Online Resources for Families

Support for caregivers

  1. Mosac.net: Mothers of Sexually Abused Children
  2. Parenting a Child Who Has Been Sexually Abused: A Guide for Foster and Adoptive Parents
  3. Project Child - A program of Community Services for Children: Parenting education and support
  4. Community Services for Children: Early childhood education and childcare support
  5. The National Child Traumatic Stress Network: Helping children and teenagers recover from traumatic events
  6. Lehigh Valley community resources

Support for boys and men

  1. Malesurvivor.org helps men who’ve been sexually abused, assaulted, or raped.
  2. 1in6.org: Support for Male Survivors of Sexual Abuse or Assault 

Support for children of incarcerated parents

  1. Support for children with parents in prison
  2. Little children, Big challenges: incarceration

Activities

  1. Community Bike Works: Youth development program helps kids earn a bike
  2. Boys and Girls Club of Allentown: Programs to promote the development of young people
  3. Allentown YMCA: Programs to support healthy development of youth and families
  4. Girls on the Run: Lehigh Valley and Pocono: Empowering girls through running
  5. Big Brothers, Big Sisters: Mentoring program

Support for LGBT Community

  1. Bradbury-Sullivan Youth and Family Programs: Provides support for LGBT youth
  2. Unitarian Universalist Church of the Lehigh Valley: Youth group for LGBT youth

Community and domestic violence

  1. Turning Point of the Lehigh Valley: Domestic violence services
  2. Crime Victims Council of the Lehigh Valley: Provides support to victims of violence
  3. Bloom for Women: Resources for victims of human trafficking
  4. Lehigh Valley Humane Society: Rescues injured animals and investigates animal cruelty

Child abuse

  1. ChildLine and Abuse Registry
  2. Lehigh County Office of Child and Youth Services

Shelter

  1. PA211: PA211 can help connect people to shelter and other community resources.

Early Childhood Development

  1. Lehigh County.Department of Human Services: Early Intervention provides support and services to children with developmental delays
  2. Circle of Security International: Support healthy attachment for babies and parents
  3. Babycenter.com: Information on child development from pregnancy to 8 years old

Support for teens

  1. Teencentral.com: Prevention and intervention resources for youth
  2. Magellanofpa.com: Support group for youth involved in mental health, substance use, juvenile justice and foster care systems
  3. Valley Youth House offers a variety of programs to support youth and families

Support for mental health

  1. Lehigh County Department of Human Services Mental Health: Referrals for mental health services including crisis intervention
  2. KidsPeace: Provides behavioral health care for children and families