Society, Issues, Poverty, Welfare
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- Multiple reports regarding welfare and welfare reform from this nonprofit, nonpartisan social policy research organization
- Provides information, links, newsletter, and events calendar.
- Where low-income organizers can come together to combat the shredding of the social safety net and have their efforts represented.
- 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).
- Addresses the failures of the social service system and offers advice for struggling clients.
- Background information and links on the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program and U.S. federal welfare policy generally.
- The federal agency that administers the federal government's primary welfare program, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF).
- Studies and reports on welfare from a liberal perspective. Idea Central is part of the Electronic Policy Network, a project of The American Prospect magazine.
- 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.
- 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.
- Policy think tank that tracks welfare, Social Security, Medicare, and other domestic policy issues.
- Research and related welfare information from the Heritage Foundation, a conservative policy think tank.
- 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.
- 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 cr
- A clearinghouse for information, policy analysis and technical assistance on welfare reform.
- An online community of nonprofit organizations concerned with low-income issues. Includes articles and alerts from participating organizations, some of which relate to welfare and workfare.
- 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.
- Seattle-based coalition of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) recipients. Includes newsletter, fact sheets, and event announcements.
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