Khan Academy offers practice exercises, instructional videos, and a personalized learning dashboard that empower K-12 learners to study at their own pace in and outside of the classroom. We tackle math, science, computer programming, history, art history, economics, and more.
This is an online tool to find college scholarships and create a personalized college list when deciding where to apply.
Transitional, sober housing provides supportive housing along with drug and alcohol treatment for selective locations. Currently, we have over 5,457 transitional housing shelters in our database. We also provide as much information on each housing location along with pictures.
Shared Living Residences involve a number of people living cooperatively as an unrelated family in a large dwelling. To find a program in your area, please click on a state listed on the site. NSHRC is a clearinghouse of information for people looking to find a shared housing organization in their community or to help get a program started.
The Homeless Shelter Directory provides Homeless Shelters and Homeless Service Organizations. This includes all resources necessary to help the needy.
One Simple Wish uses technology to raise awareness about foster care and to spread love, hope and joy to kids by connecting them to people who care!
Objective: Research suggests that the presence of natural mentors may ameliorate the risk associated with emancipating from foster care, though only half of foster youth have natural mentors. This study investigated the extent to which involvement in prosocial activities is associated with natural mentoring among youth at risk of emancipation.
The National Foster Care Registry changes the landscape of independent living programs offered to young people transitioning from foster care into adulthood. This initiative provides framework for reforming services and systems to effectively meet the needs of youth aging out of foster care.
National Safe Place Network (NSPN) is a membership association who provides training and technical assistance to youth service organizations across the country. NSPN and its programs ensure an effective system of response for youth in crisis through public and private partnerships at a local, state and national level.
Safe Place® is a national youth outreach and prevention program for young people in need of immediate help and safety. As a community-based program, Safe Place designates businesses and organizations as Safe Place locations, making help readily available to youth in communities across the country.