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Related Links
The
following are links to external Web sites. These sites are not part of
the CASA: Advocates for Children of New York State Web site, and
therefore CASA: Advocates for Children of New York State has no control
over their
content or availability. When you have finished visiting any of these
sites, you will be able to return to this page by closing the new
window that opens.
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U.S Government Sites
Child Welfare
Information Gateway
Formerly
the National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information and
the National Adoption Information Clearinghouse, the Child Welfare
Information Gateway provides access to information and resources to
help protect children and strengthen families. This site offers a
wealth of information including an extensive list of publications
available in html and Word formats.
http://www.childwelfare.gov/
The
Children's Bureau of
the Administration for Children and Families of the US Department of
Health and Human Services is the oldest federal agency for children.
The agency provides grants to States, Tribes and communities to operate
a range of child welfare services including child protective services
(child abuse and neglect) family preservation and support, foster care,
adoption and independent living. This site provides a wealth of
information and statistics on these and subjects.
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cb
Children's
Bureau Training and Technical Assistance Network
This
resource summarizes information on National Resource Centers (NRCs)
funded by the Children's Bureau, within the Administration for Children
and Families (ACF), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Each
NRC provides onsite training and technical assistance to States,
Tribes, and public child welfare agencies in the preparation and
implementation of the Child and Family Services Review (CFSR) process.
This resource is designed to communicate to States the focus of each
NRC and the training and technical assistance each provides.
http://www.childwelfare.gov/pubs/reslist/cbttan/index.cfm
The Office of
Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
This
Web site is designed to provide information and resources on both
general areas of interest about juvenile justice and delinquency
including conferences, funding opportunities, and new publications and
the comprehensive strategy as a framework for communities to combat
youth crime.
http://ojjdp.ncjrs.org/
State
Statutes Search
The
Child Welfare Information Gateway provides this site for searching
state statutes for issues related to child abuse and neglect, child
welfare, and adoption. Results will provide summaries of state statutes
(and full text of laws, in some cases).
http://www.childwelfare.gov/systemwide/laws_policies/state/index.cfm
Thomas - U.S.
Congress on the Internet
provides extensive links to member and committee information,
legislative calendars and the Congressional Record. It also provides
the capacity to search, either by Bill number or by subject, for the
text and status of Bills.
http://thomas.loc.gov/
The U.S.
Census Bureau offers a treasure trove of
statistics, many of which are user-friendly.
Some of them are: New York Quick Facts,
presenting an array of useful statistics – both statewide and
county-by-county – on such topics as population, ethnicity, education,
housing, and income; USA
Counties
providing statistics on a county level for such topics as age,
agriculture, ancestry, banking, building permits, business patterns,
crime, earnings, education, elections, employment, government, health,
households, housing, income, labor force, manufactures, population,
poverty, retail trade, social programs, veterans, vital statistics,
water use, and wholesale trade; New York MapStats from FedStats presents information on the
state, county, congressional district, and state and federal court
district level; and last, but far from least, The
Statistical
Abstract of the United States.
http://www.census.gov/
http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/36000.html
http://censtats.census.gov/usa/usa.shtml
http://www.fedstats.gov/qf/states/36000.html
http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/
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Last
Updated 05/09/08
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CASA: Advocates for
Children of New York State
32
Essex Street
Albany,
NY 12206
Phone:
518-426-5354
Toll-Free: 877-80-VOICE
Fax: 518-426-5348
E-mail: mail@casanys.org
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