Site and Link Description American Cancer Society information on cancer American Heart Association information on heart problems American Lung Association information on keeping lungs healthy Carroll County Business Employment & Resource Center (BERC) Provides career counseling, job training, and job search assistance. Also provides an active youth program. Carroll County Chamber of Commerce Connects potential economic partners and provides information Carroll County Community Coalition "Residents Attacking Drugs" substance abuse information Carroll County Department of Social Services Contact information for CCDSS, emergency food & housing providers, child care, and child support agencies Carroll County General Hospital the community hospital of Carroll County, Maryland Carroll County Health Department prevention of health problems Children First Philosophy and positive character building attributes Coalition for Healthier Cities & Communities nationwide leadership and dialogue for building healthy communities Community Partnership for Older Adults A grant program to improve systems delivering long-term care and supportive services to vulnerable older adults and their caregivers. Connect for Kids Multimedia project helping adults make better communities Directory of Community Services for Carroll County, MD Community information database with directories of Community Services, Volunteers, and Substance Abuse Resources. Empowering Youth Helping youth become resources in their schools and communities Health People 2000 information on healthy lifestyles Healthfinder Your guide to reliable health information Healthfinder for Kids fun for kids--games, art contests, safe web surfing, etc. Join Together Online Helping reduce substance abuse and gun violence Maryland Job Service (part of the Department of Labor, Licensing & Regulation) Job information for seekers and employers. National Cancer Institute coordinates the government's cancer research programs National Center for Tobacco Free Kids Deals with the prevention of smoking among children National Community Building Network membership opportunity to share lessons of community building National Health Information Center Prevention of Health Problems National Mentoring Partnership Shares a great deal of information about mentoring, to include research, best practices, and tools. National Rural Development Partnership working to improve America's rural communities Office of Children, Youth and Families Maryland State Department regarding well-being of children Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion promoting health and offering information on the prevention of diseases Premier National Health Agency for Data and Benchmarking data relating to health and health problems Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Substance Abuse and Mental Health Information The Search Institute youth assets, excellent resource Truth Alerting the public to the cigarette industry’s hidden practices and advertising United Way of Central Maryland Building bridges between people who want to help and people who need help. W.W.Kellogg Collection of Rural Community Development Resources high quality collection of community resources available for sharing W.W.Kellogg Foundation, Community Voices Grants national demonstration project of healthcare for the understood Youth Activism 25% of population is under 18–site supports a voice for youth Youth as Resources Community-based program -provides small grants to youth to design & carry out service projects that address social problems & contribute to significan community change YouthActionNet Connecting youth to create change locally and globally

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