Websites

This site helps young adults plan their next steps in life by bringing together the most recently available information about colleges, careers and military services. Designed primarily for individuals between 16 and 24, the site features information drawn and collated from the U.S. Departments of Commerce, Defense, Education and Labor.

Workforce System Strategies is an initiative of the U.S. Department of Labor administered by the Employment and Training Administration, which provides an online, public archive of resources to make it easier for workforce practitioners, administrators, policymakers, and researchers to identify and implement effective practices based on existing research, and ultimately, to support improved outcomes for workforce system customers.

This blog entry from the Department of Agriculture discusses schools’ progress in complying with the school meal nutrition standards updated last year and the benefits that are already being seen as a result of the changes, including a decline in childhood obesity and an increase in children’s levels of physical activity and healthy eating habits. 

This resource collects, screens, and identifies studies on the effectiveness of educational programs, products, practices, and policies for educators, policymakers, researchers, and the public.  This resource is designed to help schools, school districts, and educational program developers identify potential researchers (individuals and organizations) to conduct studies of effectiveness of educational interventions.

USASpending.gov is upgrading. This federal government’s website informs the public about federal awards. Upgrades include new features that will provide information about federal grant funds invested at the state and county levels. 

The Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration features information on its Parent Central website to help parents keep kids safe while they are on the road. 

The “Using Social Media in Child Welfare” page offers tips and resources for social workers, youth, and foster parents on the safe and effective use of social media.

USAspending.gov provides federal funding information to the public, as collected from federal agencies, in an easy to use website. The data is largely from sources: the Federal Procurement Data System, which contains information about federal contracts; and the Federal Assistance Award Data System, which contains information about federal financial assistance such as grants, loans, insurance, and direct subsidies like Social Security.

Usability.gov is a one-stop source for government web designers to learn how to make websites more usable, useful, and accessible.

Serve.gov is an online resource for not only finding volunteer opportunities in your community, but also creating your own.