For more information on early education, you may contact the US Department of Education by dialing 1-800-872-5327 (1-800-USA-LEARN) or visiting the website: www.ed.gov/offices/OESE/teachingouryoungest/

In order to find information for families concerning disabilities and anything related to that, you may contact the National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities (NICHCY) at 1-800-695-0285 or on the Internet at www.nichcy.org/.

If your child swallows a harmful substance, contact the American Association of Poison Control Centers (AAPCC) at 1-800-222-1222. For more information, you may visit the AAPCC site online at www.aapcc.org/

Would you like to improve your reading skills? The public library may be of help. You may also call America’s Literacy Directory at 1-800-288-8813 to find out what programs are available in your area that help people learn how to read. This is a toll-free number.  For more information, you may also visit: http://www.literacydirectory.org/

If you are a grandma and you are caring for your grandchildren, or you participate in raising them, you may find help in a support group or a resource center for grandparents. For more information, go to http://www.aarp.org

To find out about the legal rights of working parents, you may contact the Legal Aid Society by dialing 1-800-880-8047 or visiting the following page in the Internet: www.las-elc.org

If you are a victim of domestic violence, there are many places that provide 24-hour assistance, including emergency shelters, legal aid and information as to the safest options for you and your children. For more information and assistance, call: National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233 or 1-800-787-3224 (for the hearing impaired) or visit the Internet page www.ndvh.org.

Hotlines for child abuse

If you know child abuse is happening, call the hotline for child abuse. Your name will remain confidential and the incident will be investigated. Hotline for child-abuse: 1-800-252-5400

If you know a woman who is the victim of domestic violence, suggest that she call the domestic violence hotline. They will tell her how to get help.  Domestic violence hotline: 1-800-799-7233 (SAFE)

For more safety information, you may call Consumer Product Safety Commission at 1-800-638-2772 or visit the Internet page: www.cpsc.gov/

For information on health for Hispanic families, you may contact the National Alliance for Hispanic Health by dialing 1-866-SU FAMILIA or1-866-783-2645, or by visiting the Internet page: www.hispanichealth.org  The program Su Familia (Your Family) offers free and confidential information on the health of the Hispanic community, in English.

For more information and resources concerning post-partum depression, how to breastfeed and other women’s health issues, call the National Women’s Health Information Center at 1-800-994-9662 (1-800-994-WOMAN) or visit the Internet page: www.4woman.org/