Resources Links

• Educational Resources
• College
• Hotlines
• Vocational
• Emotional
• Food and Shelter
• Social and Other

Educational Resources

• Literacy Partners
  www.literacypartners.org
  Literacy Partners, Inc., provides free community-based adult and family literacy programs to ensure that all adults have the access to quality education needed to fully realize their potential as individuals, parents, and citizens
  
• Literacy Assistance Center
  www.lacnyc.org
  (212) 803-3333
  LAC is a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting and promoting the expansion of quality literacy services in NY. Links to further online GED resources:
  http://www.lacnyc.org/resources/links/ged.htm
  
• English as a Second Language:
  a4esl.org
  Quizzes, tests, exercises and puzzles to help you learn English as a Second Language
  
• Math
  www.math.com
  The world of Math online
  
• GED Preparation Assistance
  www.free-ed.net
  www.gedpractice.com
  (800) 62-MY-GED
  Complete courses and tutorials to help you prepare for the GED
  

Hotlines

• National Sexual Assault Hotline
  (800) 656- HOPE (4673)
• National Domestic Violence Hotline
  (800) 799-SAFE (7233)
• Child Help USA: National Child Abuse Hotline
  (800) 422-4453
• Planned Parenthood Reproductive Health, Pregnancy testing & Abortion Services Hotline
  (800) 230-PLAN (230-7526)
• American Social Health Association: Sexually Transmitted Disease Hotline
  (800) 227-8922
• Alcohol & Drug Abuse Hotline
  (888) 729-6686
• Gay and Lesbian National Hotline
  (888) THE-GLNH, (888) 843-4564
• NineLine:Crisis Intervention for Youth & Parents
  (800) 999-9999
• The Samaritans of New York Suicide Prevetion Hotline
  (212) 673-3000
• New York Suicide & Crisis Hotline
  (800) SUICIDE (1-800-784-2433)
  (800) 273-TALK (1-800-273-8255)
  

College

• Back to College
  www.back2college.com
  This site provides you with information about what to expect upon returning to college.
  
• CUNY City University of New York
  www.cuny.edu
  CUNY is the nation’s largest urban university
  
• Financial Aid
  www.finaid.com
  This site provides a comprehensive guide to grants that are available to help you pay for college.
  
• Academic Management Services
  www.tuitionpay.com
  This service allows students to pay their college tuition in more affordable installments.
• Footsteps Scholarship Application
  Please fill out and return this document to apply for the Footsteps Scholarship (Microsoft Word Document).

Vocational

• FEGS
  www.fegs.org
  FEGS has long been considered the premier provider of state of the art employment and training programs to hundreds of thousands of individuals requiring assistance in acquiring or upgrading job skills, and seeking competitive employment.
  
• JobWeb
  www.JobWeb.com
  This is a web site of career development and job-search information for college students and new college graduates. This site contains thorough information about resume writing, job interviews etc.
  
• Craig's List Jobs
  newyork.craigslist.org
  An excellent resource for all kinds of jobs in NYC (and around the country) both part / full time, temp or professional.

Emotional

• UJA
  http://www.ujafedny.org/site/PageServer?pagename=ouragencies
  Caring for those in need, rescuing those in harm's way, and renewing and strengthening the Jewish people in New York, in Israel, and around the world.
  
• Depression
  http://www.psycom.net/depression.central.html
  This site is Internet's central clearinghouse for information on all types of depressive disorders and on the most effective treatments for individuals suffering from Major Depression, Manic-Depression (Bipolar Disorder), and other mood disorders.
  
• Alcoholism
  http://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org/index.cfm
  Alcoholics Anonymous® is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from alcoholism.
• JACS
  http://www.jacsweb.org
  Jewish alcoholics, addicts, family and friends working together to deal with the problem of addiction.
  
• The New York City Alliance Against Sexual Assault
  http://www.nycagainstrape.org/survivors_hotline.html
  This site contains information for survivors and friends and family of survivors of rape, sexual assault, child abuse and neglect.
  

Food and Shelter

• Food Stamps Program
  http://www.fns.usda.gov/fsp/default.htm
  The Food Stamp Program serves as the first line of defense against hunger.
  Food Stamp Offices in NYC: http://www.nyc.gov/html/hra/html/serv_foodstamps.html
  
• Craig's List Housing
  newyork.craigslist.org
  An excellent resource for all kinds of jobs in NYC (and around the country) both part / full time, temp or professional.
  This site lists housing and jobs that are available in NYC and other cities as well.
  
• Hostels in NYC
  http://www.hostels.com/en/us.ny.ny.html
• NYC Affordable Housing Resource Center
  http://www.nyc.gov/html/housinginfo/html/home/home.shtml

Social and Other

• Meetup Groups in New York
  A great way to connect with people who share similar interests.
  www.meetup.com/cities/us/ny/new_york/
• Hillel
  www.hillel.org.il
  The mission of Hillel-Open Gates is to promote the successful integration of people who decide to leave the haredi (ultra-Orthodox) communities in Israel in order to join the modern pluralistic world surrounding them. 
  
• Flavorpill NYC
  nyc.flavorpill.net
  An excellent resource with listings on underground and experimental art, music, poetry and performance events all over the city.
• Time Out New York
  www.timeoutny.com
  A more comprehensive listing of theater, dining out, arts, special events and nightlife.
  
• Spraci
  www.spraci.com
  NYC nightlife; a good listing of nightly events, with a focus on more electronic and DJ music and events.
• Nonsense
  nonsensenyc.com
  A discriminating resource for independent art, weird events, strange happenings, unique parties, and senseless culture in New York City.