Douglas County School District
A neat feature of this website;
If
you enter your address number and the first character of your street name it
asks you to confirm your address then shows you the schools associated with that
address.
www.missingkids.com
Protect your children from online predators. For information and
publications on Internet Safety, please visit the National Center for Missing &
Exploited Children.
Firewise Website
To publicize the Wildfire Mitigation Project we have added the
following website link. The Firewise Website was created for
people who live or vacation in fire prone areas of North
America. The information will help you to become a firewise
individual, and acquaint you with the challenges of living
around interface/intermix wildfire. The website provides
information that may lessen the risk of wildfire loss for you,
your family and your neighbors.
The Parker Task Force / Food Bank
20118
East Mainstreet, Unit D
Parker, CO 80138
303-841-3460
eMail address -
foodbank@parkertaskforce.org
Website -
www.ParkerTaskForce.org
The Parker Task Force for Human Services
is a nonprofit organization formed to assist residents of Parker,
Franktown and Elizabeth who are in need of short-term assistance. Our
organization is operated totally by dedicated volunteers and with a very
low operating cost.
Colorado State University Cooperative Extension
Many homeowners in Douglas County
are unaware of Colorado State University Cooperative Extension and the services
offered. The Horticultural Department of the Colorado State University
Cooperative Extension Office in Douglas County can assist you with all of your
gardening questions. Extension staff and Master Gardener volunteers are
available to aid you over the phone or, you are welcome to come into the office.
They are available to answer your questions throughout the growing season. Many
hand-outs are offered, including but not limited to: Basics - Soil: The Key to
Successful Gardening; Flowers - Xeriscaping: Garden Flowers.
www.consumer.gov/idtheft
The crime of identity theft is on the rise. It can happen to
anyone. Recent surveys show there are currently 7-10 million victims per
year, greatly exceeding earlier estimates. For more information on
identity theft visit the Federal Trade Commission's excellent website.
RideArrangers
The Denver Regional Council of Governments' RideArrangers offers
free commuter services, like CarPool, VanPool, SchoolPool,
Telework Colorado and Bike to Work Day.
Castle
Rock/Parker Mothers & More
The Castle Rock/Parker
chapter of Mothers & More is part of the national nonprofit group
for at-home mothers, which advocates wider options for women balancing
work and family. We address mothers' needs as individuals and members of
society, and promote the value of all the work mothers do.
www.watersaver.org
For help in figuring out
how much water your lawn needs. This
web-site will guide you through a short questionnaire about what
kind of lawn and plants you have, and what kind of sprinkler
heads you have. With that information, the web-site will
calculate how long you need to run your sprinklers to provide
adequate irrigation for each month of the year. Thanks to Denver
Water for putting together this helpful web-site.