|
Student Links
Consumer Education and Family Living
Consumer Resources
Consumer Protection
Financial and Economic Literacy
Family Living
Consumer Resources
Federal
Citizen Information Center
The FCIC's site contains text versions of hundreds of consumer
publications.
Consumer
Action Website
The Consumer Action Website offers advice and a directory
of consumer resources provided by the Federal Citizen Information
Center.
Consumer
Federation of America
This Web site provides advocacy, education, and membership
services to consumers.
Better
Business Bureau
BBBs encourage positive relationships between businesses
and consumers and serve to protect consumers. The Council
of Better Business Bureaus is a national umbrella organization
representing the entire system. Their Web site offers consumer
tips and alerts and links to local offices.
American
Council on Consumer Interests
This Web site features a membership organization for academics
and other professionals involved in consumer and family economics.
Teen
Consumer Scrapbook
This site is a collaboration of students at Ellensburg High
School and the Washington State Attorney General's Office.
It provides information in seven categories of consumer awareness.
Consumer.gov
This Web site provides links to a broad range of federal
resources for consumers. The information is organized into
categories, such as food, health, children, transportation,
and money.
Energy
Efficiency and Renewable Energy
A division of the U.S. Department of Energy, EEFE created
this Web site to help consumers reduce their use of natural
gas and electricity. EEFE provides energy-saving tips for
homes and vehicles.
AAA
American Automobile Association provides travel information
as well as advice about purchasing and maintaining vehicles,
traffic safety, and auto insurance.
Consumer's
Union.org
The Consumer's Union is a consumer advocacy group and publisher
of Consumer Reports magazine. Their Website informs consumers
on such issues as health care, money, and food and product
safety.
CARF
CARF is an accrediting body for continuing care and other
retirement communities. The Web site includes advice about
selecting continuing care facilities.
Direct
Marketing Association
The DMA is an organization for direct marketers. The Web
site provides a Consumer Assistance section.
FirstGov.gov
FirstGov is the official U.S. government gateway for information
and resources for citizens, businesses, and governments.
U.S.
Census Bureau
A division of the U.S. Department of Commerce, the Census
Bureau compiles and provides all statistics related to U.S.
Census 2000.
Back to Top
Consumer Protection
Centers
for Medicare and Medicaid Services
The Web site includes consumer information that explains
all services provided by this agency within the U.S. Department
of Health and Human Services.
Children's
Advertising Review Unit
Operated by the Council of the Better Business Bureaus, CARU
reviews advertising, promotional material, and online privacy
practices that affect children. The Web site also provides
guidelines for advertisers and parents.
Consumer
Product Safety Commission
This is a federal agency that protects the public against
unreasonable risk of injury and death from consumer products.
Environmental
Protection Agency
The EPA's site provides information about programs for protecting
human health and safeguarding air, water, and land.
Council
on Environmental Quality
The Council on Environmental Quality coordinates federal
environmental efforts and works closely with agencies and
other White House offices in the development of environmental
policies and initiatives.
Food
and Nutrition Information Center
This Web site includes a Consumer Corner for information
about food and nutrition.
Healthfinder®
Healthfinder's Web site provides extensive health information
and links to other reliable sources. The site is provided
by the National Health Information Center, U.S. Department
of Health and Human Services.
National
Committee for Quality Assurance
The NCQA's Web site provides information about the quality
of managed care plans, as well as accreditation for plans
that meet NCQA standards. The Web site includes the Health
Plan Report Card, an interactive tool for consumers to locate
the best health plan for their needs.
National
Association of Attorneys General
This Web site facilitates interaction among the Attorneys
General of all fifty states. Their Consumer Corner page includes
warnings about fraudulent practices and scams.
NACAA
The National Association of Consumer Agency Administrators
is an association of government agencies providing consumer
services, such as legal advice, mediation, enforcement
of regulations, and public education.
National
Consumer Law Center
This organization provides advocacy on consumer law issues.
Federal
Communications Commission
The FCC is a federal agency that regulates interstate and
international communications by radio, television, wire,
satellite, and cable. Their Web site includes an area for
consumers.
Federal
Trade Commission
The FTC Web site helps this organization enforce a variety
of federal antitrust and consumer protection laws. The site
includes a consumer protection page covering a variety of
consumer topics.
NCL
The National Consumers League is a nonprofit advocacy group
that identifies, protects, represents, and advances the
economic and social interests of consumers and workers.
The Web site includes extensive information for and about
teens.
National
Council Against Health Fraud
NCAHF is a private, nonprofit, voluntary health agency that
focuses on health misinformation, fraud, and quackery as
public health problems.
National
Crime Prevention Council
NCPC's mission is to help people prevent crime and build
safer, more caring communities.
Fraud.org
This site is for the National Fraud Information Center and
Internet Fraud Watch, projects of the National Consumers
League. The site helps consumers identify and report Internet
fraud, telemarketing fraud, and more.
National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration
An agency of the U.S. Department of Transportation, the NHTSA
provides vehicle recall information and testing results,
driving and traffic safety information, regulations and standards,
and research and development regarding injuries and fatalities.
National
Institutes of Health
Part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services,
the NIH is the federal agency for medical research. Their
Web site includes information on diseases and therapies.
National
Park Service ParkNet
This Web site includes pages devoted to history, nature,
park guides, and education.
Natural
Resources Conservation Service
Part of the USDA, the NRCS assists Americans with conservation
of natural resources.
Stay
Safe Online
Sponsored by the National Cyber Security Alliance, Stay Safe
Online offers tips, educational material, and other resources
for online security.
U.S.
Department of Housing and Urban Development
This Web site's consumer section includes information on
such topics as fair housing, homebuyers' rights, tenants' rights,
and healthy homes.
