Minnesota Parent Center

Minnesota Web sites and Resources

The University of Minnesota’s Center for Early Education and Development helps children from infancy through age eight to learn and develop to the best of their abilities through research and community outreach.

The University of Minnesota’s Children, Youth and Family Consortium is a bridge to a wide range of information and resources about children and families.

Children’s Defense Fund’s Bridge to Benefits website was made to support Minnesota families and make them stronger. Lots of programs exist to help families. Many times people do not know they qualify for these programs, or do not know how to apply. This website can help.

The University of Minnesota’s INFO-U answers your questions about families, gardens, farms, food, homes, yards, and the environment.

MinnesotaHelp.info is an online directory of services designed to help people in Minnesota identify resources such as human services, information and referral, financial assistance, and other forms of aid and assistance within Minnesota

Minnesota Parents Know is a resource filled with convenient and trusted child development, health and parenting information.

The University of Minnesota Extension’s Parenting Education Resources provides programs that foster the effective parenting of children and youth.

Prevent Child Abuse Minnesota works to prevent child abuse and neglect by promoting positive parenting, healthy families, and supportive communities where children are respected and valued. This website provides a county-by-county resource map.

Shoulder to Shoulder Minnesota is dedicated to helping to make parents’ job easier by connecting fellow parents and caregivers of teens, and sharing the insight of those who have been there before.

United Way’s Success By 6 program is an initiative and partnership that ensures all Minnesota kids are ready for their first day of school.

The University of Minnesota’s Teen-Link is a means for educators and other professionals, parents, teachers, youth and anyone working with adolescents or interested in adolescent development to obtain quick access to variety of resources, both academic and practical, addressing teen issues.

The University of Minnesota Extension’s Youth and Family Development programs address parenting skills, childcare, youth development, family economic stability, finances, consumer education, divorce transition, and change and stress.

National Web sites and Resources

mvparents.com/
www.adoption.com
www.allkindsofminds.org/index.aspx
www.challengingbehavior.org
www.colorincolorado.org/
www.ciccparenting.org
www.cyfernet.org
www.education.com
www.family.samhsa.gov/
www.familyeducation.com
kidshealth.org/
www.ncpie.org/
www.pbs.org/parents/goingtoschool/
www.pbs.org/wholechild/parents/f-s.html
www.projectappleseed.org/
www.schoolfamily.com/
www.sesameworkshop.org
www.talkingwithkids.org
www.zerotothree.com