Internet Resources - Welfare to Work Vouchers

To help you find more information on WtW Voucher Program issues, we've provided links on WtW-related topics below.

Childcare

	The Administration for Children and Families
	Child Welfare League of America (CWLA)
	Food and Nutrition Information Center
	National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies (NACCRRA)
	National Child Care Association (NCCA)
	National Child Care Information Center (NCCIC)
	National Head Start Association
	National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care
	Welfare Information Network

For more information about childcare programs for the WtW program, view our Childcare page.

Employment and Training

	America's Career InfoNet. This one-stop shop, developed by the U.S. Department of Labor, links to free online assessments and tests.
	Career Key. The Career Key measures interests, abilities, and values, which translate into personal career choices.
	National Alliance of Business Workforce Development The NAB is a national business organization focused on increasing student achievement and improving the competitiveness of the workforce. Their site contains resources on training and education partners, information about the Workforce Investment Act, and other data and resources related to workforce development and partnership building.
	National Association of Workforce Boards The National Association of Workforce Boards (NAWB) represents the interests of the nation's Workforce Investment Boards (WIBs). WIBs are local employer-led partnerships that develop workforce development systems from education, job training, and employment programs in each community. The NAWB site includes access to NAWB publications, a directory of WIBS, and other information about NAWB and WIBs.
	One Economy Corporation One Economy Corporation provides Internet access and other technology tools for PHAs, owners/managers of affordable housing, and low-income families.
	The National Governor's Association This site contains workforce development information and updates on a state-by-state basis.
	Transferable skills. This site helps identify personal assets and translates them into job-specific skills.
	U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration Internet Job Resources Page This comprehensive page provides technology-driven resources for an effective job search. Topics include career planning information, job search links, tips on using the Internet and other technology job searches, and virtual job fairs.
	Welfare Information Network This site provides a variety of resources on job placement, career advancement, on-the-job training, performance management, and other job-related topics.
	Welfare to Work This site includes a series of issue briefs providing practical, innovative, user-friendly technical assistance to the local practitioners implementing U.S. Department of Labor Welfare to Work grants.
	The Welfare to Work Partnership The Welfare to Work Partnership is a national, Nonpartisan, not-for-profit organization that was created to encourage and assist businesses hiring individuals from public assistance without displacing current workers. The Partnership established The Solutions Network, a database of Welfare to Work Partnership's Business Partners that have committed to hiring and retaining welfare recipients. The searchable database allows service providers to connect with these Business Partners, post information about their own organization, and receive e-mail notification of job openings.
	What color is your parachute? This site includes tools such as the seven rules to taking career tests and interactive personality tests.

For more information about employment programs for voucher recipients, view our Employment and Training Programs page.

Federal Government Resources

	The Administration for Children and Families Provides access to theTANF Final Rule.
	The Department of Housing and Urban Development Contains information for PHAs, tribes, and TDHEs.ides access to the TANF Final Rule.
	HUDCLIPS Allows you to download HUD forms.

Funding Resources

	The Grantsmanship Center Includes Federal and State governments, as well as community foundations.
	National Institute for Literacy Includes Department of Labor, Health and Human Services, and foundations.
	U.S. Department of Agriculture Includes information from foundations and Federal sources, and publications with funding sources.

For more information about program funding, view our Funding Resources page.

Housing

	The National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials
	National Fair Housing Advocate Discusses legal issues related to housing, including lawsuits and court cases.
	The Public Housing Authorities Directors Association
	Rental Housing On Line Includes vacancy listings, affordable housing, landlord tenant law, hundreds of forms and agreements, buying income property with no money down, screening tenants, raising rents, evictions and 67 other rental housing topics.

Housing and Welfare

Speakout.com "Welfare to Work" Facts and topical studies related to housing and welfare issues.

Partnership Development

	The Community Toolbox Contains information about developing multi-sector collaboration, as well as more general information related to partnership development.
	Together We Can Contains information on building bridges within and across service systems to develop the capacity of collaborative initiatives.
	The Welfare to Work Partnership The Welfare to Work Partnership is a national, Nonpartisan, not-for-profit organization that was created to encourage and assist businesses hiring individuals from public assistance without displacing current workers. The Partnership established The Solutions Network, a database of Welfare to Work Partnership's Business Partners that have committed to hiring and retaining welfare recipients. The searchable database allows service providers to connect with these Business Partners, post information about their own organization, and receive e-mail notification of job openings.

For more information about forming effective partnerships, view our Partnership Development page.

State Government Resources

	Employment and Training Administration Contact information for state DoL offices and program directors.
	Library of Congress Links to state and local government sites.
	National Conference of State Legislatures Links to state legislature and legislator web sites.
	The State Policy Documentation Project (SPDP) Tracks policy choices on Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) cash assistance programs and Medicaid in the 50 states and the District of Columbia. The information presented on this Web site was collected through surveys completed by a key policy advocate in each state, confirmed by state agency staff, and verified against state statute and regulation by SPDP staff.
	Stateline.org Excellent source for state government news, including welfare reform.
	Welfare Reform State Links Contact information for state TANF agencies.

TANF and Supportive Services

	Assessing the New Federalism Income support and social services publications and resources.
	Center for Law and Social Policy Contains information about relevant publications.
	Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. Includes information on topics such as as poverty, immigration, housing, and welfare reform.
	HHS Administration for Children and Families Everything you ever wanted to know about TANF and welfare.
	Manpower Demonstration Research Corporation Nonprofit, nonpartisan social policy research - examines and evaluates various approaches to improving the well-being of low-income people. Click on 1 of 5 topic areas at the top of the screen (welfare reform, community initiatives, families and children, education, and technical assistance).
	The National Governors Association Includes information on welfare reform.
	One Economy Corporation One Economy Corporation provides Internet access and other technology tools for PHAs, owners/managers of affordable housing, and low-income families.
	The Welfare Information Network Great information on a long list of topic areas related to welfare.
	World Wide Web Resources for Social Workers Links to many resources related to social welfare policy and services.

For more information about TANF and Supportive Services for the WtW program, view our supportive services page.

Transportation

	Community Transportation Association of America (CTAA)
	Department of Labor Contains information on the use of TANF, WtW, and Job Access Funds for transportation.
	Department of Transportation
	National Transit Resource Center Contains a "Transportation and Employment Toolkit"
	State Departments of Transportation Links to state departments of transportation.
	Welfare Information Network Includes information on transportation and welfare reform.

For more information about transportation services for the WtW program, view our transportation page.