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Building Strong Families

  • Center on an Aging SocietyPolicy site that fosters critical thinking about the implications of an aging society. The Center studies the impact of demographic changes on public and private institutions and families of all ages. Particular topics that have been the focus of the Center projects also include labor market changes, employer-provided health and pension benefits, the health care market, health literacy, and access to health and long-term care.
  • Child & Family Web GuideLinks to the best sites about infants, children, and teens supported by the William T. Grant Foundation
  • Children, Youth & Family Information ServiceA network of research-based information on child, youth and family development, community development and public policy education.
  • Corporate Voices for Working FamiliesCorporate Voices for Working Families is a non-partisan, non-profit corporate membership organization created to bring the private sector voice into the public dialogue on issues affecting working families.
  • Families and Work InstitutePublic policy and education site. It is a non-profit center for research that provides data to inform decision-making on the changing workplace, changing family and changing community.
  • Home AloneA Workshop Kit on Child Safety and Self-Care for Children (Age 6 and Older)
  • National League of Cities Institute for Youth, Education and FamiliesInstitute launched to strengthen the capacity of municipal leaders to enhance the lives of youth and families, using partnerships and collaboration to promote improvements
  • National Partnership for Women and FamiliesNonprofit, nonpartisan organization that provides public education, resources, and advocacy on work and family issues.
  • Parenting Together While Apart NewslettersParent education and child development information for parents who are divorced or who have never married. Six newsletters covering various topics.
  • Research Forum on Children, Families, and the New FederalismPolicy site encourages collaborative research and informed policy on welfare reform, child and family well-being, and community/neighborhood issues.
  • The Urban InstituteA nonpartisan economic and social policy research organization.
  • UW-Extension Home and Family PublicationsContains publications written by Extension professionals on topics such as Community Education, Family Finance and Consumer Issues, Food and Nutrition, Health Care Issues, Home Care and Management and Human Development and Family Relations