 Community Services
Web Sites
4-H
Enables all youth to have fun, meet new people, learn new life skills, build self-confidence, learn responsibility, and set and achieve goals. 4-H provides organized clubs, school-enrichment groups, special interest groups, individual study programs, camps, school-age childcare programs, and instructional television programs.
http://www.fourhcouncil.edu/
Access
America for People with Disabilities
A Web site developed by the Presidential Task Force on the Employment
of Adults with Disabilities bringing information on U.S. federal
programs, services, and resources to Americans with disabilities
and their families.
http://www.disabilityinfo.gov/digov-public/public/DisplayPage.do%3fparentFolderId=500
Adolescent Health Transition Project
This Web site provides a wealth of information on the health needs of young adults with disabilities. It contains downloadable and printable versions of the Adolescent Autonomy Checklist, Web sites of Interest to Teens, and a Transition Resource List.
http://depts.washington.edu/healthtr
America’s Promise Alliance for Youth
America’s Promise Alliance for Youth has the following goal: to mobilize people from every sector of American life to build the character and competence of our nation’s youth by fulfilling Five Promises for young people: 1) Ongoing relationships with caring adults in their lives —parents, mentors, tutors, or coaches; 2) Safe places with structured activities during non-school hours; 3) Healthy start and future; 4) Marketable skills through effective education; and 5) Opportunities to give back through community service. The young leaders section of this site focuses on resources and tools for youth getting involved in their communities, including leadership profiles and links.
http://www.americaspromise.org/APAMini.aspx?id=5714&ekmensel=c580fa7b_358_368_btnlink
AmeriCorps
AmeriCorps engages more than 50,000 Americans in intensive, results-driven service each year. AmeriCorps members train volunteers, tutor and mentor at-risk youth, build housing, clean up rivers and streams, and meet other community needs. After their term of service, AmeriCorps members receive education awards to help finance college or pay back student loans.
http://www.americorps.org/
Job Accommodation Network (JAN)
The Job Accommodation Network is a free consulting service that provides information about job accommodations, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and the employability of people with disabilities.
http://janweb.icdi.wvu.edu/
National Council on Independent Living (NCIL)
The National Council on Independent Living is a membership organization that advances the independent living philosophy and advocates for the human rights of, and services for, people with disabilities to further their full integration and participation in society. This Web site contains a wealth of information on independent living as well as resources and a directory of all Centers for Independent Living in the United States.
http://www.ncil.org
National Endowment for Financial Education (NEFE)
The National Endowment for Financial Education® is a non-profit 501 (c) (3) foundation dedicated to helping all Americans acquire the information and gain the skills necessary to take control of their personal finances. NEFE accomplishes its mission primarily by partnering with other concerned organizations to provide financial education to members of the public—in particular, to underserved individuals whose financial education needs are not being addressed by others. This site provides curriculum and on-line tutorials for increasing financial literacy among youth.
http://www.nefe.org
National Institute of Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR)
Created in 1978, NIDRR is a national leader in sponsoring research. NIDRR is located in Washington, D.C., and is one of three components of the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) at the U.S. Department of Education. It is the mission of NIDRR to generate, disseminate, and promote new knowledge to improve the options available to people with disabilities. The ultimate goal of the organization is to support individuals to perform their regular activities in the community and to bolster society’s ability to provide full opportunities and appropriate supports for its disabled citizens. NIDRR has an excellent Web site with many reports on the status of persons with disabilities around the United States, as well as information about the many programs and centers it currently funds.
http://www.ed.gov/offices/OSERS/NIDRR
PACER Health Information and Advocacy Center
This PACER Center project provides a central source for families of children and young adults with disabilities to obtain support, advocacy, and information about the health care system. The Center provides information about making informed choices about health care providers, agencies, and companies, communicating and working in collaboration with health care providers, understanding health insurance—including managed care filing insurance appeals, understanding legal rights in the health care system, and general health resources, as well as a wealth of other information.
http://www.pacer.org/health
QualityMall.org
QualityMall.org is a very comprehensive Web site with a great deal
of information about person-centered services for persons with developmental
disabilities. Here you can find a wide variety of resources, such
as information on books and publications, Web sites, and interesting
agency programs that promote quality in community supports.
http://www.qualitymall.org/main/
Social Security Administration: Disability Programs
The SSA Web site provides helpful information about the many income support and medical insurance programs it offers. This Web page acts as a portal to all the information on social security programs specifically designed to assist persons with disabilities.
http://www.ssa.gov/disability/
Social Security
Administration: Work Incentives Network Youth Page
The Social Security Administration has also designed
a Web site especially for youth to explain their work incentive
options.
http://www.ssa.gov/ny/win-intro.htm
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