Family Resources

FSSA Child Care & Education  Child Care & Education.  Find Child Care  Get Child Care Assistance  First Steps  On My Way Pre-K  Paths to QUALITY™  Child Care Resource and Referral  (https://www.in.gov/fssa/carefinder/5342.htm)

Indiana’s free online child care search: start searching for Child Care providers in Indiana, choose a search filter below. You may set as many search filters as you'd like and when you are ready, just click search. Finding Child Care in Indiana is easy.

Kid Kare Project, Inc. is a United Way agency, which provides material items and tutoring services to children belonging to financially burdened families.  Phone:  (765) 832-1980 https://www.kidkareproject.com/about_us

KidsHealth from Nemours (Parents)  Advice on children's health, behavior, and growth - from before birth through the teen years.

LOCAL SHELTER, FREE MEALS, and TRANSPORTATION RESOURCES:  Crisis Help

National Hunger Hotline  By Phone:  Call the USDA National Hunger Hotline, which operates from 7:00 AM – 10:00 PM Eastern Time.  If you need food assistance, call 1-866-3-HUNGRY or 1-877-8-HAMBRE to speak with a representative who will find food resources such as meal sites, food banks, and other social services available near your location.  By Text:  Text “97779” to the automated service with a question that may contain a keyword such as “food,” “summer,” “meals,” to receive an automated response to resources located near an address and/or zip code.  (https://www.fns.usda.gov/contact-us)

PBS Parents is a trusted resource that’s filled with information on child development and early learning. It also serves as a parent's window to the world of PBS KIDS, offering access to educational games and activities inspired by PBS KIDS programs.

Will Center:  The WILL Center is a nonprofit, community based, nonresidential organization that is run by and for people with disabilities and provides the following services: Individual Advocacy, Systems Advocacy, Information and Referral, Independent Living Skills Training, Assistive Technology Information, ADA Information, Peer Counseling, Transition  https://thewillcenter.org/

These resources are for parents/guardians helping students with homework.  Also checkout the Homework Help Resources for students.

5 Resources for Parents Who Are Stumped by Math Homework.  A math teacher's go-to list of websites to help you — and your child — decipher tricky math concepts.

IXL is personalized learning. With a comprehensive K-12 curriculum, individualized guidance, and real-time analytics, IXL meets the unique needs of each learner.  www.ixl.com

KidsHealth in the Classroom (Educators)  Expert-approved health education resources for PreK through 12th grade.  https://classroom.kidshealth.org/

KidsHealth from Nemours (Parents)  Advice on children's helth, behavior, and growth - from before birth through the teen years.  https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/?WT.ac=k2p

PBS and our member stations are America’s largest classroom, the nation’s largest stage for the arts and a trusted window to the world. In addition, PBS's educational media helps prepare children for success in school and opens up the world to them in an age-appropriate way.​  https://www.pbs.org/

​PBS Learning Media: Indiana. A free digital media content portal for teachers and students. https://indiana.pbslearningmedia.org/

​PBS KIDS is committed to making a positive impact on the lives of children through curriculum-based entertainment. With a 360-degree approach towards learning and reaching children, PBS KIDS leverages the full spectrum of media and technology to build knowledge, critical thinking, imagination and curiosity. By involving parents, teachers, caregivers and communities as learning partners, PBS KIDS helps to empower children for success in school and in life.  Games, videos, and other activities.  https://pbskids.org/

Activities & Resources For Parents/Teachers (Putnam County Public Library) https://pcpl21.org/activities-and-resources-for-parents-teachers/

AMERICAN HOMESCHOOL ASSOCIATION  The American Homeschool Association has been serving homeschooling families with advocacy, support, networking and more since 1995.  http://americanhomeschoolassociation.blogspot.com/

HOMESCHOOLING INFORMATION: INDIANA  Indiana Department of Education.  Parents who choose to home educate their children may report their homeschool’s enrollment to the Indiana Department of Education (IC 20-33-2-21).  https://www.doe.in.gov/school-improvement/home-school

HSLDA: INDIANA  Home School Legal Defense Association  Home School Legal Defense Association is a nonprofit advocacy organization established to defend and advance the constitutional right of parents to direct the upbringing and education of their children and to protect family freedoms. We provide homeschooling-related legal advice and representation to our over 80,000 member families, promote homeschool-friendly legislation at the state and federal levels, and offer information and resources to encourage and support all homeschoolers. https://hslda.org/content/hs101/IN.aspx?

IXL is personalized learning. With a comprehensive K-12 curriculum, individualized guidance, and real-time analytics, IXL meets the unique needs of each learner.  www.ixl.com

NATIONAL HOME EDUCATION RESEARCH INSTITUTE  NHERI focuses on homeschooling research, homeschool facts, homeschool fast facts, and in-depth scholarly articles.  https://www.nheri.org/

“TumbleBookLibrary is pleased to announce the launch of TumbleBooks of the Day, a joint project between TumbleBookLibrary and the Indiana State Library. The project provides free daily content for families, schools and public libraries in order to promote literacy and a love of reading.  In addition to Book of the Day, Math Book of the Day, Game of the Day and Spanish Book of the Day, all in the TumbleBook format, TumbleBooks of the Day also includes a Fun Fact of the Day, specially customized for each state.  Content changes every single day and TumbleBookLibrary encourages users to login on a regular basis in order to discover the amazing books which await them.”  http://booksoftheday.tumblebooks.com/BookADay.aspx

Purdue Extension Vermillion County and Vermillion County 4-H invite you to explore the many opportunities for folks of all ages! 

 

After-School Organizations

Purdue Extension Vermillion County and Vermillion County 4-H invite you to explore the many opportunities for folks of all ages!