- 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/
- 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_welfare/welfare.shtml
- Coalition on Human Needs: Welfare
Background information, legislative analyses, status reports on pending bills, and links on welfare issues from the Coalition on Human Needs, a coalition of major U.S. anti-poverty organizations.
http://www.chn.org/welfare/
- 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/
- HandsNet
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.
http://www.handsnet.org/
- Heritage Foundation: Welfare
Research and related welfare information from the Heritage Foundation, a conservative policy think tank.
http://www.heritage.org/Research/Welfare/
- Hudson Institute's Welfare Reform Policy Center
Hudson Institute's Welfare Reform Policy Center researches welfare reform activity around the nation, conducts research, evaluates the effectiveness of work-based reforms and improves them, and facilitates policy meetings and project developments.
http://www.welfarereformer.org/
- Idea Central: Welfare and Families
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.
http://www.movingideas.org/
- 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/
- MDRC
Multiple reports regarding welfare and welfare reform from this nonprofit, nonpartisan social policy research organization
http://www.mdrc.org/
- Mathematica Policy Research
Research and analysis of welfare and work-related programs by Mathematica Policy Research, a for-profit research organization.
http://www.mathematica-mpr.com/welfare.htm
- Mathematica Research: Research on Welfare and Work
Research and analysis of welfare and work-related programs by Mathematica Research, a respected for-profit research organization.
http://www.mathematica-mpr.com/WELFARE.HTM
- NuAmericas.com
Addresses the multicultural, social, economic and health related needs of all people in Americas.
http://www.nuamericas.com/
- Social Policy Action Network (SPAN)
SPAN develops effective social policy for low income children and their families. SPAN is a project of the Tides Foundation.
http://www.span-online.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/introduction/index.htm
- UPM against Poverty SA
Provides information, links, newsletter, and events calendar.
http://www.webcom.com/ausisle/upm/
- Urban Institute
Policy think tank that tracks welfare, Social Security, Medicare, and other domestic policy issues.
http://www.urban.org/
- 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/
- Welfare Information Network (WIN)
A clearinghouse for information, policy analysis and technical assistance on welfare reform.
http://www.financeprojectinfo.org/WIN/
- 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/
- 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/
- Welfare Made a Difference Campaign
Seeks to reshape public perception about and public policy relating to welfare by sharing stories of people who have received welfare and struggled out of poverty.
http://www.wmadcampaign.org/
- 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.html
- 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-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/
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