Other Sites
With the exception of the ICF Web Site, the following links lead to sites containing information created and maintained by other organizations and individuals and are provided for the user’s convenience. The Italian Catholic Federation does not control nor can it guarantee the accuracy, relevance, timeliness, or completeness of this information. The information or opinions contained in external links do not necessarily represent the views of the Italian Catholic Federation.
Organizations
- Italian Catholic Federation - Provides an overview of the organization, listing of by-laws, Central Council officers, forms for award nominations, full branch listing, and much more.
- The National Italian American Foundation - Founded in 1975, the National Italian American Foundation is a major advocate in Washington, DC for nearly 25 million Italian Americans. Its mission is to preserve and protect Italian American heritage and culture.
Charities
- Children's Hospital, Oakland, California (Cooley's Anemia) - Cooley's Anemia (Thalassemia) has been the ICF National Charity since 1983, with over $1 million raised for research.
- The Life Centers of Ventura County - Organization dedicated to helping and educating the public regarding the humanity of the unborn child as well as life issues of abortion, euthanasia, bioethics, genetic engineering, human experimentation, population control and involuntary sterilization.
Italian Heritage
- The Italian Hall - Located at El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historical Monument in Downtown Los Angeles, the Historic Italian Hall was built between 1907-08, during which time the El Pueblo area comprised the core of city's Italian Quarter. The Italian Hall provides exhibits and educational programs that examine the history and continuing contributions of Italian Americans in multi-ethnic Los Angeles.
- Italian Genealogy - This site provides an introduction to Italian Genealogy and includes a surname database, community forums and more.
- Ancestry.com - Genealogy site which claims to have "the largest collection of family history records on the web."
- Maps of Italy - Provides maps for many major Italian regions and cities.