This site is designed differently from many sites.
Helpful hints are included in the text of each page of the up2us site.
These will guide you as you search or submit items of interest to you.

How to Suggest a Resource or Link:

Resources or links can be suggested by anyone. Resources and links you think would be helpful and/or related to families, children and organizations can be submitted. These will be reviewed and considered for upload to the site.

To suggest a resource or link, click on "Suggest a Resource" and fill in the boxes. All boxes with * (an asterix) beside them must be filled in or your suggestion will be rejected. Tips are laid out step-by-step. Remember to be creative when making up the "Teaser Blurb". A teaser is the thing that helps grab people's attention and makes them want to look at a resource or link.

  1. To begin you must first give the resource or link a name - fill in "Resource Name".
  2. Choose "Who the resource is for" from the pull-down menu - parents and families, or organizations.
  3. Fill in the "Teaser Blurb". Make this as interesting as possible - it is what catches people's attention.
  4. Tell us why you think the resource or link is useful to families or organizations. This information will not be displayed. It could help us make your teaser more interesting!
  5. Contact information is required. We may need some information about the resource or link you are suggesting - the contact information will help us get in touch with you. This information is not displayed on the site and will not be shared with visitors to the site.
  6. "About the Resource" is necessary for copyright information. Please tell us who wrote or produced the information you are suggesting.
  7. A list of topic areas is provided. You can help categorize the resource by checking the boxes that describes the resource.
  8. There are three different ways to submit a resource. Please choose one:
    • Web Sites (Links) - Type or paste the site address into the "Resource Web Site" box. After this is done, go to the bottom of the page and click the "Submit Resource" button. You are not required to fill in any other boxes.
    • Resources that you type or paste in are entered into the "Resource or Description of Resource" box. You can type or paste an entire resource (e.g., recipe, one pager on a topic) or give a longer description of an associated document (a document that you will be uploading) in this box. Once the resource is entered you can go to the bottom of the page and click the "Submit Resource" button. If you wish to include a document with the description you must complete the next step:
    • Uploaded Documents are files or resources related to the topic described earlier. Examples are: a brochure, a picture, a longer document about a certain topic. Give the document a name. Then fill in the document or file type and click browse. Once the document is uploaded click the "Submit Resource" button. Please consider using "Rich Text Format" as these documents are easier to open with different software packages. They are also more accessible to people using older computers.

Here is a tip to make things easier - You can cut and paste! A description of your resource can be prepared in advance using a regular word processing program like WordPerfect or Word. This allows you to check the spelling and grammar before adding it to the site.

To add the text describing your resource you will need to open the document while on the site. Highlight the text you want to copy and copy it using the edit drop down menu at the top of your screen. Paste the text into the space provided under "Resource or Resource Description" using the edit drop down menu.

NOTE: You can copy text from web sites and e-mails using this method - saving lots of typing time.

Once a resource or link has been suggested it will be reviewed as soon as possible. Up2us reserves the right to refuse entries. Submitting an event implies that you have agreed to our Terms of Use.

For general information about how the site works
please see our FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions).

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