The websites included on this list are reliable sites that can be expected to be updated and maintained over time. Although some sites contain international demographics and information, the majority of the sites listed are U.S. focused. Special thanks to Heather Bullock who compiled this list and Lauren Walker who provided updates.
Stratification, Inequality and Poverty Statistics
United States
- Center on Budget and Policy Priorities opens in new window
Analyses of government poverty and income statistics are provided. Reports can be downloaded. Working on the state and federal levels, the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities is a national policy organization that focuses on economic policy and public programs that affect low- and moderate-income families and individuals. - Demos: Section on Inequality opens in new window
Website dedicated to tracking and documenting rising inequality. Reports can be downloaded.
- Inequality.org (A project of the Institute for Policy Studies)opens in new window
Website dedicated to tracking and documenting rising inequality. Reports can be downloaded. - Information Please: Poverty and Incomeopens in new window
Useful website for selected statistics on poverty and public assistance use.
Class and Classism, Hunger/Food Insecurity
United States
- Class Action
This educational website provides extensive information about social class and interpersonal and institutional classism. An annotated bibliography of readings related to class and classism is provided. Educational resources (e.g., videos) are available for purchase. - Food Research and Action Centeropens in new window
This website provides extensive information about federal food programs (e.g., food stamps), hunger in the U.S., childhood nutrition, and after school and school breakfast programs. Facts and statistics about hunger and program participation are included. Reports can be downloaded.
- Feeding America (formerly Second Harvest)opens in new window
Information about hunger and legislative initiatives and advocacy are provided. The website also allows visitors to search for foodbanks in their area. Reports can be downloaded. - Congressional Hunger Centeropens in new window
A nonprofit that works to make issues of domestic and international hunger a priority to policymakers in the U.S. government. Aims to raise a new generation of leaders to fight against hunger and poverty. - U.S. Department of Agriculture
opens in new windowGovernment website provides extensive information about food, nutrition, hunger, rural poverty and federal programs. Reports can be downloaded.
International
- Bread for the Worldopens in new window
An organization dedicated to ending hunger. Reports can be downloaded. - The Hunger Projectopens in new window
An organization dedicated to ending hunger and poverty. Reports can be downloaded.
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nationsopens in new window
Organization that leads international efforts to defeat world hunger, achieve food security for all, and ensure that people have regular access to enough high-quality food to lead active, healthy lives.
Poverty
Children (United States)
- National Center for Children in Povertyopens in new window
The National Center for Children in Poverty (NCPP) was founded in 1989 as a division of the Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University. NCCP is a nonpartisan, public interest research organization. Website provides extensive information about low-income children including fact sheets, demographic and policy analysis, and research findings. A broad range of issues is addressed related to health, education and parenting and economic supports. State profiles can be obtained. Publications can be downloaded. - Children’s Defense Fund (CDF)opens in new window
This website provides extensive information about childhood poverty and health and well-being. Information about child welfare and mental health, early childhood development, child health, youth development, family income and federal budget analysis is provided. CDF conducts its own research and analyzes government data. Reports can be downloaded.
- ChildTrends.orgopens in new window
Child Trends is the nation’s leading nonprofit research organization focused exclusively on improving the lives and prospects of children, youth, and their families. This website provides data, publications and resources on child welfare, early childhood, education, families and parenting, health, poverty and inequality, social and emotional development, reproductive health and youth development. - KIDS COUNT Data Center: A Project of the Annie E. Casey Foundationopens in new window
A premier source of data on children and families that assesses child well-being in the United States. The indicators include economic well-being, education, health, as well as family and community.
Homelessness
United States
- National Alliance to End Homelessnessopens in new window
Focus areas include families, chronic homelessness, youth, rural homelessness, veterans, domestic violence, and mental and physical health. Research, policy and training information are available, and reports can be downloaded. Fact sheets for children are available. - National Center for Homeless Educationopens in new window
Funded by the U.S. Department of Education, the National Center for Homeless Education works with schools, service providers, parents and other interested stakeholders to ensure that children and youth experiencing homelessness can enroll and succeed in school. - National Coalition for the Homelessopens in new window
This website provides resources about homelessness including side-by-side legislative analyses, directories of national and local homeless and housing organizations including state contacts for the education of homeless children and youth. Fact sheets about homeless and reports can be downloaded. They also have a speaker’s bureau. - National Law Center on Homelessness and Povertyopens in new window
This website is a clearinghouse for lawyers working to end homelessness and poverty. Legislative updates and information related to housing, domestic violence, income, children and youth, human rights, civil rights, and natural disasters are provided. The website includes action alerts. Reports can be downloaded.
