Return-Path: <nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id fA5G0Y009761; Mon, 5 Nov 2001 11:00:34 -0500 (EST) Date: Mon, 5 Nov 2001 11:00:34 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <p05001906b80c6795b78f@[146.186.96.31]> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: Barb Van Horn <blv1@psu.edu> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-FAMILY:362] HandsNet resources X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" ; format="flowed" Status: O Content-Length: 3093 Lines: 64 The following information is crossposted from the WebClipper Digest, HandsNet's weekly overview of cross-cutting human services news from throughout the World Wide Web. For daily Headlines news, Alerts and Discussions, and to start your personal clipping service, visit WebClipper at http://www.webclipper.org. Free trial WebClipper memberships are available on our public site at http://www.handsnet.org. ************************************ NOVEMBER 2, 2001 WORK, WELFARE & WELL-BEING - Food insufficiency, homelessness, domestic violence, feelings of hopelessness and depression are just a few of the psychological and economic challenges facing low-income women raising children in the U.S today. In a new book edited by a National Center for Children in Poverty researcher, some of the nation's leading social scientists explore the complex interplay between the psychological well-being of poor women and their families and the economic challenges of work and welfare. http://www.haworthpressinc.com/store/product.asp?sku=4490 ONE IN FOUR CHILDREN AFFECTED BY PARENTAL SUBSTANCE ABUSE - Children living in these alcohol- or drug-dependent environments are regularly confronted with denial, shame and silence about their family experience. The Office of National Drug Control Policy's (ONDCP) National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign has launched a multi-agency effort to provide resources and support to children with substance-abusing parents and help to adults in need. For free resources including posters and brochures, call 1-800-788-2800 or e-mail info@health.org. For additional information, visit www.freevibe.com/talking (for kids) or www.theantidrug.com (for adults). http://www.cwla.org/newsevents/news011017sa.htm NATIONAL FAMILIES WEEK NOV 18-24 - Organized by the Alliance for Children and Families, this annual event recognized each Thanksgiving week celebrates the family and its value to society. This year's theme: Connections Count, recognizes that strong families are at the center of strong communities. Families call 1-800-221-2681 to learn more about National Family Week and get helpful hints for making their connections count. http://www.nationalfamilyweek.org CALIFORNIANS TO GET PARENTING KITS - In an unprecedented statewide education campaign, California Children and Families Commission plans to distribute a free, bilingual parenting kit of helpful information and videos to the parents of every child born in California. Funded by a voter-approved tobacco tax, the kit will be distributed at family centers and hospitals throughout CA in the weeks ahead. http://www.ccfc.ca.gov/kit.htm -- ****************** Barbara Van Horn NIFL-WORKPLACE List Co-Moderator Co-Director, Institute for the Study of Adult Literacy Co-Director, Goodling Institute for Research in Family Literacy College of Education, The Pennsylvania State University 102 Rackley Building, University Park, PA 16802-3202 Phone: 814-865-5876 Fax: 814-863-6108 E-mail: BLV1@PSU.EDU "Moving adult literacy from the Margins to the Mainstream"
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