Welfare Resources

     
• Administration for Children & Families welfare reform       page: www.acf.dhhs.gov/news/welfare     
        The web page of ACF, the Federal agency that administers the TANF block       grant, provides TANF statistics, research, States’ Maintenance of Effort       (MOE) tables, and guidelines.     
• American Public Human Services Association (APHSA):        www.aphsa.org
          APHSA is a nonprofit, bipartisan membership organization of individuals         and agencies working on human services, including State TANF agencies.     
• Annie E. Casey Foundation: www.aecf.org       
          The Annie E. Casey Foundation works to foster public policies, human         service reforms, and community supports that more effectively meet the         needs of vulnerable children and families. Working with neighborhoods         and state and local governments, the Foundation provides grants to strengthen         the support services, social networks, physical infrastructure, employment,        self-determination, and economic vitality of distressed communities.     
• Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP): www.clasp.org       
          CLASP is a national non-profit organization with expertise in law and         policy affecting the poor. Through education, policy research and advocacy,        CLASP seeks to improve the economic security of low-income families         with children and secure access for low-income persons to the civil         justice system.     
• Center on Budget and Policy Priorities: www.cbpp.org       
          CBPP is a nonpartisan research organization and policy institute that         conducts research and analysis on a range of government policies and         programs, with an emphasis on those affecting low- to moderate-income         people.     
• Employment & Training Administration, U.S. Department         of Labor: wtw.doleta.gov
          The Employment and Training Administration works to build up the labor         market through training the workforce and placing workers in jobs through         employment services. This link includes information on the Welfare-to-Work         program administered by the Department of Labor.     
• Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.: www.mathematica-mpr.com       
          MPR is a nonpartisan research organization that focuses on social policy         problems, with research focusing on health care, welfare, education,        employment, nutrition, and early childhood policies and programs in         the United States.     
• National Governors’ Association (NGA): www.nga.org       
          NGA’s Center for Best Practices focuses on state innovations and best         practices on issues that range from education and health to technology,        welfare reform, and the environment.     
• Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning         and Administration, HHS: aspe.os.dhhs.gov/hsp/hspwelfare.htm       
          ASPE sponsors research on TANF and other health- and welfare-related         topics, including caseload trends and administrative data, welfare-to-work,        welfare reform outcomes, and State programs and policies.     
• Welfare Information Network: www.financeprojectinfo.org/win
          The Welfare Information Network is a clearinghouse for information,        policy analysis, and technical assistance on welfare reform.     
• The Urban Institute: www.urban.org       
          The Urban Institute is a nonpartisan economic and social policy research         organization whose research priorities include welfare reform, crime,        at-risk teens, Medicare, Social Security, and the working poor.     

Back to top