LINKS

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Websites dealing with youth rights

Hear the story of a boy named Arthur who has voiced his own abuse but has been ignored.

State statutes by topic gives the laws of your state on minor's rights.

The U.S. Department of Labor gives minimum ages for employment and work hours for minors.

Americans for a Society Free from Age Restrictions has an interesting home page. They struggle against the restrictions that make young people second-class citizens.

The web-based discussion forum on the website for Americans for a Society Free from Age Restrictions has stimulating discussions of youth rights, even from some people who are actually supporting themselves as minors. This is a good place to ask youth rights questions and interact with the like minded.

The National Youth Rights Association is dedicated to defending the civil and human rights of young people in the United States.

The Young People Organization is a site for young people who are concerned about youth rights around the world and want to express themseleves.

ACLU - Students' Rights explains the rights of students.

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YOUTH ON THEIR OWN/YOTO is a unique program, and may be is similar to Childhelp as an alternative housing provider for abused youth. It is a form of alternative housing for young people who are willing to get a job to help support themselves.

Youth Services of Chautauqua County in New York offers links to sites where youth will find and access any services they need whether it be confidential testing for HIV or job opportunities. Runaway Issues and Information is one part of the Chautauqua County website.

Youth Alternatives, Inc. offers a shelter for homeless youth in Maine called YA Homeless Youth Services .

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Major Programs at Youth & Shelter Services list various youth services in Iowa.

The Emergency Housing Consortium offers a EHC’s Youth Shelter Program , which is a service for homeless youth in California.

Covenant House is a shelter for abused youth.

Temporary Lodging for Cildren is a temporary shelter for abused or neglected children or youth in Olathe, KS.

HomeBase Youth Services is a well-organized care and transitional living program in Arizona dedicated to serving 18 to 21 year old homeless and runaway youth.

Americorps, Job Corps, the military, and other programs are good structured programs for youth independence.

See my list of links that give job opportunities for teens.

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Centers, housing, and helpful avenues for women with crisis pregnancies...

• Women's Help Centers listed by City, State, and Zip Code
  
• General information on Women Helping Centers.
  
• Pregnancy Centers Online provides counseling on alternatives to abortion, lists pregnancy centers by state, and even accepts e-mail questions.
  
• General adoption questions answered.
  
• See this homepage about adoption. Staff volunteers will answer questions via e-mail.
  
• The Several Sources Foundation provides free housing to disadvantaged women.
  
• Liberty Godparent Foundation is a religously-oriented private organization providing free room and board and many pregnancy services.
  
• The Nurturing Network is dedicated to ensuring that every woman knows that the resources she needs in order to choose to continue her pregnancy. The Network's toll free number is 1-800-TNN-4MOM.
• Also, see "Abortion Alternatives" in your Yellow Pages for local crisis pregnancy centers.

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Relevant child rights organizations and misc. links

The United Nations Children Defense Fund is the largest and most respected child rights advocate organization.

The Convention on the Rights of the Child proves to be an important document from the UN on the human rights of children.

The Administration for Children and Families Home Page is a relevant government institution.

Administration for Children and Families programs and services

The National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect is an excellent resource on child abuse.

A World of Prevention, an organized worldwide directory of programs, research, references, and resources on the prevention of youth problems and the promotion of nurturing children.

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome is the #1 killer of infants between one month & one year after birth. SID is an ambiguous but important subject.

Fetal development gives a better understanding of human development during pregnancy.

You can help prevent the death of every third baby...

When a baby will die every 20 seconds by abortion, then the Pro-life cause should qualify as an important child rights issue.

That's one third of all infant deaths, and over 1 million babies vanquished each year...

You can give the gift of life by becoming a bone marrow donor.

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Interested in having reciprocal links?

Simply cut and paste the HTML code for the Youth Rights Page link into your website. Send me a message that you have done this, and I would be happy to link to your website.

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