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- Almanac of Policy Issues
Provides comprehensive background information and links on major U.S. public policy issues. - Foster Care Resources
Articles, agencies, organizations and websites to find help for and information about foster care, foster parenting and related issues. - The Future of Children
Promotes effective policies and programs for children by providing policymakers, service providers, and the media with timely, objective information based on the best available research. - Joint Center for Poverty Research
National and interdisciplinary research institute that examines what it means to be poor in America. It features academic research written for a lay audience on a variety of topics, including welfare programs, education, health, housing, employment, and crime. - National Center for Injury Prevention and Control List of Fact Sheets
Listing of fact sheets on domestice violence, child abuse, and health risks of intimate violence. - National Coalition Against Domestic Violence
"A grassroots non-profit membership organization working since 1978 to end violence in the lives of women and children." - NCSEA (National Child Support Enforcement Association)
Nonprofit, membership organization representing the child support community. - The Social Services Block Grant (SSBG)
Provides an overview of the Social Services Block Grant (SSBG), a generic federal block grant program for social services in the United States. Includes information on funding, services provided, and the program's legislative history. - Urban Institute
The Urban Institute is a policy think tank that tracks welfare, Social Security, Medicare, and other domestic policy issues. - Welfare Rights Organizing Coalition
The Welfare Rights Organizing Coalition of Olympia, Washington, organizes groups of women and men who are current or former TANF recipients to watch how welfare and family policy is implemented on the local and federal level.
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