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Federal Sites:

United States Department of Health and Human Services: Leading America to better healt, safety and well-being.

Administration for Children & Families : The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is a federal agency funding state, territory, local, and tribal organizations to provide family assistance (welfare), child support, child care, Head Start, child welfare, and other programs relating to children and families.

Office of Community Services: The Office of Community Services (OCS) works in partnership with states, communities, and other agencies to provide a range of human and economic development services and activities which ameliorate the causes and characteristics of poverty and otherwise assist persons in need.

Community Services Block Grants: The Community Service Block Grant program provides States and Federal and State-recognized Indian Tribes with funds to provide a range of services to address the needs of low income individuals to ameliorate the causes and conditions of poverty.

Head Start Bureau: Head Start serves the child development needs of preschool children (birth through age five) and their low-income families.

ACF Grant Opportunities: Applicants will also be able to find the complete text of all ACF grant announcements on the ACF web site

WWW.GRANTS.GOV: Grants.gov allows organizations to electronically find and apply for more than $400 billion in Federal grants. Grants.gov is THE single access point for over 1000 grant programs offered by all Federal grant-making agencies. The US Department of Health and Human Services is proud to be the managing partner for Grants.gov, an initiative that is having an unparalleled impact on the grant community.

National Organizations:

Results Oriented Management & Accountability (ROMA): As always, the ROMA Web Site is a “commons” where community action folks from around the nation meet and greet and share. Your comments and suggestions are not only welcome, but also genuinely encouraged.

Community Action Partnership: It is our mission to be a national forum for policy on poverty and to strengthen, promote, represent and serve its network of member agencies to assure that the issues of the poor are effectively heard and addressed.

The National Community Action Foundation (NCAF) Advocates for the nation's Community Action Agencies and the low-income Americans they serve.

CAP-FACTS: Important legislative developments provided to you by the National Community Action Foundation

CAP-LAW: Providing expert legal assistance nationwide for Community Action Agencies operating under the federal Community Services Block Grant Program

Virtual CAP: This site provides an in-depth look at innovative programs and projects developed by Community Action Agencies around the United States.

National Association for State Community Services Program: A national professional association for state administrators of the US Department of Health and Human Services' Community Services Block Grant and the US Department of Energy's Weatherization Assistance Program

National Head Start Association: The National Head Start Association is a private not-for-profit membership organization dedicated exclusively to meeting the needs of Head Start children and their families.

National Center for Children in Poverty: The National Center for Children in Poverty (NCCP) is the nation’s leading public policy center dedicated to promoting the economic security, health, and well-being of America’s low-income families and children.

Institute for Research on Poverty (IRP): We are a center for interdisciplinary research into the causes and consequences of poverty and social inequality in the United States. It is based at the University of Wisconsin-Madison

IRP Poverty-Related Links by Category: The following resources are not under the control of the Institute for Research on Poverty. They are merely listed here as a resource for researchers. Any notes or classifications are based on the cataloger's opinion based on a brief "visit" to a site.

Colorado Organizations:

Colorado Department of Local Affairs: Stengthening Colorado Communities

Colorado Head Start-State Collaboration Office: The purpose of the Head Start-State Collaboration grants is to create a visible partnership at the state level to support the development of multi-agency and public/private partnerships.

Colorado State Demography Office: Makes data and information readily available to the public, including citizens, businesses and non-profit agencies

For specific county websites, see the CCAA map of counties and their agencies.

Other Helpful Sites:

National Organziations

Economic Success Clearinghouse (formerly Welfare Information Network): Economic Success Clearinghouse connects you to resources about effective policies, programs and financing strategies that help low-income and working poor families.

Congress.org, a website full of information on US Congressional people & activities

Federal Register Home Page: Find the latest on recently enacted Federal Legislation and Notices.

Center for Budget & Policy Priorities, a nonpartisan research organization and policy institute that conducts research and analysis on a range of government policies and programs, with an emphasis on those affecting low- and moderate-income people

The Alliance for Justice (AJF) is a national association of environmental, civil rights, mental health, women's, children's and consumer advocacy organizations.

The Nonprofit Advocacy Project works to strengthen the voice of the nonprofit sector in important public policy debates by giving tax-exempt organizations a better understanding of the laws that govern their participation in the policy process.

Children's Defense Fund: Our mission is to Leave No Child Behind and to ensure every child a Healthy Start, a Head Start, a Fair Start, a Safe Start, and a Moral Start in life and successful passage to adulthood with the help of caring families and communities.

Federal Statistics, the gateway to statistics from over 100 U.S. Federal agencies

First Government, easy one-step access to all online U.S. Government Resources

Foundation Center, gateway to on-line philanthropy

IDAnetwork.org, serves as a gateway to the individuals, organizations, and ideas that are collectively shaping the Individual Development Account (IDA) field

Welfare Peer Technical Assistance Network, provides peer-to-peer technical assistance to public agencies and private organizations implementing the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) program

Tech Soup a clearing house for donated computer software and hardware for non-profit organizations

Colorado Organizations

State of Colorado: The official site of the State of Colorado

Office of Self-Sufficiency: Our Mission is to assist families and individuals to transition from welfare dependency and poverty to economic opportunity and independence.

Boulder Community Network, provides information on a variety of non=profit organizations in Boulder County

The Community Foundation, a clearinghouse of philanthropy on Boulder County.

Compass, provides statistics and human resource information in Larimer County.

Metro Volunteers, volunteerism, seminars for non-profits, customized training & consulting, facilitation.

Energy Outreach Colorado has been dedicated to helping Colorado’s neediest families meet their home energy needs. Click the Who We Are button above to learn more about us.

Colorado Trust, the foundation supports innovative projects, conducts studies, develops services and provides education to produce long-lasting benefits for all Coloradans

Denver Foundation: The Denver Foundation is a community foundation serving the seven counties of Metro Denver.  We were created by and for the people of Metro Denver with one goal –  to make our community a better place to live, now and in the future.