Below are links to help you with your research. They are grouped by subject.
General Civics Research
Massachusetts State Data Center
Find my State Rep. / Senator using my home address
Find my US Representative/Senator
Fact Checking
Mental Health
Massachusetts Department of Mental Health
National Alliance on Mental Illness-Massachusetts
CDC: Improving Access to Children’s Mental Health Care-no longer being updated
PBS: Mental Health care access
State by state, how schools are doing at supporting mental health in schools(from 2021)
Four Barriers to accessing mental health services
Bullying
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services-Stop Bullying Information
Massachusetts Law about Bullying and Cyberbullying
American Pyschological Association: Bullying
Boston Children's Hospital: Bullying
Bullying doesn’t look like it used to. Experts share how to fix it
Town Infrastructure
MassDOT Chapter 90 Apportionment page. Chapter 90 gives annual formula funding to Massachusetts cities and towns for local transportation infrastructure improvements.
MassDOT Grant Central / municipal grant programs. Possible funding sources for road, sidewalk, bridge, Complete Streets, and safety projects.
Poverty
Living wage calculation for Massachusetts
Poverty Rate by Race/Ethnicity
Homelessness
North Star Families-The Montachusett Interfaith Hospitality Network, Inc. (MIHN) started housing homeless families in 2003.
Mass.gov-help for homeless people
Massachusetts Housing and Shelter Alliance
WCVB news story: Number of homeless students in Massachusetts at 'crisis' level as surge is feared
Deforestation
World Wildlife Foundation- deforestation
2024 Massachusetts Climate Report Card - Natural & Working Lands
Mass Audubon Resilient Forests
Massachusetts Pension Fund to Grill Managers on Climate Deforestation Engagement
A History of the Massachusetts Forest
New England Forestry Foundation
Deforestation in the United States Causes Consequences and Cures
https://www.climatehubs.usda.gov/hubs/northeast/project/worcesters-urban-forest
Impact of Solar Farm Expansion on Forest Cover in Massachusetts
Citations
Mr. Wiley's History Class-exit ticket 5/12/26