The 2NDFLOOR helpline gives young people a place to turn to before violence or tragedy occurs. Youth may call about anything, anytime, anywhere. The helpline is available 24-hours-a-day, seven-days-a-week to youth ages 10-24. Call the helpline at 1-888-222-2228 or access the interactive Web site at www.2NDFLOOR.org. Youth can call to talk through any challenges they might be facing - whether the issue is substance abuse, domestic violence, self-esteem, eating disorders, family conflict, racism, bullying, gangs or peer pressure. Calls to the 2NDFLOOR youth helpline are anonymous and confidential except in life-threatening situations.
FosterClub's mission is to provide encouragement, motivation, information, education, and benefits for foster youth. Through their web sites, kids are asking questions and getting answers. You can discover successful former foster youth through the "Reach for the Stars" program, send in opinions about your foster care experience, get recognition for overcoming obstacles, enter the contests (where everyone wins!), and more. Their publications give you tools to help anticipate and succeed. Their events give youth an opportunity to get involved and grow.
Our mission at the National Runaway Switchboard is to help keep America’s runaway and at-risk youth safe and off the streets. Call 1-800-RUNAWAY if you are a teenager who is thinking of running from home, or if you have a friend who has run and is looking for help. Call if you are a teacher looking for information to pass along to your students about alternatives to running from home. Call if you care about a youth and want information on how you can help someone who may be at risk of running from home. Our anonymous, confidential and free 24-hour crisis line has an experienced front-line team member ready to help.
The site was created for teens looking for honest, accurate information and advice about health, relationships, and growing up. They offer a safe, private place that's accessible 24 hours a day to get the doctor-approved info you need to understand the changes that you (or your friends) may be going through - and to make educated decisions about your life. Their mission is to tell it to you straight.
This site was created to help girls (ages 10-16) learn about health, growing up, and issues they may face. It focuses on health topics that girls are concerned about and helps motivate them to choose healthy behaviors by using positive, supportive, and non-threatening messages. The site gives girls reliable, useful information on the health issues they will face as they become young women and tips on handling relationships with family and friends, at school and at home.
Advocates for Youth champions efforts that help young people make informed and responsible decisions about their reproductive and sexual health.
The National Endowment for Financial Education (NEFE)Teen Resource Bureau Web site is here to tell you the facts, myths, and lies that surround money. This site was designed by a few twenty-somethings and a select group of teenagers to help you determine the best way to handle money, buy a car, pay for college, and more.
The Youthlink website serves as the Internet-based communication hub for the voice, ideas, and conclusions of contemporary young people.
YouthResource is a Web site created by and for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and questioning (GLBTQ) young people. YouthResource takes a holistic approach to sexual health and exploring issues of concern to GLBTQ youth, by providing information and offer support on sexual and reproductive health issues through education and advocacy. Through monthly features, message boards, and online peer education, GLBTQ youth receive information on activism, culture, sexual health, and other issues that are important to them.
YouthBuild USA is a national nonprofit organization that works to unleash the positive energy of low-income young people to rebuild their communities and their lives. It supports an expanding nationwide network of more than 200 local YouthBuild programs. In this role, YouthBuild USA orchestrates advocacy for public funding; guidance and quality assurance in program implementation; leadership opportunities for youth and staff; research to understand best practices; and grants and loans to YouthBuild affiliates.
Is someone disrespecting you or making you or someone you know feel uncomfortable? That's Not Cool.com is attempting to raise awareness about digital dating abuse. The site is designed to address new and complicated problems between teens who are dating. If you or someone you know is in immediate danger, call 911.
YAC's mission is to teach young adults in and at risk of foster care to advocate for themselves and take control of their lives. Teens in and at risk of foster care have the desire, talents and potential to be participating citizens - to hold jobs, to play a role in their community, to live in safe neighborhoods and to raise their children to be educated and healthy.
Love Our Children USA is a non-profit leader in child violence prevention that honors and respects children and works to empower and support children, teens, parents and families through information, resources, advocacy, and online youth mentoring. Its goal is to keep children safe and strengthen families -- Its message is positive ... one of prevention, empowerment and hope.
Part of the Partnership with Young People Project, Headroom focuses on young people's mental health issues with different sections for youth (created by youth), professionals and service providers, and family and friends.
Provides a chance for youth to interact regarding their opinions and reactions to the television shows In the Mix presents, which include issues such as substance abuse, school violence and depression.
a forum for communication that allows young people to openly discuss their mental health issues with each other and with those who care and work with youth.
Produces magazines written and illustrated by youth, which focus on the general interest of youth and foster care.
Provides curriculum materials for adults to help enhance their efforts with youth.
Publishes the Policy Reporter which reports on and analyzes current legislation, federal policy and other decisions that impact services to youth, and Network News - a quarterly publication that provides updates on youth issues from a national perspective and features a column written by youth, an issues forum, legislative updates and listings of resources.
Youth development publications including a newsletter that is published 6 times a year.
Publishes the Networker, written by and for youth who are or have been in foster care, and includes articles about local groups.
Community Youth Mapping is a project by the Center for Youth Dvelopment and Policy Research involving young people to identify and document information about resources in their communities.
Has conducted several surveys to determine the most immediate information needs of youth development agencies. In its current phase, NYDIC will concentrate on collecting and disseminating materials about these priority areas.
Create focus groups that hear youth's opinions on what constitutes healthy relationships with adults in partnership with Wellesley College.
Provides training, workshops, and youth institutes to help prepare youth for vital leadership roles within their communities.
Youth workers formed the LatiNegro Theater Collective. Provides ways for youth to express their feelings and educate their peers on issues of race relations from Latino and black perspectives.
Youth United produces magazines, written and illustrated by youth, which focus on the general interests of youth in foster care.
The Youth Advisory Council (YAC) provides a "youth-friendly" forum for youth to develop skills they need to participate, as well as provide the opportunity to make real contributions.
Electronic mail system connecting young people with a disability or chronic illness to disabled and non-disabled peers and mentors.
Helps adolescents with special health care needs smooth the transition from pediatric to adult health care.
Presents stories with a goal to help children and youth understand what it's like to grow up with a medical problem and consists of interactive pages that sensitize children to the issues that accompany illness.
Hangout NJ was created by the State of New Jersey specifically with children in mind. The Web site contains content, graphics, games, and activities that will simultaneously inform and entertain kids. The site also provides links to state government information.
180 is a private, non-profit organization dedicated to ending domestic violence and sexual assault. The toll-free hotline number for domestic violence is 1-888-843-9262. The toll-free hotline number for sexual assault is 1-888-264-RAPE (7273). Both hotlines are available 24 hours a day.
Safe Alternatives offer help and support to empower the self-injurer to learn to keep herself or himself safe by using alternative methods of coping. The focus is on making healthy choices, including the choice to not self-injure.
Dedicated to educating teens about sex, love, and relationships, this site is sponsored by the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy. It includes creative videos by teens from all over the country explaining why they plan to "Stay Teen".
