Center for Family Life in Sunset Park
Founded in 1978 to support families in the stressed community of Sunset Park, Brooklyn, the Center also functions as one of the strongest forces in the lives of the Jacob family in WHY CAN'T WE BE A FAMILY AGAIN? by providing support, counseling, role models and recreational activities. Read more about the services and events offered by this neighborhood organization.

A Brooklyn Family Tale: Center for Family Life
In 2002, the filmmakers of WHY CAN'T WE BE A FAMILY AGAIN? created A Brooklyn Family Tale, a documentary about the Center for Family Life. The Web site for this PBS film follows the members of a family who turned to the Center as an alternative to the streets and includes educational resources for social work practitioners and child and family service agencies.

Sunset Park, Brooklyn
Find out more about the neighborhood that the Jacob family calls home. View local maps and peruse the bulletin board for topics ranging from where to hold a child's birthday party to reviews of local eateries.

New York City Family Court
As seen in WHY CAN'T WE BE A FAMILY AGAIN?, the Family Court hears matters such as child custody and visitation, termination of parental rights and adoption and guardianship. Browse the official site for more information about the court's structure, history and processes.

Grandparents Raising Grandchildren

Legacy Movie
This documentary tells the story of the Collins family, living in urban poverty in Chicago's Henry Horner Homes-with one of the two million grandparents in the U.S. that care for their grandchildren. Learn more about the family and how the film inspired the introduction of legislation to help provide safe and affordable housing for grandparents and other relatives raising children.

The Tavis Smiley Show: Grandparents as Parents
Why are the numbers of grandparents raising their grandchildren increasing, and what challenges do these grandparents face? Listen to NPR's Tavis Smiley interview with Sylvie de Toledo, author of Grandparents as Parents: A Survival Guide for Raising a Second Family and grandmother Wanda Cooper.

Talk of the Nation: Grandparents Raising Children
Also from NPR, this is a talk with Joan Callendar, author of Second Time Around: Help for Grandparents Who Raise Their Children's Kids, and Margaret Hollidge, coordinator of the AARP's Grandparent Information Center.

Substance Abuse

Frontline: Drug Wars
This PBS program reports on 30 years of America's war on drugs. The comprehensive site contains accounts by DEA and FBI agents, information on the international cash flow, interviews with former drug traffickers and drug users, addiction and treatment strategies and a timeline of the social, economic, and political ramifications of the drug war. Check out Frontline's archives for 14 reports on the drug war between 1987 and 1999.

Close to Home Online
In 1998, journalist Bill Moyers looked at drug addiction and recovery in America with this five-part series, which includes testimonies from recovering addicts, interviews with neuroscientists and discussions of public policy. Read about the programs and view them in QuickTime.