Leveling the Playing Field-Resources for Getting Through Life Situations : Resources for Getting Through Life Situations: the Help You've Been Searching for: the Help You've Been Searching For

by Love, Tiffany R.

• ISBN13: 9780971242913
• ISBN10: 0971242917
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-06-01
• Publisher: Petra Pub & Consulting

Table of Contents

PREFACE	xvii
About This Book
How the Chapters are arranged	xviii
The Disclaimer	xviii
Locating out of print books	xx
Introduction	xxiii
Locating Resources	xxiv
Other methods for locating resources	xxvi
CHAPTER 1 Pregnancy	29	(30)
Planning for a Pregnancy	31	(3)
Baby Products	34	(3)
Housing, Food, and Clothing	37	(2)
Prenatal Care for Low-Income Families	39	(1)
Obtaining Medical Insurance	40	(1)
Locating a Professional Practitioner	40	(5)
Breast-feeding	45	(2)
Expecting Fathers	47	(3)
Pregnant Women In the Work Place	50	(2)
Pregnant Minors	52	(2)
Pregnancy Loss	54	(1)
Substance Abuse	55	(1)
Infertility	56	(1)
Baby's Defects and Disabilities	57	(2)
CHAPTER 2 Parenting	59	(58)
About Parenting	61	(4)
Medical and Dental Needs	65	(2)
Step-parenting	67	(1)
Single Parenting	68	(1)
Grand Parenting	69	(1)
Foster Parenting	70	(3)
Adopting Children	73	(4)
Locating Child Care	77	(6)
Resources for low-income parents	83	(1)
Child Death	83	(2)
Disabled Children	85	(5)
Problems at Home	90	(5)
CHAPTER 3 Education	95	(2)
Education Options	97	(6)
Head Start and Preschools	103	(1)
Problems at School	104	(7)
Children with Disabilities	111	(1)
Parental Involvement	111	(3)
Additional Information	114	(3)
CHAPTER 4 Education (Colleges/Universities and Specialized Schools)	117	(20)
Colleges and Universities	119	(3)
Online Colleges	122	(1)
Applying for College	123	(1)
Paying For a Higher Education	123	(5)
Trade Schools	128	(2)
Graduate School	130	(2)
Resources for Disabled STUDENTS (Physical, learning And Mental DISABILITIES)	132	(2)
Problems at School	134	(3)
CHAPTER 5 Employment, Unemployment and Self-Employment	137	(32)
Employment	139	(1)
Employment Interviews	139	(1)
Finding Employment	140	(7)
Types of workers	147	(3)
Minors in the work place	150	(1)
Minorities in the work place	150	(2)
Seniors in the work place	152	(1)
Women in the work place	153	(1)
Rights of Employees	154	(6)
Unemployment	160	(1)
Writing a Resume	161	(2)
Starting a business	163	(6)
CHAPTER 6 Doctors, Dentists, and Ophthalmologist	169	(20)
Types of Medical Insurance	171	(4)
Obtaining health Insurance	175	(3)
Medical Practitioners	178	(3)
Researching a doctors background	181	(3)
Low/No Cost Medical Care	184	(2)
Additional Resources	186	(3)
CHAPTER 7 Renting, Leasing, Purchasing and Refinancing Property	189	(14)
Purchasing A Home	191	(7)
Renting/Leasing Property	198	(1)
Housing for Runaway Teenagers	199	(2)
Locating Low-Income and Government Subsidized Housing	201	(1)
Homeless	202	(1)
CHAPTER 8 Consumer Advocacy	203	(14)
Where to file a complaint	207	(1)
Credit Card Fraud	208	(1)
Loan Fraud	209	(1)
Consumer Agencies	210	(2)
Automotive Fraud	212	(1)
Being Heard	213	(1)
Telemarketers	214	(2)
Class Action Lawsuits	216	(1)
CHAPTER 9 Financial Problems and Repair	217	(12)
Credit Problems and Repair	219	(1)
IRS Audits	220	(1)
Bill Collectors	221	(1)
Bankruptcy	221	(2)
Out of Money/saving money	223	(1)
Excessive Debt	224	(1)
Financial Budgeting	225	(2)
Difficulty Paying Utilities	227	(2)
CHAPTER 10 Married, Unmarried, Separated, and Divorced	229	(12)
Married	232	(2)
Unmarried/Single	234	(1)
Separated	235	(1)
Divorce	236	(5)
CHAPTER 11 Attorneys, Paralegals, and Self-Representation	241	(10)
What is an Attorney	243	(5)
Self Representation (Pro Se)	248	(3)
CHAPTER 12 Victims, Criminals, and Accused	251	(16)
Victims of Crimes	253	(1)
Domestic Violence	254	(1)
Crimes Against Minors	255	(2)
Hate Crimes	257	(2)
Apprehension	259	(1)
Juvenile Offenders (Including Programs For troubled Youth)	260	(1)
Rebuilding a life after Incarceration	261	(2)
Racial Profiling& HARASSMENT	263	(1)
False Imprisonment! Falsely Accused	264	(3)
CHAPTER 13 Financial Planning and Understanding Financial Terms	267	(26)
Understanding Investments	269	(2)
MUTUAL FUNDS (Types of Employer Sponsored and Individual Retirement)	271	(11)
Investment Clubs	282	(1)
Stocks	283	(2)
Bonds	285	(3)
Investment Brokers	288	(1)
Investors Resources	288	(2)
Online Trading	290	(1)
Bill Paying Online	291	(2)
CHAPTER 14 Senior Rights and Resources	293	(24)
Senior Citizenship	295	(1)
Support Groups and Activities	295	(2)
Lobbies for Seniors	297	(1)
Receiving Senior Benefits	298	(1)
Retirement	299	(1)
I'm ready to Retire, now what do I do?	300	(2)
Legal Resources for Seniors	302	(1)
Housing	303	(5)
Home Health Care	308	(2)
Estate Planning	310	(3)
Life Insurance	313	(1)
Alzheimer's	314	(1)
Aging	315	(2)
CHAPTER 15 Death and Dying	317	(28)
Care Choices	319	(5)
Home Health Care for Terminal Patients	324	(1)
Considering Home Health Care	324	(3)
I'm dying	327	(3)
Support for Love ones of Dying Patients	330	(2)
Suicide and Depression	332	(2)
BEREAVEMENT	334	(1)
Cancers	335	(2)
AIDS/HIV	337	(2)
Murder! Violent Deaths	339	(1)
Death of a Pet	340	(3)
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)	343	(2)
Index	345