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HELPFUL LINKS:
Candace Lynn Geiser Memorial Scholarship Fund
National Safety Council
DriveHomeSafe.com
If a building has power then it has electricians on staff bringing "power to the people!" Learn about the many job opportunities for electricians.
HELPFUL LINKS:
Electrifying Careers: Everything you need to know about 59 careers in the electrical industry!
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local Union 5: Learn more about IBEW's apprenticeship program.
Pennsylvania Dept. of Labor & Industry, Center for Workforce Information & Analysis
Pennsylvania CareerLink
You can cope with your parents' divorce – or support a friend who is going through this difficult family situation.
Recommended reading by the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh:
My Parents Are Getting Divorced: How to Keep It Together When Your Mom and Dad Are Splitting Up, Codier, Florence and Melissa Daly
The Divorce Helpbook for Teens, MacGregor, Cynthia
What Am I Doing in a Stepfamily? (How Two Families Can Be Better Than One), Claire Berman
All About Families (The Second Time Around), Helen Coale Lewis, MSW, ACSW
HELPFUL LINKS:
Teenagers Today offers expert advice, FAQs, resources, and teen diaries to help you deal with divorce.
Parenting Teens About.com webpage devoted to needs of children of divorce.
Stepfamily Association of America
If you like animals and want to work on real research projects that assist scientists and zoologists, check out the KidScience program at the Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium.
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TEEN DRIVING SAFETY
PITTSBURGH ZOO & PPG AQUARIUM KIDSCIENCE PROGRAM