Women's
& Children's Alliance - 24 hr. Domestic Violence & Rape
Crisis Interventions & Shelter.
Parents
Encouraging Parents - Resource providing online classes designed
to assist parents covering topics such as joint custody, divorce, separation,
stepparenting, stepchildren and visitation.
Safe
Place Ministries - Provides spiritual support and counseling to
abuse survivors.
Grandparents
as Parents - A local support group for Grandparents raising their
grandchildren.
SANE
Solutions - Provides victim's services for those who are victims
of all forms of child abuse.
Idaho
Parent Information Resource Center - The goal of this project is
to bring parents, educators, and those working with families a wealth
of information about helping their children get ready for, and succeed,
in school from the early years through high school.
Valley
Crisis Center - Domestic Violence & Rape Crisis Intervention
& Shelter
Parent
Education Classes - Boise Schools - A program developed to offer
support and skills to assist parents or guardians with raising happy
and responsible kids.
Suicide
Hotlines - 24 hour hotline providing counseling and support for
those suffering family crisis, emotional crisis or suicide crisis.
State
of Idaho, Dept. of Health & Welfare - Provides Family &
Children's Services including Child Support Enforcement.
St.
Luke's CARE Program - Assesses suspected child abuse.
Families
First/CASA - Works to get abused children out of danger and into
safe homes.
Idaho
Council on Domestic Violence and Victim Assistance - Serves and
helps victims through legislation, advocacy and training with a primary
focus on sexual assault, domestic violence and child abuse.
Web
Sites
Helping
Your Children Through Divorce.
A
Kid's Guide to Divorce.
Telling
the Children.
The
Equality in Marriage Institute
Fathering Magazine
Diva Mommies
Support
for Parents
Single
Parent Central - An online resource for single parent families.
Time To Parent
- An excellent online tool allowing divorced parents in tracking visitation
schedules and sharing their children's activity schedules.
Family Resource
- Online magazine with informative articles on parenting, relationships,
finances and other issues all parents face, whether married, divorced
or single.
Helpful
Articles
"Hints
for Divorcing Parents" by Jeanine Wade, Ph.D.
"Parenting
Through Divorce - How to Encourage Your Child's Relationship with Someone
You Can't Stand Anymore!" by Janice G. Tracht, MSW, ACSW,
BCD
"Children
of Divorce's Bill of Rights"
"Your
Parents Will Be Crazy for a While: It Gets Better" by Thea
Joselow and Beth Joselow
"Kid's
Frequently Asked Questions"
"Ten
Tips for Single Dads" by Lois B. Nightingale, Ph.D.
"Coping
with Loss and Disappointment"