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- School Meals Programs (USDA)
Provides information related to school meals programs, such as recipes, competitive programs, and more. 1-05
- Programs to Support Excelling in Math and Science
- Programs to Help Persons with Low Income or No Income
- National Programs to Improve Ecology (US Geological Survey)
- Fitness Training Programs (Betterbodz)
- Funding - Federal Programs and Grants to Support Distance Education (ADEC)
- Peace Programs and Articles (Carnegie Endowment for International Peace)
Provides programs and articles related to world peace.
- Programs, Organizations, and Documents for Multicultural Health (Office of Minority Health Resource Center)
Provides a directory and a search engine for multicultural health. Results of searches include abstracts or summaries of documents rather than the full documents 2-01
- SBA Loan Guarantee Programs (Small Business Association)
Describes each of the SBA loan guarantee programs, including 7a, 504, LoDoc, Express, Export Express, Community Express, CAIP, Microloans, and more. 11-01
- Grants for Alternative Energy Commuting Programs (U.S. Department of Energy)
Provides grants for programs to demonstrate alternative energy uses for commuting. 3-02
- Principles - A Framework For Universal Principles of Ethics (Crossroads Programs - Colero)
"There are many tools for decision making, but few (secular) guides to indicate when situations might have an ethical implication. Yet this awareness is a crucial first step before decisions are made. Recognizing the moral context of a situation must precede any attempt to resolve it."
"Ethical dilemmas rarely present themselves as such. They usually pass us by before we know it or develop so gradually that we can only recognize them in hindsight - a little like noticing the snake after you've been bitten." "The principles have been organized into three categories for ease of use: personal, professional and global ethics." 7-02
- Programs for Processing Shareware Purchases (RegShare.com)
Compares costs of companies that provide financial processing services for software companies providing downloadable software. 10-02
- Education Programs for Understanding Causes of War and Peace (UnitedforPeace.org - Star Tribune - Ford and Sternberg)
"As antiwar activists are again taking to the streets to protest a possible war with Iraq, their ranks include a growing number of protesters who are earning college degrees in peacemaking." 12-02
- Helping Programs for Families in Need in Oregon (OregonHelps.org)
Provides assistance with Food Stamps, Oregon Health Plan, Employment Related Day Care (ERDC), Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), Federal Housing Assistance, Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), Federal Earned Income Tax Credit and Oregon's Earned Income Credit, Oregon's Working Family Tax Credit, Individual Development Accounts (IDAs), National School Lunch Program, Women, Infants, and Children Nutrition Program(WIC), and Emergency Food. Provides information in English, Spanish, Russian, and Vietnamese. 5-03
- Saving Money When Shopping for Food (Urban Programs Resource Network - Reuter)
Recommends ways to cut costs when buying food. 11-03
- Bush 2006 Budget Cuts Education and Programs for the Poor (CNN News)
"About one-third of the programs subject to elimination are in the Education Department, including federal grant programs for local schools in such areas as vocational education, anti-drug efforts and Even Start, a $225 million literacy program."
"In all, the president proposed $137 billion less over the next 10 years than previously forecast for mandatory programs with much of that occurring in reductions in Medicaid, the big federal-state program that provides health care for the poor, and in payments the Veterans Administration makes for health care."
"Many of the spending cuts in the plan are repeats of efforts the administration has proposed and Congress has rejected previously."
"Democrats complained that Bush was resorting to draconian cuts that would hurt the needy in order to protect his first term tax cuts that primarily benefited the wealthy." 1-05
- Report: Aid Programs Need Reform (CNN News)
"Red tape, inefficiency and nepotism mean that only one fifth of international aid actually gets to the people who need it, aid agencies said on Monday."
"Not only that, but 40 percent of international aid is spent buying overpriced goods and services from the donors' own countries, Action Aid and Oxfam said in a joint report calling for urgent reform of a politically compromised system." 2-05
- -11-03-05 House Republicans Propose Cutting Programs for the Poor (MSNBC News)
"The food stamp cuts in the House measure would knock nearly 300,000 people off nutritional assistance programs, including 70,000 legal immigrants, according to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office."
