Opening Doors, Opening Opportunities: Family Literacy in an Urban Community -- by Jeanne Paratore (Author) (Book - Parent)
"Opening Doors, Opening Opportunities describes the development and implementation of the Intergenerational Literacy Project, a family literacy project for immigrant parents and their children. It...
All Ages
Age groups: Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5), School Age (6-12), Adolescence (13-21)
Where the Lilies Bloom -- by Vera Cleaver, Bill Cleaver (Authors) (Book - Child)
"Mary Call has promised her dying father to keep her brother and sisters together forever on the mountain, and never take any from strangers. She is determined to keep her word. No matter what. At...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12), Adolescence (13-21)
Prince George's County Booys & Girls Clubs, Inc (Program)
Offers youth a positive, supportive environment dedicated to helping overpower the lure of the streets by providing a site and opportunity to participate in structured sport activities. Composed of 33...
Ages 6 years - 17 years.
Black Children: Their Roots, Culture, and Learning Styles -- by Janice Hale (Author) (Book)
"Educators will find beneficial guidelines that create and implement a learning environment that addresses the cultural interest and values that are compatible with the young black child's...
All Ages
Age groups: Adulthood (22+)
La Providencia Family Center (Program)
La Providencia Family Center offers a wide variety of services to the Hispanic community.
All Ages
Age groups: Infancy (<1), Toddlerhood (1-3), Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5), School Age (6-12), Adolescence (13-21), Adulthood (22+)
http://clevelandcatholiccharities.org/ccs/laprovidencia1.htm
Coolies -- by unknown Yin (Author) (Book - Child)
Product Description "Shek marvels at the new world as he and his brother, Little Wong, arrive in California. Along with hundreds of other workers, the brothers are going to build a great railroad...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12), Adolescence (13-21)
The Queer Parent's Primer: A Lesbian and Gay Families' Guide to Navigating Through a Straight World -- by Stephanie Brill (Author) (Book - Parent)
"More and more gays and lesbians are choosing to parent, and the challenges that accompany this choice can be difficult. The Queer Parent's Primer helps make the endeavor a positive, productive one....
All Ages
Age groups: Adulthood (22+)
Anne Arundel County Community Action Agency (Organization - Private, Non-Profit)
committed to providing services and opportunities that eliminate the causes and conditions of poverty in Anne Arundel County
All Ages
Light Your Candle -- by Carl Sommer (Author) (Book)
"Stephanie decides to do something to get rid of crime and violence on her street, leading to a transformation of her school and neighborhood." --Publisher (barnesandnoble.com)
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Recovery from Schizophrenia -- by Richard Wagner (Author) (Book)
"Does social class or the state of the economy influence whether people with schizophrenia recover from their illness? Has industrial development affected the number of people with this illness who...
All Ages
Age groups: Adulthood (22+)