Online Resources for Users of Community Service Textbook from Gregory Publishing Company

Online Resources for Community Service

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AIDS

HIV/AIDS Education
www.csba.org/governance/hiv.html
HIV INFORMATION
www.infoweb.org
Internet Resources for HIV/AIDS
www.bocklabs.wisc.edu
CDC: Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention
http://www.cdc.gov/nchstp/hiv_aids/index.html
JAMA HIV/AIDS Information Center
www.healthgate.com/choice/AMA/search.html
USF Center for HIV Education and Research
www.shs.usf.edu/health/hiv.html
AIDS Resource
www.hopkina-aids.edu

Children, Youth, and Families

Child Welfare League of America
www.cwla.org
Children, Youth, and Family Consortium
www.cyfc.umn.edu
Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS):Children and Families
www.acf.dhhs.gov
National Data Archive on Child Abuse and Neglect(NDACAN)
www.ndacan.cornell.edu
Parents Helping Parents
www.php.com
Women's Resources and a Searchable Database
www.femina.com

Disabilities

Commission on Physical and Mental Disability Law
www.abanet.org/public ser/mental.html
General Information on Disabilities (ADA, etc.)
www.nichy.org
Government Related Sites for Disability
www.rahul.net/designlinc/government.htm
National Association of Developmental Disabilities Councils
www.igc.apc.org/NADDC

Domestic Violence

Domestic Violence Organizations and Projectshttp://home.cybergrrl.com/dv/orgs.html
Family Violence Prevention Fund (FUND)
www.igc.apc.org/fund
Today In Perspective: Family Violence Awareness Page
www.famvi.com
Domestic Violence Hotline Resource List
www.feminist.org/911/crisis.html
Violence and Abuse
www.umn.edu/mincava

Government

Administration for Child and Families
www.acf.dhhs.gov
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
http://aspe.os.dhhs.gov:80/96/cfda
Center for Disease Control
www.cdc.gov
The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)
www.os.dhhs.gov
Federal Government
www.fedworld.gov ; www.yahoo.com/government
Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA)
www.ssa.gov/hcfa/hcfah2.html
International Governmental Organizations
www.eff.org/govt.html
The White House
www.whitehouse.gov
States
www.stateline.org
National Governors' Association
www.nga.org
Social Security Administration
www.ssa.gov
Legislative Information on Congress
http://thomas.loc.gov
National Archives and Records Administration
www.access.gpo.gov/nara/index.html
U.S. Department of Education
www.ed.gov
U.S. Public Health Service Agencies
www.hhs.gov/progorg
U.S. Census Bureau
www.census.gov
National League Of Cities
www.nlc.org
Social and Economic Development
www.ssc.wisc.edu/irp ; www.urban.org

Mental Health

Center for the Study of Issues in Public Mental Health
www.rfmh.org/csipmh
Mental Health Net
www.cmhcsys.com
National Institute of Mental Health
www.aamc.org/research/adhocgp/nimh.htm
Mental Health Research Institute
www.mhri.edu.au
Mental Health Resources
http://scilib.ucsd.edu/bml/med-hlth/subjects/mental.htm
American Network of Home Health Care Social Workers
www.homehealthsocialwork.org
Disaster Mental Health
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/johndweaver
Families USA on Medicaid
www.familiesusa.org/medicaid
Healthfinder
www.healthfinder.gov
Healthy People 2010
http://web.health.gov/healthypeople
Join Together
www.jointogether.org
Knowledge Exchange Network for Mental Health Information
www.mentalhealth.org
Mental Health Net by CMHC Systems
www.cmhc.com
National Mental Health Association
www.nmha.org
Resources for Cross Cultural Health Care
www.DiversityRx.org

Non-Profit Organizations

American Public Welfare Association
www.apwa.org
Break Away
www.vanderbilt.edu/breakaway
Campus Outreach Opportunity League
www.cool2serve.org
Center for Law and Social Policy www.epn.org/clasp
The Online Non-Profit Information Center
www.socialworker.com/nonprofit/nphome.htm
The Foundation Center
www.fdncenter.org
Independent Sector
www.indepsec.org
Internet Nonprofit Center
www.nonprofits.org
Foundations, Grants, and Philanthropy: Philanthropy Journal Online
http://philanthropy-journal.org ; www.tip.org
Internet Resources for Non-Profit Public Service Organizations
www.sils.umich.edu/~nesbeitt/nonprofits/nonprofits.html
Meta-Index for Non-Profit Organizations
www.duke.edu/~ptavern/Pete.meta-index.html
National Service Learning Cooperative
www.nicsl.coled.umn.edu
Nonprofit Resource Catalog
www.clark.net/pub/pwalker/home.html
Nonprofits and Volunteering Organizations
www.nonprofits.org ; www.contact.org
National Association for Community Mediation
www.conflictnet.org/nafcm
NSRC (National Service Resources Center)
www.etr-associates.org/NSRC
Think Tanks and Advocacy Organizations
www.policy.com
Americorps: National Service Resources Center
www.etr-associates.org/NSRC
American Red Cross
http://www.crossnet.org
HandsNet
www.igc.apc.org/handsnet
National Association for Community Mediation
www.conflictnet.org/nafcm
Association for Community Organization and Social Administration (ACOSA)
www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/gssw/acosa.htm
Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Caucus Sponsored by the Boston University School of Social Work
www.geocities.com/WestHollywood/Heights/4168

