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SW509: Data Sources for Community Assessment

Resources for social work courses (e.g. SW509) which require students to develop a community profile or assessment.

Finding Missing Government Websites

A new presidential administration typically brings significant changes to federal government websites. What is not typical, however, is the pressure faced by executive agencies in the second Trump administration to remove data and take down websites that conflict with the president's political views as outlined in his executive orders.

It has become increasingly common for government data sets that were previously publicly available to be removed. Some of these datasets may be altered and made available again, while others may remain offline indefinitely. 

Below is a list of non-governmental resources that have some US government-produced data. Please feel free to contact me if you need any help finding US government information.

Search Across Sites That Have Preserved Federal Data

Government Data Archives

Department of Education Reports and Data (including ERIC)

Archive of FEMA Data

Last Updated: Oct 9, 2025 12:01 PM