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Welfare-Mom Homepage
Dedicated to issues of importance to low-income families. Welfare myth-busting, original features, and resources for parents, kids, and job-seekers. Covers single-parent, working class, public policy and feminist issues.
http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/1064/
Welfare Law Center: Low Income Networking and Communications (LINC) Project
Where low-income organizers can come together to combat the shredding of the social safety net and have their efforts represented.
http://www.lincproject.org/
UPM against Poverty SA
Provides information, links, newsletter, and events calendar.
http://www.webcom.com/ausisle/upm/
Walk a Mile Project
Training materials, discussion board, and links for Walk a Mile, which trains local organizations to sponsor "Walk a Mile" projects that bring together policymakers with their low-income constituents to promote dialogue and understanding.
http://www.walkamile.org/
Almanac of Policy Issues: Welfare
Background information and links on the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program and U.S. federal welfare policy generally.
http://www.policyalmanac.org/social_welfar...
Heritage Foundation: Welfare
Research and related welfare information from the Heritage Foundation, a conservative policy think tank.
http://www.heritage.org/Research/Welfare/
Manpower Demonstration Research Corporation
A social policy research organization dedicated to learning what works to improve the well-being of low-income people.
http://www.mdrc.org/
Welfare Rights Organizing Coalition
Seattle-based coalition of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) recipients. Includes newsletter, fact sheets, and event announcements.
http://www.wroc.org/
Welfare Information Network (WIN)
A clearinghouse for information, policy analysis and technical assistance on welfare reform.
http://www.financeproject.org/irc/win.asp
Urban Institute
An institute investigating and analysing U.S. social and economic problems and issues, including the New Federalism, welfare and welfare-to-work, Medicare, and disabilities issues.
http://www.urban.org/
Moving Ideas: Welfare
Studies and reports on USA welfare issues from a liberal perspective.
http://www.movingideas.org/content/en/issu...
Administration for Children and Families Office of Family Assistance
The federal agency that administers the federal government's primary welfare program, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF).
http://www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/ofa/
Joint Center for Poverty Research
A national and interdisciplinary research institute that examines what it means to be poor in America. Features academic research written for a lay audience on a variety of topics, including welfare programs, education, health, housing, employment, and crime.
http://www.jcpr.org/
HandsNet
HandsNet empowers organizations to effectively integrate online communications strategies, strengthening their program and policy work on behalf of children, families and people in need.
http://www.handsnet.org/
Emergency Committee to Defend Constitutional Welfare Rights
Establishes basis in U.S. Constitution and obligatory international law for right to decent relief for the involuntarily unemployed and that "workfare" as practised is prohibited involuntary servitude (forced labor).
http://www.geocities.com/welfarerights/
Welfare Law Center
Works with and on behalf of low-income people to ensure that adequate income support -- public funding provided on the basis of need -- is available whenever and to the extent necessary to meet basic needs and foster healthy human and family development.
http://www.welfarelaw.org/
Social Policy: Welfare, Society and the State
Social policy is the study of the welfare state, and the range of responses to social need. This is a brief introduction to the subject.
http://www2.rgu.ac.uk/publicpolicy/introdu...
Welfare Rights Advocacy Pages
Addresses the failures of the social service system and offers advice for struggling clients.
http://www.angelfire.com/wa2/WRAP/index.ht...
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