"About 40,000 children would lose eligibility for free or reduced-price school lunches, the CBO estimated."
"But some Republicans worry that social service cuts, though relatively small, might have outsized political ramifications, especially when Republicans move in the coming weeks to cut taxes for the fifth time in as many years. Those tax cuts, totaling $70 billion over five years, would more than offset the deficit reduction that would result from the budget cuts."
" 'The problem is the interrelationship between cutting taxes, which no matter what you do will be viewed as cutting taxes for the rich, and reducing programs for the poor,' said moderate Rep. Michael N. Castle (R-Del.). 'It's that simple.' " 11-05
- Entitlement Programs Nearly Half of Federal Budget (CBS News)
"Three growing entitlement programs consumed nearly half of all federal spending in 2004, and budget analysts expect them to make up an even bigger share in the future." 12-05
- Data Mining - Talon and Eagle Eyes Programs (SourceWatch.org)
" 'To track domestic terrorist threats against the military, the Pentagon is creating a new database that will contain 'raw, non-validated' reports of 'anomalous activities' within the United States,' Brian McWilliams reported...June 25, 2003, in Wired News."
"Talon reports grew out of a program called Eagle Eyes, an anti-terrorist program established by the Air Force Office of Special Investigations that 'enlists the eyes and ears of Air Force members and citizens in the war on terror,' according to the program's Web site. A Pentagon spokesman recently described Eagle Eyes as a 'neighborhood watch' program for military bases."
TALON stands for "Threat and Local Observation Notice." 03-06
- -06-26-06 Bush and Cheney Assail Media for Reporting on Search Programs (ABC News)
"President George W. Bush on Monday denounced as 'disgraceful' the revelation by the media of a secret U.S. program that tracks international financial records in pursuit of terrorists."
"Vice President Dick Cheney also singled out The New York Times for criticism of its reporting on both bank-records searches and a separate anti-terror program involving warrantless eavesdropping on phone calls." 06-06
- Research and Educational Programs for Sustainable Development (MIT.edu)
"MIT's Technology and Development Program provides developing nations greater access to scientific and technological capabilities through collaborative research and educational programs." 08-07
- Corporate Wellness Programs (US News)
"Clarian Health Partners, a large Indianapolis-based healthcare system, earlier this year found itself on the defensive after announcing that starting in 2009, 13,000 employees at five area hospitals would face a surcharge of up to $30 per pay period if they smoked, didn't fill out a health-risk questionnaire, or fell short of targets for weight, blood sugar, cholesterol, and blood pressure—a $5 penalty for each. Sheriee Ladd, vice president for human resources, says that as a healthcare provider, Clarian wanted to take a leadership role in encouraging healthful behaviors." 10-07
- Programs and Resources Related to At-Risk Youth (Texas Youth Commission)
Provides provides hundreds of annotated links, organized by topic. 1-04
- College and Career Programs for Deaf Students (Galudet University and National Technical Institute for the Deaf)
Provides descriptions of college programs for deaf students. 8-00
- Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Prevention Programs (Streissguth)
Lists 8 programs designed to help prevent FAS, problems in infants caused by mothers consuming alcohol during pregnancy.
- Error Rates of Filtering Programs (Hazelton)
Provides results of a study of the effectiveness of some of the most commonly used filtering programs. Programs tested included AOL Parental Controls, Cyber Patrol, SurfControl (SurfWatch), SafeServer, and N2H2 (Bess). 10-05
- State Tobacco Programs Fail (CBS News)
"Most states have failed to pay for tobacco-prevention programs and protect people from second-hand smoke despite receiving billions of dollars in settlement money to take such measures, according to a report."
