SOCIAL WORK RESOURCES
IOWA RESOURCES
Child & Family Policy Center– This site provides a link between research and public policy on issues affecting children and families in Iowa.
Funeral Resource Guide for East Central Iowa
Institute for Social and Economic Development– ISED provides support and services to help the economic and social well being of individuals, families, and communities.
Iowa Citizen Action Network – ICAN is an affiliate of US Action.
Iowa Federation of Families for Children’s Mental Health – This site offers information and support for families caring for a child with mental health needs.
Iowa Finance Authority – This site offers information for housing programs available to low-income individuals and families.
Iowa Fiscal Partnership – This group is a collaborative effort between the Child & Family Policy Center and the Iowa Policy Project. This project focuses on tax policies as it relates to Iowans.
Iowa Medicaid Pharmaceutical and Therapeutics Committee Report on the Preferred Drug List
Iowa Policy Project – This site provides analysis on issues affecting Iowans, such as budget & taxes, energy & environment, and economic opportunity.
Iowa Psychological Association
NATIONAL RESOURCES
Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law – This site specializes in mental health and disability issues, discussing legal disputes and advocacy for persons with mental illness.
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities – This site offers fiscal and budget analysis on both, state and federal, policy issues. Information focuses on budgets affecting children, families, and tax policies.
Center for the Law and Social Policy – This site provides policy analysis on issues affecting low-income individuals.
Children’s Defense Fund – This site offers advocacy and information to provide a voice for children.
Families USA – This site advocates for healthcare for all Americans. Advocacy efforts focus on the grassroots level with an opportunity for you to join their e-mail list serve.
Food Research and Action Center - This site provides education and advocacy efforts to work to eradicate hunger and undernutrition in the United States.
Keep Schools Safe – This site offers a collection of resources to help make schools safe. Information is available for parents, schools, and students.
Kids Needs – This site provides information for children with special needs and their parents.
National Alliance on Mental Illness – Find information on a grassroots advocacy organization, which strives to improve the lives of persons with mental illness and their families.
Open Secrets – This site provides insight into the influence money has in the Congressional political races.
National Resource Center for Family Centered Practice
Public Citizen – This site offers consumer advocacy to represent interests in Congress. Issues represented include health, environment, energy, and economy.
US Action – This site provides
opportunities for individuals to become involved in advocacy to fight
for social, racial, and economic justice. The Iowa Citizen Action Network
(ICAN) is a US Action affiliate.
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