Cherokee County Foster and Adoptive Parent Association


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Summer Camps

    Sports Camps

Huddle Up Contact Camps - J. J. Biello Park East, (Riverside Athletic Complex) Contact Coach Rashid Gayle 404-925-7521.

 

Junior Jazzercise Camp - Towne Lake Jazzercise Center, 2370 Towne Lake Pkwy, (next to Mellow Mushroom) contact Pam Powell at pamjpowell@comcast.net.

 

World of Kids Summer Camp - 104 Victoria North Court, Woodstock. Ages 3+ call for prices. Contact 770-516-6898.

 

Green Acres Equestrian Center's Summer Horse Camp - To download form go to www.greenacresonline.com or email greenacresonline@bellsouth.net or call 770-517-5154.

 

Summer Horse Camp - Rosewood Farm at 770-753-3910 or www.rosewood-farm.com.

 

Summer Tennis Camp - Bridgemill Tennis Club.  Call 770-720-9635 or visit www.bridgemilltennis.com.

    Day Camps

Cherokee Outdoor YMCA - 201 East Bells Ferry Rd, Woodstock. Call for pricing at 770-591-5820 or coy.ymcaatlanta.org.

Camp Pruett - G. Cecil Pruett Community Center Family YMCA. Call 678-880-3502 for times and prices.

Bounce House - 765 Ash Street, Canton. Ages 3 - 11. Contact 770-345-5867 or email thebouncehouse@windstream.net

Adventures Express - Cherokee Recreation and Parks Agency, Woodstock. Call Kate Shackelford 770-924-7768.

Adventure Camps - Looking for a summer camp for your child? Internet's Premier Summer Camp Directory.

Dance & Music Camp - Dance & Music Academy of Woodstock. 119 Mill Street, Woodstock.  Call for prices 770.924.1661 or email info@woodstockdance.com. Ages 3+.

 

State & National Foster Parent Associations

 

National Foster Parent Association

 

Adoptive and Foster Parent Association of Georgia

 

Child Care Resource and Referral (R&R) Agencies
Georgia has a network of child care resource and referral (R&R) agencies to help families locate child care providers. The R&R staff member can give you a list of child care providers who meet your criteria.

 

Bright from the Start: Department of Early Care and Learning
Bright From the Start: Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning (DECAL) is responsible for meeting the child care and early education needs of Georgia's children and their families. Bright from the Start oversees a wide range of programs focused primarily on children ages birth to school age and their families, including licensing and monitoring all center-based and home-based child care facilities.

 

For more information, contact an Afterschool Services Staff Member at 404.657.4651 or Email to afterschool@dhr.ga.gov

You may also visit the DHR Afterschool Services website at www.afterschoolservices.net.

 

Project Safe Childhood - A Department of Justice initiative website that aims to combat the proliferation of technology-facilitated sexual exploitation crimes against children.

 

 

Community Links

 

Medicaid Website - Search for Doctors and specialist.

 

Safe Kids Cherokee County- is a global network of organizations whose mission is to prevent accidental childhood injury, a leading killer of children 14 and under.

 

National Sex Offenders List - Free national US search for registered sex offenders

 

Family Watchdog - Website to search for registered sex offenders in your area and neighborhood.

 

Angle Food Ministries - Groceries for anyone in need for half the price

 

Cybertipline - Report child sexual exploitation including the possession, manufacture, and/or distribution of child pornography; online enticement; child prostitution; child sex tourism; extra familial child sexual molestation; and unsolicited obscene material sent to a child. Tip line is open 24 hours 7 days a week or call 1-800-843-5678.

 

Missing Kids - The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.

 

Net Smartz Kids - An educational and interactive safety resource that teaches children how to stay safe while using the internet.

 

Darkness2light - Organization that educates adults about the steps they can take to prevent child sexual abuse.

 

Rad Kids - Personal safety and violence prevention program for children.

 

Adopt Us Kids - Recruit and connect foster and adoptive families with waiting children throughout the United States.

 

Mental Health Links

National Association of School Psychologists (academic concerns):  www.nasponline.org

Learning disabilities:  www.ldonline.org

National Institute of Mental Health (wide range of behavioral and emotional health topics):  www.nimh.nih.gov

Children and Adults with ADHD (CHADD):  www.chadd.org          

American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry:  www.aacap.org 

Speech and Hearing Clinic at UGA:  http://www.coe.uga.edu/csdclinic/scheduling.html

American Psychological Association (APA) (wide range of mental health topics):  www.apa.org
 
Georgia Department of Education:  http://www.doe.k12.ga.us/ 
 
Kids Health:  www.kidshealth.org (A medical information site)

Autism Society of America:  http://www.autism-society.org/site/PageServer

Trauma can be emotional or physical. This site primarily deals with emotional trauma. Attachment Disorder Support Group

 

ALCOHOL/DRUG AWARENESS EDUCATION (ADAE) Operation 21

 

Foster Parent Links

Independent Living Program - Joyce L. Atwell, Region 17, jlbuehner@dhr.state.ga.us, program for children from 14 - 21.

Foster Care Support Foundation

My Kids Eat Free! - Check out this site next time you and your family want to eat out.  Just chose what city your in and it will list all restaurants that offer kids eat free.

 Club Z! In-Home Tutoring Services - Mention you are a Cherokee County Foster Parent

MOMSLIKEME.COM - Where Atlanta Moms Meet

Child Welfare

Dream House for Medically Fragile Children

Gilmer Friends of Foster and Adoptive Families

Foster Parent College

My Turn Now

Fostering Parenting Message Board

Georgia Association of Homes and Services for Children

North Georgia Foster Parents Support

Attach -
Association for Treatment and Training
in the Attachment of Children

Funology A fun site for Kids

Parents Soup, (Great Site for Information)

Foster Care & Adoptive Community with Online Training

 


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