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» 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).




» 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.




» 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.




» Heritage Foundation: Welfare - Research and related welfare information from the Heritage Foundation, a conservative policy think tank.




» 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.




» MDRC - Multiple reports regarding welfare and welfare reform from this nonprofit, nonpartisan social policy research organization




» 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.




» Urban Institute - Policy think tank that tracks welfare, Social Security, Medicare, and other domestic policy issues.




» 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 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 Rights Advocacy Pages - Addresses the failures of the social service system and offers advice for struggling clients.

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