Governmental Sites
Careers in family and community
services
www.bls.gov/oco (Bureau of Labor Statistics) Occupational Outlook Handbook
www.cdc.gov/nchs.nsfg.htm (National Survey of Family Growth) Centers for Disease Control; data and publication from survey
Curricular aids in family and community services
www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/hh-fam.html (U.S. Census Bureau) families and livings arrangements from U.S. Census
www.childstats.gov (Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics) statistics on children and families
www.ed.gov/index.jsp (U.S. Department of
Education) includes resources for educators
www.ed.gov/offices/OM/fpco (Family Policy Compliance Office) from U.S. Department of Education; resources include relevant court cases, hot topics and others related to family policy
www.relate.gov.au (Relate) resources, tips, and links for relationship skills
for love, family and life from Australia
Educational Sites
Careers in family and community
services
www.aihsqic.ou.edu (American Indian Head Start Quality Improvement Center) resource center for American Indian and Alaska Native Head Start nationwide; from American Indian Institute at College of Continuing Education, University of Oklahoma
http://cpmcnet.columbia.edu/dept/nccp (National Center for Children in Poverty) extensive child poverty information including fact sheets and state-by-state statistics
Curricular aids in family and community services
www.cfc-efc.ca/menu/famlife_en.htm (Child and Family Canada) family life resources and fact sheets from Canada
www.cyfc.umn.edu (University of Minnesota) information and resources
www.cyfernet.mes.umn.edu (Children, Youth and Families Education and Research Network) national network of Land Grant university faculty and county Extension educators
www.extension.iastate.edu/families/forfamilies/
(The Extension Service at Iowa State) resources
for helping children cope and understand disasters and tragedies
www.extension.iastate.edu/families/media/resources.html (The Extension Service at Iowa State) impact of media violence on children and families
www.extension.iastate.edu/sfp (Iowa State University Extension Strengthening Family Relationships) describes curriculum for strengthening families
www.familyvillage.wisc.edu
(Family Village) disability related
resources for families, Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. Foundation and Mitsubishi
Electric Foundation, University of Wisconsin, Madison
http://fyd.clemson.edu/building.htm (Building Family Strengths) a curriculum and other resources from Clemson University Extension
www.trinity.edu/~mkearl/family.html (Marriage and Family Processes) many articles related to family; Trinity University- Sociology Professor Kearl
Organizational Sites
Careers in family and community
services
www.familiesandwork.org (Family and Work) resources for changing nature of work and family life
Curricular aids in family and community services
www.aacap.org/web/aacap (American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry) topics and resources
www.aecf.org (Annie E. Casey Foundation) information on disadvantaged children
www.nbcdi.org (National Black Child Development Institute) resources for African American children, parents and communities
www.nlci.org (National Latino Childrenās Institute) resources including demographics, policy issues and work of exemplary community based programs
www.cacf.org
(Coalition for Asian American Children and Families) resources for Asian American Families struggling
with poverty, social isolation, and other barriers; includes a directory for
childrenās resources, Asian American myths and facts, and an Asian Kids Info
Link
www.benefitscheckup.org (National
Council on Aging) a questionnaire designed
to assist older Americans find helpful resources
www.familiesandworkinst.org (Families and Work Institute) publications, research and other resources
www.fcnetwork.org (Family and Corrections Network) resources for families of prisoners
www.feedingminds.org (Feeding Minds) worldwide educational initiative about hunger issues
for school children of all ages; the web site includes classroom materials for
teachers to discuss and understand the problem of hunger in the world
www.frc.org (Family Research Council) a Christian-based organization
www.flyingsolo.com (Stepfamily Association of America) topics dealing with divorce and separation
www.fww.org (Families World Wide) research articles and links
www.grandparenting.org (The Grandparent Foundation) resources for grandparents
www.gratefulness.org (Gratefulness.org)
an organization dedicated to gratefulness
http://healthweb.org
(Health Web) information on various health
issues
www.mediaandthefamily.org (National Institute on Media and the Family) resources include ideas for educators and free resources from Dr. David Walsh
www.marriage-family.org (Family and Marriage Today) marriage articles
www.nationalfamilyweek.org (The Alliance for Children and Family) information about National Family Week
www.ncfr.org (National Council on Family Relations) information, tips, certification and other resources
www.nfcacares.org (National Family
Caregivers Association) describes mission
and services of organization
www.nwrel.org/cfc/ (Northwest
Regional Educational Laboratory Child and Family Program) resources and links to assist disadvantaged
children and families
http://parentsplace.com (Parents Place with I-Village) resources for parents
www.publicagenda.org/issues/factfiles.cfm?issue_type=family
(Public Agenda Online) fact files, graphs
and data about families in the U.S.
www.secondharvest.org (The Second Harvest) anti-hunger organization
www.strength.org (The Share our Strength) anti-hunger organizationās web site
http://www.teenpregnancy.org (National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy) facts and statistics about teen pregnancy
http://216.205.117.228/genlfact.htm (The National Campaign to Prevent Teen
Pregnancy) resources and data
www.vifamily.ca/ (The
Venier Institute of the Family) from
Canada; articles related to families
Commercial Sites
Careers in family and community
services
www.iccweb.com (The Internet Career Connection) references for job searches
www.monster.com (Monster.com) references for job searches
Curricular aids in family and community
services
www.divorceonline.com (Divorce
Online) resources for families going
through divorce
www.familycorner.com (Family Corner) resources for families
http://familyeducation.com/home
(Family Education) a family reference web
site
www.family-friendly-fun.com (Family Fun) resources for families with special needs
www.familylife.com (Family Life) a division of Campus Crusade for Christ
www.familyinfoserv.com (Family Information Service)
www.familymanagement.com (All Family Resources) resources and links for family
www.ghbooks.com (Gryphon House Books) publishing house with free activities for parents and teachers to use with infants and children.
http://mfrc.calib.com (Military Family Resource Center) resources for military families including research, publications, links and others
www.myprimetime.com/family (My Prime Time Family) articles dealing with marriage and family issues
www.smartmarriages.com (Smart Marriage) coalition for marriage, family and couples education, L.L.C.; s include articles and other resources
http://sociology.wadsworth.com/marriage.html#Family (Wadsworth) marriage and family links
www.usatoday.com/educate/usatlogo.htm (USA Today Education Home Page)
www.yahoo.com/Society_and_Culture/Families (Yahoo Families) links to family resources