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Child Care, Elder Care and Information for Families

Aging Organizations and Elder Care Sites

AARP
A nonprofit membership organization dedicated to addressing the needs and interests of persons 50 and older.

Administration on Aging
The mission of AoA is to develop a comprehensive, coordinated and cost-effective system of home and community-based services that helps elderly individuals maintain their health and independence in their homes and communities.

Aging Parents and Elder Care
Site Dedicated to overcoming the challenges of elder care.

American Society on Aging
A nonprofit organization committed to enhancing the knowledge and skills of those working with older adults and their families.

Assisted Living Directory
Site "strives to maintain a trusted information source for assisted living and senior care, with extremely high-quality content, directory listings, and contributions from experts all over the country with a passion for helping seniors, families, and caregivers. [...] Assisted Living Directory is a free service and was created to provide a highly useful, simple-to-use and free site for the assisted living market."

Assisted Living: MedlinePlus
Latest information on assisted living

Eldercare Locator
A public service of the U.S. Administration on Aging connecting you to services for older adults and their families.

Home Instead Senior Care
"Helping You Care for the Seniors in Your Life."

National Council on the Aging
An association of organizations and professionals dedicated to promoting the dignity, self-determination, well being, and contributions of older persons.

Child Care Sites

Care.com

ChildCareAware
Helps families learn more about the elements of high-quality child care and how to locate programs in their communities.

eNannySource
Find a nanny.

Sittercity
Find local babysitters and nannies as well as dog walkers, senior care providers and tutors.

Family Services

Family Service
A "private, nonprofit organization, helps adults, children and families with behavioral health and wellness challenges live as independently as possible as participating members of the community."

Mercer County Social Services

National Family Caregivers Association
The National Family Caregivers Association educates, supports, empowers and speaks up for the more than 65 million Americans who care for loved ones with a chronic illness or disability or the frailties of old age. NFCA reaches across the boundaries of diagnoses, relationships and life stages to help transform family caregivers' lives by removing barriers to health and well being.

New Jersey Division of Youth and Family Services

NJ211
This site "can help you find solutions to personal needs by informing you of resources in your community like day care facilities, shelters, affordable housing units, social services, employment training programs, senior services, medical insurance, and more."

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Updated 1/20/12


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