Poverty Links

The Internet provides a variety of resources for policy makers, reporters, researchers, and others seeking information on poverty. The Oklahoma Association of Community Action Agencies is compiling a list of associations, educational institutions, government agencies, and private organizations that deal with poverty issues.

http://www.aphsa.org
American Public Human Services Association

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

http://www.communityactionpartnership.com/
Community Action Partnership

http://www.nhsa.org
National Head Start Association

http://www.oica.org
Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy

http://www.okacaa.org
Oklahoma Association of Community Action Agencies

Educational Institutions

http://www.nccp.org
National Center for Children in Poverty
The Joseph L. Mailman School of Public Health of Columbia University

http://www.spea.indiana.edu/fasr/
Institute for Family and Social Responsibility
Indiana University

http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/irp/
Institute for Research on Poverty
University of Wisconsin-Madison

http://www.jcpr.org
Joint Center for Poverty Research
Northwestern University and University of Chicago

www.irpumn.org
Institute on Race and Poverty
University of Minnesota

http://www.npc.umich.edu/
National Poverty Center
University of Michigan
 

Government Agencies

http://www.usa.gov
USA Government

http://www.okcommerce.gov
Oklahoma Department of Commerce

http://www.okdhs.org
Oklahoma Department of Human Services

http://www.acf.hhs.gov/
Administration for Children and Families

http://www.bls.gov
Bureau of Labor Statistics

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

Private Organizations

http://www.cbpp.org
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities