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Non-Profit Organizations
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| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Santa Cruz County. You can share a few hours of your time and make a Big Difference in the life of a youth. We have monthly orientations in Santa Cruz and Watsonville on the first Wednesday of each month at 6:00 pm 831-464-8691 www.santacruzbbbs.orgchildren |
| Boys and Girls Club of Santa Cruz County, 543 Center Street, 423-3138, summer hours are M-F, 10-5:45pm. School year hours are M-T-Th 2-8:45pm and W-F 1-8:45pm. The schedule of the Club is coordinated with the SC City School's K-9 school schedule. They are open during the times that parent conferences are in session and during other school closures. www.boysandgirlsclub.info |
| First 5 Santa Cruz County, an independent countywide commission focusing on children 0-5 years old and their families. The Commission is responsible for allocating funds received from Proposition 10, the tobacco tax. The tax brings in almost $4 million a year in this county. 465-2217 http://www.first5scc.org |
| Children's Learning Museum is in the planning stage. Contact Franklin Marshall for more information, 420-1765 |
| Community Foundation of Santa Cruz County was formed in 1982 with the goal of making greater Santa Cruz a better place to live. It is helping the community of Santa Cruz to raise and invest funds so that grants can be made to local organizations. 2425 Porter Street, Suite 16, Soquel, CA 95073, 831-477-0800 www.cfscc.org |
| Cultural Council of Santa Cruz, 688-5399 |
| Family ROI is a non-profit organization dedicated to helping people of all backgrounds apply proven business principles to revitalize, focus, and strengthen the most important organization in the world: their own family. Unaffiliated with any religious or political agenda, we help families identify tools and strategies to grow stronger and achieve their own unique vision of success. Family ROI measures success on your own family's terms. Just as a corporation measures success in terms of its Return On Investment (ROI), a family can measure success by the return its members receive from investing in each other and their shared future. Just as succesful companies do, families can achieve greater long-term success by defining their own unique vision, setting goals and executing a plan to achieve them. The Family ROI Program enables families to launch this important process efficiently and effectively. For more information please visit out website www.familyroi.org or call us at 831-430-1950. Dates for 2007: July 7,14,21, and 28, August 4,11,18,and 25, September 8,15,22, and 29, October 6,13, 20, and 27, November 3,10,17, and 24, December 1,8,15,and 22, The time for all of these events will be from 3:00-6:00 p.m., The location is Scotts Valley Senior Center, 370 Kings Village Rd. Scotts Valley, CA alackey@familyroi.org |
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Girl Scouts of Monterey Bay, 10550 Merritt Street, Castroville, CA 95012, 831-633-4877, X112
The Girls Scouts have numerous activities in Monterey and Santa Cruz counties. See their web site for more information. http://www.gsmontereybay.org |
| Institute for Youth Development, YD is a non-partisan, non-profit organization that promotes a comprehensive risk avoidance message to youth for five harmful risk behaviors that are inextricably linked: alcohol, drugs, sex, tobacco and violence. IYD believes that children and teens, provided with consistent and sound messages, are capable of making positive choices to avoid these risk behaviors altogether, especially if they are empowered by strong parent and family connections. The Institute for Youth Development, P.O Box 16560, Washington DC, 20041 (703) 471-8750 www.youthdevelopment.org |
| Information and Referral Directory of the Health and Human Services in Santa Cruz County, http://www.HelpSCC.org |
| Kid Quest (the group for our older kids called is called Club Quest) We provide recreational and social opportunities for children with special needs and their typically developing peers. Go to www.BALANCE4Kids.org and click the Kid Quest link |
| O'Neill Sea Odyssey offers free educational cruises on the Monterey Bay during the school year for fourth, fifith and sixth grade classes in Santa Cruz, Monterey, and San Benito counties, 479-5583, P.O. Box 6300, Santa Cruz, CA 95063 |
| Omega Nu has an Annual Rummage Sale and Ducky Derby. The rummage sale is a major fund-raiser for Omega Nu. 100% of the proceeds are given locally for scholarships, medical care, dental care and other forms of assistance. Last year with the proceeds from the Rummage Sale and Ducky Derby, Omega Nu was able to contribute $65,765.00 to our community! ($50,500.00 will go to scholarships this year!) The last five years Omega Nu has contributed $347,324.00 for charity and scholarships! For more information, visit www.infopoint.com/duckyderby. |
