Tipsheets are listed alphabetically by our three impact areas.

Basic Needs:

Financial Stability

• Are You Financially Educated?
• Charitable Giving Tips
• Coping with a Layoff
• Don't Lose Your Identity
• Finding a Job: How & Where to Start
• Increase Income, Reduce Expenses
• Predatory Lending: Protect Yourself and Your Home

Food

• Food Shelf Needs
• Running a Successful Food Drive

Volunteering

• Choosing a Volunteer Project
• Volunteering as a Family

Children and Families

Early Learning

• Baby Brain Development
• Back to School Anxiety
• Choosing Quality Toys
• Gardening with Your Child
• Get Ready for Kindergarten
• Help Your Child Succeed in School
• Meal Ideas for Young Children
• Childcare Checklist

Preventing Family Violence

• Domestic Abuse: Helping a Friend
• Peaceful Parenting Tips
• Positive Discipline

Quality Out-of-school-time

• Improving Your Relationship with Your Teen

Reading/Learning at School and Home

• Creating a Positive Learning Environment at Home

Health and Independence

Access

• Medicare Q & A
• 13 Ways to Cut Your Healthcare Costs

Independence

• Alzheimer's Disease
• Caregiver Facts
• Caring for Aging Parents
• Depression among Older Adults
• Help for Caregivers
• Respectful Caregiving
• How Can I Help the Elderly?
• 'Sandwich Generation' Caregivers

Prevention

• Childhood Obesity / Overweight
• Dental Care Tips
• Depression Symptoms & Resources
• Diabetes
• Drugs and Alcohol: Does a Friend Have a Problem?
• 5 Ways to Teach Kids Healthy Eating Habits
• Learning Disabilities in Children
• Quitting Smoking
• Stroke Prevention & Symptoms

Times are tough. If you or someone you know needs help, just dial 2-1-1. 

It's free, confidential and available 24/7. Cell phone users can call 651-291-0211.
Toll free: 1-800-543-7709.