Neighborhood Link Resource Guide

Community Resources

• "NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND" INCREASES PARENTS' CHOICES How No Child Left Behind provides educational choices
• "NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND" AND CHARTER SCHOOLS How Charter Schools work with the No Child Left Behind law
• "NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND" AND SCHOOL SAFETY Why No School Left Behind will make schools safer and more drug-free
• ADDRESSING GANG PROBLEMS THROUGH STRATEGIC PLANNING Using strategic planning to deal with gang problems.
• ADULT LITERACY SKILLS
• AGATE FOSSIL BEDS NATIONAL MONUMENT During the 1890s scientists rediscovered bones preserved in one of the most complete Miocene mammal sites in the world.
• AGE PATTERNS IN VIOLENT VICTIMIZATION Data on age patterns in violent crime.
• ARE YOU READY FOR EARTHQUAKES? How to be better prepared in an Earthquake
• ARE YOU READY FOR EXTREME HEAT? Information on the dangers of extreme heat and ways to prevent them
• ARE YOU READY FOR LANDSLIDES? Facts about and how to protect yourself against landslides, mudslides, and debris flows
• ARE YOU READY FOR THUNDERSTORMS AND LIGHTNING? Facts about Thunder and Lightning and how to protect against them
• ARE YOU READY FOR TORNADOES? Important facts and how to protect yourself against tornadoes
• ARE YOU READY FOR TSUNAMIS? Important facts about and ways to protect yourself from Tsunamis
• BRIEF HISTORY OF AMBER ALERT How and when the AMBER alert system was created.
• BULLYING PREVENTION PROGRAM Description of bullying behavior and its effects and the Olweus program for containing it.
• CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT Statistics on child abuse and its effects on children.
• CIVIL REMEDIES FOR GANG-RELATED HARM Using small claims and landlord-tenant courts to deal with gang issues.
• COMMUNITY RESTRAINT PROGRAMS FOR JUVENILE OFFENDERS How community restraint and treatment programs can help recidivism.
• DEFINING THE COMMUNITY YOUTH GANG Types of youth gangs and their reasons for being.
• EPA'S TARGETED WATERSHED GRANTS PROGRAM The EPA watershed grant program
• EMERGENCY PLANNING CHECKLISTS Checklist planning help for all types of emergencies
• ESTABLISHING A SUCCESSFUL DOG PARK IN YOUR COMMUNITY How a dog park can enhance your community and steps for creating one.
• EVALUATING ANTI-GANG EFFORTS How to evaluate the efficacy of an anti-gang program.
• FLSA FOR AGRICULTURAL EMPLOYERS Applying the Fair Labor Standards Act to agricultural employment
• FLSA FOR AGRICULTURAL EMPLOYERS Application of the Fair Labor Standards Act to agricultural employement.
• FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE ACT (FMLA) Regulations covering the U.S. Family Medical Leave Act or FMLA
• FEDERAL CHILD LABOR LAWS IN FARM JOBS Information on U.S.laws applying to children working in agricultural settings.
• FLOODS How to be prepared for a flood and also what to do during and after a flood.
• HANDLING SERIOUS JUVENILE OFFENDERS What works and doesn't work in dealing with serious juvenile offenders.'
• HOME FIRE SAFETY Staying safe before, during, and after a house fire
• HURRICANE READINESS Facts about and ways to protect yourself and your property from hurricanes
• MEASURING ACADEMIC CURRICULUM AND ACHIEVEMENT Community
• PREPARE FOR WINTER STORMS AND EXTREME COLD Tips for preparing for winter storms and cold in your home and car
• PROTECTING THE AGE RESTRICTED STATUS OF YOUR COMMUNITY Tips on compliance with the Housing for Older Persons Act of 1995 requirements
• RETIREMENT COMMUNITIES OF THE FUTURE What Baby Boomers are looking for in retirement communities
• RULES FOR INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS USING MIGRANT WORKERS Rules for independent contractors hiring migrant works from the MSPA.
• TALLGRASS PRAIRIE NATIONAL RESERVE On November 12, 1996, legislation created the 10,894 acre preserve.
• TEMPORARY SEASONAL WORKERS RULES (H-2A VISAS) Rules governing the treatment of temporary seasonal workers visas H-2A.
• THE FACTS ABOUT "NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND" Information on the No Child Left Behind law
• VICTIMIZATION AS A PRECURSOR TO BATTERING OF PARENTS OR CARETAKERS BY CHILDREN Young children exposed to domestic violence are more likely to become violent themselves
• WHAT IS RSS? What is an RSS Feed and How Can I Subscribe to an RSS feed explained