Administration for Children and Families Office of Family Assistance - http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ofa/
The federal agency that administers the federal government's primary welfare program, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF). |
Almanac of Policy Issues: Welfare - http://www.policyalmanac.org/social_welfare/welfare.shtml
Background information and links on the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program and U.S. federal welfare policy generally. |
HandsNet - http://www.handsnet.org/
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. |
Heritage Foundation: Welfare - http://www.heritage.org/Research/Welfare/
Research and related welfare information from the Heritage Foundation, a conservative policy think tank. |
http://www.mdrc.org/ - http://www.mdrc.org/
Multiple reports regarding welfare and welfare reform from this nonprofit, nonpartisan social policy research organization |
Joint Center for Poverty Research - http://www.jcpr.org/
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. |
Social Policy: Welfare, Society and the State - http://www2.rgu.ac.uk/publicpolicy/introduction/index.htm
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. |
Urban Institute - http://www.urban.org/
Policy think tank that tracks welfare, Social Security, Medicare, and other domestic policy issues. |
Walk a Mile Project - http://www.walkamile.org/
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 Law Center - http://www.welfarelaw.org/
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. |