The Annie E. Casey Foundation The KIDS COUNT Widget! KIDS COUNT Data Center The KIDS COUNT Data Center provides state by state or across state data on a wide range of indicators, including child poverty and education. 2010 National KIDS COUNT Data Book According to data in the 21st annual KIDS COUNT Data Book, overall improvements in child well-being that began in the late 1990s stalled in the years just before the current economic downturn. Find national data and state-by-state data and rankings on 10 key indicators of child well-being. How-To Congressional District Data Video Available http://datacenter.kidscount.org/DataBook/2010/Videos/Districts.aspx
	National Center for Children in Poverty Putting Research to Work for Children and Families.
	The Working Poor Families Project: Indicators & Data
	U.S. Census Bureau Census.gov has posted feedback they received on the Supplemental Income Poverty Measure (SIPM) after sending a request for input last spring. See page 46 of feedback received for NEC's contribution. http://factfinder2.census.gov/main.html http://factfinder.census.gov http://dataferrett.census.gov/ For advanced data analysts; download customized data sets
	Connecticut Voices for Children Using the Census to Learn About Your Community: A Guide to The American Community Survey (ACS) This publication from Connecticut Voices for Children provides a comprehensive guide on how to utilize the American Community Survey (ACS) to access data on communities across the country and helps make the case for why data is so important in understanding these communities.
	New England Economy Charts New England Fiscal Charts Sustained, High Joblessness Causes Lasting Damage to Wages, Benefits, Income, and Wealth Earn Economic Data for New England
	The State of Working America The State of Working America, an ongoing analysis published since 1988 by the Economic Policy Institute, includes a wide variety of data on family incomes, wages, jobs, unemployment, wealth, and poverty that allow for a clear, unbiased understanding of the economy’s effect on the living standards of working Americans.
	Brandeis University Institute on Assets and Social Policy The Institute on Assets and Social Policy website features a wide array of tools, including Data Tools for Policy Impact, Tools and Reserach Indexes, and tools to help in Building State Assett Initiatives.
	CFED Assets and Opportunities Scorecard The Assets & Opportunity Scorecard is a comprehensive look at wealth, poverty and the financial security for families in the United States. The Scorecard assesses the 50 states and the District of Columbia on how well residents are faring and what states can do to help residents build and protect assets.
	Carsey Institute The Carsey Institute conducts policy research on vulnerable children, youth, and families and on sustainable community development. Research resources include Demographic Trends, Evaluation Program, and Indicator tools.
	Brookings: EITC Interactive EITC Interactive allows you to access specific tax return data for a selected geographic area throughout the United States.
	The Center for the Study of Social Policy Policy for Results PolicyforResults.org is an online set of tools for focusing policy strategies on achieving measurable results for kids and families. This website provides research-based policy strategies shown to achieve targeted results.
	Urban Institute Fact Sheets: Data at a Glance The Urban Institute Fact Sheets provide data at a glance related to different topics including unemployment and poverty.
	Urban Institute Understanding Poverty This site looks at the issue of poverty in the United States, including what it means to be poor, how families are affected, and how to fight poverty.
	Center for Law and Social Policy Data Finder CLASP DataFinder is a custom, easy-to-use tool developed to provide select demographic information, as well as administrative data, on programs that affect low-income individuals and families.
	Administration for Children and Families Child Welfare Data
	Kaiser Family Foundation State Health Facts
	Childstats.gov Child and Family Statistics/ Data Tools
	New York Times Food Stamp Interactive Map This interactive map featured on the New York Times website provides data on the percentage of individuals receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP; formerly Food Stamps) for every county in the United States.
	Panel Study on Income Dynamics(PSID) Trend Data
	Education Dashboard To spur and inform conversations about how to improve educational results.
	Data Quality Campaign
	CDC Vital statistics Health Data Public use data files on U.S. health data Youth Behavior Risk Surveillance Survey
	Child Health Scorecard
	National Center for Educational Statistics and Data Explorer Interactive Interactive state-level District data Combined with census data maps graphs
	CHILDTRENDS www.childtrends.org/whatworks Programs with evidence to enhance development
	Political Economy Research Institute Prioritizing approaches to economic development in New England: skills, infrastructure, and tax incentives.