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Northwestern POLS 1022 Politics of Social Welfare

General Sites

Influencing State Policy

Institute for Social Research – Information about and reports from the “world's largest academic social science survey and research organization,” housed at the University of Michigan.

Public Agenda : Public Opinion and Public Policy

Urban Institute - A nonprofit policy research organization that investigates the social and economic problems confronting the nation and government policies and public and private programs designed to alleviate them. Includes fact sheets and relevant research.

Poverty Research

Meeting the Challenge: The Dynamics of Poverty in Connecticut - A 2013 report detailing the demographics and socioeconomic make-up of Connecticut's poorest communities. 

Career Resources

Social Work Examinations Services

Child Welfare

Administration on Children, Youth and Families (ACYF)

Chapin Hall Center for Children at the University of Chicago

ChildStats.gov - Government site focusing on issues related to children and families. 

Child Welfare League of America

Future of Children

Children's Defense Fund

Children, Youth and Family Consortium Electronic Clearinghouse

National Data Archive on Child Abuse and Neglect (NDACAN)