- National Low Income Housing Coalitionopens in new window
Website provides news and legislative updates about homelessness. Housing affordability data for renter households in congressional districts is available. Information about federal housing programs is also available. Publications can be downloaded. - Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration - Homelessness and Housingopens in new window
Government “Homeless Resource Center” that provides information about homelessness and trauma, mental health, substance abuse, housing, health, employment, and benefits and entitlements. Extensive access to reports and publications is available. - U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessnessopens in new window
Government agency tasked coordinating the federal response to homelessness.
Social Policy: Welfare, Anti-Poverty and Inequality
United States
- Brookings Institutionopens in new window
The Brookings Institution, a private nonprofit organization, is committed to independent research and policy solutions. Examines a broad range of policy areas including children and families, poverty, taxes, social security, health (e.g., Medicaid, minority health disparities), housing, immigration and welfare reform. Reports can be downloaded. Books are available for purchase. - Center for Budget and Policy Prioritiesopens in new window
The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities is a national policy organization that works at the federal and state levels on fiscal policy and public programs that affect low- and moderate-income families and individuals. A broad range of policy areas are analyzed including asset tests, earned income tax, food assistance, health, housing, low-income immigrants, social security, poverty/income, unemployment, and welfare reform/Temporary Assistance for Needy Families. Legislative updates are provided. Reports can be downloaded.
- Center for Law and Social Policyopens in new window
This website provides information about policies affecting low-income families including child care and early education, child support and fathers, child welfare, childbearing and pregnancy prevention, civil legal assistance, disconnected youth, welfare policy, schools and education, prisoner re-entry and workforce development. Reports can be downloaded. - Center for Poverty Research at the University of California, Davisopens in new window
A nonprofit academic research center that facilitate nonpartisan academic research on poverty in the United States, disseminate this research, and train the next generation of poverty scholars.
SES and Health, Psychology
United States
- MacArthur Research Network on Socioeconomic Status and Healthopens in new window
This website includes research reports, measurement tools, and publications about the relationship between socioeconomic status and health. Papers can be downloaded. - APA Committee on SES
This website provides information about the American Psychological Association’s Socioeconomic Status Office. Information about the committee and its works as well as current advocacy initiatives within APA are posted.
- Psychology Benefits Society – Poverty and Socioeconomic Statusopens in new window
A blog post by the APA’s Public Interest Directorate that demonstrates how psychological science contributes to the greater good.
Working Class Studies
United States
- Center for Working-Class Studies at Youngstown State Universityopens in new window
Information and resources about working class studies is provided including resources for teaching, conference information and newsletters. - The Texas Center for Working-Class Studiesopens in new window
Website aims to raise awareness about issues related to social class, work and the working class and to provide opportunities for collaboration among faculty, students and community members.
- The Journal of Working-Class Studiesopens in new window
An online, open-access peer-reviewed journal provided by the Working-Class Studies Association. - Working-Class Perspectivesopens in new window
A blog that offers weekly commentaries on current issues related to working-class people and communities.
Activism
United States
- United Farm Workersopens in new window
This comprehensive website provides information about legislation, organizing, and news updates related to farm workers and other working people. Research reports are also available. - Student/Farmworker Allianceopens in new window
The Student/Farmworker Alliance, a national network of students and youth organizing with farmworkers, seeks to eliminate sweatshop labor and oppressive field conditions. Press archives, planned actions and organizing information are provided. - Alliance for Fair Foodopens in new window
According their website, the Alliance for Fair Food is “a network of human rights, religious, student, labor and grassroots organizations who work in partnership with the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW).” This site includes news articles, campaign documents and information about planned activities.
- Farm Labor Organizing Committee @ AFL-CIOopens in new window
The Farm Labor Organizing Committee (FLOC) of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations describes itself as “both a social movement and a labor union.” FLOC’s primary constituency is migrant agricultural workers, but FLOC is also involved with other constituencies including immigrant workers, Latino/as, local communities, and social justice coalitions. Information about immigrant rights, recent events, planned activities and links to other sites are provided. - Raising the Minimum Wage: A Project of the National Employment Law Projectopens in new window
The Fight for $15 is a grassroots movement of low-wage workers that seeks to undo decades of wage stagnation and growing inequality by raising the wage floor to more robust levels. - Why Hungeropens in new window
A nonprofit committed to finding solutions to hunger through grassroots mobilization, service delivery programs and research.