A special thanks to the Emory Prevention Research Center for providing the following list of online resources.


Children and Families

CLIKS - Community Level Information on Kids http://www.kidscount.org/cgi-bin/cliks.cgi

Family Connection Partnership - Including: Research, Kids Count Data, and other links www.gafcp.org

Georgia Campaign for Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention (G-CAPP) - Including: Fast Facts, Resources, and Research www.gcapp.org

KidsCount http://www.gafcp.org/kidscount

Education

Georgia Department of Education http://public.doe.k12.ga.us/index.aspx

Governor’s Office of Student Achievement -2004-2005 Annual Education Accountability Report Cards http://reportcard2005.gaosa.org

Including: Bright from the Start, K-12, Technical and Adult Education, University System of Georgia, and Georgia Professional Standards Commission

Georgia School Council Institute at 521 Village Trace, Building 10; Marietta, GA 30067; Phone: 770-690-9797; FAX: 770-690-9710; e-mail: contact@gsci.org http://www.GeorgiaEducation.org

Joint Committee Program Evaluation Standards http://www.wmich.edu/evalctr/jc/

Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences Cooperative Extension and Outreach http://www.extension.psu.edu/evaluation/Default.html

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Guide to Evaluation Primers (provides overview and reviews of 11 different online evaluation primers) http://www.rwjf.org/files/publications/RWJF_ResearchPrimer_0804.pdf

School Matters - A service of Standard and Poor’s www.schoolmatters.org

U.S. Department of Education (ED) - Including: No child Left Behind, Information for parents, students, teachers, and administrators www.ed.gov

U.S. Department of Education - National Center for Education Statistics http://nces.ed.gov

Including: Data Snapshots, District Comparisons, Publications and Products, and Fast Facts


Foundations/Nonprofits/Funding Resources

Guidestar: Connecting People with Non-profit Information - Includes: IRS Form 990 for most non-profits (very interesting) www.guidestar.org

Foundation Center - Includes: RFP Bulletin, News by Category, Researching Philanthropy, and Job Corner www.fdncenter.org

Kellogg Foundation Evaluation Handbook http://www.wkkf.org/Pubs/Tools/Evaluation/Pub770.pdf

Southeastern Council of Foundations www.secf.org

Georgia Center for Nonprofits - Serving and strengthening Georgia’s Nonprofit Community www.gcn.org

Chronicle of Philanthropy www.philanthropy.com

Council of Foundations www.cof.org

Arthur Blank Family Foundation www.blankfoundation.org

Annie E. Casey Foundation www.aecf.org

Edna McConnell Clark Foundation - Committed to improving the lives of people from low-income communities www.emcf.org

Federal Grants Wire - A free resource for federal grants, government grants and loans www.federalgrantswire.com

Federal Register - Numerous grant and funding opportunities (sign up for the TOC List-serv) http://www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/

General

Census http://www.census.gov/

CDC DASH www.cdc.gov/HealthyYouth/evaluation/index.htm

CDC Evaluation Working Group http://www.cdc.gov/eval/

Community Toolbox: http://ctb.ku.edu/en/

County Fact Sheets - Profile of Child, Family and Community Well-being http://www.gafcp.org/kidscount/profiles/index.html

Georgia County Guide - Georgia Statistics System http://www.georgiastats.uga.edu

Including: Demographics and agriculture county/state profiles with selected data from the 2005-2006 Georgia County Guide, municipalities with 2004 population and county locator

Georgia County Guide http://www.countyguide.uga.edu/

Georgia Department of Industry, Trade and Tourism www.georgia.org

Georgia Department of Community Affairs - Including: Research, data, programs, and publications www.dca.state.ga.us

Georgia Family Connection – Evaluation Resources http://www.gafcp.org/fcnetwork/evalkit.htm

Georgia General Assembly - Including: House, Senate, and Legislature http://www.legis.state.ga.us

Online Access to Georgia Government www.georgia.gov

User Friendly Handbook for Mixed Method Evaluation: http://www.ehr.nsf.gov/EHR/REC/pubs/NSF97-153/start.htm

U.S. Census Bureau - State and County Quick Facts http://quickfacts.census.gov

U.S. Government Online www.firstgov.gov

United States Senate www.senate.gov

United States House of Representatives www.house.gov

The University of Georgia Carl Vinson Institute of Government - Georgia 2000 Information System http://ga2000.itos.uga.edu

University of Wisconsin Cooperative Extension Service: http://www.uwex.edu/ces/pdande/evaluation/evaldocs.html

Western Michigan University Evaluation Center www.wmich.edu/evalctr

Western Michigan University Evaluation Center Checklist Project http://www.wmich.edu/evalctr/checklists

Health

Cancer Control P.L.A.N.E.T.; links to comprehensive cancer control resources for public health professionals http://cancercontrolplanet.cancer.gov/

CDC Framework for Evaluating Public Health Programs http://www.cdc.gov/MMWR/preview/mmwrhtml/rr4811al.htm

CDC Oral Health Success Stories Workbook http://www.cdc.gov/OralHealth/publications/library/success_stories_wkbk.htm

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Prevention Pathways site http://pathwayscourses.samhsa.gov/eval101/eval101_intro_pg1.htm

Labor

Georgia Department of labor - Georgia Labor Market Explorer including Local Area Profiles (.pdf) http://explorer.dol.state.ga.us/mis/profiles.htm

U.S. Department of labor - Bureau of Labor Statistics www.bls.gov

Research/Best Practices

Georgia Go - A resource encouraging students to complete high school and attend a post-secondary institution www.georgiago.org

Child Trends www.childtrends.org

Community Tool Box http://ctb.ku.edu

William T. Grant Foundation - Supporting Research to Improve the Lives of Young People www.wtgrantfoundation.org

Bureau or Justice Assistance

Center for Program Evaluation www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA/evaluation/guide/

Georgia Public Policy Foundation www.gppf.org

Promising Practices Network
What works for children and families http://www.promisingpractices.net/

Rural Resource Guide

The guide provides an outstanding collection of resources including websites, books, articles, research, toolkits, best practices and organizational services and has been very useful to many people and organizations in rural communities. http://www.schoolandmain.org/tools/rural_guide.htm