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Mentors

Illinois Youth Services

America's Promise Alliance For Youth (888) 559-6884
Headed By Colin Powell, this group provides mentors for at-risk youngsters and can direct you to other child-related resources.

Boys & Girls Clubs Of America (800) 854-2582
Find a local chapter in your area.

United Way Help Line (For All 50 States, DC & Puerto Rico)
Choose your state, select your city, and look up help agencies galore!!! Their stellar search engine can lead you to any social service topic you can think of. Just type in the words "Children and (the name of your topic)".

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Missing Kids

What To Do When Your Child Is Missing (Step By Step)
The first 48 hours, helping police, getting help from political figures and more.

National Runaway Switchboard
The Switchboard plays a key role in helping to reunify runaway youth and their families, or preventing runaway episodes.

National Center for Missing & Exploited Children

National Clearinghouse On Child Abuse

Other Resources For Missing Or Exploited Children

US Non-Profit Missing Children Organizations (Many States)

The Nation's Missing Children Organization & Center for Missing Adults
Find information on both children and adults.

Comprehensive links For Missing Kids & Adults

See Consumer-SOS/Crimes/Children

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Mothers & Babies

Pregnancy, Babies and Child Rearing (Illinois)
Where to get help when you are a parent or about to be a parent.
Illinois Law That Protects Parents Who Leave Newborn Infants To A Hospital or Emergency Medical Facility (Illinois)
As a way to protect newborn infants, an Illinois law passed in 2001, states that parents of newborns can surrender them within 7 days of their birth to a safe haven without being prosecuted.
The law intends to encourage parents to give the newborn to a hospital, manned fire station or other emergency medical facility. If they do so, the surrendering parent(s) will be given anonymity.

Center For Disability & Elder Law (Cook County)
Free legal advice for those who are permanently disabled or 60 and over. Must also meet income requirements.

Civil Legal Help For Incarcerated Mothers (Illinois)
Provides legal advice on family law and foster care issues for mothers in the Cook County Jail and in Illinois prisons. We provide representation in Cook County courts only. We represent mothers who are incarcerated or returning home after incarceration, free of charge, for child custody, visitation, or guardianship matters.
United Way Help Line (For All 50 States, DC & Puerto Rico) Choose your state, select your city, and look up help agencies galore!!! Their stellar search engine can lead you to any social service topic you can think of. Just type in the words "Children and (the name of your topic)".

Child Safety Laws & Regulations (All 50 States & DC) Child protection laws on car safety seats, seatbelts, helmets, consumer goods, swimming pools, playground structures, toys and more. Directory Of Women's Groups By Subject & State (All 50 States & DC) Use their search engine to locate over 9000 feminists groups and help agencies.

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Pregnancy

Option Line: Locate a Pregnancy Help Center Near You (US and Canada)
Option Line is a program of Heartbeat International, with the toll-free number 1 (800) 712-HELP, and website optionline.org available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week via e-mail, instant message and telephone. Their option line offers local assistance and compassionate outreach to women facing crisis pregnancies so that they receive the life-affirming, practical support needed to choose life, whether by being a parent, or placing the child for adoption.

Option Line refers each contact to a pregnancy help center near them for services including pregnancy tests, ultrasound, material aid and/or answers to questions about abortion, adoption, parenting, medical referrals, housing, and many other issues.

Pregnancy, Babies and Child Rearing (Illinois)
Where to get help when you are a parent or about to be a parent.

Illinois Law That Protects Parents Who Leave Newborn Infants To A Hospital or Emergency Medical Facility (Illinois)
As a way to protect newborn infants, an Illinois law passed in 2001, states that parents of newborns can surrender them within 7 days of their birth to a safe haven without being prosecuted.
The law intends to encourage parents to give the newborn to a hospital, manned fire station or other emergency medical facility. If they do so, the surrendering parent(s) will be given anonymity.

Boys & Girls Clubs Of America (800) 854-2582
Find a local chapter in your area.

United Way Help Line (For All 50 States, DC & Puerto Rico)
Choose your state, select your city, and look up help agencies galore!!! Their stellar search engine can lead you to any social service topic you can think of. Just type in the words "Children and (the name of your topic)".

Directory Of Women's Groups By Subject & State (All 50 States & DC)
Use their search engine to locate over 9000 feminists groups and help agencies.

Food, Clothing & Shelter (Consumer-SOS)

Health & Medical (Consumer-SOS)

Safety & Accident Prevention

Children Safety Brochures (Illinois)
Information on product recalls, sex offenders, safe Internet surfing, and programs for at risk youth.

U.S. Consumer Safety Commission (800) 638-2772
They will tell you what to look for when buying baby toys, clothing and furniture products. They also have a list of products that have been labeled unsafe and will tell you what to do if you find them in your home.

Child Safety Laws & Regulations (All 50 States & DC)
Child protection laws on car safety seats, seatbelts, helmets, consumer goods, swimming pools, playground structures, toys and more.

Household Safety Publications

Reporting Unsafe Products

Toys And Household Product Recalls

www.recalls.gov
A "one stop shop" for U.S. Government recalls. Has recall information on cars, boats, medicine, consumer products, food, cosmetics and environmental products. Just follow the tabs to obtain the latest recall information, to report a dangerous product, or to learn important safety tips.

Health Topics: Infants and Children (CDC Brochures)

Safety Around Dogs/Preventing Dog Bites

State By State Foster Care Links
Contains FAQs & resources for foster parents, state-by-state listing of foster child organizations.

Injuries (CDC Brochures)

United Way Help Line (For All 50 States, DC & Puerto Rico)
Choose your state, select your city, and look up help agencies galore!!! Their stellar search engine can lead you to any social service topic you can think of. Just type in the words "Children and (the name of your topic)".

The American Red Cross
Many chapters offer classes on child development, baby-sitting, child safety, accident prevention and first aid. Consult the American Red Cross in your area.

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Wish Granting

The Starlight Foundation (All States)
Enhances the lives of seriously ill children through wish granting, entertainment, recreational activities and other functions. For example, They flew a boy who suffers from a lung defect to Universal Studios so he could meet actors Jim Carrey and Danny Devito.

Make A Wish Foundation (All 50 States & DC)
Grants the wishes of children with life threatening illnesses.

United Way Help Line (For All 50 States, DC & Puerto Rico)
Choose your state, select your city, and look up help agencies galore!!! Their stellar search engine can lead you to any social service topic you can think of. Just type in the words "Children and (the name of your topic)".

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Help Throughout Illinois

Illinois Attorney General
For crimes, advocacy and information & referral.

Free Pro bono Help Throughout Chicago & Illinois

Center For Disability & Elder Law (Cook County)
Free legal advice for those who are permanently disabled or 60 and over. Must also meet income requirements.

Pregnancy, Babies and Child Rearing (Illinois)
Where to get help when you are a parent or about to be a parent.

Coalition For America's Children (888) 544-5437
Call 24 hours a day for child-help organizations in your state.

National Organization For Child Advocates
Serves child-advocacy organizations in 40 states and can link you to groups in your community.

United Way Help Line (For All 50 States, DC & Puerto Rico)
Choose your state, select your city, and look up help agencies galore!!! Their stellar search engine can lead you to any social service topic you can think of. Just type in the words "Children and (the name of your topic)".

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Directory Of Women's Groups By Subject & State (All 50 States & DC)
Use their search engine to locate over 9000 feminists groups and help agencies.

For More help on CHILDREN enlist the help of your church or synagogue. Also See Consumer-SOS sections on Immigrants, Disabilities and DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.