Au Pair Tax Information
- H&R Block Tax Services for Au Pairs
- How to Address an Envelope
- How to Write a Check or Money Order
- 1040NR-EZ Tax Form
- 1040NR-EZ Tax Form Instructions
- General Tax Information for Au Pairs
Getting Started in the States
- I-94 Card Website (Click on “Get Most Recent I-94” at the top of the page)
- Social Security Office Locator
- Opening a Bank Account
- California DMV
- CA DMV Appointment System
- California Driver Handbook
- Preparing for Your Driving Test
Health Insurance and Automobile Accident Information
- Find a Doctor or Facility that Accepts Your Insurance
- CISI Insurance Chat
- Insurance Benefits Information/Filing Claim/Lost Card
- Sports Insurance Registration Info
- Planned Parenthood
- American Red Cross Training Form
- American Red Cross Chapter Locations
- What to Do After an Accident
Educational Options
- APIA Advantage Course – UCLA Extension Program – *Only Approved Online Course
- National Louis University – (weekend program in Tampa or Chicago)
- Alliant International University – (weekend program in San Francisco or San Diego)
- College of St. Rose – (weekend program in Albany, NY and Las Vegas, NV)
- University Au Pair Program – Long Island University (weekend program in Brookville, NY)
- Bunker Hill Community College – (weekend program in Boston, MA)
- Trident Technical College – (weekend program in Charleston, SC)
- Cultural HiWays/ Borough of Manhattan Community College (BMCC) – (weekend programs in Niagara Falls, NY or Washington DC)
- http://extension.berkeley.edu
- http://www.berkeleycitycollege.edu
- http://www.mtdiabloadulted.org
- http://www.dvc.edu/
- http://www.napavalley.edu/Pages/default.aspx
Travel Forms and Getting Around SF
- APIA Form for Travel Outside the US
- Au Pair Request Flight Home
- Traveling Outside the US
- Travel to Mexico
- Travel to Canada
- APIA Affiliated Travel Groups
- Cheap Flights
- Rental Car Options
- Super Shuttle
- Cultural Hi-Way – Au Pair US Travel
- Intrepid Travel Tours
- Hostelling International
- Bay Area Rapid Transit
- San Francisco MUNI
- San Francisco Bay Ferry
Helpful Links for Host Families
- ABCs of a Successful Year as a Host Family
- Culture Quests
- Global Awareness
- Host Family Tips
- Skype
- World Clock
San Francisco and East Bay Area Savings and Events
- Certifikid
- Explore San Francisco
- Fun and Cheap SF
- Groupon
- Living Social
- SF Gate Events
- SF Weekly Calendar
- SF Meetups
- Things To Do In San Francisco
- California Academy of Sciences
- Exploratorium
- https://lindsaywildlife.org
- https://www.tripsavvy.com/san-francisco-beaches-1479090
- http://ccclib.org
Links Relating to Positive Discipline and Child Development
- 5 Ways to Get Kids to Listen
- Negotiating with Kids
- Positive Discipline
- Dealing with Power Struggles
- http://www.challengesuccess.org