America's Promise
America's Promise has provided a number of volunteer opportunities for children. In addition, check its website for tips on how to talk to children about the tragedy and various message boards for young people to share their feelings.

America's Public Television Stations
The national educational series "What's in the News" will air a special episode on public television and in classrooms focusing on the recent attacks and the concept of terrorism. What's in the News is a current events program produced by Penn State Public Broadcasting and the University's College of Education and delivered to a third of all fourth through seventh grade classrooms nationwide. Topics will include an age appropriate recap of the week's events and discussion of the President's assurances that the country will keep going. The program will also offer explanations of why people turn to terrorism, why the World Trade Center and Pentagon were targets, and how to meet the challenges and cope with the terrible feelings that everyone in the nation shares.

Boys and Girls Clubs of America
The Boys and Girls Clubs of America has provided a list of suggestions for parents and adults on how to communicate with children in the face of this national tragedy.

Campus Compact
Campus Compact, a coalition of 750 college and university presidents committed to the civic role of higher education, has started a special moderated listserv called Civicrole. The listserv is for community service directors (those who work with students doing service and faculty teaching service learning courses) and faculty on college campuses who are seeking material for courses, ideas for helping students process the tragedy, ways for them to take action, and ways to learn more about the causes and policy options in responding.

Girl Scouts
Girl Scouts have created a new, continually updated, special resource section of its website. Written by experts, it is designed to help adults and children better cope with what we have all just experienced and be a bit more emotionally prepared for the weeks to come.

Info Line
Info Line, Summit County, Ohio's 24-hour information and referral service provider, has two sections dealing with the aftermath of this tragedy on its website—a listing of area organizations involved in disaster relief and a compendium of resources for helping children cope.

Love Our Children USA
Love Our Children USA has created a brochure for adults on how to help kids cope with tragedy, and resources for those who need additional assistance.

VSA arts
VSA arts, an organization that promotes the availability of arts for adults and children with disabilities, is using the unique power of art to help and teach children to cope with a number of issues related to the events of September 11. 

YMCA
Recognizing that when tragedy strikes we focus on those closest to us, the YMCA has released tips for parents to help children cope with the events of September 11, along with a special message from Ken Gladish, national executive director of YMCA of the USA, on the need for racial tolerance in the face of a national tragedy.

Download—How to Help Your Children Cope (PDF) 

Update on the YMCA of Greater New York relief effort (PDF)