Poverty and Homelessness

Federal Poverty Guidelines
www.aoa.dhhs.gov/network/im98povguide.html
www.sar.usf.edc/-sevenet/hhspov.html
Hunger
www.hunger.brow.edu/hungerweb
Issues on welfare, poverty, homelesness
http://vobe-smart.org/issues/welfare
Frequently Asked Questions about Homelessness
www.wisc.edu/homeless/faq.htm
National Coalition for the Homeless (NCH)
http://nch.ari.net
National Center for Children in Poverty (NCCP)
http://cmpcnet.columbia.edu/dept/nccp/index.html
Homelessness Links (Action for the Homeless)
www.actionforthehomeless.org/links.htm
Restore Hope in America
www2.ari.net/home/poverty/hope.html
Welfare and Families
www.acf.dhhs.gov

Seniors

Environmental Alliance for Senior Involvement
www.easi.org
Senior Net
www.seniornet.org
Senior Citizens Website
www.intecon.com/senior/about.html
Resources for Seniors Citizens
http://crusher.bev.net/community/seniors/senior.html

Social Work

National Association of Social Workers (NASW)
www.socialworkers.org
NASW Legislative Page
www.naswca.org/legis.html
American Association of State Social Work Boards
www.aasswb.org
Association of Baccalaureate Social Work Program Directors (BPD)
http://www.rit.edu/~694www/bpd.htm
Council on Social Work Education (CSWE)
www.cswe.org
International Federation of Social Workers
www.ifsw.org
National Network for Social Work Managers
www.socialworkmanager.org
Social Work Access Network
www.sc.edu/swan
Social Work and Social Services Web sites (GWB School of Social Work)
http://gwbweb.wustl.edu
Web Resources for Social Workers
www.colostate.edu/depts/socwork/webstuff.html
Computer User in the Social Services Network (CUSSN)
www.uta.edu/cussn/cussn.html
New Social Worker
www.socialworker.com
Social Work Access Network
www.sc.edu/swan
Social Work Online
www.socialworkonline.com
Social Work Resource Directory
http://hav54.socwel.berkeley.edu/socialwelfare
World Wide Web Resources for Social Workers
www.nyu.edu/socialwork/wwwrsw
Health Care WEB Sites for Social Workers
www.usc.edu/dept/socialwork/health.htm
Resources for Social Work Researchers
www.utexas.edu/depts/sswork/violence/index.html
Social Work with Families and Children
www.usc.edu/dept/socialwork/family.htm
Social Work Resources from Yahoo
www.yahoo.com/Social_Science/Social_Work
Social Work Career Opportunities
www.barry.edu/ssw/swcareer.html
www.usc.edu/dept/socialwork/career.htm
www.ukans.edu/~upc/sw.html
www.chas.uchicago.edu/ssa/linksjobs.html

Substance Abuse

AL-ANON and ALATEEN
www.Al-Anon-Alateen.org
Alcoholics Anonymous
www.alcoholics-anonymous.org
The Brown University Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies
http://center.butler.brown.edu
The Center for Education and Drug Abuse Research
www.pitt.edu/~cedar
The Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP)
www.covesoft.com/csap.html
The Center for Substance Abuse Research (CESAR)
www.bsos.umd.edu/cesar/cesar.html
Habit Smart
www.cts.com/crash/habtsmrt
Join Together
www.jointogether.org/jto
The National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information (NCADI)
www.health.org
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
www.niaaa.nih.gov
Program on Substance Abuse (PSA)
www.who.int/psa
The University of Colorado Alcohol Research Center
www.hsc.colorado.edu/ctrsinst/alcrc/index.html
U.S. Information Service on Substance Abuse
www.samhsa.gov
The Web of Addictions
www.well.com/user/woa
National Clearinghouse on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse
www.health.org
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
www.niaaa.nih.gov
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration
www.samhsa.gov

Volunteerism

To locate volunteer opportunities in your community: www.idealist.org

AmeriCorps Resources
www.ksu.edu/~jeffreyj/acorps.index.html
Corporation for National Service
www.cns.gov
National Service Learning Cooperative Clearinghouse
www.nicsl.coled.umn.edu
Campus Outreach Opportunity League (COOL)
www.cool2serve.org/cool/home.html
Corporation for National Service
www.cns.gov
Habitat for Humanity Home Page
www.habitat.org
Learn and Serve America
www.cns.gov/learn/about/index.html
National Service Resource Center (for AmeriCorps)
www.etr-associates.org/NSRC/index.html
Peace Corps
www.peacecorps.gov
Points of Light Foundation
www.nassembly.org/html/mem_polf.html
Service Learning Home Page
http://csf.colorado.edu.sl
Student Coalition for Action in Literacy Education
www.unc.edu/depts/scale
Vista Link-Electronic Recruitment
http://bcn.boulder.co.us/community/vistalink
VISTA Web site
www.friendsofvista.org
Volunteers Opportunities
www.contact.org ; www.servenet.org
Washington Internship Opportunities
www.twc.edu
Who Cares
www.whocares.org

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