SOCIAL SERVICE DIRECTORIES
The Health Information Tool for Empowerment (HITE)
HITE is an online directory of health and social services specifically for low-income, uninsured and under-insured New Yorkers. With the click of a mouse, HITE allows professionals to link their underserved clients with a broad array of health and support services.
Adoption Services
www.adoptionservices.org/index.htm
If you are looking for additional resources in your state, the Adoption Services website offers one of the best lists of organizations, both private and government, available to help parents. Each state list includes information about the following:
- Parent support groups and mentoring organizations
- Nutrition programs, food banks, and food stamps
- Financial assistance for medical care, utilities, and unemployment benefits
- Organizations for children with special developmental or medical needs
- Head Start and other educational programs
- Medical care and insurance resources
- Counseling services and more