"The American Lung Association's report, released Tuesday, gave 38 states grades of F for failing to fund tobacco prevention and control programs. Thirty-five states received F's for their smoke-free air laws." 1-04
- Early Childhood Accreditation Programs (Early Childhood Program Accreditation)
"For more than 80 years, the National Association for the Education of Young Children has worked to raise the quality of programs for all children from birth through age eight. A major part of NAEYC's efforts to improve early childhood education is through different systems of accreditation for programs that are committed to meeting national standards of quality...." 09-09
- Child Care - Federal Child Care Programs
Provides resources. 10-09
- Oregon - Americorp Programs
- HIV and STD - Evaluating Education Programs (RCAP)
Provides criteria for evaluating education programs to prevent HIV and STD infection.
- School To Work Programs (The Chalkboard)
Provides resources for making school-to-work connections by role.
- Federal Loan Programs (Education Finance Group)
Describes federal loan programs, such as subsidized and unsubsidized Stafford Loans, Parent Loan for Undergraduate Students (PLUS), NAFEO loans for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and more.
- Designated Driver Programs (National Drunk and Drugged Driving)
Provides assistance with setting up a local designated driver program. 12-00
- Internships (Internship Programs)
Provides information to apply for internships for college. 6-01
- Guidelines for Drug Prevention Programs (Regional Drug Initiative)
Provides suggestions for designing programs and bases the suggestions on results from research studies. 1-02
- Ementoring - Website Development for Mentoring Programs (Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory - Garringer)
"This article is meant to be a basic overview of the nuts and bolts of getting your program's website up and running, and brief look at some of the valuable ways your site can help your program succeed." 2-02
- Model Programs (NCREL)
Provides a table of 25 programs and identifies the essential components considered part of the model, such as collaboration and coordination. Details of each program are found through the links on the left of the page. 8-02
- Guide for Establishing Mentoring Programs (Yes, You Can)
Provides a guide for establishing mentoring programs to prepare youth for college. 5-03
- Helping Programs for Families in Need in Oregon (OregonHelps.org)
Provides assistance with Food Stamps, Oregon Health Plan, Employment Related Day Care (ERDC), Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), Federal Housing Assistance, Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), Federal Earned Income Tax Credit and Oregon's Earned Income Credit, Oregon's Working Family Tax Credit, Individual Development Accounts (IDAs), National School Lunch Program, Women, Infants, and Children Nutrition Program(WIC), and Emergency Food. Provides information in English, Spanish, Russian, and Vietnamese. 5-03
- Helping Programs for Families in Need in Oregon (Oregon State University Extension Service)
Provides assistance information for families in need. 5-03
- Search for Graduate Programs (Petersons.com)
Provides a search engine for finding graduate programs by field of study, name of institution, or keywords. Awesome Library does not endorse these listings, but provides them as examples. 6-03
- Model Programs (SAMSHA)
Provides a guide to model programs according to SAMSHA's standards. 6-03
- -Model Programs Matrix (SAMSHA)
Provides a matrix revealing which programs are considered science-based models according to SAMSHA. Includes an explanation of evaluation criteria. 6-03
- Reviews of Filtering Programs (PCMag.com)
In a comparison of some of the most popular filtering programs for child safety, recommends Cybersitter 2002. 7-03
- UNAIDS Programs (UNAIDS)
Describes programs to fight against AIDS. 12-03
- Programs to Fight AIDS - Global Fund (Global Fund)
"The Global Fund was created to finance a dramatic turn-around in the fight against AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria. These 3 diseases kill more than 6 million people each year, and the numbers are growing. This massive scaling-up of resources will support aggressive interventions against all three." 12-03
- Programs to Fight AIDS - World Bank (World Bank)
"AIDS is turning back the clock on development. In too many countries the gains in life expectancy won are being wiped out. In too many countries more teachers are dying each week than can be trained. We will mainstream AIDS in all World Bank work." 12-03
- Programs to Fight AIDS - World Health Organization (World Health Organization)
Describes efforts of WHO to fight AIDS. 12-03
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