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FAMILY RESOURCES
American Academy of Pediatrics
Welcome to the world of parenting! Newborns are delightful--and tiring! View parenting tips.
610-435-1996
744 N. 19th St., Allentown, PA 18104
Alternatives to Abortion--Department of Public Welfare
Offers free, caring, confidential and life-affirming options to abortion. Available to individuals who are involved in an unplanned pregnancy, and to parents of infants up to 12 months of age.
Big Brothers/Big Sisters of the Lehigh Valley, Inc.
Provides male/female role models for children ages 7-14. The program focuses on friendship rather than activities. Volunteers must be 18 years old and a resident of Lehigh/Northampton counties. Volunteers interact with children 3-6 hours per week for a minimum of one year. The children must come from a single parent home. There is a minimum of a one year wait list for boys due to the lack of male volunteers. The wait list is shorter for girls.
Born Learning (CarryOver Activities for Parents)
Born Learning is a national public engagement campaign helping parents, caregivers and communities create early learning opportunities for young children. It’s built on awareness, education and action.
Fun activities that adults and young children can do together. Designed around the Key Learning Areas in Pennsylvania’s Learning Standards for Early Childhood, Build Blocks for Babies offer simple at-home experiences that build infants’ and toddlers’ learning in the areas of social, emotional, physical and academic development.
A gathering place for children who are seriously, chronically, or terminally ill or disabled and for their families to share experiences and information.
Catholic Charities, Diocese of Allentown
Pregnancy Support Program provides guidance, understanding, and support to women, men and families during and after pregnancy in exploring the positive options of parenting and adoption. Pregnancy Support Services are available to anyone regardless of gender, age, race, religion, income or ethnic background. Types of Services provided: problem-solving and decision-making guidance, free, confidential pregnancy test, pregnancy support counseling and education, assistance with baby-related items (as available), adoption planning, parenting classes, referrals for pre- and post-natal care.
Celebrate Calm is a world-renowned educational organization that provides science-based training for educators, parents and children.
The WebGuide is a directory that evaluates, describes and provides links to hundreds of sites containing child development research and practical advice. Topics are selected on the basis of parent recommendations; they cover all ages, from early child development through adolescence.
Council of Spanish Speaking Organizations of the Lehigh Valley
610-868-7800
A nonprofit child welfare agency which has provided foster care, life skills, training and delinquency services to over 14,000 children and teens since 1978.
Delaware Valley Children's Charities (pdf)
Developmental Pediatricians (MSWord)
Discount Prescription Cards (pdf)
Promotes and enriches the lives of children who are seriously, chronically or terminally ill by offering children the chance to hope, dream and live their fantasies.
Early Intervention Family Resources (pdf)
Epilepsy Foundation of Eastern Pennsylvania
A nonprofit, 501(c)(3) voluntary health organization that provides education, support and advocacy for people with epilepsy and their families.
A non-profit agency that works closely with over 50 county children and youth agencies throughout Pennsylvania providing quality foster care and adoption services, domestically and internationally.
Hearing Loss-Resources from a state-wide program: Program Summary, Contact Form, Information, Information ( in Spanish)
Web site offers a Parents Site (practical parenting information and news), a Kids Site (homework help and how the body works), and a Teen Site (answers, advice and straight talk).
Lehigh County Office of Children & Youth
View information on abuse, neglect, helpful tips in dealing with stress, and links to other agencies. The Lehigh County Office of Children & Youth is committed to protecting children from abuse and neglect, maintaining children in their own home and community, ensuring access to community-based services parents experiencing difficulty in caring for their children, preserving and stabilizing family life, and assuring that children have a permanent home.
Lehigh Valley Community Resource Center
News, information, entertainment and resources for families in the greater Lehigh Valley.
Putting Parents in Touch with Proven Resources. Summer Camps, Sports and Activities, Local Parks, Birthday Party Ideas, AND MORE!!!
Local Pediatrician Contact Information (pdf)
Making the Most of Playtime (pdf)
Maternal & Family Health Services, Inc.
610-432-3455
Family Planning Program, Health Women Program, Nurse Family Partnership (nurse home visits for first time parents which begin during pregnancy and continues for 2 years after the child's birth for women who meet income guidelines.
National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities
Learn the signs...act early! Children develop at their own pace, so it's impossible to tell exactly when your will learn a given skill. The developmental milestones listed can give you a general idea of the changes you can expect as your child gets older. There is also interactive tools and screening methods that allow you to view how a developmental milestone category (social, emotional, cognitive, or language) changes as a child grows.
Parent-To-Parent of Pennsylvania
Network of parents (who have special needs children or adult children) who offer information, support, and advocacy to other parents/families who also have special needs children or adult children. Assists families in locating support groups or develop new support groups. Also offers conferences and trainings.
Group meets the 2nd Wednesday of every month in the Pricilla Payne Hurd Education Center at St. Luke's from 7:00-8:00 PM.
Hotline for families in need of assistance in coping with daily stress.
1-800-448-4906
Pennsylvania Children's Hospice and Pallative Care Coalition
A statewide network of parents and professionals dedicated to improving the care and quality of life for the children living everyday with life-threatening, life-limiting illnesses or conditions and their families.
An innovative ministry which reaches out to enrich the spiritual lives of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, their families, friends and other supportive community members.
Shriner's Hospital (Philadelphia)
State-of-the-art medical care and family-centered approach for children with spinal cord injuries, as well as a host of orthopaedic and neuromusculoskeletal disorders and diseases.
A safe place where victims of abuse and their children can find refuge. The mission is to work toward the elimination of domestic violence; increase community awareness of the problem; and empower victims of domestic violence by providing shelter and support services.
Specialized transportation products, such as handicap accessible vans, and services to make life easier and more comfortable for people with disabilities and special needs.
WIC--Women, Infants and Children
Vouchers for nutritious supplemental food, nutritional education and counseling, Farmer's Market Nutrition Program, referrals to health and human services agencies.
Eligibility: pregnant women, new mothers and children under 5 years of age who meet income eligibility guidelines.
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