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	HandsNet URL: http://www.handsnet.org/ ODP description: HandsNet empowers organizations to effectively integrate online communications strategies, strengthening their program and policy work on behalf of children, families and people in need. Page title: Human Services News - HandsNet Page description: HandsNet provides current human services and community development information from around the Web on low-income communities, particularly communities of color, and seeks to foster comprehensive thinking on approaches to dealing with the issues faced by these communities.
	Joint Center for Poverty Research URL: http://www.jcpr.org/ ODP description: 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. Page title: Joint Center for Poverty Research: Home Page
	Welfare Law Center: Low Income Networking and Communications (LINC) Project URL: http://www.lincproject.org/ ODP description: Where low-income organizers can come together to combat the shredding of the social safety net and have their efforts represented. Page title: LINC Project: Home
	Walk a Mile Project URL: http://www.walkamile.org/ ODP description: 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. Page title: The Walk a Mile Program- Making Politics Personal Page description: Walk a Mile brings together policymakers and people receiving public assistance to walk a mile in each other's shoes.
	Urban Institute URL: http://www.urban.org/ ODP description: An institute investigating and analysing U.S. social and economic problems and issues, including the New Federalism, welfare and welfare-to-work, Medicare, and disabilities issues. Page title: The Urban Institute \| Welcome to Urban
	Moving Ideas: Welfare URL: http://www.movingideas.org/content/en/issue_items/poverty_and_wealth/welfare.htm ODP description: Studies and reports on USA welfare issues from a liberal perspective. Page title: Issues - Moving Ideas Page description: 22 Issues about progressive policy and politics. Articles, policy reports, action alerts and more!
	Welfare-Mom Homepage URL: http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/1064/ ODP description: Dedicated to issues of importance to low-income families. Welfare myth-busting, original features, and resources for parents, kids, and job-seekers. Covers single-parent, working class, public policy and feminist issues. Page description: Dedicated to issues of importance to low-income families. Welfare myth-busting, original features, and resources for parents, kids, and job-seekers. If single-parent, working class, public policy or feminist issues are important to you, check out this page!
	Heritage Foundation: Welfare URL: http://www.heritage.org/Research/Welfare/ ODP description: Research and related welfare information from the Heritage Foundation, a conservative policy think tank. Page title: The Heritage Foundation Research: Welfare
	Welfare Law Center URL: http://www.welfarelaw.org/ ODP description: 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.
	Emergency Committee to Defend Constitutional Welfare Rights URL: http://www.geocities.com/welfarerights/ ODP description: 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). Page title: WELFARE/WORKFARE RIGHTS: Page description: welfare rights
	Almanac of Policy Issues: Welfare URL: http://www.policyalmanac.org/social_welfare/welfare.shtml ODP description: Background information and links on the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program and U.S. federal welfare policy generally. Page title: Welfare
	Administration for Children and Families Office of Family Assistance URL: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ofa/ ODP description: The federal agency that administers the federal government's primary welfare program, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF). Page title: Administration for Children and Families: Office of Public Affairs (OPA) Page description: Administration for Children and Families, Office of Public Affairs
	MDRC URL: http://www.mdrc.org/ ODP description: Multiple reports regarding welfare and welfare reform from this nonprofit, nonpartisan social policy research organization Page title: MDRC - Building Knowledge to Improve Social Policy Page description: MDRC is a nonprofit, nonpartisan social policy research organization. We are dedicated to learning what works to improve the well-being of low-income people.
	Welfare Rights Advocacy Pages URL: http://www.angelfire.com/wa2/WRAP/index.html ODP description: Addresses the failures of the social service system and offers advice for struggling clients.
	Social Policy: Welfare, Society and the State URL: http://www2.rgu.ac.uk/publicpolicy/introduction/index.htm ODP description: 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. Page title: Introduction to Social Policy Page description: Social Policy is the study of the welfare state, and responses to social need. These pages outline the main issues.