Resources

• Prevent Child Abuse America (PCAA)
• Southern Early Childhood Association (SECA)
• Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD)
• National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
• Healthy Families America (HFA)
• Health Access Nurturing Development Services (HANDS)
• National Head Start Association
• National Council on Family Relations (NCFR)
• The Associate Degree of Early Childhood Educators
• National Association of Early Childhood Teacher Educators
• Gerontological Society of America
• American Association of Family & Consumer Sciences
• Crisis Nurseries National & International List (Respite Child Care)

When requesting letters of recommendation from Child & Family Services faculty, please adhere to the following guidelines. We are tremendously happy that you have contacted one of us to write a letter of recommendation for you! We want to celebrate our students and help them succeed in securing a scholarship, a new career opportunity, or entry into graduate school.  Please follow the information on this page in order to help us write a strong letter of recommendation for you.

A student should send a well-crafted email to a faculty member requesting the letter of recommendation. These components should be included in that request:

• Students should remind the faculty member who they are. Faculty teach hundreds of students! Provide an example of a memorable interaction with the faculty member, list the classes (include semester and year) that were taken with that faculty member, paper or project topics that were submitted in a class with the faculty member. Help the faculty to remember who you are, so they may write a strong letter of recommendation for you. Without this information, the letter of recommendation may not be sufficient to help you reach your goals of entry into a graduate program, acceptance of an employment position, a scholarship, etc.
• Students should include the time-frame of the request of the letter of recommendation. Some faculty require, at minimum, a two-week turn around to complete and submit the letters of recommendation. Other faculty require, at minimum, thirty days. Faculty have pressing deadlines that prevent us from writing letters, so asking for the letter early, and providing at least 30 days to complete the letter is paramount.

Always provide this information / components when requesting the letter of recommendation:

• • What is the letter of recommendation for?
    • If it is for an employment position, provide the details of that position.
      • Additionally, provide your specific qualifications for the position. This should include any employment, volunteer, or educational experiences that directly apply.
      • What are your career goals?
      • Why are you applying to the specific position? Where do you want this position to take you in your career?
    • If the letter is for graduate school, provide details of that graduate program.
      • What are your career goals?
      • What are your goals for the graduate program?
      • What are your goals upon graduating from the program?
      • Provide other information that would benefit the faculty member in writing a letter of recommendation for you.
  • To whom should the letter be addressed? Include a name and complete mailing address.
  • Many graduate programs require a student to write a goal or personal statement with their application. Provide this writing statement to the faculty member.
    • If a writing statement is not required, write a personal statement with your goals for the graduate program, and provide to the faculty member.
  • A detailed and up-to-date resume.
  • Provide a list of accomplishments, characteristics, and other items that you would like highlighted in the letter of recommendation.

Other information about letters of recommendation can be found here.

Finally,  students must complete thisletter of permission, and email to the faculty member. Until this form has been completed, a faculty member cannot write a letter of recommendation.

The purpose of this national list of crisis nurseries is to assist families who need crisis respite care.  Below are the names and websites of crisis nurseries across the nation. Blank states currently have no information. If you are aware of a crisis nursery in your area, please notify Dr. Darbi Haynes-Lawrence with the name and website address.

Alabama

Alaska

Arizona

• Child Crisis Arizona - Safe kids - Strong Families

Arkansas

• Ft Smith Crisis Intervention Center

California

•  Bay Area Crisis Nursery

• First Step Children's Center
•  KARE Crisis Nursery, Inc. (Grass Valley, CA)
• Sacramento Children's Home
•  Yolo Crisis Nurseries

 CONNECTICUT

• Kids in Crisis

COLORADO 

• Grand Valley Crisis Nursery

FLORIDA 

• Children's Home Society of Florida
• Hibiscus Children’s Center

GEORGIA 

• Atlanta Children's Shelter

HAWAII 

IDAHO 

• The Children's Village
• Kinderhaven

ILLINOIS

• Children’s Home and Aid Society of Illinois / Motherhouse
• Crisis Nursery of Urbana-Champaign
• Crittenton Centers
• Mini O’Beirne Crisis Nursery
• Maryville Academy Crisis Nursery

INDIANA

• Ark Crisis Child Care Center
• DayBreak Crisis Homes

 IOWA

• Iowa4c's
• Family Resource Center - Crisis Child Care in Carroll Iowa
• Child Abuse Prevention Services - Marshalltown, IA

 KANSAS

• Kansas Children's Service League - Crisis Nursery - Wichita

KENTUCKY

• The Nest - Lexington, KY

LOUISIANA

MAINE

MARYLAND

MASSACHUSETTS

MICHIGAN

MINNESOTA

• CAP Agency
• Crisis Nurseries of Minnesota
• Families First
• Ivy House
• Lutheran Social Services of Minnesota
• New Horizons Crisis Center

MISSISSIPPI

MISSOURI

• Missouri Department of Social Services
• Annie Malone Children and Family Services
• Child Center Marygrove - Kids Care Crisis Nursery is located on the campus. Ages for this center include birth - 21 years.
•  Isabel’s House
• St. Louis Crisis Nursery
• Youth in Need

MONTANA

• Toby's House

NEBRASKA

NEVADA

NEW HAMPSHIRE

 NEW MEXICO

NEW YORK

• Crisis Nursery of Greater Rochester, Inc.
• New York Foundling Hospital Crisis Nursery

NORTH CAROLINA

NORTH DAKOTA

OHIO

• Blessing House
• Providence House

OKLAHOMA

• OkCity Crisis Nursery

OREGON

• Relief Nursery

PENNSYLVANIA

• Jeremiah's Place
• The Lehman Center in York, PA.
• Youth Service Incorporated

RHODE ISLAND

SOUTH CAROLINA

SOUTH DAKOTA

TENNESSEE

TEXAS

• Child Crisis Center of El Paso
• Children's Shelter of San Antonio

UTAH

• Family Support Center
• Family Support Center of Ogden, Utah

VERMONT

VIRGINIA

WASHINGTON D.C.

WASHINGTON (STATE)

•  Child Haven
• Margie's Crisis Nursery
• Vanessa Behan Crisis Nursery

WISCONSIN

• La Causa, Inc. 
• The Respite Center

 WEST VIRGINIA

WYOMING

 Crisis Nurseries found Internationally

• Children's Cottage Society (Calgary)

Additional Resources

• Prevent Child Abuse America