Resources for Women
Apprenticeships Business Child Care Children/Youth Civil Rights/Human Rights/ Convention to Eliminate Discrimination Against Women Culture-Specific Agencies Disability Distance Learning/On-Line Education Divorce Domestic Violence / Violence Against Women Education/ Training/ Careers Elder Services/Caregiving Financial Assistance Financial Planning Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual/Trangendered Health Homeless Services Legal Services/Advocacy Legislative Washington State Legislative: U.S. Media Mental Health/ Counseling Register to Vote! Reproductive Services Search Engines Sexual Harassment Social Security Women's Organizations Women and Leadership
Apprenticeships
Washington State Apprenticeship Programs Apprenticeship and Nontraditional Employment for Women (ANEW)
Business
Doing Business in the City of Seattle Small Business Association, Starting Your Business AFL/CIO Working Women Dress for Success Association for Enterprise Opportunities SCORE Counselors to American's Small Business Small Business Association, Women's Business Center Washington CASH Community Capital Development, Women’s Business Center Women's Business Exchange WNET - Women's Network for Entrepreneurial Training Women Business Owners
Child Care
Child Care Rates and Financial Aid Childcare Resources Department of Health and Human Services Child Care, Seattle Region Help for Working Families King County Child Health Care Program
Children/Youth
Big Brothers and Big Sisters of King County Black Child Development Institute (Seattle Chapter) Campfire Boys and Girls Center for Human Services Children's Home Society Committee for Children Family Works Girls Scouts Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Washington Mothers Against Violence in America National Children's Coalition Parent Power Programs for Early Parent Support (PEPS)The site is in both English and Spanish. Safe Schools Coalition: Washington Seattle Public Schools The Children's Alliance Washington Parent Power Youth Tutoring Program, Catholic Community Services
Civil Rights/Human Rights/Convention to Eliminate Discrimination Against Women
American Civil Liberties Union of Washington Equal Employment Opportunity Commission King County Office of Civil Rights Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Peace and Justice Events Calendar Seattle Seattle Office for Civil Rights Tolerance Organization US Map of Human Rights Groups/Washington Washington State Human Rights Commission WILD for Human Rights
Culture Specific Agencies
Asian Counseling and Referral Service Casa Latina Chaya serving southeast Asian women Chinese Information and Service Center Consejo Counseling and Referral Center El Centro de la Raza Ethiopian Community Mutual Association Helping Link, Mot Dau Noi, Vietnamese community services Horn of Africa Jewish Family Services Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle NAACP Prevention Research Center Program, CDC, Seattle Partners Refugee Women's Alliance Seattle Indian Health Board United Indians of All Tribes
Disability
Disability Resources Washington State Alliance of People with disabilities
Distance Learning/On-Line Education
North Seattle Community College Seattle Community College South Seattle Community College Fourteen Videos Celebrate Women in Non-Traditional Careers
Divorce
Divorce Lifeline King County Bar Association
Domestic Violence/Violence Against Women
Asian Pacific Islander Women and Family Safety Center CARA: Communities Against Rape and Abuse Center for the Prevention of Sexual and Domestic Violence CHAYA Domestic Abuse Women's Network Domestic and Sexual Violence Prevention Office, City of Seattle City of Seattle Law Department-Domestic Violence City of Seattle Law Department-Community Resources Domestic Violence Protection Order Site Eastside Domestic Violence Program Family Violence Prevention Project Home Alive anti-violence project Institute on Domestic Violence in the African American Community King County Coalition Against Domestic Violence King County Sexual Assault Resource Center Mid-Valley Women's Crisis Services (information in Spanish, Vietnamese and Russian) Men's Network Against Domestic Violence Multi-lingual Access Project National Domestic Violence Hotline Northwest Family Life Northwest Immigrants Rights Project Toolkit For Working With Men On Violence Prevention Washington State Domestic Violence Hotline Phone 1-800-562-6025 New Beginnings for Battered Women and Their Children e-mail. U.S. Department of Justice Violence Against Women Office Women's Freedom Center YWCA Domestic Violence Services Abused Deaf Women's Advocacy Services Home Alive
Education/Training/Careers
Bastyr University Center for Career Alternatives Highline Community College Women's Programs Professional Women of Color Women's Center, University of Washington Municipal Research and Services Center Washington Office of Disability Employment Policy Pathways for Women Seattle Goodwill Employment and Training Program Seattle Jobs Initiative Seattle Vocational Institute South Seattle Community College Today's Careers, Training and Education Directory University of Washington Women's Center Washington Women's Employment and Education Washington Women in Trades Women in Community Service Women's Center/ Student Access Center, Bellevue Community College Women's Programs, Seattle Central Community College Work Source Washington
Elder Services / Caregiving
Alzheimer's Association American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) Elder Care Solutions ElderHealth Northwest Family Caregiver Alliance Fremont Public Association Retired Senior Volunteer Program King County Long Term Care Ombudsman King County Seniors Online Mayor's Office for Senior Citizens National Council of Women's Organizations Seattle Community Technology Program: Seniors Compute Seattle Crisis Resource Directory, Elderly Resources Seattle King County, Pacific Northwest, Senior Resources Senior Services Ten Tips for Caregiving Families UW Eldercare Initiative and Retiree and Eldercare Resources
