The links provided on this page are a composite of local, state and national resources for children. You will find the links listed by type and topic. While this list is long, it in no way represents every resource available. If you have any additional links you wish to share, please contact us.
CHILD WELFARE
Children's Defense Fund
Child Welfare League of America
Voices for America's Children
Children's Advocate
American Humane Association
Center for Effective Parenting
Harvard Family Research Project
Arkansas Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA)
Arkansas DHS's Division of Children and Family Services (DCFS)
Arkansas Families First
DATA AND RESEARCH
Child Trends
The Future of Children
KIDS COUNT Data Center
U.S. Census Bureau
U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics
UALR's Children's Research Center
Arkansas Department of Education (ADE) Data Center
Center for the Study of Social Policy
Promising Practices Network (RAND)
School Data Direct
UALR's Children's Research Center
EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION AND CARE
Arkansas DHS Division of Child Care and Early Childhood Education
The Carolina Abecedarian Project
Civitan International Research Center in Birmingham, AL
GettingReady.org
I am Your Child
National Association for the Education of Young Children
National Network for Child Care
Southern Early Childhood Association
Zero to Three
Arkansas Head Start
Pre-K Now
FAMILY ECONOMICS AND POVERTY
Food Research and Action Center
MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger
National Center for Children in Poverty
Share Our Strength
UNICEF
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Arkansans Against Abusive Payday Lending (AAAPL)
Arkansas Community Action Agencies Association (ACAAA)
Arkansas Hunger Relief Alliance
The Benefit Bank of Arkansas
Center for Law and Social Policy
Center for Responsible Lending
Good Jobs First
Housing Arkansas
Southern Good Faith Fund
Spotlight on Poverty and Opportunity
Working Poor Families Project
HEALTH AND NUTRITION
Arkansas Center for Health Improvement
Arkansas Children's Hospital
Arkansas Department of Health
Arkansas Finish Line Coalition
Arkansas Medicaid
ARKids First
Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
KidsHealth
National Institute of Child Health
National Safety Council
Kaiser State Health Facts Online
The Arc of Arkansas
Arkansas Disability Rights Center
Mental Health Council of Arkansas
National Mental Health Association
Screening for Mental Health
JUVENILE JUSTICE
Arkansas Crime Information Center
Building Blocks for Youth
Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence
Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice
Fight Crime - Invest in Kids
Forum for Youth Investment
The Justice Information Center
National Resource Center for Safe Schools
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
Talking with Kids about Tough Issues
Arkansas DHS's Division of Youth Services (DYS)
Cradle-to-Prison Pipeline Campaign
K-12 EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT
Arkansas School Boards Association
Public Education Network
Rural School and Community Trust
School of the 21st Century
Southern Regional Education Board
U.S. Department of Education
Afterschool Alliance
Arkansas Department of Education
Arkansas Out of School Network (AOSN)
Arkansas Parent Teacher Association (PTA)
Arkansas School Performance Reports (NORMES)
Education Trust
LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACY and LOBBYING
Arkansas General Assembly
Arkansas Kids Count Coalition
Arkansas Public Policy Panel
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
Electronic Advocacy
Grassroots.com
National Conference of State Legislators
THOMAS Legislative Information on the Internet
Arkansas Citizens First Congress
State of Arkansas
Arkansas General Assembly
Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D)
Sen. Mark Pryor (D)
U.S. House of Representatives
U.S. Rep. Marion Berry (D), 1st District
U.S. Rep. Vic Snyder (D), 2nd District
U.S. Rep. John Boozman (R), 3rd District
U.S. Rep. Mike Ross (D), 4th District
SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION & TREATMENT
American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry
American Society of Addiction Medicine
Community Anti-drug Coalitions
National Association of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors
National Council on Alcohol and Drug Dependence
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
National Institute on Drug Abuse
TAX AND BUDGET
Arkansas Economic Recovery Website
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP)
Citizens for Tax Justice
Economic Analysis and Research Network (EARN)
Economic Policy Institute (EPI)
State Fiscal Analysis Initiative (SFAI)
Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP)
Tax Policy Center @ the Urban Institute and Brookings Institution