Parents Resources

The Humane Society has been assisting San Diego's animals for over 125 years by providing shelter and adoptions of animals, positive reinforcement behavior training for adoptable animals, offering public training classes for owned animals, investigating animal cruelty and neglect, providing education programs, sharing animals through pet-assisted therapy and rescuing animals in emergency situations.

Members of the Pet PALS Club (Crafty Critters ages six to nine, and Animal Ambassadors ages ten to 13) receive a t-shirt certificate, ID tag, pen, Pet PALS newsletters, and invitations to regular club events held at the San Diego Humane Society and SPCA which include hands-on experiences with animals, fun learning opportunities and service activities that help the animals at the campus.

The Humane Society also hosts an Animal Adventure Camp during summer and spring school vacation, for kids ages five to 13. The hands-on camps help kids develop respect and a positive attitude towards all living beings through hands-on activities, including interactions with animal, games, and crafts. The camp day runs from 9am-3pm with extended care available. Call 619.243.3432 or email for more information.

This is a non-profit organization whose funding comes mainly from donations.

The mission of the Kid Angel Foundation is to help children who are underachieving significantly in school to receive supplemental education. This is done by providing parents and providers with the tools needed to promote their child's educational level. A second approach is to help fund scholarships for children in need.

Parent workshops: Seminars are held at various locations in San Diego to help parents be more involved in a proactive manner in their child's education.

Scholarships: The Foundation partners with schools, local organizations, and companies to fund scholarships for supplemental education. The scholarships are provided to qualifying families.

Volunteer San Diego connects volunteers with over 800 associations that need them - including schools, businesses, and non-profit organizations. Projects run the gamut, and include helping feed the homeless, painting a shelter, cleaning up schools and parks, spending time with the elderly, planting gardens, among many other possibilities. In many of the events, parents are welcome to bring along their children. To volunteer without an adult in a family-friendly project, the child must be at least 16.

The Students Actively Volunteering for You (SAVY) program is the youth portion of Volunteer San Diego. SAVY involves students in grades 8-12 who are interesting in volunteering by providing over 30 projects a month designed for this age group. The program helps students learn the value of volunteer work and how to make a difference they can make in the community.

The Volunteer San Diego website includes an extensive database of volunteer opportunities within the community. Take a look and see if there is a volunteer opportunity that is up your alley!

Art 4 Children offers a wide variety of classes - some at local schools, many at the studio, others at private events - including birthday parties. They even offer week-long camps for kids during school breaks. The classes range from Mommy and Me sessions to arts and crafts workshops for the older kids.

The San Diego Homeschool Resource Center is open to all homeschoolers. It offers a monthly e-zine and is creating an online catalogue of teachers, tutors, classes and clubs.

HSC is a statewide organization of homeschooling families with lots of help to offer you and your family in your homeschooling adventure.

The HSC Legal/Legislative Committee monitors legislation and other state activities which might affect homeschooling in California. The HSC Website includes information about HSC, including its history and current board of directors, as well as an online version of California HomeSchooler. You'll also find a current list of HSC County Contacts, and information on resources, both online and off.

Mailing address is:

HSC

P.O. Box 2442

Atascadero, CA 93423

Sharp Memorial Hospital is the largest of the Sharp Healthcare hospitals in San Diego. This hospital specializes in cardiac care, cancer treatment, pulmonary care services, rehabilitation, women's health and multi-organ transplantation. A 24 hour emergency room with helipad are also located here.

Located across the parking lot from the main hospital is the Sharp Mary Birch Hospital for Women, a full service women's health center including prenatal, delivery, and neo-natal care services.

Cafeteria Hours are 5am-7:15pm (closed 6:30am-9:30am, 2pm-5pm); Gift Shop Hours are Mon-Fri 9am-8pm; Sat and Sun 10am-4pm.

The Navy Medical Center is a massive, newly remodeled complex offering comprehensive services to military personnel and their dependants. This hospital has a 24 hour emergency room with helipad.

Established in 1964, Scripps Memorial Hospital Chula Vista joined the Scripps system in 1986 and today is growing along with the South Bay communities it serves.

The facility recently added more than 40,000 square feet, including a new 24-hour emergency department, intensive care unit, laboratory, and lobby. The facility has 173 acute-care licensed beds and more than 700 employees.

A Level II neonatal intensive care nursery offers short-stay intensive care for low birth-weight babies. Other services include obstetrics and gynecology; rehabilitation including physical, occupational and speech therapies; cancer care services; inpatient and outpatient radiology; a full range of surgical services including plastic, orthopedic, thoracic/vascular, urology and general surgery; and neurology.

Extreme Pizza offers gourmet pizzas, subs, and salads in a fun, relaxed environment. They welcome kids and more than glad to host or cater pizza-making parties.

Treat yourself to one of the best pizzas in San Diego at Theo's in Ocean Beach. Owner George Theodopolous loves people and food, so the food is delicious and the atmosphere is friendly. The pizzas and sub