Tuesday, July 12, 2011

If Your School Needs Help Contact The Kids In Need Foundation

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The Kids In Need Foundation
Has distributed more than $300 million in school supplies to low-income schools free of charge

Serves 1.6 million students and 100,000 teachers annually

Has awarded $1 million in grants to teachers. Programs



If Your School Needs Help Contact
The Kids In Need Foundation

3055 Kettering Blvd Suite 119
Dayton OH 45439
phone +1-937-296 1230
How You Can Help

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Here's Another good organization, for food.
Blessings in a Backpack can feed a child every weekend for $80 per school year, and they make it easy to sponsor your own school.

Blessings In A Backpack

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Links To Government And Other Kid's Sites
Explore, learn, and have fun!

Kids.Gov

New Jersey History Kids

New York State for Kids

Academic Links And Resources

Internet Public Library

USA.gov Contact Elected Officials Call, e-mail, or mail U.S. state and federal elected officials and government agencies.

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The Reverend, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change

Audio Recording and Transcript of
Reverend, Dr. Martin Luther King's Nobel Lecture

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Liberty State Park
Morris Pesin Drive
Jersey City, NJ 07305
201-915-3440

Park Policies
Barbecues are allowed. You must supply your own grills (charcoal, not propane).
Alcoholic beverages of any sort are forbidden.
Pets must be kept on a leash at all times.
Recreational sports are permitted.
If you are planning a group outing (a company picnic, for example), call 201-915-3440 and choose Special Events from the voice mail menu. The Special Events Coordinator will work with you to ensure an enjoyable day.

Liberty Science Center
Liberty State Park 222 Jersey City Boulevard, Jersey City, NJ 07305
phone (201) 200-1000
Liberty Science Center is a New Jersey nonprofit corporation dedicated to offering exceptional science learning experiences onsite, offsite and online. Located in Liberty State Park, Jersey City, NJ, we engage learners of all ages in science excitement, provide professional development for teachers, and actively connect people of all backgrounds to pivotal science and society issues.

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The Newark Youth Leadership Project

The major focus of Greater Newark Conservancy's Job Training Program is the Newark Youth Leadership Project (NYLP).

The NYLP is a year round job and leadership training program which provides Newark, NJ high school and college youth with job training experience, leadership development, and exposure to different career options in environmental and horticultural fields and opportunities for pursuing a college education.

In addition, job training interns are given the chance to participate in outdoor horticultural activities that they would probably never experience otherwise. Through this program the Conservancy seeks to improve conditions in the urban community by increasing employability and earning potential. The year round NYLP has now been in operation for over ten years and has had hundreds Newark youth participants.

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Greater Newark Fresh Air Fund: Inner-City Kids, Parents Prepare For Summer Camp Experience

The Newark Day Center, founded in 1803 as the Newark Female Charitable Society, is a multifaceted, innovative, pace-setting community agency serving children, youth, adults and seniors.
The agency has a rich history. Many of the social service agencies in existence today, including the United Way of Essex and West Hudson, the American Red Cross of Newark, the Newark Boys and Girls Scouts, the Conference of Jewish Charities, the Salvation Army and Newark Beth Israel, St. Barnabas and Presbyterian Hospitals, had their origins at Newark Day Center. As the oldest volunteer social service agency in New Jersey and the third oldest in the nation, the Center stands as a beacon of stability to the community.

Fresh Air Fund

Newark Day Center Offers Follow-Up Services For Newark Fresh Air Fund Campers.

Let's Get As Many Children As Possible A Week Or Two In The Cool Country And Off Those Hot City Streets!

Greater Newark Fresh Air Fund Seeks Supporters To Send Children To Camp.

Please Send A Dollar Or A Donation To
Fresh Air Fund‎
43 Hill Street
Newark NJ 07102-2649
phone 1 (973) 643-571

The Fresh Air Fund
633 Third Ave 14th Floor,
New York NY 10017
Donate Online