| Santa Cruz County Conference and Visitors Council is a wealth or information for new and seasoned vistors to the Santa Cruz area. The Visitor's council has a link to our web site from their kid's page! Call 831-425-1234 |
| Santa Cruz County Child Care Planning Council, meets every third Thursday of each month from 2:30 to 4:30 pm at the County Office of Education. Call 454-2101 for more information or email Jim Marshall at jim.marshall@co.santacrz.ca.us |
| Santa Cruz County Worm Bin Program The County of Santa Cruz offers a Worm Bin Program to help teachers bring composting into the school curriculum. Classroom and garden-sized worm bins, classroom presentations and curriculum resources for teachers are available free to schools in the unincorporated areas of the County and Scotts Valley. Contact Karin Grobe, Santa Cruz County's Worm Doctor, 831.427.3452. More information at www.compostsantacruzcounty.org |
| Santa Cruz Human Resources Agency for more information on how you can be a foster parent call 831-454-4375 |
| Santa Cruz County Head Start www.scccc.org |
| School Cents Program, sponsored by the Capitola Mall, awards cash prizes to schools, based on dollars spent in the mall by school. 11 schools in Santa Cruz County were awarded $250-$2000 in the 1999-2000 school year.800-762-1641 |
| School Voices at www.schoolvoices.org or 831-469-4280, is a group of parents, teachers and students working for change in education. They also have an egroup site where people can read articles and join discussions about the current education reform in California at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/schoolvoices/ Find out what the president of the state board of education really thinks by reading the April 2001 archives. They have print materials and are starting a library of books and materials to loan to the public. |
| Shared Adventures provides outdoor recreation for children and adults with special needs. Call Foster Anderson at 831-459-7210 or mail 90 Grandview Street, B-101, Santa Cruz, CA 95060 or go to www.sharedadventures.com |
| Spectra, a program for arts in the schools, 688-5399, www.spectracruz.com |
| Santa Cruz Mother's Club is a non-profit mother's club that has playgroups and events in the greater Santa Cruz area.831-687-3100 |
| Your Town Monterey Bay is a website sponsored by The Santa Cruz Sentinel for non-profit agencies. http://www.yourtownmontereybay.com |
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Online Summer Fun Resources
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| Build basic math skills for middle school students at aplusmath.com This site features hours of interactive flashcards, worksheets and fun math games to keep your memory fresh over the summer! |
| Look for science and foreign language help at http://www.discoveryschool.com Click on "For Students" link. You will find more than 700 sites listed here! |
| This one is for kids in 5th grade and up: http://www.vocabulary.com Puzzles, Rootonyms, with clues to help solve the mystery and remember the word! |
| To expand your vocabulary a bit more, go to http://www.wordsmith.org, This site features a word a day, with everything you might want to know about it. |
| If you'd like to print out maps, go to http://www.nationalgeographic.com/homework Current events summaries for kids of all ages is at http://www.kidsnewsroom.org |
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Other Online Resources
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| American Youth Work Center has a website and publishes a nationwide newspaper on many teen-related issues. |
| At-Risk.org has been compiled as a resource for parents and the general public in search of information about at-risk youth. This site will present you with information and articles about helping at-risk youth. |
| Fun Attic Sports and Toys has free games listed on their website http://www.funattic.com/games.htm |
| School-Wise Press has a free book available online at www.schoolwisepress.com The book, written by Kristi Hein, discusses school placement laws for parents of K-8 grade students. |
| Santa Cruz Sentinel Online www.santacruzsentinel.com |
| Very Best Kids.com is a site packed full of things to do with kids. It is sponsored by Nestle, so be prepared for some chocolate ads! http://www.verybestkids.com |
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TV Programs
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| The Central California Writing Project has a 30-minute video, which airs periodically on Channel 25. The video shows various ways to teach writing to diverse groups of students. call 831-459-4506 for further information |
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