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This page was created to include files and web sites which are not directly related to social work studies but which may be useful in one way or another to the users of this website. It is here for your convenience, and your suggestions for topics of interest which may appropriately be included, are appreciated.

Associations
American Geriatrics Association
International Federation of Social Workers
Guttmacher Institute:
focused on sexual and reproductive health research, policy analysis and public education.
American Psychological Association
National Mental Health Association
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
National Institute on Drug Abuse

Biography
African American Biographical Database R
African American Women's History: a research guide
African American history- People
African American Resources - Smithsonian Institution
Afro-American Almanac BIOgraphics

Biography.com
Creating Black Americans (includes African American Pioneers)
Distinguished Women of Past and Present

Public Figure  - Famous persons in the News
Women in American History  (Encyclopedia Britannica)
Massachussett's hall of Black Achievement at BSC

Nobel Prize Internet Archive
 

Bookstores
Amazon.com
Barnes & Noble online
Borders Book Store online

Howard University Bookstore

Care Givers
Caregiver Regional Resources
National Family Caregiver Association
Nursing Homes - comparisons

Resource Directory for Seniors, Their Caregivers, and Families.
Certified Senior Approved Services: Senior Approved Directory
Eldercare Locator
District of Columbia Caregivers' Institute

Career and Job Matters
The Chronicle of Higher Education
Social Work and Social Services Jobline
Grants and Scholarships - for the Social Worker
Iris (Illinois Research Information Service) Database: t
he source for funding opportunities in every field from agriculture to zoology
Clinical Social Work Federation
Council on Social Work Education

Council on Social Work Education Career Center
Social work examination services
Maryland State Board of Social Work Examiners
George Warren Brown School of Social Work website
International Federation of Social Workers

Social Work Job Bank

Social Work and Social Services Job Line
Social Welfare Career Resources. University of Albany

Consumer Information
FirstGov consumer Information
The Savvy Consumer Information Center
Federal Citizen Information Center
Federal Trade Commission for the Consumer
Federal Trade Commission: Consumer Information Security
Federal Reserve Board Consumer Information
U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Consumer Information

USA Services: Helping Agencies Serve Citizens
USFDA. Center for Drug and Evaluation Research

Dictionaries, et al.

American Heritage Book of English Usage 
American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
Bartleby.com  (search for quotations, English usage, writing styles, thesaurus, etc.)
Oxford English Dictionary R
Online Dictionary of Mental Health
Onelook Dictionaries

District of Columbia
District of Columbia Government home page
University of the District of Columbia
United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.
District of Columbia Quick Facts from the U.S. Census Bureau
District of Columbia Economy at a Glance
District of Columbia Mayor's Office
HUD in the District of Columbia
District of Columbia Board of Education
Council of the District of Columbia (Information about Council actions and public meetings, D.C. legislation)
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority

Education
Council on Social Work Education
Encyclopedia of Education Statistics
Peterson's Guide to Colleges
Schools of Social Work
County and City Data Books
Social Work Examination Services
NASW Press,  Writing for 
Queen Elizabeth House, Oxford. Refugee Studies Centre.

Fund Raising
U.S. Dept. of Education. Office of Technology
Solicitation for Grant Applications
The Foundation Center: your guide to philanthropy
Ford Foundation

Foreign Governments
Foreign Consular Offices in the United States - Fall/Winter 1999
The World Factbook 2002

News and Media
ESPN. com
CNN.com
WJLA.com (ABC News)
NewsStand (Howard University Library system).
The Washington Post

The New York Times

Statistical Information
Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies Databank Comparable data on African Americans and other racial and ethnic populations are standard features.
SAMHSA'S National Mental Health Information Center
Statistical Abstracts of the United States
FedStats :The gateway to statistics from over 100 U.S. Federal agencies
Statistical Agencies and Information (the University of North Texas Libraries)
Statistical Agencies (International) U.S. Census Bureau

United Nations Statistics Division. International Agencies
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
International Justice Statistics. Bureau of Justice

United States Government
Budget of the United States Government by Fiscal Year
Internal Revenue Service
National Criminal Justice Reference Service

(NCJRS) 
Senators of the Congress
The United States Government Manual
Online Social Security Handbook
Statistical Abstracts of the United States
U.S. Government Printing Office
FirstGov : Search for subjects about the U.S. Government 
Thomas: U.S. legislative information on the Net

U.S. Surgeon General Web site
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

The White House
Government Accountability Office
Government Accountability Office Reports

Other (Miscellaneous)
Findlaw.com  Find information about the Supreme Court and other topical legal issues

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