IFS Links

Link up with these excellent resources!

CHANGEMAKERS.NET http://www.changemakers.net
A Web guide to the rapidly growing profession of social entrepreneurship, Changemakers.net provides resources, inspiring ideas and opportunities for social entrepreneurs and those interest in learning more about innovative social change. The site also includes Changemakers Journal, a monthly journal of compelling articles about social entrepreneurship in action – presenting the impact of new ideas and strategies in 17 countries, and Changemakers Library, a directory of the best Internet resources for researching and solving social problems.

COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS http://www.cisnet.org
COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS - SOUTH CAROLINA http://www.cisnet.org/cissc
Communities In Schools champions the connection of needed community resources with schools to help young people successfully learn, stay in school, and prepare for life.

THE DUKE ENDOWMENT http://www.webcom.com/cccom3/tde
The Duke Endowment is a private foundation established in 1924 by industrialist and philanthropist James B. Duke. The Endowment's mission is to serve the people of North Carolina and South Carolina by supporting selected programs of higher education, health care, children's welfare, and spiritual life.

THE FOURTH WORLD MOVEMENT http://www.atd-fourthworld.org
ATD Fourth World is an international non-governmental organization dedicated to overcoming extreme poverty. Its goal is to explore all possibilities of partnership with families living in chronic poverty and to encourage more private citizens and public officials to join this effort.

FROM DARKNESS TO LIGHT http://www.darkness2light.org
The mission of From Darkness to Light is to shift responsibility for preventing child sexual abuse from children to adults; reduce child sexual abuse nationally through education and public awareness aimed at adults; and provide adults with information to prevent, recognize, and react responsibly.

HARVARD FAMILY RESEARCH PROJECT http://www.hfrp.org>
The Harvard Family Research Project (HFRP) strives to increase the effectiveness of public and private organizations and communities as they promote child development, student achievement, healthy family functioning and community development. The site includes The Evaluation Exchange, HFRP's quarterly newsletter.

INFORMATION FOR PRACTICE http://www.nyu.edu/socialwork/ip/
IP is a new, free, resource for social service professionals that is updated daily. The focus is on: professionally relevant stories in the world's news outlets; new articles in scholarly journals; and new resources appearing in the grey literature (e.g., scientific and technical reports primarily from governments and organizations). The goal of this service is to provide social service professionals with easier access to high quality information that can be used to improve their practice.

INSTITUTE FOR WOMEN’S POLICY RESEARCH http://www.iwpr.org
The Institute for Women's Policy Research (IWPR) is a public policy research organization dedicated to informing and stimulating the debate on public policy issues of critical importance to women and their families. IWPR focuses on issues of poverty and welfare, employment and earnings, work and family issues, the economic and social aspects of health care and domestic violence, and women's civic and political participation.

MDC, Inc. http://www.mdcinc.org
MDC works with public and nonprofit development institutions, policymakers, and opinion leaders in the South to address workforce and economic development challenges that impede progress for the region and its people. MDC analyzes issues and develops policy, program, and institutional capacity to help regional leaders and development institutions respond to economic change with an emphasis on approaches that benefit poor people and poor places.

NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHILDREN IN POVERTY http://www.nccp.org
The mission of the National Center for Children in Poverty (NCCP) is to identify and promote strategies that reduce the number of young children living in poverty in the United States and that improve the life chances of the millions of children under age six who are growing up poor.

NATIONAL LOW INCOME HOUSING COALITION http://www.nlihc.org
Established in 1974, the National Low Income Housing Coalition/LIHIS is the only national organization dedicated solely to ending America's affordable housing crisis. The NLIHC is committed to educating, organizing, and advocating to ensure decent, affordable housing within healthy neighborhoods for everyone. NLIHC provides up-to-date information, formulates policy, and educates the public on housing needs and the strategies for solutions.

SISTERS OF CHARITY FOUNDATION http://www.sistersofcharitysc.com
The Sisters of Charity Foundation of South Carolina is a faith-based organization, deeply rooted in the principles of the Gospel and the traditions of the Catholic Church. Its mission is to address the needs of the poor and underserved in South Carolina through a variety of programs, grant opportunities and collaborative ventures. These include providing grant funds, technical assistance and other resources and through efforts such as its six-year Fatherhood Initiative.

