RESOURCES

Monthly literacy activity calendars in Spanish and English for two age groups: http://www.rif.org/us/literacy-resources/activities/monthly-activity-calendars.htm
Additional booklist suggestions and literacy crafts & activities can be found here: http://www.rif.org/us/literacy-resources/activities.htm
RIF’s STEAM themed Multicultural Book Collection is a set of 40 carefully selected titles with accompanying literacy activity sheets for educators, parents and community volunteers. Information about the 2014 STEAM book collection and the free, printable activity sheets can be accessed here: www.rif.org/mbc and the full book collection will be available for purchase online shortly if you are interested
Stay Connected- you might like to take the pledge to be a Book Person at www.bookpeopleunite.com to stay up to date on our RIF initiatives, resources and other fun and exciting children’s literacy information
The American Academy of Pediatrics has a great new initiative that ties literacy to health. It’s called Books Build Connections Tool Kit. Check it out at www.aap.org

Our foundation supports the vision of total wellness for all children, including physical and mental health. We also advocate for equal resources to ensure total wellness and health for children. For more information on parity for healthy children see the federal government legislation and information at www.dol.gov/ebsa/mentalhealth parity. Youth Mental Health First Aid Youth – Mental Health First Aid
An array of information on everything from healthy behaviors to violence and school shootings aftercare is available on the website of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry – www.aacap.org
Information to promote mental health and prevent substance abuse is available on the website of Mental Health America – www.mentalhealthamerica.net
Information on research and publications about children and school health-Robert Woods Johnson Foundation-www.rwjf.org
Information on education and community based health programs for underserved children-Morehouse School of Medicine – www.msm.edu/education/pediatrics
Information on Mental Health Initiatives by Pediatricians – American Academy of Pediatrics – www.aap.org

For information regarding advocacy, policy, research, training and technical assistance (especially foster care) consult the American Bar Association/Center on Children and the Law- http://www.americanbar.org/groups/child_law.html
Services to at-risk youth and youth in trouble are offered by the Children and the Law Blog- http://childrenandthelawblog.com/
A voice for the education of children in foster care can be found at the Legal Center for Foster Care and Education- http://www.fostercareandeducation.org/
For information on reform of the juvenile justice system and the protection of children in the system consult the Center for Children’s Law and Policy- http://www.cclp.org/
Legal resources for federal and state policies and law regarding children can be accessed at HG.org- http://www.hg.org/children-rights.html
Advocacy for abused and neglected kids in the child welfare system can be found at Children’s Rights-http://www.childrensrights.org/