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Try these sites to find interesting stories, tips or other resources for the kid in all of us:

Access America
Apply for financial aid, find a job and build a career. Write your Senator or the White House. Learn what services you can access through your federal government.

Boys & Girls Clubs Day for Kids
Meaningful time with a caring adults helps kids develop a positive self-image and a sense of belonging, usefulness and purpose.  Make a kid's day by celebrating BGC Day for Kids on the third Saturday in September each year.

Boys & Girls Clubs in Indian Country
Native American tribes across the country are partnering with BGCA to help some of our nation's most at-risk children grow, learn, develop and change their lives and surroundings. See how Boys & Girls Clubs support Native American youth every day.

Consumer Product Safety Commission
This site offers great information for Clubs – or anyone else – who wants to make sure their workplace or home, and everything in it, is as safe as possible.

K.I.D.S. (Kids In Distressed Situations)
K.I.D.S. is a global charity that provides children in need with new clothes, shoes, books, toys, furnishings and baby gear. K.I.D.S. was founded in 1985 and has since donated products to more than 1,000 agencies and organizations across the county. The value of these donations to children in need is in excess of $400 million.

Helping Parents Get Set: A Family Guide to Interactive Gaming
Microsoft helps families sort through movie and video games ratings, parental controls on gaming equipment and healthy rules to create a positive gaming experience through this downloadable brochure. (PDF -- 4422KB)

Job Shadowing
Learn more about a national job shadowing initiative designed to give kids an up-close look at the world of work. Students across America "shadow" workplace mentors as they go through a normal day on the job. 

U.S. Department of Justice: Meth Awareness
Methamphetamine, a powerful, highly-addictive drug, is tremendous challenge for the entire nation.  Education, prevention and community involvement are key in fighting this destructive drug.

Read Across America
Theodor Geisel, better known as Dr. Seuss, brought us timeless tales such as The Cat in the Hat, Green Eggs and Ham and, of course, How the Grinch Stole Christmas. What better way to celebrate his legacy than by reading to kids? Join the NEA for Read Across America every March 2 to celebrate Dr. Seuss' birthday.