SOCIAL POLICY RESOURCES

News Sources in Traditional Media  

• Boston Globe
• Chicago Tribune
• CNN AllPolitics
• CNN Interactive
• C-Span
• The Economist
• National Journal
• New England Cable News
• Newspapers.Com
• Time
• NY Times
• Washington Post
• Washington Times National Edition  

General Sources 

• American Journal of Political Science: Search articles from this scholarly journal.
• American Political Science Association: Lots of interesting places to go on this huge site.
• American Society for Public Administration
• Congressional Quarterly A huge range of resources including articles, directories and other materials. This is an excellent place to begin looking at federal policies
• Center for Responsive Politics  Extensive Information on Camapuign Financing
• Grantsmanship Center: A wonderful resource for grantseekers and non-profit managers. On-line articles from the Grantsmanship Center News.
• Harvard Political Review
• Mother Jones: The on-line site for Mother Jones magazine.
• The National Association of Social Workers: The NASW site has advocacy alerts and other information.
• University of Michigan's Document Center: Perhaps one of the largest collections of documents on the web.
• National Network of Social Work Mangers
• Political Index
• Public Agenda On-Line
• Public Citizen's Congress Watch
• Resources for Economists on the Internet
• Rollcall
• Stateline: PEW Memorial Trust's State Information Page: Excellent material on state policy making. The material is timely, up to date and credible.
• Stateside Associates This Week in the States Page
• United Nations
• USA.Gov
• World Bank

Data Sources

• Census Bureau: A huge collection of free data.--Also helpful are:
  • Data and Statistics about the U.S.
  • Guide to getting the most out of the Census.gov website
• Bureau of Labor Statistics Another great government site for data.
• CIA The On-line Factbook is a treasure trove for Comparative Social Policy.
• Kids Count (Anne Casey Foundation): Good data source on children's issues
• Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research: A huge data library with the results
  from many studies available for secondary analysis
• National Center for Educational Statistics
• National Center for Health Statistics
• Social Security  Some interesting data on social insurance issues.

The White House

• White House

The House and Senate

• Congress Watch Congressional Advocacy Group
• Congressional Budget Office
• Congressional Hispanic Caucus
• Congress.Org (Legislative Information)
• General Accounting Office Research reports and methodology papers on-line!
• House of Representatives  Official Site
• Legislative Branch Information
• Library of Congress
• US Senate Official Site
• US Congress Handbook Frequently needed information on Congress.

Executive Branch Agencies

• First Gov Now USA.GOV
• Agriculture Department
• Census Bureau
• Centers for Disease Control
• Department of Commerce
• US Department of Education
• Department of Health and Human Services
• Department of Housing and Urban Development
• Health.Gov
• U.S. Justice Department
• Department of Labor
• National Institute for Mental Health
• National Center for Health Statistics
• Social Security Adminstration
• US Treasury Department

Judiciary

• Supreme Court Decisions
• Federal Court Home Page

Other Government

• California Budget Project This site contains analysis, materials and data about the budget in California
• Council of State Governments
• Influencing State Policy
• International City/County Management Association
• List of State Public Interest Research Groups (PIRGs)
• National Conference of State Legislatures
• Stateline: PEW Memorial Trust's State Information Page: Excellent material on state policy making.
  The material is timely, up to date and credible.

Non Profit Sector

• ARNOVA The organization for research on the non-profit sector. This site has a number of useful resources.
• Council on Foundations
• Institute for Global Communications
• Internet Nonprofit Center
• Nonprofit Times
• United Way Material about the United Way and technical assistance information. On-line magazine.
• Welfare Reform and the Non-Profit Sector

Issues

• American Bar Association's Juvenile Justice Center
• Bread for the World International Human Rights
• Children's Defense Fund One of the best advocacy sites on the web.

Democrats and Republicans

• Democratic National Committee
• Republican National Committee

Advocacy Organizations

• Advocacy Institute
• Alliance for Justice Legal Information for advocates
• American Civil Liberties Union
• Benton Foundation Excellent source for those interested in technology and social problems
• Bread for the World Hunger and Human Rights
• Child Welfare Home Page
• Child Welfare League of America Excellent resources on children and families.
• Children's Defense Fund One of the best advocacy sites
• Electronic Freedom Foundation Technology issues
• John Birch Society
• National Organization for Women
• National Rifle Association: This site contains some good legislative information
• Project Vote Smart
• Rock the Vote

Welfare Reform

• US Department of Agriculture
• Corporate Welfare Information Center  The other side of welfare reform
• Urban Institute On-line research reports and a database of state data.
• Welfare Info A huge site for welfare reform information
• Welfare Law Center/National Center for Law and Economic Justice: Extensive materials on the law and welfare.
• Welfare Reform Academy
• Welfare Reform and Children (John Hopkins University): Results of a Three Year Study.

Managed Care and Health Care

• AARP Managed Care Page: Oriented toward consumer issues
• Families USA
• National Center for Health Statistics
• SAMHSA's Managed Care Initiative Great site for managed care information.

Social Security

• American Association of Retired Persons
• Campaign for America's Future
• Social Security
• Social Security Education Center

Housing 

• Center for Community Change An advocacy and research organization. Lots of helpful material
• Center for Housing & Urban Development Bibliography
• Department of Housing and Urban Development
• Moneygeek'sGuide to Homeownership Assistance Programs
• National Low Income Housing Coalition

International

• Canadian Council on Social Development
• International Social Security Association
• International Council on Social Welfare
• International Federation of Social Workers
• International Labor Organization
• Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
• Social Security   
• United Nation's Children's Fund UNESCO
• United Nations
• World Bank

Research Organizations

• American Enterprise Institute
• American Journal of Political Science: Search articles from this scholarly journal.
• American Political Science Association: Lots of interesting places to go on this huge site.
• American Society for Public Administration
• APPAM Policy Analysis & Management Organization
• Aspen Institute  On-line reports and working papers
• Brookings Institute On-line reports and papers
• Cato Institute
• Center for Budget Priorities
• Center for Law and Social Policy
• Center for Public Policy
• Heritage Foundation
• Institute for Policy Innovation: Downloadable Reports
• Institute for Research on Poverty (University of Wisconsin) On-line reports, research papers and reviews
• Institute for Women's Policy Research
• Kids Count (Anne Casey Foundation) Online reports and data
• Mathematica Policy Research: A list of working papers, some of which can be downloaded
• The Rand Corporation On-line research reports
• Urban Institute On-line research reports and a database of state data.

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