A web directory for parents living in San Diego County. This site lists children's places, activities, festivals, and events around the County. This web site is a must if you have children. www.sdkids.com Find Zoo and Wild Animal Park calendars as well as a calendar of events in and around San Diego, and much more.
Children's 10 Mobile Calendar
Rady Children's is a neighborhood outreach project of Rady Children's Hospital, USA Federal Credit Union and KGTV/Channel 10. Since 1994, the 10Mobile has provided health screenings, childhood safety, parenting and health care access information to more than 416,000 families. Access their monthly calendar here.
San Diego County Mobile Library
Are you looking for something for your family to do, that is fun and will benefit everyone?
Visit Your Local Library
Visit a Mobile Library
Whether it's Story Time for Toddlers, Story Time for Preschoolers, or even creating a craft, the San Diego County Libraries offer ongoing activities each month. Visit the San Diego County Library Locations Web Page for location and hours of a Library near you. The two County Mobile Libraries make regulary scheduled stops at various locations throughout the County and operate in the same method as the Library Offices. For Mobile Library locations call (619) 660-6329 for East County or (760) 643-5125 for North County locations. For more information on San Diego County Libraries visit www.sdcl.org
On June 5th the Board of Supervisors launched a project making foster youth eligible for their own library cards. To view the News Release for this project click here. Foster Parents who are interested in obtaining library cards for their foster kids may visit any one of the 60 City or County Libraries.
East County "Neighborhoods For Kids" Program is working and achieves recognition for teamwork. View the newspaper article here. In the past, children taken by Child Protective Services were placed in the first available bed countywide, which often meant far away from home. Neighborhoods for Kids tries to look outside of the available foster care homes to the child’s extended family, or community, to keep them in a familiar area with familiar faces. “To a child, his or her neighborhood is their world,” Parrino said. “That’s how we started talking about this program and how to keep these kids in a familiar environment. And we simply can’t do this in isolation; it takes the entire community and people like this to achieve these goals.” Using this program, workers look at the child’s extended family, school, church, neighbors and friends, to see if there are any suitable homes that would be willing to take him or her in. This program allows local people to open their homes to local kids to help them remain in a safe and familiar environment. The program allows for a one-day approval process, including finger-printing, background check and a home check, to make sure that the foster child can get back to their own community as quickly as possible. If you would like to learn more, or would like to become a local foster parent, please contact Dana Parrino at (619) 401-3800.
The Arnold Family Way Station Home
William & Christina Arnold of San Diego were recently highlighted in the San Diego Union for their contributions and efforts as a Way Station Home in San Diego County. To read more about the great service that this foster family provides to foster kids, visit the link listed below. http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20060624/news_lz1c24waystat.html.
