Bellingham Technical College, 752-8350. Offers a variety of childbirth, parenting education and parent/child classes.

Catholic Community Services, 676-2164, www.ccsww.org. Parenting education, family support services.

Mother Baby Center, 647-1544, www.motherbabycenter.org. Provider of health and support services for pregnant and postpartum women, their babies and their families.

Whatcom Center for Early Learning, 671-3660, www.wcel.net. Provides comprehensive, family-centered early intervention services to children ages birth to 3 years old with special needs.

CHILD CARE

Opportunity Council, 734-5121, ext. 227, www.oppco.org/services_childcare.html. Child-care and support services include referral to licensed child-care facilities, an infant/toddler early intervention program for children birth to 3 years old who have special needs, emergency child-care vouchers for families who are homeless or in crisis, training and consultation for child-care providers and families.

Washington state Department of Licensing, Licensed Child-Care Information Line, (866) 482-4325, www.del.wa.gov/license/licensing.shtml. Resource to find licensed child-care facilities. Possible sources of financial assistance and family resources.

ADULT EDUCATION

Academy for Lifelong Learning, 650-4970, www.acadweb.wwu.edu/eesp/all_programs.shtml

Bellingham Technical College, 752-7000, www.btc.ctc.edu.

City University, (425) 637-1010, www.cityu.edu.

Western Washington University, 650-3000, www.wwu.edu.

Whatcom Community College, 676-2170, www.whatcom.ctc.edu.

Whatcom Community College Community Education, 647-3277, www.whatcomcommunityed.com

YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS

Big Brothers Big Sisters, 671-6400, www.bbbs-nw.org

Boy Scouts of America, Mount Baker Council, 734-3940, www.mountbakerbsa.org

Boys & Girls Clubs of Whatcom County, 738-3808, www.whatcomclubs.org

Camp Fire, 733-5710, www.campfiresamishcouncil.org

Girl Scouts, www.girlscoutsww.org

Whatcom Family YMCA, 733-8630, www.whatcomymca.org

PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Bellingham, 1306 Dupont St., 676-6400, www.bham.wednet.edu

Elementary schools, K-5

Alderwood, 3400 Hollywood Ave., 676-6404

Birchwood, 3200 Pinewood Ave., 676-6466

Carl Cozier, 1330 Lincoln St., 676-6410

Columbia, 2508 Utter Ave., 676-6413

Geneva, 1401 Geneva St., 676-6416

Happy Valley, 1041 24th St., 676-6420

Larrabee, 1409 18th St., 676-6424

Lowell, 935 14th St., 676-6430

Northern Heights, 4000 Magrath Road, 647-6820

Parkview, 3033 Coolidge Drive, 676-6433

Roosevelt, 2900 Yew St., 676-6440

Silver Beach, 4101 Academy St., 676-6443

Sunnyland, 2800 James St., 676-6446

Wade King, 2155 Yew St. Opens fall 2008.

Middle schools, grades 6-8

Fairhaven, 110 Park Ridge Road, 676-6450

Kulshan, 1250 Kenoyer Drive, 676-4886

Shuksan, 2713 Alderwood Ave., 676-6454

Whatcom, 810 Halleck St., 676-6460

High schools, grades 9-12

Bellingham, 2020 Cornwall Ave., 676-6575

Sehome, 2700 Bill McDonald Parkway, 676-6482

Squalicum, 3773 E. McLeod Road, 676-6471

Options, 2015 Franklin St., 647-6871

Weather: 676-6400; transportation: 676-6546

Blaine, 332-5881, www.blaine.wednet.edu

Point Roberts Primary, 2050 Benson Road, Point Roberts, 945-2223, K-2

Blaine Primary, 820 Boblett St., 332-1300, K-2

Blaine Elementary, 836 Mitchell Ave., Blaine, 332-5213, grades 3-5

Blaine Middle, 975 H St., Blaine, 332-8226, grades 6-8

Blaine High, 1055 H St., Blaine, 332-6045, grades 9-12

Weather: 332-0789; transportation: 332-8933

Lynden, 354-4443, www2.lynden.wednet.edu

Bernice Vossbeck Elementary, 1301 Bridgeview Drive, Lynden, 354-0488, K-5

Fisher Elementary, 501 N. 14th St., Lynden, 354-4291, K-5

Isom Elementary, 8461 Benson Road, Lynden, 354-1992, K-5

Lynden Middle, 516 Main St., Lynden, 354-2952, grades 6-8

Lynden High, 1201 Bradley Road, Lynden, 354-4401

Weather line: district Web site, radio; transportation: 354-5469, Web site

Ferndale, 383-9200, www.ferndale.wednet.edu

Beach Elementary, 3786 Centerview Road, Lummi Island, 383-9440, K-6

Central Elementary, 5610 Second Ave., Ferndale, 383-9600, K-6

Custer Elementary, 7660 Custer School Road, Custer, 383-9500, K-6

Eagleridge Elementary, 2651 Thornton Road, Ferndale, 383-9700, K-6

Mountain View Elementary, 5780 Hendrickson Road, Ferndale, 383-9650, K-6

North Bellingham Elementary, 5275 Northwest Road, Bellingham, 383-9550, K-6

Skyline Elementary, 2225 Thornton Road, Ferndale, 383-9450, K-6

Horizon Middle, 2671 Thornton Road, Ferndale, 383-9850, grades 7-8

Vista Middle, 6051 Vista Drive, Ferndale, 383-9370, grades 7-8

Clearview High, 2613 Thornton Road, Ferndale, 383-9345, grades 9-12

Ferndale High, 5830 Golden Eagle Drive, Ferndale, 383-9240, grades 9-12

Windward High, 5330 LaBounty Drive, Ferndale, 383-9150, grades 9-12

Weather: 383-9888; transportation: 383-9236

Meridian, 398-7111, www.meridian.wednet.edu

Irene Reither Primary, 954 E. Hemmi Road, Everson, 398-2111, K-3

Ten Mile Creek Elementary, 960 E. Hemmi Road, Everson, 398-8018, grades 4-5

Meridian Middle, 861 Ten Mile Road, Lynden, 398-2291, grades 6-8

Meridian High, 194 W. Laurel Road, Bellingham, 398-8111, grades 9-12

Weather line: District Web site; radio

Mount Baker, 383-2000, www.mtbaker.wednet.edu

Acme Elementary, 5200 Turkington Road, Acme, 383-2045, K-6

Harmony Elementary, 5060 Sand Road, 383-2050, K-6

Kendall Elementary, 7547 Kendall Road, Maple Falls, 383-2055, K-6

Mount Baker Junior High, 5100 Mitchell Road, Deming, 383-2030, grades 7-8

Mount Baker Senior High, 4936 Deming Road, Deming, 383-2015, grades 9-12

Weather line: 383-2070

Nooksack Valley School District, 988-4754, www.nooksackschools.org

Everson Elementary, 216 Everson-Goshen Road, Everson, 966-2030, K-5

Nooksack Elementary, 3333 Breckenridge Road, Everson, 966-3321, K-5

Sumas Elementary, 1024 Lawson St., Sumas, 988-9423, K-5

Nooksack Valley Middle, 404 W. Columbia, Everson, 966-7561, grades 6-8

Nooksack Valley High, 3326 E. Badger Road, Everson, 988-2641, grades 9-12

Weather line: district Web site or radio; transportation: 966-2311