Community Life Web Links
Web Search Terms
community, community planning, community building, quality of life, social indicators, best places, economic development, planning councils
Wikipedia – The Online Encyclopedia
Federal Data and Resources
Smart Growth Resource Library: SustainLane — Government Knowledge Database
State Data and Resources
Stateline.org – policy and politics
Netstate.com™ – state information
Local Community Data and Resources
International Data and Resources
Education
Schools as Centers of Community
Where to Educate Your Children
Housing
Toolkit for Affordable Housing Development
Data Place™ by Knowledgeplex ®
Corporation for Supportive Housing
Surveys and Tools, Measures, Indicators
Michigan State University Sense of Community Questionnaire
The Social Capital Community Benchmark Survey
Measures for Community Research
International Sociological Association – Working Group on Social Indicators WG06
Criteria Used to Rate Cities; Best Places to Live
America’s Most Livable Communities
Methodology of the Livable Communities Research Project
Progressive Farmer Best Places to Live in Rural America
Partners for Livable Communities
Transportation
Community Transportation Association
Smart Growth Resource Library: Transportation and Social Equity
Surface Transportation Policy Partnership
Health Care
NAMI Grading the States on Mental Health Services
Principles of Community Engagement from the Centers for Disease Control
Disability and Health State Chartbook – 2006 Profiles of Health for Adults With Disabilities
The Commonwealth Fund: A Private Foundation Working Toward a High Performance Health System
Sense of Belonging
Aging
A Blueprint for Action: Developing a Livable Community for All Ages
Human Services and Communities — What Others are Doing
Indiana Institute on Disability and Community
National Organization on Disability – Community Involvement
Institute on Community Integration
The Asset Based Community Development Institute
Building Inclusive Communities in Seattle
Open Society Institute – Baltimore
Arizona State University West College of Human Services Partnership for Community Development
Community Consulting Services
Pew Partnership for Civic Change
Building Communities
National Association of Planning Councils
The Aspen Institute: Roundtable on Community Change
Community Building Resource Exchange
Helping Communities Work Better – resources
Sustainable Communities Network
Maryland Department of Planning Smart Growth and Neighborhood Conservation Resources
Advocacy
PolicyLink: Advocating for Change
Handbooks
Community Organizing – The Citizens’ Handbook
Placemaking – tools for community action
Guide to Action – Simple Steps Toward Change
Community Quality of Life- How to Carry Out a Community QOL Project
Social Service and Social Change: A Process Guide