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HELPFUL LINKS:
American Diabetes Association
or call 1-800-DIABETES
TODAY Program at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
Overweight Teen
The manufacturing industry employs nearly 14 percent of all workers in the United States – and jobs are always available, offering great pay and challenging and exciting work. Go behind-the-scenes to learn about the many opportunities in manufacturing.
 HELPFUL LINKS:
New Century Careers or call: 412-258-6624
L.I.G.H.T.
National Tooling and Machining Association
Pennsylvania Dept. of Labor & Industry, Center for Workforce Information & Analysis
Pennsylvania CareerLink
Find out more about managing the overwhelming emotions and grief you're feeling if you've lost a family member or friend. Also learn ways to support a friend who's experiencing grief.
This list of books was recommended by The Caring Place in Pittsburgh, PA:
Fire in My Heart Ice in My Veins, Enid Samuel Traisman
The Grieving Teen, Helen Fitzgerald
How it Feels When a Parent Dies, Jill Krementz
Straight Talk About Death For Teenagers, Earl A. Grollman
Living When a Young Friend Commits Suicide, Earl Grollman
HELPFUL LINKS:
The Good Grief Center for Bereavement Support or call: 412.461.1776 or 1.888.GRIEF88
Contact Pittsburgh, 24-hour crisis and suicide hotline: 412.820-HELP (4357)
The Center for Victims of Violence and Crime: 412.392.8582.
The Caring Place: a center for grieving children, adolescents and their families. Call: 1.888.224.4673.
Catholic Charities Bereavement Program: Offers faith-based encouragement and materials as well as referrals to support groups for adults and their own Touch of Love Support Groups for children and youth in grief. Call: 412.456.6923
Teens have the power to help in the fight against breast cancer – a disease that will affect 1 out of every 8 women over a lifetime. Discover ways to volunteer, and find out more about this disease.
 HELPFUL LINKS:
Race for the Cure
Susan G. Komen Help Line
Call: 1-800-I'M AWARE
National Breast Cancer Foundation, Inc.
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