Visit the following websites to find useful information
about promoting sustainable, healthy communities. Each link
below will open a new window.
Community Toolbox (ctb.ku.edu)
provides practical information to support work in promoting
community health and development. The site is maintained by
the Work Group on Health Promotion and Community Development
at the University of Kansas in Lawrence, Kansas, and was developed
with AHEC/Community Partners in Amherst, Massachusetts.
Habitat for Humanity International
(www.habitat.org)
is a nonprofit, ecumenical Christian housing ministry. HFHI
seeks to eliminate poverty housing and homelessness from the
world, and to make decent shelter a matter of conscience and
action.
Health and Human Services (www.hhs.gov/specificpopulations/index.shtml)
This Federal agency's website has a wealth of information and
links to the many agencies for which it has oversight. The
link above goes directly to a "Special Populations" page.
This list allows people to access information about target
population(s) with whom they work. The list includes well over
a dozen populations. Examples include Adolescents/Teens/Youth;
Agricultural Workers/Migrant Workers; Ethnic and Racial Minorities;
Newborns, Babies, and Infants; and Rural Health and Social
Services.
Kansas Dept. of Health
and Environment (KDHE) (www.kdhe.state.ks.us)
Kansas Dept. of Human Resources (KDHR)
(www.hr.state.ks.us)
League of Kansas Municipalities (www.lkm.org)
The LKM's mission is to unify, strengthen, and advocate for
the interests of Kansas municipalities to advance the general
welfare and promote the quality of life of the people who live
within our cities.
MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Driving) (www.madd.org)
MADD's mission is to stop drunk driving and to support victims of this violent
crime.
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National Crime Prevention Council (www.ncpc.org)
A national educational non-profit, the nation's focal point
for crime prevention information. The NCPC's mission is to
enable people to create safer and more caring communities by
addressing the causes of crime and violence and reducing the
opportunities for crime to occur.
National Criminal Justice Reference Service (www.ncjrs.org)
NCJRS is a federally funded resource offering justice and substance
abuse information to support research, policy, and program
development worldwide.
National Institute of Justice (www.ojp.usdoj.gov/nij)
NIJ is the research, development, and evaluation agency of
the U.S. Department of Justice and is solely dedicated to researching
crime control and justice issues. NIJ provides objective, independent,
evidence-based knowledge and tools to meet the challenges of
crime and justice, particularly at the State and local levels.
PAVNET - Partnerships Against Violence
Network (www.pavnet.org)
a "virtual library" of information about violence
and youth-at-risk, representing data from seven different
Federal agencies
PRIDE (www.kansasprideprogram.ksu.edu) The
Kansas PRIDE Program serves communities across the state
to encourage and assist local government and volunteers in
making their community a better place to live and work.
Pew Partnership, The (www.pew-partnership.org)
is a civic research organization whose mission is to document
and disseminate cutting-edge community solutions.
Self Help Network of Kansas (www.selfhelpnetwork.wichita.edu)
Community center for community support and research; facilitate
and support grassroots and community partnership efforts in
creating and sustaining positive change
Wichita State University; Department of Psychology; 1845 Fairmount, Box 34;
Wichita, KS 67260-0034;
TEL: (800) 445-0116 or (316) 978-3843
FAX: (316) 978-3593
U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
-Kansas/Western Missouri
(www.hud.gov/local/kan)
United Way (national.unitedway.org)
The mission of United Way is to improve people's lives by mobilizing the caring
power of communities. Locate a local chapter by entering your ZIP code.
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