Workforce Solutions Greater Dallas

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Child Care Resources

Following is a list of national and local organizations that deal with the needs of children.

NATIONAL

LOCAL

The Volunteer Center of Dallas County has provided some suggestions.

The Child Care Group, 214-860-7911: Operates day-care centers, manages public subsidies for child care in North Texas and conducts training for child-care workers.
Dallas CASA, 214-827-8961: An advocate for children involved in the juvenile-family court system.
Dallas Healthy Start, 214-654-4500: Works to reduce infant mortality and achieve a high rate of healthy births.
Low Birth Weight Development Center, 214-495-0641: Aids high-risk, low-birth-weight infants and their indigent, adolescent parents.
Metroplex Mentor Center/Volunteer Center of Dallas County, 214-826-6767: Promotes and recruits mentors for youth.
Mi Escuelita, Inc., 214-526-0220: A preschool that exposes children of other languages to English.
My Guardian Angel, 214-887-0069: Provides support groups for kids going through divorce, death and abandonment.

LEND A HAND

Buy products from companies that give proceeds to children's causes.
Contact your elected official to urge their support of legislation that benefits children.
Give your time to nearby schools or children's church programs.
Volunteer to baby-sit a child of a neighbor in need.
Donate your talents - office, clerical work, data entry, accounting, bookkeeping, marketing, public relations, newsletter production - for groups that aid children.
Lead support groups for children, teenagers or parents. Read to a child.
Donate clothing, toys and children's supplies to your favorite children's charity.
Become a mentor to a child as a tutor, troop leader, coach, club sponsor, big brother/sister.

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