
While many organizations and educational institutions maintain websites, the sites listed here function mainly as a means of distributing information rather than being just one component of or complement to a broader educational program.
Title: The 50 Plus Fitness Association
Content: Information on how important exercise and an active lifestyle
can be in determining length and quality of life. There are links to health
and fitness projects, resources on health issues and a list of the group's
events around the country.
Address: http://www.50plus.org
Title: The Administration for Children and Families
Author: Administration for Children and Families of the U.S. Dept.
of Health and Human Services.
Content: Focuses on children’s issues. Includes links to specific federal
and state programs for children.
Address: www.ac.dhhs.gov/
Title: Children with Disabilities
Author: Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency
Prevention (OJJDP)
Content: Informatino and resources to disabled children, their
families and service providers. Promotes a national agenda for children
and fosters positive youth development while providing informatino on learning
disabilities, dibilitating conditions and physical disabilities.
Address: www.childrenwithdisabilities.ncjrs.org
Title: Directory of Web Sites on Aging
Author: Administration on Aging of the US Dept. of Health and Human
Services
Content: Directory of websites on aging.
Address: www.aoa.dhhs.gov/aoa/webres/craig.htm
Title: Elderhostel
Content: Continuing education for seniors via programs on college campuses
worldwide. Users can peruse the course catalog listings, costs and availability
by state.
Address: http://www.elderhostel.org
Title: Family Science Network at the University of Kentucky, Lexington
Content: Includes links to many family sciences related websites, including
some resources on grandparenting.
Address: www.uky.edu/HES/gwbrock/fsn/
Title: Generations United
Content: Across America, Generations United is bridging gaps and creating
a stronger sense of community, continuity and connection by linking groups
and individuals to learn together, work together, and celebrate together.
Forging bonds between people of different generations and between organizations
that represent them, Generations United is building better communities
for us all.
Address: http://www.gu.org/
Title: Grandparent Caregivers: A National Guide
Author: River Ginchild-Abeje, Staff Attorney, Legal Services for Prisoners
with Children and Melinda Perez-Porter, Staff Attorney, Brookdale Center
on Aging.
Content: Provides an overview of dependency issues, legal guardianship,
foster care, Indian Child Welfare Act, adoption, and school issues. Also
provides links to some specific states for more information.
Address: http://www.igc.org/justice/cjc/lspc/manual/cover.html
Title: Grandparents as Parents
Author: University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension
Content: Includes updates on local support groups and events; educational
resources; information and referral in Kentucky, and links to other web
sites for professionals and grandparents.
Address: www.lfucg.com/grandparents/page2.html
Title: Grandparents as Parents: A Primer for Schools
Author: D. Rothenberg
Content: Provides links to information on the demographics of grandparents
as parents, how schools can help, school strategies intended to help grandparents,
school strategies intended to help grandchildren, life as a parent, how
grandparents can be involved in a child's education,
Address: www.kidsource.com/kidsource/content2/grandparents.3.html
Title: Intergenerational Connections
Content: Intergenerational Connections is maintained by the National
Network on Family Resiliency of the Cooperative State Research, Education
and Extension Service of the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture. Focuses on information
and resources by and for specialists of the Cooperative Extension Service
in 28 states. Fact sheets and information on Coping with Stress; Financial
Issues – including public assistance programs; Legal Issues; Parenting;
and resources are written for several audiences: Consumers/General Public;
Professionals/Adult & Extension Educators; and, Academics/Researchers.
Includes links to many related resources and websites.
Address: www.nnfr.org/igen/
Title: Internet Resources for the Aging Network
Author: Bruce M. Craig, senior staff specialist directing
the National Aging Information Center (NAIC)
Content: Extensive listing of Internet web sites
on a variety of aging topics to create awareness of this readily available
and easy to use resource. The web sites identified for each topic contain
information useful to policy, plannig or program development by state and
area agencies on aging and service provider organizations.
Address: http://www.aoa.gov/NAIC/notes/default.htm
Title: Legal-Online
Author: American Lawyer Media Association
Content: Provides links to law related sites. Particularly relevant
are “Where To Find Court Opinions on the Web” – a current list of all federal
and state courts whose opinions are available on the Internet; and
“Where To Find State Laws on the Web” – a guide to locating statutes, bills
and legislative materials. These link to websites for each state with varying
information.
Address: http://www.legalonline.com/
Title: National Aging Information Center
Author: National Aging Information Center
Content: NAIC is a service of the U.S. Administration on Aging. The
site includes information on aging issues such as housing, nutrition, statistics,
Alzheimers and grandparents raising grandchildren.
Address: www.aoa.dhhs.gov/NAIC/Notes/default.htm
Title: Northern Area Agency on Aging
Content: NAAA, a private non-profit agency, is one of six regional
agencies on aging in Wisconsin. NAAA is a key link between state
and county/tribal aging programs.
Our Mission:
To effect positive change in the quality, efficiency and effectiveness
of county and tribal aging units in order to preserve and enhance the quality
of life for older adults in Northern Wisconsin. NAAA oversees twenty-three
county aging units and seven tribal aging units: Adams, Ashland, Bad River
Tribe, Barron, Bayfield, Burnett, Clark, Douglas, Florence, Forest, Potawatomi
Tribe, Iron, Lac Courte Oreilles Tribe, Lac du Flambeau Tribe, Langlade,
Lincoln, Marathon, Oneida, Polk, Portage, Price, Red Cliff Tribe, Rusk,
St. Croix Tribe, Sawyer, Sokaogon-Chippewa Tribe, Taylor, Vilas, Washburn,
Wood.
Address: http://primo.bfm.org/naaa/
Title: Retired Life Fun
Content: Teaches seniors how to turn aging into a positive experience
Address: http://retiredlifefun.com
Title: Senior Law Page
Content: This can be used to access information about elder law, Medicare,
Medicaid, estate planning, trusts and elder rights.
Address: http://www.seniorlaw.com/indes.htm
Title: Senior Search.Com
Content: This directory links to hundreds of sites such as tourism,
investing, insurance, and senior discounts.
Address: http://seniorsearch.com
Title: Seniorsite
Content: Did you know that for the first time in history, retirees
outnumber teenagers? Or that more than 2 million Americans turn 65 every
year? This site gives seniors information and help on health, finance,
diet, hobbies, and answers to computer questions.
Address: http://www.seniorsite.com
Title: Third Age Site for Grownups
Content: An easy site to navigate on health, living, money, romance,
and technology. A friendly place for seniors to meet.
Address: http://thirdage.com
Title: Wisconsin Child Care Resource & Referral Network
Content: Information on child care regulations, public policy,
visitors may request child care referrals, training, etc.
Address: http://www.wisconsinccrr.org/
Title: Wisconsin Joint Legislative Council Study Committees
Content: Study committees are established by the Joint Legislative Council to
examine major issues and problems identified by the Legislature. The study committees
are made up of Legislators and citizens who are interested in or knowledgeable
about the study topic. (Past interim study committee information can be found
archived on our Publications page.) The Joint Legislative Council approved the
following special committees for the 2002 interim. Legislator and Public Members
were appointed to the special committees by a July 8, 2002 mail ballot.
Address: http://www.legis.state.wi.us/lc/2002studies.htm