graduate, prenatal, childbirth and parenting education, child care for babies 4 weeks to 3 years, education, health & social service collaboration.

Sutter Adolescent Family Life Program and Cal-Learn - When teens find themselves soon-to-be parents, we are there to help them and their babies get off to a good start and stay on the path to a bright future, through two comprehensive case management programs- The Adolescent Family Life Program and the Cal Learn Program. The programs are free to young parents and offer them access to practical information and ongoing support.

Teen Now California (formerly CACSAP) - This organization is dedicated promoting the health and well-being of expectant and parenting teenagers and their young children, and to the prevention of adolescent childbearing.  Its membership represents educators, social workers, health care providers, parents, policy makers, and others committed to supporting  the delay of early sexual activity or repeat pregnancy among adolescents, teenagers who experience early pregnancy and childbearing and children of young parents.