Links

Child Care

  • Child Care Services Association
    A non-profit agency ensuring the affordability, accessibility and quality of child care in our local communities.
  • Durham's Alliance for Child Care Access (DACCA)
    Assists children and their families with information and access to high quality child care services in Durham County.
  • Child Care Online
    Offers many tools to provide parents with the necessary support to become effective consumers of child care.
  • United Way of the Greater Triangle Help Line
    A comprehensive information and referral service accessing more than 2,900 programs in the greater Triangle area. Trained specialists can help you find information, discover options or deal with a crisis when you call from anywhere in Chatham, Durham, Orange and Wake counties.
  • Healthy Child Care America
    A collaborative effort of health professionals, child care providers and families working to improve the health and safety of children in child care.

Health and Safety

  • Health Choice/ Health Check
    Health insurance for uninsured children.
  • Durham Connects
    Durham Connects is committed to increasing child well-being by bridging the gap between parent needs and community resources. This universal home visiting program for mothers with newborns will be offering services soon to every neighborhood in Durham County.
  • Durham Parks and Recreation
    Strives to help citizens discover, explore and enjoy life through creative and challenging recreational choices that contribute to their physical, emotional and social health.
  • North Carolina Division of Child Development
    Building a stronger social and economic future for North Carolina by promoting high quality early childhood experiences.
  • North Carolina Healthy Start
    Offers information to become more aware of key maternal and child health issues.
  • Nutrition Services
    Promotes sound nutrition habits among infants, children and women in their child-bearing years.
  • Nutrition.gov
    Offers access to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's online National Nutrient Database (a no-cost authoritative nutrient database).
  • Kids Health
    General information about children and pregnancy.
  • Kids In Danger
    A non-profit organization dedicated to protecting children by improving children's product safety.
  • North Carolina Pediatric Society
    Offers information to improve the health and well being of children.
  • American Academy of Pediatrics
    Committed to the attainment of optimal physical, mental and social health and well being for all infants and children.

Parent Education

Advocacy

En Español

How to Cope with Unemployment and Personal Crisis(issued by Triangle United Way )