The U.S. House Ways and Means Committee has budgetary oversight for many social programs. It periodically publishes a report on programs and expenditures. The most recent is from 2012. This document gives program descriptions and historical data on a wide variety of social and economic topics, including Social Security, child welfare, child support, health insurance, Medicare, unemployment, TANF and SNAP, and others.
Sites listed here are selective. For additional ideas, please refer to the reference book, e-Government and Web Directory: Federal Government Online [REF ZA5075 .G682]
U.S. Code Title 42 Title 42 of the United States Code covers "codified" laws of the U.S. governing public health and welfare. Check out the "contents" list from this Cornell University Law School site if you're looking for topic ideas.
National Association of Social Workers
America's Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being
Social Security Administration
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Social Security: Research, Statistics, and Policy Analysis
Indiana Family and Health links
Indiana Family and Social Services Administration
Veterans' Benefits Administration
Poverty Guidelines, Research, and Measurement
Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families
Major Federal Legislation Concerned with Child Protection, Child Welfare, and Adoption
DHHS Office of Family Assistance Information on TANF
Department of Health and Human Services' Family and Youth Services Bureau
Office on Violence Against Women
Federal Nutritional Assistance Programs (including Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, SNAP)
Women, Infants and Children (WIC)
Feeding America.org: Hunger in America
Child Welfare Information Gateway
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Administration on Developmental Disabilities
U.S. Housing and Urban Development: Public Housing
Interagency Council on Homelessness
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Office of National Drug Control Policy
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Immigration Statistics (from Dept. of Homeland Security)
Council of State Governments Knowledge Center: Human Services