The following websites have been viewed by our parents and community members and have been found to be useful. Check them out!

Directory of literacy and learning programs in Prince George including parenting education and health services.

Children First
http://www.makechildrenfirstpg.org/ 

Information and resources on pregnancy, child development, health, parenting and special needs- focusing on parents with children aged 0-6 yrs old. Includes a directory of services/organizations in Northern BC. 

BC Ministry of Education Provincial Outreach Program for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (POPFASD)

www.fasdoutreach.ca

Through consultation with teachers and other experts in the field of FASD, we are using this website as a vehicle for providing information about the effects of FASD on student learning and behaviour.

Community Organizing on the Internet: Implications for Social Work Practitioners.
www.interweb-tech.com/nsmnet/docs/march.htm

Community Development Facilitator's guide.
www.hrdc-drdc.gc.ca/community

Framework, steps and standards in program evaluation
www.cdc.gov/eval

Tools of Change
www.toolsofchange.com
A comprehensive site with planning guide for health promotions and a tool box of ideas with step by step instructions for you to plan your own program.

Addiction Research Foundation
http://www.peele.net/aab/arf.html

Canadian Center on Substance Abuse
http://www.ccsa.ca/CCSA/EN/TopNav/Home/

Canadian Health Network
http://www.canadian-health-network.ca/
With useful research.

Prevention Online
www.health.org
SAMHSA's National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information

National Institute on Drug Abuse
www.nida.nih.gov
Information/ publications/newsletters. A Good site connection for students and teachers on drug abuse education.

Recovery.org
www.recovery.org
Books and links to book sites.

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
www.samhsa.gov
U.S. based substance use and mental health services.

Addiction Treatment Forum
www.atforum.com
U.S. site with articles/new & updates/questions on addictions and sexual disorder/articles and a newsletter.

British Columbia Center for Excellence for Women's Health
www.bccewh.bc.ca
Features articles, resources, meetings, and speakers.

Canadian Women's Health Network
www.cwhn.ca
With information, resources, strategies and building links to improve women's health.

Children and Women's health Center of B.C.
www.cw.bc.ca
With links to Sunnyhill Hospital, BC Research Institute for Children and Women's Health Center.

College of New Caledonia FASD Links
http://www.cnc.bc.ca/lakesdistrict/FASD/FASD_home.htm

FASLink
www.acbr.com/fas/index.htm
General information on FAS/posters/FASD store/FASD links and archives for newsletters. Great site but hard to download info.

FASD Bookshelf
www.fasbookshelf.com

Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Information
www.come-over.to/FASD This site links to FASD WORLD and other resources and has some very interesting sites.

FASD World
www.fasworld.com

My thoughts on being a birth mom to an Alcohol-affected child.
members.aol.com/AlphaMom33/birthmom.html

National Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
www.nofas.org
A good connection to Strategies for parents and caregivers of FASD and FAE children.

SAMHSA Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) Center for Excellence
http://fascenter.samhsa.gov
The FASD Center is a federally funded initiative devoted to preventing and addressing FASD. Our Web site provides resources and information on FASD to expand the knowledge base and promote best practices in prevention and treatment. We maintain an extensive online database of FASD-related materials such as books, journal articles, and videos. Additional resources include free downloadable fact sheets and brochures, articles and reports, a community calendar, and an online training and technical assistance request form.

University of Washington's Fetal Alcohol & Drug Unit The
depts.washington.edu/fadu

Aboriginal Youth Network (AYN)
www.ayn.ca/health
This site is an informative resource for aboriginal youth. It has all types of information and a good site on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome.

Brave Girls and Strong Women Bookstore
members.aol.com/brvgirls
Annotated lists of books to empower girls and young women, interviews with authors of some of these books, an annotated list of books for adults about girls' loss of self esteem and what can be done to reverse this, links to other girls' and educational gender equity sites, and more.

Color Math Pink
http://chamberlin.sbschools.net/users/twhiteford/gender.htm
Site designed to help girls in grades 4-12 achieve in mathematics. Among the resources are homework help, diagnostic tests, career information, puzzles and contests, forums for sharing study strategies, and more. The site also includes resources for teachers and parents.

Digital Divide
www.pbs.org/digitaldivide
This site highlights four major gaps in technology access and use: schools, gender, race, and the work place. Resources include interviews, annotated links to related sites, downloadable brochures and guides, and video cassettes of the related PBS television series of the same name.

Expanding Your Horizons
www.elstad.com/sjsueyh.html
Conferences "designed to nurture girls' interest in science and math courses and to encourage them to consider science and math based career options.")

GirlTECH: Getting Girls Interested in Computers
www.math.rice.edu/~lanius/club/girls.html
Cynthia Lanius of Rice University has put together a valuable collection of resources concerned with spurring girls, interest in mathematics and computer science. This page includes an introduction to the issue, ten tips, and a large collection of links to related sites.

Great: The Effect of Computers on the Gender Gap in Education
http://www-cse.stanford.edu/classes/cs201/Projects/
gender-gap-in-education/index.htm
This "special issue" of Great: Gender Relations in Educational Applications of Technology was created by Stanford University students in early 1998. It offers a series of articles addressing gender inequality in the classroom, gender disparity in computer-related fields, and the introduction of computers into to the classroom, as well as case studies, personal stories, and software reviews.

Let There Be Equity!: A Gender Equity Web Quest
www.esc2.net/tielevel2/projects/gender
A web quest is an "inquiry-oriented activity in which most or all of the information used by learners is drawn from the Web." This particular WebQuest is designed "to allow teachers to examine the topic of gender equity and how it applies to their students, their schools, themselves, and society.")

New Moon
www.newmoon.org
The online version of New Moon Magazine for Girls offers extensive features articles, poetry, fiction, mail) from current and back issues, related links, and information about subscribing.

SmartGirl
www.smartgirl.com
Where girls find what's hot and what's not. Reviews by girls of computer games, movies books, music, magazines, and websites. Chat space. Advice about love. Discussion of issues.

Teen Voices
www.teenvoices.com
Online version of the print publication that offers "an Intelligent alternative" to the mainstream media's image of girls. Artwork, Poetry, and articles by teen and young adult women. Readers are encouraged to submit pieces about "self-esteem, racism, sexism, feminism, popular culture, health, and other issues important to them. "sample features available online from current and back issues.

Women in Technology
www.vtc.vsc.edu/wit
A multi-faceted project from Vermont Technical College designed to encourage young women in middle school and high school to study math, science, and technology and to explore careers in these fields. Programs include a summer camp, telementoring, and more.

Women's Sports Foundation
http://www.womenssportsfoundation.org
This non-profit foundations site offers a variety of resources related to women's participation in sports, including scholarships and internships available, information about training, fitness, careers, gender, homophobia, disability, and much more.