Real World
Beyond
High School – Driving Advice – Health
Information – Jobs and Careers
Volunteering - What’s
on Your Mind? - Your Legal Rights
College Bound
Hop here for shortcuts and tips on scholarships, jobs, government funding, and more.
MyFuture.com
Get the latest information about all branches of the military at this one site. You'll also find advice on jobs and money for college.
 Nutsandboltsguide.com
Find the institution of higher learning and research that fits your principles of education, inquiry, individual initiative, and collaborative learning. You’ll also find information about loans, grants, and college admission.
The Next Step
After high school, what’s next? Check out college, careers, and life at this site. Articles and letters from other teens give you clues.
Cartalk
You've heard their call-in car diagnosis show on National Public Radio. Keep laughing and learning, at their web site, where Tom and Ray dispense advice with verve and spunk.
Driver License
Getting a driver license? Find out how by visiting the Washington State Department of Licensing web site.
Fuel Economy
Check out how cool for fuel your car is before you buy it! This U.S. Department of Energy website gives the gas mileage, greenhouse gas emissions, air pollution ratings, and safety info for new and used cars and trucks.
Practice Test
Proceed at the speed limit to this site, which is designed to give you an idea of the types of questions you’ll be asked on the Washington state drivers license test.
Teen New Drivers’ Homepage
Ryan’s been driving for a few years now, and has some helpful stuff to say about such topics as driving around school, driving around town, bad weather, passing, the warning signs of fatigue, and more.
Al-Anon/Alateen
Al-Anon helps people recover from the effects of living with an alcoholic relative or friend. Alateen is a recovery group for young people with a drinking problem. Both groups base their programs on the work of Alcoholics Anonymous.
Center for Disease Control and Prevention
Information is listed alphabetically by topic and by age group. This site also features updates on bioterrorism topics.
Health and Wellness Resource Center
If accessing this database from outside the library, you’ll need to use a TRL library card. Inside, you’ll find articles about diseases, conditions, medications, and alternative medicine. This database is NOT intended as a substitute for medical diagnoses, advice, or treatment.
iwannaknow
Info on sexually transmitted diseases, advice on abstinence, and resources for gay teens are featured on this site, sponsored by the American Social Health Association.
TeenGrowth.com
Medical board-certified physicians dish out the facts about body changes, parents, sibs, friends, toenails, driving smarts, junk vs. health food, sexuality, emotions, and a lot more.
TeensHealth
Click here for quizzes, articles, and advice about good physical and mental health, plus mouth-watering recipes and answers to tons of questions.
TOGETHER! Youth Violence, Alcohol, Tobacco, Drug Prevention
Thurston County’s TOGETHER! encourages community commitment to the health and safety of youth. The organization sponsors forums and event for teens that promote health and discourage the use of alcohol, tobacco, and illegal drugs.
How Do I Write a Resume if
I've Never Had a Job?
Here's a worksheet to help you write your first resume.
Coolworks.com
Click on “Teen Jobs” to find jobs for teens ages 14 – 17, mostly in outdoor recreation locations like national parks.
Department of Ecology Youth Corps
Summer Ecology Youth Corps crews mostly do road cleanup. Crews are divided into ages 15 – 17 and ages 18 – 21.
Guide to the Business of Babysitting
It’s all here: what makes a great babysitter, how to take care of kids, how to respect differences in childrearing among families, and how to run a great business.
Occupational Outlook
Find out about the jobs and careers of the present and the near future at this site.
Part-time Jobs for Teenagers
Don’t want to go the FFF (fast food franchise) route? Other possible part-time jobs include errand running for busy clients, creating Web sites, and selling stuff you make at farmers’ markets.
Six Great Ways for Teens to Make Some Green This Summer
Details about six teen businesses are prefaced by quick advice about safety, legality, promoting your business, and customer service.
Teen Business Link
Want to start your own business? Check out this site for teens sponsored by the Small Business Administration. You’ll get business ideas, find money management advice, avoid legal hassles, and see what successful young entrepreneurs are doing.
Teens4hire
This web site features job seeking tips and sample resumes that you can print out for free. However, be aware that this is a commercial organization that charges a fee for some services. Additionally, if you want to search the jobs database, personal information is required, including your phone number. Check with parents to make sure this is something you want to do.
What Do You Like?
Transform what you like -- reading, math, sports, music and arts, helping people, building and fixing things, and more -- into jobs and careers you'll enjoy.
Youth 2 Work
Regardless of where you work -- restaurant, grocery store, office, farm, or elsewhere -- the Occupational Safety and Health Administration of the U.S. Department of Labor promotes positive and safe work experiences, in order to prevent injuries and protect the health of teen workers like you.
Youth Rules! What Jobs Can Youth Do?
The U.S. Department of Labor spells out work rules for teens ages 13 and under, 14 – 15, 16 – 17, and 18 and up.
Do Something
As a teen, there is a lot you can do right now to make a positive difference. You can do something on your own, or you can volunteer for an organization.
Idealist.org
Want to help? Look here for global volunteer organizations, opportunities, services, resources, events, and ideas.
Rock the Vote
Get the facts, get fired up, get involved in the political issues that affect teens: education, violence, health, environment, discrimination, money, free expression, literacy, alcohol and drug abuse, and a whole lot more.
Volunteer Match
If you're looking for a volunteering opportunity in your community, this site will take your zip code, ask you to fill out a few dialogue boxes, and come up with a list of possibilities nearby.
Teen Advice Online
Something bothering you? Volunteer counselors (22 at the oldest, but mostly teens) can help—and will advise you to seek serious help for serious problems.
Voices of Youth
Voices of Youth is a United Nations-sponsored web site designed for children and adolescents who would like to explore and discuss global human rights and social change issues.
National Center for Youth Law
This site links to information about youth health, child support, welfare, fair housing, juvenile justice, public policy organizations, and legislative resources.
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