Resources for Programs and People Working with Children

• CCDBG Flexibility and Head Start Flexibility


• NAEYC article on "Helping Young Children After a Disaster" (Revised, 2005)


• Ideas and information from Family Communications, Inc. (producers of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood)


• American Academy of Pediatrics


• National Association for Family Childcare


• National Association of School Psychologists



• Food Research and Action Center
  USDA has eased program requirements in light of the devastation left behind by Hurricane Katrina. Comprehensive set of guidance and waivers designed to allow maximum use of the Child Nutrition Programs to feed children in schools, shelters, child care centers, family child care homes, summer and afterschool programs.

• In response to the Hurricane Katrina disaster, the Child Care Bureau, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services created this Web page with child care resources to help displaced families and affected communities:http://www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/ccb/hurricane/katrina.htm
• Here is a one-page "Tip Sheet" for recovery workers/volunteers, which includes resources for parents, displaced child care providers and children. Please forward this flyer to your network, so those on the front lines can disseminate it to their workers/volunteers. It is also available online in both Word and PDF at http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ccb/hurricane/tipsheet1.htm
• Also look for the upcoming National Child Care Information Center (NCCIC) Web page for Katrina-related child care information and resources. Materials will be continuously added over the next few weeks, so be sure to visit http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/katrina
• Head Start and Early Head Start Facilities Damaged in Hurricanes Katrina and Rita
  The Administration for Children and Families published a notice that assesses the impacts of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita on Head Start and Early Head Start grantees. It addresses damage to property, and discusses the administrative procedures for reimbursing Head Start and Early Head Start grantees.