Consumer and Family Sciences Web Sites

Agencies

• Bureau of Labor Statistics - Consumer Expenditures Survey
  http://stats.bls.gov/news.release/cesan.toc.htm
• Center for Disease Control
  http://www.cdc.gov/
• Children's Defense Fund
  http://www.childrensdefense.org/
• Early Childhood Public Campaign
  http://www.iamyourchild.org/
• Federal Reserve Board
  http://www.federalreserve.gov/
• Federal Trade Commission
  http://www.ftc.gov/
• National Education Goals Panel
  http://www.negp.gov/
• National Institutes of Health
  http://www.nih.gov/
• National PTA
  http://www.pta.org/index.asp
• The ARC
  http://www.thearc.org/
• The Future of Children (Packard Foundation)
  http://www.futureofchildren.org/
• The Urban Institute
  http://www.urban.org/

Child Care/Child Development

• Center for Early Education and Development Univ of Minn
  http://education.umn.edu/ceed/
• Early Childhood Research Institute on Measuring Growth and Development Univ of Minn
  http://ici2.umn.edu/ecri/
• Child Care Bureau
  http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ccb/
• ERIC Clearinghouse on Elementary and Early Childhood Education
  http://ericeece.org/
• National Association for the Education of Young Children
  http://www.naeyc.org/
• National Child Care Information Center
  http://nccic.org/
• National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect
  http://www.calib.com/nccanch/
• National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care
  http://nrc.uchsc.edu/
• NEC*TAS
  http://www.nasdse.org/national_early_childhood_techn.htm
• National Institute on Out-of-School Time
  http://www.wellesley.edu/WCW/CRW/SAC/
• Children, Youth & Family Education Resource Network (CYFERNET)
  http://www.cyfernet.mes.umn.edu/

Consumer Ed

• Better Business Bureaus
  http://www.bbb.org/
• Consumer Culture
  http://homepages.gold.ac.uk/slater/
• Consumer-Net
  http://www.consumernet.org/
• Consumer Product Safety Commission
  http://www.cpsc.gov/
• Consumer World
  http://www.consumerworld.org/
• National Fraud Information Center
  http://www.fraud.org/
• National Institute for Consumer Education
  http://www.nice.emich.edu/

Demographics/Statistics

• American Demographics Marketing Tools
  http://www.inside.com/default.asp?entity=AmericanDemo
• Bureau of Labor Statistics
  http://www.bls.gov/
• Department of Labor
  http://www.dol.gov/
• Federal Information Exchange
  http://www.elkin.com/govt_link_one.htm
• National Center for Children in Poverty
  http://www.nccp.org/
• National Center for Health Statistics
  http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/
• U.S. Bureau of the Census
  http://www.census.gov/
  

Family Consumer Law/Legal Issues

• Law & Estate Planning Links
  http://www.ca-probate.com/links.htm
• The Consumer Law Page
  http://consumerlawpage.com/
  

Family Life Resources

• West Dakota Parent & Family Resource Center
  http://www.dickinson.k12.nd.us/westdakota/default.htm
• Family Online Network
  http://www.fam.net/
• Learning Disabilities
  http://www.ldonline.org/
• National Network for Family Resiliency
  (Links to sites for child care, collaboration, family resiliency, science and tech., health, community-based programs.)
  http://www.nnfr.org/
• New Ways to Work (Workplace-personal life resources)
  http://www.nww.org/
• Welfare Reform (Extension)
  http://www.cyfernet.mes.umn.edu/welfare.html
• Work & Family Connection
  Resources, reviews & reports on issues related to work and family.
  http://www.workfamily.com/

Financial Aid for College

• Financial Aid (financial aid homepage)
  http://www.finaid.org/
• Student Loans Repayment
  http://www.fbs.com/cgi_w/cfm/studentloans/crashcourse.cfm

Financial Well-Being

• Financial Center (personal finance)
  http://www.financenter.com/
• Financial Counseling & Planning Journal (AFCPE)
  http://www.hec.ohio-state.edu/hanna/
• NCFE - National Center for Financial Education
  http://www.ncfe.org/
• NEFE (High School Financial Planning Program)
  http://www.nefe.org/

Frugal Spending, Tips, etc.

• Educators Bed & Breakfast ($27/night worldwide lodging)
  http://edubabnet.com/
• The Dollar Stretcher
  http://www.stretcher.com/index.cfm
• Information Development for Extension Audiences (IDEA)
  http://www.idea.iastate.edu/
• Justice Information Center Fact sheets office of juvenile justice & delinquency prevention
  http://www.ncjrs.org/

Magazines

• Time
  http://www.time.com/time
• Money
  http://money.cnn.com/
• People
  http://people.aol.com/people

News

• CNN Interactive
  http://www.cnn.com/
• Wall Street Journal
  http://online.wsj.com/public/us

Other Interesting Sites

• Inflation Calculator
  http://www.westegg.com/inflation/

Travel

• Northwest Airlines Travel Promotions
  http://www.nwa.com/home.html
• Best Fares
  http://www.bestfares.com/home.asp
• Price Line - Airline Tickets, Hotel Rooms, Cars, Home Loans
  http://www.priceline.com/

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