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Scope note: This web page supplements an instructional session for SW 560 (Community Profile and Finding Funding Sources) facilitated by Social Work Library Staff. Within the structured approach of information literacy competencies taught at the School of Social Work, this session represents the 4th or Change Agent skill level. It is not meant to be comprehensive. Please contact Library Staff at social.work.library@umich.edu for related information.
I. Daily Newpapers
II. Selected Internet Websites from Professor Reisch's Syllabus
III. Community Tool Box (University of Kansas)
I. "It is highly recommended that students read a daily newspaper (print or online). such as the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, or the Detroit Free Press."
Newsbank's Access World News
Access via web: Newsbank
(coverage varies)
Access World News provides full-text coverage of over 10 Michigan, 600 U.S. and 700 international newspapers. Search or browse individual newspapers or the entire database by keyword and date or perform an advanced search to search by author, headline words, editions, and other terms. You can also create a custom list of newspapers for your search.
II. Selected Internet Websites from Professor Gant's (Fall 2008) Syllabus:
1. General Statistical Data
U.S. Census Bureau
Poverty Statistics at the Census Bureau
Statistical Abstract of the U.S.
Research Engines for the Social Sciences
2. Policy Analysis and Evaluation
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation Research Department
National Association for Welfare Research and Statistics
American Public Welfare Association
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
Center for Law and Social Policy
Institute for Research on Poverty
National Conference of State Legislators
Agency for Health Care Policy and Research
National Center for Children in Poverty
National Child Care Information Center
Center for Child and Youth Policy, University of California-Berkeley
3. Legislative Information and Updates
American Public Welfare Association
National Association of Counties
National Association of State Budget Officers
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
Center for Law and Social Policy
National Conference of State Legislatures
Child Welfare League of America
The Library of Congress (Thomas)
Administration for Children and Families
4. Organizations of State and Local Officials
National League of Cities
American Public Welfare Association
National Association of Counties
National Conference of State Legislatures
5. National Research and Policy Organizations
Cato Institute
Institute for Research on Poverty
Joint Center for Poverty Research
Manpower Demonstration Research Corporation
6. Selected Federal Agencies
U.S. Federal Government Agencies Page
Department of Health and Human Services
Administration for Children and Families
Agency for Health Care Policy and Research
National Child Care Information Center
US Department of Labor Employment & Training Administration
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning & Evaluation
Department of Housing & Urban Development
Empowerment Zone and Enterprise Community Program
7. Newspapers
New York Times
The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, and the Detroit Free Press are accessible via the Web: Newsbank's Access World News
8. Generic Search Sites
Yahoo
9. Social Policy and Social Services Networks
Linking the Human Services Community Online
9. Social Policy and Social Services Networks cont.
Action without Borders (volunteering)
Children, Youth, and Family Consortium
Social Work Access Network (SWAN)
Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Information
Center for Child and Youth Policy, University of California-Berkeley
Violence and Abuse Clearinghouse
World Wide Web Resources for Social Workers
National Association of Social Workers
Council on Social Work Education
Michigan League of Women Voters
Research Engine for the Social Sciences
Influencing State Policy (based at Virginia Commonwealth University)
10. Social Security and Elderly Information Sites
Social Security Administration
National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare
National Council of Senior Citizens
11. Political Parties
Democratic Party
12. General Voting Relating Sites
Project Vote Smart
13. Other Health Issues
Initiative to Eliminate Racial & Ethnic Disparities in Health
14. Criminal Justice
FBI Crime Reports:
15. Political Commentary
TomPaine.Com
16. Reproductive Rights
Planned Parenthood Affiliates of Michigan
Planned Parenthood Federation of America
7. Legal Cases
Jenkins
18. Comprehensive Sites
U.S. Federal Government Agencies Directory
How to Effectively Locate Federal Government Information
19. Regulations
National Archives and Records Administration
National Center for Children in Poverty
20. State of Michigan Sites
State of Michigan
Michigan House of Representatives
21. General U.S. Government Websites
U.S. Government
The White House
U.S. Senate
U.S. House of Representatives
Library of Congress
III. The Community Tool Box (University of Kansas) identifies 16 competencies community organizers need to help preserve and build organizational capacity and power. The following outline lists the competencies, related library and web resources, and selected community organizations that exemplify local efforts to build that community competency.
| Selected Library and Data Sources: UNDER CONSTRUCTION |
Selected Community Organizations: UNDER CONSTRUCTION |
| 1) Create and maintain coalitions and partnerships | |
Groups Promoting Religious, Political and Equal Rights
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Friends in Deed (Ypsilanti) |
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Selected Community Organizations: UNDER CONSTRUCTION |
| 2) Assess community needs and resources | |
Environment
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Quality of life issues (Hyde Park-Kenwood Community Conference) Ann Arbor Ecology Center |
Housing
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Bridging Communities, Inc. Avalon Housing, Inc. (Washtenaw Co.) |
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Gelman Sciences Dioxane Project; Ann Arbor, MI |
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Transportation Riders United (Metro Detroit) |
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Libraries City of Detroit (Knapp Branch serves a diverse population including African-Americans and a large Bangladeshi community.) Ann Arbor Ypsilanti Museums City of Detroit Ann Arbor Culture in Southeast Michigan |
Social Capital |
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Economic Opportunity
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Detroit Head Start Family Service Center
Dominican Adult Literacy Center Down To Earth Community Outreach Center Joyce Foundation Grants of $600,000 were made to Goodwill Industries of Greater Detroit, which will partner with Jewish Vocational Services, the Wayne County Michigan Prisoner Re-Entry Initiative, and the Michigan Department of Corrections 2006. |
Inequality
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Michigan League for Human Services Local Area Michigan Department of Human Services: |
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University of Michigan |
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Domestic Violence and Related Organizations Committee (with links to Michigan state and local domestic violence and related organizations) FirstStep (Wayne Co.) |
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Consumer Health Information in Many Languages Resources A collaboration of the NN/LM Consumer Outreach Librarians Southwest Counseling and Development Services Common Ground Sanctuary (Oakland Co.) |
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Free Clinics |
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Crossroads of Michigan Gleaners Community Food Bank(Detroit) |
Poverty
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Department Of Human Services (Michigan) The Skillman Foundation’s Good Neighborhoods Initiative, launched in January 2006, provides full-scale support to six city neighborhoods where many children live. More than 65,000 children live in these neighborhoods, which make up about 30% of the child population in Detroit. 50% of the children in these neighborhoods live in poverty. The six neighborhoods are:
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Flint Area Citizens To End Racism (FACTER) is a coalition of local residents and organizations dedicated to fighting racism. Together, they pledge to encourage and engage community-based anti-racist action. |
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Office of Diversity (UMHS) |
Sexism |
Womens Center of Southeast Michigan |
Teenage pregnancy |
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| Selected Library and Data Sources: UNDER CONSTRUCTION |
Selected Community Organizations: UNDER CONSTRUCTION |
| 3) Analyze problems and goals | |
| 4) Develop a framework or model of change |
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| Michigan Legislative Simulation | |
| 5) Develop strategic and action plans | |
| 6) Build leadership | |
| 7) Develop an intervention | |
| 8) Increase participation and membership | |
| 9) Enhance cultural competence | |
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| 10) Advocate for change | |
| 11) Influence policy development | |
| 12) Evaluate the initiative | |
| 13) Implement a social marketing effort | |
| 14) Write a grant application for funding | |
| Finding Funding Sources (University of Michigan) |
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| 15) Improve organizational management and development | |
Detroit Executive Service Corps |
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| 16) Sustain the work or initiative | |
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Content last updated on: 2 September 2008
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