SOUTH CAROLINA FIRST STEPS http://www.scfirststeps.org
South Carolina First Steps to School Readiness ("First Steps"), signed into law on June 28, 1999, by Governor Jim Hodges, is a statewide, early childhood education initiative designed to ensure South Carolina children will arrive at first grade healthy and ready to succeed.

SOUTHERN REGIONAL COUNCIL http://www.southerncouncil.org
The mission of the Southern Regional Council is to promote racial justice, protect democratic rights and broaden civic participation in the Southern United States. Historically, SRC has inspired and published some of the most important southern academic work and journalism related to racial justice. SRC's current flagship publication, Southern Changes, celebrated its twentieth anniversary in 2000. Other SRC periodicals including the Voting Rights Review and the AmeriCorps Tutor (with the LEARNS partners) demonstrate their capacity to prepare informative, thoughtful print materials for training and public education. With Southern Changes and its predecessors, Southern Frontier, New South, South Today, and Southern Voices, the Southern Regional Council has given a credible and authentic voice to the struggle for civil rights and racial justice for most of the century.

VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN OFFICE http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/vawo
The Violence Against Women Office (VASO) of the United States Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs was created to implement the 1994 Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) and to lead the national effort to stop domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking. Working with U.S. Attorneys to ensure enforcement of the federal criminal statutes contained in the 1994 Act, VAWO assists the Attorney General in formulating policy related to civil and criminal justice for women, and administers more than $270 million a year in grants to help states, tribes, and local communities transform the way in which criminal justice systems respond to crimes of domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking. A Web-based Toolkit to End Violence Against Women can be found at http://toolkit.ncjrs.org.

WIDER OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN http://www.w-o-w.org
A national nonprofit organization devoted to improving economic and educational opportunities for low-income women and girls, WOW specializes in preparing women for high-skill, high-wage job opportunities; assisting low-income women in gaining literacy skills for employment; and building leadership of grassroots women and service providers in the policy process. Specifically, WOW advocates for welfare reform, job training, vocational education, and nontraditional employment policy.

Family Resources

U.S. Bureau of the Census
http://www.census.gov/

Administration for Children and Families,
U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services
http://www.acf.dhhs.gov/

Statistical Abstract of the U.S. (lots of data from U.S. Census Bureau) http://www.census.gov/stat_abstract/

Children Now
http://www.dnai.com/~children

The Future of Children (The David and Lucille Packard Foundation publication) http://www.futureofchildren.org/index.htm

Children's Defense Fund
http://www.childrensdefense.org/

Welfare and Families (Idea Central)
http://epn.org/idea/welfare.html

The Marriage Toolbox (magazine)
http://www.marriagetools.com

Safety Net: Domestic Violence Resources
http://www.cybergrrl.com/dv.html

Higher Education Center Against Violence and Abuse (University of Minnesota) http://www.umn.edu/mincava/

Family Planet (information about families and children)
http://family.starwave.com/

Family Com (information about family-related organizations and publications) http://www.family.com/

The Children and Youth Community Health Initiative
(California Wellness Foundation) http://www.tcwf.org/community_health/community_health.htm

Family Research Laboratory at the University of New Hampshire http://www.unh.edu/frl

The Bullying Prevention Program – Clemson University
http://virtual.clemson.edu/groups/ncrj/pdfs/bullying_fact_sheet2.pdf

Interfaith Community Services
http://www.midnet.sc.edu/icsofsc

Resources that address disparities issues

02/28/01
China's Report on Human Rights Record of the United States in 2000
http://www.udayton.edu/~race/06internat/hrights/china00.htm

02/28/01
Institutional Racism in US Health Care
http://www.udayton.edu/~race/06internat/hrights/WCAR02.htm

02/15/01
US Violations of Human Rights Related to Race and Health Care
http://www.udayton.edu/~race/06internat/hrights/shadow00.htm

02/01/01
Report on the Regional Preparatory Conference in the America's for
the World Conference on Racism
http://www.udayton.edu/~race/06internat/hrights/PrepCom00.htm

02/27/00 Encore
US Commission on Civil Rights Report, The Health Care Challenge
http://www.udayton.edu/~health/07civilrights/

02/05/00 Encore
Apology and Reparations for Slavery
http://www.udayton.edu/~race/02rights/repara00.htm