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.
Research and related welfare information from the Heritage Foundation, a conservative policy think tank.
Multiple reports regarding welfare and welfare reform from this nonprofit, nonpartisan social policy research organization
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.
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).
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.
Studies and reports on USA welfare issues from a liberal perspective.
A clearinghouse for information, policy analysis and technical assistance on welfare reform.
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