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Helpful Resources

Child Development and Parenting

Introduction

Remember a couple weeks ago
when we estimated that the
cost of a baby is OVER $10,000
for the first year? Then, it’s
over $250,000 until they are
18 years old (and that doesn’t
even include college or job
training).

Essential Question(s):

What kinds of resources are available for children and new parents?

By the end of the lesson, you should be able to:

Know where to find help and resources.

Know what resources are available to you.

State Standards:

11.1.12.G: Compare the availability, costs, and benefits of accessing public,
nonpublic, and for-profit services to assist the family.

Lesson Objectives

Vocabulary

Resource - A community resource is anything that has the potential
to improve the quality of life in a community.

PA Promise - Promise is a statewide resource that gives you
information to help you and your family

Nutritional Risk - any problem that is associated with diet, growth,
or medical diagnosis that might impact nutritional status.

Match

Match the following vocabulary with the correct definition/description.

• A community resource is anything that has the potential to improve the quality of life in a community.

• Promise is a statewide resource that gives you information to help you and your family

• any problem that is associated with diet, growth, or medical diagnosis that might impact nutritional status.

Resource

PA Promise

Nutritional Risk

• Resource

• PA Promise

• Nutritional Risk

The word “resource” has many different
meanings and applications in today’s society.

We have natural resources, like wind, water,
and the sun.

We have financial resources which means how
much money we have available to us.

We also have community resources. A
community resource is anything that has the
potential to improve the quality of life in a
community.

Resources

There are many resources available across the state. For this unit, we
will be looking specifically at resources available for helping to raise
children.

PA Promise is a statewide resource that gives you information to help
you and your family. Throughout the following assignments, we will
explore many of these resources.

Resources

Multiple Choice

True or False:

PA Promise is a statewide resource that gives you information to help you and your family. 

• True

• False

Children that are hungry can’t learn. This is
why Pennsylvania offers food programs to
help children get enough food and nutrition.

Food Pantries

WIC – Women, Infants, Children

SNAP – Supplemental Nutrition Assistance
Program – Food Stamps

PA Summer Meals for Families Program

Food Programs

Multiple Choice

Resources such as WIC and SNAP help families afford _____________. 

• Food

• Child Care

• Educational help

Daycare/child care/early learning programs can cost a lot, sometimes
even as much as rent or your mortgage! Pennsylvania has free programs
for eligible families as well as financial help for child care.

Child Care Works – CCIS

Child Care Scholarships

Free home visiting family support programs for pregnant moms,
infants, and toddlers

Free Pre-Kindergarten Programs

Pre-K EITC (Educational Improvement Tax Credit) scholarships

Child Care Assistance

Multiple Choice

Which of the following programs can help parents afford childcare?

• CCIS

• SNAP Benefits

• PA Summer Meals for Families Program

PA Promise also provides a link to
resources available in communities. You
can sort this information by county and
this is what you will be using in a future
assignment.

This will give you local events that are
going on and help you get in contact
with people who can help you and your
child if you need it.

Help in my Community

Community Resources

https://www.papromiseforchildren.org/en/resources/make-

ends-meet

Risk and reach in your county

Risk – This tells you whether kids in
this county are at low, medium, or
high risk of failure in the county.

Reach – This number tells you about
how many children participate in
publically funded quality early
education.

Local Events

Local Resources

Family Support Resources

Financial Assistance and Human
Services

Family Centers

GED Resources

Libraries for Families

Local School District Information

What Information Will You Find?

Make Ends Meet – PA Promise for Children

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Which of the programs stood out to you?