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Below are links to federal government agencies serving women and girls.

FirstGov.Gov: The U.S. Government's Official Web site Web site
Links to all federal government Web sites.

U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Web site
Resource for small business owners.

SBA Online Women's Business Center Web site
Resource for small business owners, specifically women business owners.

Office of Minority Health Resource Center Web site
Information and statistics about minority health, as well as a federal clearinghouse of resources.

U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Women's Bureau Web site
DOL Mission Statement: To promote the well being of wage-earning women, improve their working conditions, increase their efficiency, and advance their opportunities for profitable employment.
DOL Vision Statement: Better Jobs! Better Earnings! Better Living! The Women's Bureau promotes 21st Century solutions to improve the status of working women and their families.

U.S. Department of Justice Web site
Information on various issues such as: consumer fraud, discrimination, domestic violence, and youth violence.

The National Women's Health Information Center Web site
This site is part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office on Women's Health. The site offers information on many aspects of women's health from pregnancy to disability to body image to pending legislation.

U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition Web site
Information for women on food safety, nutrition, and cosmetics.

U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Office of Women's Health Web site
"FDA's Leading resource for Women's Health information"

U.S. Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women Web site
Helpful information about what communities can do, federal laws regarding violence against women, and lists of online resources.

Parenting Resources for the 21st Century Web site
Links parents and other adults responsible for the care of a child with information on issues covering the full spectrum of parenting. This site, federally sponsored through the Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, strives to help families meet the formidable challenges of raising a child today by addressing topics that include school violence, child development, home schooling, organized sports, child abuse, and the juvenile justice system.

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