• Administration For Children and Families - The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is responsible for federal programs that promote the economic and social well-being of families, children, individuals, and communities. (http://www.acf.dhhs.gov/news/welfare/index.htm)

• Brookings Institute -Welfare and Beyond series.(http://www.brook.edu/dybdocroot/wb/)

• Center for Community Change
(http://www.communitychange.org)

• Center on Budget & Policy Priorities (http://www.cbpp.org)

• Center on Law & Social Policy (http://www.clasp.org)

• Coalition for Tobacco Free West Virginia (http://www.ctfwv.com)

• Coalition on Human Needs (http://www.chn.org)

• DOJ Immigration and Welfare Reform-(http://www.ins.usdoj.gov/hqopp/)

• DOL Welfare-to-Work Page-(http://wtw.doleta.gov/)

• DOT Implementation of the President's Welfare-To-Work Initiative-(http://www.dot.gov/ost/m60/acqwelwork/welwork.htm)

• Economic Policy Institute (http://www.epinet.org)

• Food Assistance Programs-(http://usda.gov/fcs/welfare.htm)

• HHS Welfare Information Page-(http://www.acf.dhhs.gov/news/welfare/)

• IDEA Central's Welfare& Families - This site updates issues relation to welfare reform and how it will affect families and youth. It is updated every 2 months. (http://epn.org/idea/welfare.html)

• Institute for Women's Policy Research (http://www.iwpr.org)

• Manpower Demonstration Research Corp (http://www.mrdc.org)

• Medicaid-(http://www.hcfa.gov/medicaid/wrefhmpg.htm)

• National Governor's Association and NGA Center for Best Practices (http://www.nga.org)

• National Low-Income Housing Coalition - dedicated solely to ending America's affordable housing crisis.(http://www.nlihc.org)

• U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) - (http://www.opm.gov/wtw/)

• The Urban Institute- The Urban Institute is a non-profit policy research agency established in Washington, D.C. in 1968. The staff investigates the social and economic problems confronting the nation as well as pubic and private efforts designed to alleviate them. The site includes information on "hot topics," the institute's nine policy research centers, publications, and general information about the institute. (http://www.urban.org)

• The Welfare Information Network- For information and for resources on policy, choices, research results, program design, program inplementation, technical assistance and for internet links to welfare resources. (http://www.welfareinfo.org/index.htm)

• Welfare Law Center (http://www.welfarelaw.org)

• Welfare Reform Resources - The welfare reform link on the cooperative extension system's children, youth, and family information service. Materials from the National Association of State University & Land Grant colleges (NASULGC) national conference, USDA, and other state extension services' information on welfare reform is here. (http://www.cyfernet.mes.umn.edu/welfare.html)

• White House Information - This White House site links to welfare reform information by topic and by federal government department. (http://www.whitehouse.gov)

• Appalachian Education Laboratory - AEL has a 35-year history of applying the power of research to the challenges of educational practice and policy. (http://www.ael.org)

• American Friends Service Committee - The American Friends Service Committee carries out service, development, social justice, and peace programs throughout the world. (http://www.afsc.org)

• The Good News Mountaineer Garage - Accepts donations of vehicles that are repairable for a reasonable amount of money and are then distributed to people trying to transition from welfare to work. (http://www.goodnewsmountaineergarage.com/)

• West Virginia Bureau of Employment Programs- State and county data on labor force, employment and wages by sector, unemployment, job service information, and economic summaries. (http://www.state.wv.us/bep)

• WV Council of Churches - makes more visible the unity of Christ's church, provides a Christian witness on public issues, and engages in cooperative mission and service for all West Virginias. (http://www.wvcc.org/index.html)

• WV Governor's Cabinet on Children and Families - The Governor's Cabinet on Children and Families is state government's connection to families and communities. (http://www.wvchildrenandfamilies.org)

• West Virginia Legal Aid - This site is a cooperative project of civil legal services providers in West Virginia. It is designed to help clients, practitioners and members of the public to understand our legal system and use it to pursue their just claims. (http://www.wvlegalservices.org)

• West Virginia University Extension Service - The West Virginia University Extension Service forms learning partnerships with the people of West Virginia to enable them to improve their lives and communities. (http://www.wvu.edu/~exten/)

• The Goat Rope Blog - Ever the voice for social justice issues, WVWRCs own board member Rick Wilson speaks out and invites your feedback on such issues as mine safety, minimum wage, and health care. (http://www.goatrope.blogspot.com/)