U.S.
Department of Labor
DOL's main page provides links to many topics of interest
for workers and employers.
U.S.
Department of Transportation
The U.S. Department of Transportation's Web site provides
information about transportation on a national level and
also links to individual states' DOTs, including traffic
and road conditions.
U.S.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
This federal office protects against discrimination in the
workplace. The Web site offers information about how to identify
discriminatory practices, how to file charges, mediation,
and other workplace issues.
YouthRules!
YouthRules! is an initiative of the U.S. Department of Labor.
The Web site and activities are designed to educate teens,
parents, educators, and employers on federal and state
rules regarding young workers and workplace safety.
Back to Top
Financial and Economic Literacy
It
All Adds Up
This site was developed for youth by the National Council
on Economic Education. The site includes online games and
simulations in all areas of financial management.
LifeSmarts.org
Developed by the National Consumer League, this annual national
competition tests the financial savvy of teens in grades
9 through 12.
American
Savings Education Council
This coalition of private and public sector institutions
works to raise public awareness about ensuring long-term
personal financial independence.
Bureau
of Economic Analysis
The Bureau of Economic Analysis is an agency of the U.S.
Department of Commerce that provides a comprehensive analysis
of the economy, affecting monetary policy, tax and budget
projections, and business investment plans.
Bureau
of the Public Debt
This division of the U.S. Treasury provides information about
savings bonds, T-bills, and other securities, as well as
information regarding the national debt, to the penny. This
Web site also contains facts on related interest expenses.
Bureau
of Labor Statistics
The Bureau of Labor Statistics, within the U.S. Department
of Labor, is the principle fact-finding agency for the federal
government in the broad field of labor economics and statistics.
Certified
Financial Planner Board of Standards
This professional regulatory organization fosters professional
standards in personal financial planning. The Web site provides
information about financial planning.
Economic
Policy Institute
The Economic Policy Institute seeks to broaden the public
debate about strategies to achieve a prosperous and fair
economy.
Board
of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
The central bank of the United States oversees the banking
industry, and through it, the government controls interest
rates and the money supply. Their Web site includes a Consumer
Information page.
Insure.com
This consumer insurance guide provides insurance news and
advice, financial ratings of insurance companies, etc.
The
Investor's Clearinghouse
This site provides information about investments and financial
markets. It includes a savings calculator and a savings game
for young investors.
U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission
The SEC's Web site provides extensive investor information,
including interactive tools, such as mutual fund and retirement
calculators.
Standard & Poor's
Standard & Poor's is a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies
that provides independent financial analysis, including ratings
of insurance companies.
EBSA
The Employee Benefits Security Administration is a U.S. Department
of Labor program that protects the integrity of pensions,
health plans, and other employee benefits of U.S. workers.
TreasuryDirect
This Web site offers a savings bond calculator and an online
purchasing service.
Social
Security Online
This Web site of the Social Security Administration includes
a Kids link, which goes to Kid's Place for stories and games.
National
Council on Economic Education
The NCEE is a nonprofit partnership of education, industry,
and labor created to promote students' understanding of economic
principles. Their Web site provides online lessons.
National
Endowment for Financial Education Teen Resource Bureau
NEFE's financial Web site is designed for teens in a magazine
format updated every three months.
United
States Postal Service
This Web site provides online services, such as ordering
stamps, looking up rates and fees, calculating postage, tracking
packages, and paying bills online.
U.S.
Department of Education
The Department provides a Student Guide to Financial Aid
and the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
Back to Top
Family Living
U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services
This organization, offering information about the Department's
many programs, can be accessed from this site.
Education
Development Center, Inc.
The EDC offers information supporting children and families,
promoting health, improving schools, building communities,
and integrating work and learning.
FamilyFun
This interactive Web site includes a craft and recipe finder,
party planner, online games, family ideas, activities and
more.
Family
Education
The Family Education site offers grade appropriate skill-builders,
games, and software for pre K-12. The web site offers school,
entertainment, and life information.
Family
Support America
The Web site provides information for strengthening families.
GriefNet
GriefNet.org is an Internet community of persons dealing
with grief, death, and major loss. GriefNet is directed
by a clinical grief psychologist, death educator, and traumatologist.
Learning
Disabilities Association of America
The LDA Web site provides information for people with learning
disabilities, their parents, teachers and other professionals.
National
Alliance for the Mentally Ill
The Web site provides information about NAMI a nonprofit,
grassroots, self-help, support and advocacy organization
of consumers, families, and friends of people with severe
mental illnesses.
National
Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect
The NCCANCH Web site offers information on programs, research,
legislation, and statistics regarding the safety, permanency,
and well-being of children and families.
National
PTA
The National PTA Web site offers contact, community, and
support information.
National
Council on the Aging
The National Council on the Aging is a national network of
organizations and individuals dedicated to improving the
health and independence of older persons. The NCOA Web site
explores research, news, programs, constituency groups, and
publications concerning older adults.
National
Council on Child Abuse and Family Violence
This Web site offers information and articles about child
abuse, and family violence.
National
Council on Family Relations
The NCFR Web site provides information, news, and public
policy concerning families, and family relationships.
National
Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
NIAID conducts and supports basic and applied research to
better understand, treat, and ultimately prevent infectious,
immunologic, and allergic diseases. The NIAID Web site offers
news, information, activities, opportunities, and research
information.
National
Institute of Child Health &
Human Development
The NICHD Web site offers a wealth of health information,
and resources related to the health, and well being of all
people.
National
Mental Health Association
The NMHA Web site provides advocacy, education, research
and service information.
National
Safety Council
The NSC Web site provides information about safety, health
and environmental policies, practices and procedures.
Back to Top
|
