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United Way's 211 service
serving Marathon & Portage County Residents
This database is continuously updated to
ensure accurate, up-to-date information connecting callers to
local services, agencies and groups.
A similar service for Wood
County is
First Call for
Information -- Wood County
Aging & Disability Resource Center of Portage County Links
Links to select websites provides by the Aging & Disability Resource Center of Portage County.
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Portage County
Seeks to build positive mentoring relationships between youth and professionally screened, caring adults
to enhance lives by sharing rewarding and fun-filled experiences.
Boy Scouts -- Samoset Council
The mission of the Samoset Council has been to provide the necessary support
services to ensure the success of our districts and the Scout units they
support.
Boy Scouts -- Amherst Wisconsin.
Boy Scouts -- Rosholt Wisconsin.
Family Resource Center of Portage
County, located at 2607 Post Rd Stevens Point, WI 54481, the Family Resource Center is a cooperative
effort of community resources working together to give parents education and
support.
Girl Scouts -- Woodland Council.
Lincoln Senior Citizen Center is
located at 1519 Water Street, Stevens Point (346-1401).
The Portage County Department of Aging is located at 1519 Water Street, Stevens Point (344-2752). Its
Aging & Disability Resource Center is located at the same address.
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Family |
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American
Library Association Especially for Young People and Their Parents
Websites for parents and children recommended by librarians from
around the country.
BabyCenter
BabyCenter
offers useful information for new and expectant parents. Among the many
features are bulletin boards to share insight and advice, an interactive
baby namer, preconception calendars, news, articles, and an "Ask the
Experts" column.
ChildStats.gov
ChildStats.gov is
the official Web site of the Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family
Statistics. The Forum was created to foster coordination and collaboration
in the collection and reporting of Federal data on children and families.
They offer crucial reports, statistics and links to related sites with
Federal data.
Family Village:
A Global Community of Disability-Related Resources
The Family
Village brings together information, resources and communication
opportunities on the Internet for people with mental retardation and other
disabilities, for their families, and those who provide services and
support. The online "Library" has a "Card Catalog" to look up information
on specific diagnoses. From the Waisman Center at the University of
Wisconsin-Madison.
National Center for
Missing & Exploited Children CyberTipline
The National Center
for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) is a private, nonprofit
organization dedicated to locating missing children and raising public
awareness about the prevention of child abduction, molestation, and sexual
exploitation. Their site offers online report forms for incidents of
exploitation, a missing children database, news, resources and success
stories.
National Child Care
Information Center
Established by The Child Care Bureau of the
U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services to promote child care linkages and
serve as a mechanism for supporting quality services for children and
families.
Parentsoup
Describing
itself as a community this site offers discussion groups, chat rooms, a
baby name guide, articles and resources on a variety of issues with which
parents are concerned. Parents contribute as well as “experts”.
Preventive Ounce
This
interactive site presents questionnaires that allow parents to identify
their child’s temperament clearly and then find parenting techniques that
work for that child. Covers ages infant to five years. Eventually will
cover to age 12.
Special Needs Adoption Network
The Special Needs Adoption Network acts as an information center
bringing together waiting children, their adoption agencies, and families
looking to parent children with special needs. Their web site offers
information on the special needs adoption process in Wisconsin, as well as
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Grandparents & grandparents raising grandchildren |
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Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Partnership of
Wisconsin
The organization is a statewide network of individuals, agencies, organizations and professionals who provide
services to or for grandparents raising their grandchildren and/or children and
their families. Another useful web site from UWEX is Grandparenting Today
and A list of useful grandparenting websites
Grandparenting from AARP
This AARP site offers information on the role of a grandparents.
Sometimes it takes great wisdom,
especially when child-raising expectations differ.
Another useful web sites from AAPR include Grandparenting Tips and
resources ; legal issues for grandparents raising grandchildren and
GrandCare Toolkit,
resources for grandparents raising grandchildren
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Seniors |
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Access America for
Seniors
Access America for Seniors is a government-wide initiative
to deliver electronic services from government agencies and organizations
to seniors. Visitors can utilize a number of services, including comparing
Medicare health plan options, comparing nursing homes throughout the U.S.,
and receiving estimates of social security benefits.
