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- Center for Rural Development
- This nonprofit organization promotes development programs to serve rural Kentuckians
and improve the quality of life in southern and eastern Kentucky. Their website
provides links to training and employment opportunities and cultural events.
- ChildStats.gov
- This web site offers easy access to federal and state statistics and reports on children and their families, including: population and family characteristics, economic security, health, behavior and social environment, and education.
- Families and Children Cabinet
- The Cabinet's mission is "protecting
and promoting the well-being of Kentuckians by delivering quality human services." They are responsible for child abuse investigations, foster care and adoption, child support collection, food stamp and disability determinations, etc. See Kentucky's Waiting Children for information about special needs adoption in Kentucky and a photolisting.
- Family Resource and Youth Services Centers
- This office provides administrative, technical assistance and training support to local school-based Family Resource and Youth Services Centers.
- Governor's Office of Child Abuse and Domestic Violence Services
- This site includes general information, statistics, legislation, federal and state laws, information about victims'rights and links to victim services agencies and organizations.
- Kentucky Child Support Enforcement Commission
- This site includes information about child support assistance, support obligations, statistics, and pictures of Most Wanted Parents.
- Kentucky Children's Health Insurance Program (KCHIP)
- This site provides information about the program's eligibility requirements and benefits and an online application.
- KyCares - Kentucky Cares
- "KyCARES is an online services/information directory and guide for Federal, State
and Community Providers which can help you connect with providers which offer
basic services like housing, food, childcare, transportation, benefits information and
much more. From home, the office, the local library or anywhere you can access the
Internet, the answers to your service questions are at your fingertips."
- Kentucky Commission on Women
- The Commission focuses on issues pertaining to women, including health, equality, discrimination and more.
- Kentucky Commission on Community Volunteerism and Service
- The place to start, if you are looking for volunteer opportunities in Kentucky. Search the State-Wide Volunteer Program Database.
- Kentucky Communities Economic Opportunity Council
- The Council "develops and administers programs that will help eliminate poverty and enable people to work toward self-sufficiency." Their website provides information on about their programs and services including Community Services Block Grants, Head Start, and Women's Emergency Support Center.
- Kentucky Sex/Criminal Offender Registry
- This is a searchable database of sex crime offenders living in Kentucky.
- Long-term Policy Research Center
- This center provides research, data analysis, long-term strategic planning, coordination of resources and information across different branches and agencies of government and outreach to the public. The website includes a searchable database of recent articles produced by the Center on a variety of subjects ranging from Agriculture to Welfare Reform.
- Office of Women's Physical and Mental Health
- This office is a "repository for data and information affecting women's health and mental health; and analyzes and communicates trends in women's health issues and mental health. Their Women's Health Resource Center provides links to information about health topics of special interest to women.
- Southeastern Kentucky Housing and Homeless Alliance
- This organization provides crises and intervention programs to homeless people and families in southeastern Kentucky. Their website provides online resources, information and contacts for housing, education, transportation, employment services, and hotline numbers for crises intervention.
- UNICEF
- "UNICEF is mandated by the United Nations General Assembly to advocate for the protection of children's rights." This is an excellent site to locate statistical data on children's rights, educational attainment, life expectancy and the impact of AIDS on children worldwide. The State of the World's Children section contains additional statistical data.
- University of Louisville State Data Center
- The Center provides Kentucky demographic data. For example, Kids Count.
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Last Updated: Monday, 18-Aug-2003 14:29:28 EDT
