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Welfare Law Center: Low Income Networking and Communications (LINC) Project 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. (Welfare) http://www.lincproject.org/ Welfare Information Network (WIN) Welfare Information Network (WIN): A clearinghouse for information, policy analysis and technical assistance on welfare reform. (Welfare) http://www.financeprojectinfo.org/WIN/ Almanac of Policy Issues: Welfare 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. (Welfare) http://www.policyalmanac.org/social_welfare/welfare.shtml Urban Institute Urban Institute: Policy think tank that tracks welfare, Social Security, Medicare, and other domestic policy issues. (Welfare) http://www.urban.org/ HandsNet 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. (Welfare) http://www.handsnet.org/ Walk a Mile Project 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. (Welfare) http://www.walkamile.org/ UPM against Poverty SA UPM against Poverty SA: Provides information, links, newsletter, and events calendar. (Welfare) http://www.webcom.com/ausisle/upm/ Coalition on Human Needs: Welfare 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. (Welfare) http://www.chn.org/welfare/ Welfare Rights Organizing Coalition Welfare Rights Organizing Coalition: Seattle-based coalition of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) recipients. Includes newsletter, fact sheets, and event announcements. (Welfare) http://www.wroc.org/ Social Policy: Welfare, Society and the State 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. (Welfare) http://www2.rgu.ac.uk/publicpolicy/introduction/index.htm Emergency Committee to Defend Constitutional Welfare Rights 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). (Welfare) http://www.geocities.com/welfarerights/ Social Policy Action Network (SPAN) 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. (Welfare) http://www.span-online.org/ Welfare Law Center 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. (Welfare) http://www.welfarelaw.org/ Welfare-Mom Homepage 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. (Welfare) http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/1064/ Idea Central: Welfare and Families 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. (Welfare) http://www.movingideas.org/ Administration for Children and Families Office of Family Assistance 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). (Welfare) http://www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/ofa/ Joint Center for Poverty Research 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 cr (Welfare) http://www.jcpr.org/ Hudson Institute's Welfare Reform Policy Center 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. (Welfare) http://www.welfarereformer.org/ Heritage Foundation: Welfare Heritage Foundation: Welfare: Research and related welfare information from the Heritage Foundation, a conservative policy think tank. (Welfare) http://www.heritage.org/Research/Welfare/ Welfare Rights Advocacy Pages Welfare Rights Advocacy Pages: Addresses the failures of the social service system and offers advice for struggling clients. (Welfare) http://www.angelfire.com/wa2/WRAP/index.html MDRC MDRC: Multiple reports regarding welfare and welfare reform from this nonprofit, nonpartisan social policy research organization (Welfare) http://www.mdrc.org/