Library Class and Subject Guides: SOWK 605 & 655 Social Welfare Policy Practice: Educational Institutes and Government Assns.

Government Associations

National Conference of State Legislatures
NCSL, founded in 1975, represents the legislatures in the states, territories and commonwealths of the U.S. Its mission is to advance the effectiveness, independence and integrity of legislatures and to foster interstate cooperation and facilitate the exchange of information among legislatures.
National Governors Association
The NGA identifies priority issues and deals with matters of public policy and governance at the state, national and global levels. Their research arm, NGA Solutions, helps in developing and implementing solutions to public policy challenges.

Institute for Research on Poverty
IRP is a nonpartisan research institution dedicated to producing and disseminating rigorous evidence to inform policies and programs to combat poverty, inequality, and their effects in the United States.
U.S. Collaborative of Poverty Centers
The CPC’s goals are to improve links between the policy and research communities to inform public policies that reduce poverty and inequality and their effects in the United States; to facilitate and support poverty-related research; and to widely disseminate research findings.
Brennan Center for Justice (NYU)
The Brennan Center is a nonpartisan law and policy institute. Their mission states "We work to craft and advance reforms that will make American democracy work, for all."
Social Justice Institute, Case Western Reserve University
The Social Justice Institute examines the root causes of social injustice and develops solutions by supporting creative research, scholarship, and pedagogy.
Nancy A. Humphreys Institute for Political Social Work
The Nancy A. Humphreys Institute works to increase the political participation and power of social workers and the communities they serve so public policy reflects our profession’s values and commitment to social justice.