Web Directory

» 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.hhs.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

» 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/

» 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
   http://www.jcpr.org/

» MDRC
   Multiple reports regarding welfare and welfare reform from this nonprofit, nonpartisan social policy research organization
   http://www.mdrc.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

» 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 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 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