ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

The National Character Counts site offers  information on CC! programs across the country.

For the most up to date information about CC! in QAC, visit our new facebook page!

EARLY EDUCATION:

• Education World offers an Early Education Community with ideas, activities, and poems for young children.
• Stories to Grow By is a collection of folk and fairy tales based on themes of human ethics.


ELEMENTARY STUDENTS:

• Bam! Body and Mind was created by the Center for Disease Control for children as an interactive way for kids to learn about the body, diseases, and physical activity.
• Mouth Power shares the secret of a healthy smile - taking good care of your teeth! An animated character will guide children through the proper techniques of oral hygiene.
• The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration offers kid-friendly materials and teaching tools, including the "Safe Street Crossing" Method.
• PBS Kids is a home of favorite PBS Kids' characters with thousands of pages of learning and fun to explore.


MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS:

• This Anti-bullying website supports a belief that children and young people have the right to live, play and learn in environments with a non-bullying mindset.
• Congress for Kids is a site for youth to learn about the history and role of the federal government.
• Kids Health offers homework health and information on how the body works for kids.


HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS:

• Easing the Teasing is a program created a licensed clinical social worker that addresses the problem of teasing and how it can lead to verbal bullying.
• Kids Health gives answers, advice, and straight talk for teens.
• Street Law, Inc. is a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing practical education about law, democracy, and human rights.
• Youth M.O.V.E. MD is a youth led organization dedicated to helping create positive change in the lives of young people throughout the state of Maryland.

PARENTS:

• The America's Promise Alliance has become the nation's largest partnership providing supports to young people.
• Because I Love You supports parents with troubled children of any age by promoting structure, consequences, and consistency.
• Common Sense Media is a non-profit organization designed to help parents and kids have a voice and a choice when it comes to the media they consume.
• Connect For Kids works to connect concerned adults with accurate information on children's issues.
• Education.com provides support for parents and their children through the whole education experience. This site has excellent bullying discussions.
• The Family Health Administration works to protect, promote, and improve the health and well being of all Marylanders. Look under Health Promotion to find information on safety seats.
• The Forum for Youth Investment includes Karen's Youth Today Column which covers a variety of children's topics.
• GetNetWise is a public service web site designed to help internet users have a safe, enjoyable and educational experience online.
• Good Knight Child Empowerment Network is a group that empowers children by instilling the knowledge and awareness for self-protection.
• Grants Alert monitors national and local funding opportunities that will help teachers, schools and others.
• Common Sense Media has released an article entitled, "How Rude! Manners for the Digital Age" that discusses online etiquette for children AND adults. 
• I-safe, a nonprofit internet safety foundation, provides age-appropriate curriculums (K-12) to schools free of charge and also has cyber safety programs for educators and parents.
• Kids Health includes facts sheets, news, and practical parenting advice.
• The Library of Congress is encouraging reading by offering complete books that can be read online, book clubs, webcasts of authors reading their own books, and much more.
• The Maryland Center for Character Education is dedicated to making a difference in the ethical lives of individuals and the entire community through education, example, and action.
• Mom's Mini Van includes family-friendly restaurants, hotels, and activities for safe and fun family travels.
• The National Assembly of Health & Human Services' mission is to "engage leaders of the national nonprofit health & human services sector in collective efforts to advance the effectiveness of health & human services in the United States."
• The National Center for Family Literacy is an online magazine that gives parents strategies to make reading fun and has a guide to age-appropriate books.
• The National Child Care Information Center offers technical assistance that links parents, providers, policy makers, researchers, and the public to early care and education assistance.
• NCAA Division II Community Engagement's objective is to encourage the community to come to campus and experience Division II Collegiate events.
• Parents is a new tool is from the US Dept of Health and Human Services and helps parents talk with their teens about relationships and abstaining from unhealthy behaviors.
• Polly Klaas is a national nonprofit that helps find missing children, prevents children from going missing, and promotes laws like Amber Alert that help keep children safe.
• Queen Anne's County Public Library contains book and media resources for the home, school, and business.