Financial Assistance
Department of Social and Health Services Seattle Human Services Department Neighborhood House Renter's Guide, Housing and Urban Development Social Security Administration Seattle Washington State Department of Veteran's Affairs Washington State Employment Security Washington State Health Care Authority: Basic Health Washington State Labor and Industries Department Washington Women in Need Welfare Rights Organizing Coalition Women in Community Service Help for Working Families
Financial Planning
Administration on Aging, Retirement and Financial Planning Resources Washington Debt Consolidation Solutions: Consumer Credit Counseling National Center on Women and Aging Women’s Financial Planning Classes Women’s Institute for Financial Education
Gay/Lesbian/ Bisexual/ Transgendered
King County GLBT Health Web Pages Lesbian Resource Center National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission - International The Rainbow Train e-mail Safe Schools Coalition Seattle Chapter of Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays Seattle Commission for Sexual Minorities Seattle Community Network GLBT Resources Seattle Gay News Verbena Health The Northwest Network University of Washington Q Center Ingersoll Gender Center Lambert House Entre Hermanos Center for LGBT Health
Health
Aradia Women's Health Center Aurora Medical Services BABES Network, A sisterhood of Women Facing AIDS Together Bastyr University Library Center for Women’s Health Research, UW School of Nursing Community Abortion Information and Resource Project Childbirth Education Association Feminist Women’s Health Center, AIDS/HIV Resources for Seattle, Washington State Feminist.Com Health Care Resources Mayo Clinic National Women’s Health Resource Center Nutrition Seattle Community Network Women’s Health Seattle King County Public Health Seattle Midwifery School Library Tufts Nutrition Navigator AARP-Medical Directives Positive Women's Network National Women's Health Information Center BlackHealthcare.com Asian & Pacific Island American Health Forum National Center on Minority Health and Health Diagnosis Women Heart
Homeless Services
Compass Center Church of Mary Magdalene FareStart Intercommunity Mercy Housing Jubilee Women’s Center King County Homelessness Assistance Noel House Rose of Lima House Seattle Children’s Home, Pathways and Families in Shelters Seattle Community Network Homeless Resources Seattle Human Services Department Homeless Services The Sharehouse Women's Housing Equality and Enhancement League (WHEEL)- 206-956-0334
Women's Housing Equality and Enhancement League (WHEEL)- 206-956-0334
Legal Services/Advocacy
King County Dispute Resoution Center Legal Services Seattle Northwest Justice Project Northwest Women’s Law Center Northwest Women’s Law Center: Information on sexual harassment, grandparents raising grandchildren, community debt and family law from Northwest Women’s Law Center Economic Opportunity Institute The Tenants Union Washington Assistive Technology Alliance: Legal Services Seattle Welfare Rights Organizing Coalition King County Bar Association Neighborhood Legal Clinics Washington LawHelp
Legislative Washington State
Policy Watch Washington Legislature Bill Information Access Washington Washington State House of Representatives Washington Senate Washington State Women’s Political Caucus
Legislative: U.S.
United States House of Representatives United States Senate
Media
Colors Northwest Magazine Real Change News Seattle Post Intelligencer The New York Times The Seattle Times The Seattle Weekly Women’s ENews Women’s Educational Media
Mental Health
Family Services Mental Health Resources King County National Association for Mentally Ill Presbyterian Counseling Services Residence XII Seattle Alcohol Drug Hotlines and Resources Seattle Community Network, Mental Health
Register to Vote!
Declare Yourself's Voter Registration Site! King County Elections Division
Reproductive Services
Aradia Women’s Health Center Center for Reproductive Law and Policy Family Planning Services King County Feminist Women’s Health Center, The National Association of Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action League Planned Parenthood Western Washington Seattle Community Network Pregnancy services Washington State NARAL
Search Engines
AltaVista Ask.com Google HotBot Lycos Yahoo
Sexual Harassment
Equal Employment Opportunities Commission: Facts about Sexual Harassment Feminist Majority Foundation: 911 for Women Sexual Harassment King County Resources for Sexual Harassment and Assault NOW and Sexual Harassment
Social Security
AFL/CIO Why Women Should Care About Social Security National Women’s Law Center, Social Security NOW and Social Security Social Security Online for Women
Women’s Organizations
American Society of Women Accountants - Seattle Chapter American Association of University Women-Seattle Branch Association for Women in Computing Association for Women’s Rights in Development Association for Women in Science Center for Policy Research Center for Women’s Global Leadership, Rutgers University Bibliography of women’s organizations Feminist Majority Foundation General Federation of Women’s Clubs Global Fund for Women Institute for Women’s Policy and Research League of Women Voters Seattle National Associations of Commissions for Women National Council for Research on Women National Organization for Women Passages NW Vote, Run, Lead: The White House Project Women and Democracy Center, University of Washington Women's Bureau-Department of Labor Women’s Funding Alliance Women’s International Center YWCA of Seattle, King and Snohomish County
Women and Leadership
Vote, Run, Lead: The White House Project
