Special Populations
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- DisabilityInfo.gov
- GobiernoUSA.gov
- Kids.gov
- USA.gov for Seniors
Children
- For Kids
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- Ben's Guide to U.S. Government for Kids
- Information about U.S. government and government information for K-12 students, parents, and teachers.
- Kids.gov
- Access kids webites from across the federal government.
- For Parents
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- Administration for Children and Families (ACF)
- Find information on federal programs which promote the economic and social well-being of families, children, individuals, and communities.
- Child Welfare Information Gateway
- Provides access to information and resources to help protect children and strengthen families. Covers a wide range of topics including child welfare, child abuse and neglect, foster care, and adoption.
- Crimes Against Children (FBI)
- National Child Care Information Center
- A clearinghouse that provides comprehensive childcare information resources.
- Office of Head Start
- Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
- Vaccines and Immunizations
- Information about vaccines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
- Women, Infants, & Children (WIC)
- Find out about federal grants to states for supplemental foods, health care referrals, and nutrition education for low-income pregnant, breastfeeding, and non-breastfeeding postpartum women, and to infants and children up to age five who are found to be at nutritional risk.
- Data and Statistics
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- ChildStats.Gov
- Statistics and reports on children and their families, including: population and family characteristics, economic security, health, behavior and social environment,and education.
- U.S. Census Bureau: Children
- Child Care Data
- Child Support Data
- Children's Health Insurance
- Low Income Uninsured Children by State
Minorities
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- The African-American Mosaic
- A resource guide to the Library of Congress' African-American collections.
- American Indian and Alaska Native Populations
- Demographic information from the U.S. Census Bureau.
- Asian and Pacific Islander Populations
- Demographic information from the U.S. Census Bureau.
- The Black Population in the United States
- Demographic information from the U.S. Census Bureau.
- Bureau of Indian Affairs
- Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice
- Responsible for enforcing federal statutes prohibiting discrimination on the basis of race, sex, handicap, religion, and/or national origin.
- Code Talk
- A federal inter-agency Native American website that provides information for Native American communities.
- Early Recognized Treaties with American Indians
- Provides access to nine treaties not published in Charles Kappler's Indian Affairs: Laws and Treaties.
- U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
- Hispanic Population of the United States
- Demographic information from the U.S. Census Bureau.
- Historical Publications of the United States Commission on Civil Rights
- Electronic record of United States Commission on Civil Rights publications from the Thurgood Marshall Law Library.
- Indian Health Service
- Minority Business Development Agency (Commerce)
- Minority University Research and Education Programs (MUREP) (NASA)
- Minority University Research and Education Program (MUREP) are administered through NASA's Office of Education to increase the agency's responsiveness to Federal mandates related to Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and Other Minority Universities (OMUs), including Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs) and Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs). The programming staff is responsible for formulating and executing NASA's Minority University Research and Education Program (MUREP) budget and for developing agency wide policies, procedures and guidelines that enhance the involvement of HBCUs and OMUs in the mission of the Agency.
- Office of American Indian Trust (Interior)
- Provides a one-stop clearinghouse for Indian trust management information.
- Office of Minority Health (HHS)
- United States Commission on Civil Rights
- Tribal Preservation Program (NPS)
- Assists Indian tribes in preserving their historic properties and cultural traditions.
- Survey of Business Owners
- Includes statistics on women-owned and minority-owned businesses, from the U.S. Census Bureau.
People with Disabilities
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- DisabilityInfo.gov
- Information on U.S. federal programs, services, and resources to Americans with disabilities and their families.
- National Council in Disability
- An independent federal agency making recommendations to the President and Congress on issues affecting 54 million Americans with disabilities.
- National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
- A national network of cooperating libraries that administers a free library program of braille and audio materials circulated to eligible borrowers in the United States by postage-free mail.
- Office of Disability Employment Policy (Labor)
- U.S. Access Board
- The Access Board is an independent Federal agency devoted to accessibility for people with disabilities. The Board develops and maintains design criteria for the built environment, transit vehicles, telecommunications equipment, and for electronic and information technology.
En Español/Spanish Language Resources
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- Centro Federal de Información para el Publico: Recusos en Español
- GobiernoUSA.gov
- Handbook of Latin American Studies
- Es una bibliografía anotada sobre América Latina, la cual incluye una selección de libros y artióculos reseñados por especialistas en diferentes áreas de las humanidades y ciencias sociales.
Senior Citizens
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- Administration on Aging
- AgingStats.gov
- Information from the Federal Interagency Forum on Aging-Related Statistics.
- HUD's Senior Citizens page
- Information for seniors from the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD).
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services: Medicare
- Consumer information & professional/technical information on Medicare.
- National Institute on Aging
- Senior Corps
- Information on the Corporation for National & Community Service's Senior Corps program.
- Social Security Administration
- Regional Offices
- USA.gov for Seniors
- Portal to U.S. government information for seniors.
Women
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- Center for Women Veterans
- FDA Office of Women's Health
- Information for Women on Food Safety, Nutrition and Cosmetics (FDA)
- National Women's Health Information Center (HHS)
- Information on over 800 women's health topics.
- Office of Women's Business Ownership
- Opportunities and guidance from the Small Business Administration (SBA) for women that are small business owners.
- Office on Violence Against Women (Justice)
- Votes for Women (Library of Congress)
- The National American Woman Suffrage Association Collection, 1848-1921, consists of books, pamphlets and other artifacts documenting the suffrage campaign.
- Women in Congress
- Biographies of women in Congress, past & present.
- Women's Bureau, Department of Labor
- Women's Health Initiative (WHI)
- Finding from a 15-year research program that focused on the major causes of death, disability and frailty in postmenopausal women.
- Women's Health (CDC)
- Information, publications, and statistics on women's health issues.
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