Useful Links

Councils of Social Service - www.coss.net.au
The national gateway to the community services sector in Australia which contains a directory of all member organisations of the Councils of Social Service (in every state and territory) and searchable data bases of library and publications catalogues.

Community Builders - www.communitybuilders.nsw.gov.au
An interactive clearinghouse, hosted by the NSW Premier's Department, for people involved with community-level social, economic and environmental renewal and development.

Australian Council of Social Service - www.acoss.org.au
The site of the Australian Council of Social Service (the peak body of the community welfare sector) which contains user-friendly information on a wide range of social and economic issues affecting low income and disadvantaged people. It also offers a free email subscription service for all ACOSS media releases, and direct links to over 80 national community sector peak bodies .

National Community Housing Forum - www.nchf.org.au
The site of the National Community Housing Forum with useful information on community housing issues.

Management Alternatives Pty Ltd - www.mapl.com.au
The site of Management Alternatives Pty Ltd which has a wealth of information and resources on policy and management issues to assist small community organisations active in the human services field.

Australian Institute of Family Studies - www.aifs.org.au
A handy site to keep abreast of research and policy development conducted by the Australian Institute of Family Studies around a wide range of issues affecting families.

Social Policy Research Centre - www.sprc.unsw.edu.au
The site of the Social Policy Research Centre at the University of NSW which concentrates on social policy developments in Australia.

National Coalition Building Institute - www.ncbi.org
The site of the the National Coalition Building Institute, a non-profit leadership training organisation (based in Washington DC) aiming to eliminate prejudice and inter-group conflict in communities.