Knowledge Base

National Resources (Cross-Program Web Site Resources)

Click on the links below to visit their website. 

Abuse & Neglect

Adoption

Administrative

Child Protection

Foster Care

• Casey Family Programs
• Family Foster Care Program – CWLA
• Family Preservation & Permanency Program – CWLA
• Foster Care Alumni
• National Foster Parent Association
• National Resource Center for Family-Centered Practice and Permanency Planning
• The Pew Center on the States- Foster Care
• The Pew Commission on Children in Foster Care
• Child Protection and Child Outcomes: Measuring the Effects of Foster Care
• Supplementary Data Tables: Child Protection and Child Outcomes: Measuring the Effects of Foster Care

National Resources (General)

• Administration for Children and Families – Grant Opportunities
• American Bar Assoc-Center on Children and the Law
• American Public Human Services Association
• The Annie E. Casey Foundation
• Big Brothers/Big Sisters
• Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare (Univ of Minnesota)
• Center for Health Care Strategies, Inc
• Chapin Hall Center for Children
• Child Welfare Information Gateway (Formerly the National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect and the National Adoption Information Clearinghouse)
• Child Welfare League of America
• Child Welfare League of America – Child Welfare Standards of Excellence
• Child Welfare League of America - National Center for Program Leadership (NCPL)
• Child Welfare Policy Manual – Children’s Bureau, Administration for Children and Families
• Children’s Bureau, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
• Children’s Bureau Express
• Childwelfare.com
• Every Child Matters Education Fund 
• Family Violence Prevention Fund
• Fatherhood.gov
• Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics
• Fostering Connections Resource Center
• Index of Federal Child Welfare Laws
• Job Corps
• Kids Count-State Level Data Online
• National Association for the Education of Homeless Children and Youth
• National Association of Counsel for Children
• National Association of Public Child Welfare Administrators
• National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
• National Center for Prosecution of Child Abuse
• National Child Welfare Resource Center for Youth Development
• National Child Welfare Resource Center on Legal and Judicial Issues
• National Child Welfare Training and Technical Assistance Network
• National Children's Advocacy Center
• National Clearinghouse on Families and Youth
• National Coalition for Child Protection Reform
• National Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) Association
• National Fatherhood Initiative
• National Indian Child Welfare Association
• National Quality Improvement Center on Non-Resident Fathers and the Child Welfare System
• National Child Welfare Resource Centers for Organizational Improvement
• National Resource Center for Child Welfare Data and Technology
• National Runaway Switchboard
• National Sex Offender Public Website
• National Technical Assistance Center for Children’s Mental Health
• National Wraparound Initiative
• Promising Practices Network
• Represent- The Voice of Youth in Foster Care
• Research & Training Center on Family Support and Children’s Mental Health
• Research Connections
• Rise Magazine-By and For Parents in the CW System
• SAMHSA Model Programs
• Social Security Office - Local Office Search
• Social Work Reinvestment Initiative
• Strengthening America's Families – Effective Family Programs for Prevention of Delinquency
• Urban Institute - Child Welfare Research - Issues In Focus
• U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, Topic Resources
• U.S. Office of Management and Budget
• Youth Law Center
• Zip Code Look Up