Below are links to websites containing useful data and other information about children and families.

Data Sources:

  The Annie E. Casey Foundation's KIDS COUNT project: www.kidscount.org

  The U.S. Census Bureau: www.census.gov

Louisiana Government:

  Info Louisiana: www.louisiana.gov

  Louisiana Legislature: http://legis.state.la.us

  Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services: www.dcfs.louisiana.gov

  Louisiana Department of Education: www.doe.state.la.us

  Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals: www.dhh.louisiana.gov

  Louisiana Office of Juvenile Justice: www.ojj.la.gov

National Advocacy Organizations:

  Child Welfare League of America: www.cwla.org

  The Children's Defense Fund: www.childrensdefense.org

  Families USA: www.familiesusa.org

  The National Association for the Education of Young Children: www.naeyc.org

  National Black Child Development Institute: www.nbcdi.org

  National Women's Law Center: www.nwlc.org

  Voices for America's Children:  www.voices.org

US Congress: 

  Thomas: Legislative Information on the Internet:   http://thomas.loc.gov

  United States House of Representatives: www.house.gov

  United States Senate: www.senate.gov

Resources on Child Abuse:

Prevent Child Abuse of Louisiana:   www.pcal.org

Committee for Children:   www.cfchildren.org

Child Welfare Information Gateway:   www.welfare.gov