Administration on Aging
U.S.
Dept. of Health and Human Services webpage offers information about AoA
and its programs, as well as legislation and statistical information of
interest to older adults.
The Age Page
This Wisconsin Dept. of Health and Family Services site provides links
to programs and resources for older people and their caregivers in
Wisconsin.
AgeNet
AgeNet is an
information and referral network for aging parents and their adult
children. The site provides information on a number of topics, including
geriatric health and drugs, legal and financial resources, insurance,
helpful products and caregiver support.
American Association of Retired Persons
Features information for retirees on numerous topics including
health, housing, travel, insurance and consumer issues.
Elderhostel Home Page
Includes an online catalog of their educational adventure programs for
retirement age individuals.
Learning Is For Ever (LIFE)
LIFE is a membership-based association of senior adult learners providing
an opportunity to share learning experiences and discover new joys in your life.
It is hosted by UWSP Continuing Education and affiliated with the Elderhostel Institute Network.
National Senior Citizens Law Center
Offers information, news, and legal help, particularly to older
persons of limited income.
Senior Com
Features resources
that include financial, health, travel and consumer information, as well
as senior “chat rooms” and magazines online at the Senior News
Network.
SeniorLink
Offers access
to eldercare professionals, programs, providers, facilities and agencies
that provide information on a variety of senior related services.
SeniorNet
Provides adults
55 and older with information and instruction about computer technologies.
Seniornet also offers roundtable discussions on hundreds of topics and
hosts book clubs you can join online.
Wisconsin Association of Homes and
Services for the Aging
Offers links to not-for-profit corporations
principally serving the elderly and disabled.
Wisconsin Medicare Part
B
As the Medicare Part B carrier for the state, the Wisconsin
Physicians Service Insurance Corporation offers a webpage dedicated
exclusively to the program. The site answers commonly asked questions,
allows access to the Medicare Part B policy manual, features information
for Wisconsin providers, and resource links.
Wisconsin
Parkinson Association
Contains links to several other pages of
information useful to individuals diagnosed with Parkinson Disease and
their families. |
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Caregiver |
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Administration on Aging Caregiver Resource Room
Where families, caregivers, and professionals can find information about The National Family Caregiver Support Program.
Family Caregiver Alliance -
FCA has developed a wide array of services based on consumer needs.
National Family Caregivers Association
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NFCA is a grass roots organization created to educate, support, empower
and speak up for the millions of Americans who care for chronically ill, aged or
disabled loved ones.
National Alliance for Caregiving
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NAC is dedicated
to providing support to family caregivers and the professionals who
help them and to increasing public awareness of issues facing family caregivers
Today's Caregiver Magazine
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A business site, Caregiver Media Group is a leading provider of information, support
and guidance for family and professional caregivers. Founded in 1995,
they produce
Today's Caregiver magazine, the first national magazine dedicated to
caregivers |
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Weddings |
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The Knot: Weddings for the Real
World -
Suggestions for setting the date, choosing flowers,
selecting colors, throwing a wedding shower, registering for gifts,
setting up your home and over 6000 pictures of wedding gowns. There is
also a section for grooms, which includes helpful stories on selecting a
ring, how to tie a bow-tie and honeymoon ideas.
Wedding Bells - American Edition
The on-line
version of a magazine for brides and grooms.
Weddings
From
the soc.couples.wedding newsgroup - everything on marriage and wedding
plans |
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Pets |
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Cat Fanciers Web Site
Comprehensive site that offers authoritative information about cats
and cat care, breed descriptions and veterinary resources. Includes many
links to cat shows, registries and clubs around the U.S.
American Kennel Club
The American Kennel Club is a
non-profit organization devoted to the advancement of purebred dogs. AKC is a
“club of clubs”, comprised of over 500 member clubs and almost 5000 affiliated
clubs.
Digitaldog
Digital Dog's Mission is to provide the public with
observations about each dog breed's temperament and the possible physical or behavioral flaws found in every dog
breed |
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