Community Resources

thread's Parent TALK

Parent TALK is a free group where parents learn, share ideas, and ask questions about the joys and challenges of parenting. Parent TALK meets monthly September through May in Anchorage. For more information please call 907.265.3100 or view upcoming schedule.

Watch these recordings of past presentations from thread’s Parent TALK in Anchorage:

• I’m Moving, I’m Learning: Take your parent’s words to heart and learn the incredible value of play. 
• Growing A Reader: Turn story time into quality time, and watch your child’s language and literacy skills blossom. 
• Restoring Childhood: Learn more about the value of simplicity in parenting and the steps you can take to cherish and preserve fleeting childhood experiences.

Financial Resources

• State of Alaska Child Care Assistance Program
• Cook Inlet Tribal Council (CITC) Child Care Assistance Program
• Alaska Inclusive Child Care Program
• Denali KidCare – Alaska’s Children’s Health Insurance Program
• Alaska Women Infants & Children (WIC)
• Child Care Aware

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• Earned Income Tax Credit
• Money Management International

Parenting and Early Learning Information

• The Compass: A Guide to Alaska's Public Schools
• JuneauFamilies.org
• FairbanksFamilies.org
• Best Beginnings
• Strengthening Families
• Child Care Aware of America
• NAEYC for Families
• ZERO TO THREE
• The State of Alaska's Babies
• Vroom
• Bright By Text
• PBS Parents
• National Parent Help Line
• Harvard University's Center on the Developing Child
• The Ounce of Prevention Fund

Talking to Children About Racism

• Racism and Violence: Using Your Power as a Parent to Support Children Aged Two to Five (ZERO TO THREE)
• PBS Kids Family Activity: Alike and Different [PDF]
• Coming Together: Standing Up to Racism (CNN/Sesame Street)
  
• NPR Podcast: Talking Race with Young Children
• 30 Books to Help You Talk to Your Children About Racism (Today's Parent)



Equity in Early Childhood Education

• Advancing Equity Initiative (National Association for the Education of Young Children)
• Equitable Approaches to Supporting Babies and Their Families (ZERO TO THREE)
• Recorded Webinar: Racial Justice, Equity and the role of Child Care (Child Care Aware of America)

Supporting Families Experiencing Homelessness

• Anchorage Coalition to End Homelessness
• Alaska VA Healthcare System (Homeless Veterans)
• Alaska Housing Finance Corporation (Homeless Veterans and their Families)
• Early Childhood Homelessness in Alaska (Administration of Health & Human Services)
• HeadStart: Supporting Children and Family Experiencing Homelessness
• HeadStart: Caring for the Health and Wellness of Children Experiencing Homelessness
• Homeless Shelter Directory (Alaska)
• Homelessness (United Way of Anchorage)
• Sesame Street in Communities
• U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (Alaska)
  

Parenting Children with Special Needs

• Stone Soup Group
• Family Echo Project from UAA Center for Human Development
• Alaska Infant Learning Program
• Center for Parent Information & Resources
• National Center for Learning Disabilities
• PBS Parents – Learning Disabilities

Children’s Physical Health

• Center for Disease Control and Prevention
• PBS Parents – Food & Fitness
• KidsHealth.org
• National Library of Medicine: Medline Plus

Children’s Mental Health

• Center for Disease Control and Prevention-Children’s Mental Health
• KidsHealth.org–Emotions & Behavior
• Center for Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation
• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
• Vroom: Interactive tools that highlight the science behind early brain development 

Military Families

• Fee Assistance and Respite Child Care
• PBS Parents – Coming Home
• Families Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration