ABCD's
ResourceNet
What Comes After Welfare Reform? A Guide to Service
Providers & Advocates in Greater Boston |
American
Public Welfare Association
Educates members of Congress, the media, and the broader
public on what is happening in the states around welfare,
child welfare, health care reform, and other issues
involving families and the elderly. |
Cooperative
Metropolitan Ministries
Bringing together people from across economic, religious,
racial, and ethnic boundaries so that in partnership,
we can work more effectively for a just society. |
Institute
for Research on Poverty
Conducts research into the causes and consequences of
poverty and social inequality in the United States.
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Joint
Center for Poverty Research
Concentrates on the causes and consequences of poverty
in America and the effectiveness of policies aimed at
reducing poverty. |
Manpower
Demonstration Research Corporation
Through research and active communication of findings,
enhance the effectiveness of public policies and programs
for low-income people. |
Mathematica
Policy Research, Inc.
Strives to improve public well-being by bringing the
highest standards of quality, objectivity, and excellence
to bear on the provision of information collection and
analysis to our clients. |
National
Center for Children in Poverty
Identify and promote strategies that prevent young child
poverty in the United States and that improve the life
chances of the millions of children under age six who
are growing up poor. |
National
Low Income Housing Coalition
NLIHC provides up-to-date information, formulates policy,
and educates the public on housing needs and the strategies
for solutions. |
National
Welfare Monitoring & Advocacy Partnership
Monitors of welfare at the community level to inform
both grass roots and national advocacy efforts and to
build the capacity of local communities to advocate
on their own behalf. |
The
Urban Institute
Sharpens thinking about society's problems and efforts
to solve them, improves government decisions and their
implementation, and increases citizens' awareness about
important public choices. |
Welfare
Information Network
A foundation-funded project to help organizations and
individuals obtain the information, policy analysis,
and technical assistance they need to develop and implement
welfare reforms that will reduce dependency and promote
the well-being of children and families. |
Welfare
Law Center
Works with and on behalf of low-income people to ensure
that adequate income support is available whenever and
to the extent necessary to meet basic needs and foster
healthy human and family development. |
Youth
Opportunities Upheld, Inc.(YOU)
The leading child welfare and behavioral health organization
located in Central Massachusetts-- -provides a wide
range of social, psychological, educational, vocational,
and other preventive and rehabilitation programs for
troubled and at-risk children, adolescents and families.
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