http://news.issuelab.org/issuelab_welfare_and_public_assistance.xmlIssueLab is an online publishing forum for nonprofit research. We carry 35 news feeds covering a variety of social issues and provide direct access to full research works. You are viewing our "Welfare and Public Assistance" news feed. Create a LabRat account at www.issuelab.org/accounts/create and access all of our feeds for free -- and tag, rate, and review research to boot! IssueLab - bringing nonprofit research into focus. Join us!en-ushttp://news.issuelab.org/issuelab_welfare_and_public_assistance?format=skinhttp://www.issuelab.org/news_feedshttp://feeds.issuelab.org/issuelab_chicklet_logo.jpgissuelab_welfare_and_public_assistancehttp://feedburner.google.comTue, 02 Mar 2010 18:59:01 -0500http://news.issuelab.org/~r/issuelab_welfare_and_public_assistance/~3/-3EubLq0xXI/give_me_shelter_responding_to_milwaukee_countys_affordable_housing_challengeshttp://www.issuelab.org/research/give_me_shelter_responding_to_milwaukee_countys_affordable_housing_challengesContributing organization(s): Public Policy Forum. Few issues better capture the complex and controversial nature of urban problems facing Metropolitan Milwaukee than the issue of affordable housing....<br/> <br/> IssueLab is an online publishing forum for nonprofit research. Locate, access, engage at http://www.issuelab.org<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/issuelab_welfare_and_public_assistance/~4/-3EubLq0xXI" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.issuelab.org/research/give_me_shelter_responding_to_milwaukee_countys_affordable_housing_challengesFri, 26 Feb 2010 18:59:01 -0500http://news.issuelab.org/~r/issuelab_welfare_and_public_assistance/~3/7uBzUh3RUf0/let_them_eat_wedding_ringshttp://www.issuelab.org/research/let_them_eat_wedding_ringsContributing organization(s): Alternatives to Marriage Project. In the five years since AtMP first published Let Them Eat Wedding Rings, government-funded marriage programs have grown explosively....<br/> <br/> IssueLab is an online publishing forum for nonprofit research. Locate, access, engage at http://www.issuelab.org<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/issuelab_welfare_and_public_assistance/~4/7uBzUh3RUf0" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.issuelab.org/research/let_them_eat_wedding_ringsFri, 26 Feb 2010 18:59:01 -0500http://news.issuelab.org/~r/issuelab_welfare_and_public_assistance/~3/0XPUoJ_i8ks/let_them_eat_wedding_rings_first_editionhttp://www.issuelab.org/research/let_them_eat_wedding_rings_first_editionContributing organization(s): Alternatives to Marriage Project. &lt;p&gt;&quot;Let Them Eat Wedding Rings&quot; provides a short overview of the types of marriage-promoting welfare policies that have...<br/> <br/> IssueLab is an online publishing forum for nonprofit research. Locate, access, engage at http://www.issuelab.org<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/issuelab_welfare_and_public_assistance/~4/0XPUoJ_i8ks" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.issuelab.org/research/let_them_eat_wedding_rings_first_editionFri, 05 Feb 2010 18:59:01 -0500http://news.issuelab.org/~r/issuelab_welfare_and_public_assistance/~3/Yl9GwiqfSz4/portrait_of_mississippi_mississippi_human_development_report_2009http://www.issuelab.org/research/portrait_of_mississippi_mississippi_human_development_report_2009Contributing organization(s): American Human Development Project. Mississippi ranks last among U.S. states on the American Human Development Index. But some groups in the state enjoy well-being...<br/> <br/> IssueLab is an online publishing forum for nonprofit research. Locate, access, engage at http://www.issuelab.org<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/issuelab_welfare_and_public_assistance/~4/Yl9GwiqfSz4" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.issuelab.org/research/portrait_of_mississippi_mississippi_human_development_report_2009Tue, 26 Jan 2010 18:59:01 -0500http://news.issuelab.org/~r/issuelab_welfare_and_public_assistance/~3/zuLFPAFY7Fw/feeding_america_client_demographics_household_incomehttp://www.issuelab.org/research/feeding_america_client_demographics_household_incomeContributing organization(s): Feeding America (formerly America&apos;s Second Harvest). Chapter 5.8 examines patterns of income receipt, for both monthly and annual income of Feeding America clients...<br/> <br/> IssueLab is an online publishing forum for nonprofit research. Locate, access, engage at http://www.issuelab.org<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/issuelab_welfare_and_public_assistance/~4/zuLFPAFY7Fw" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.issuelab.org/research/feeding_america_client_demographics_household_incomeTue, 26 Jan 2010 18:59:01 -0500http://news.issuelab.org/~r/issuelab_welfare_and_public_assistance/~3/CdkVVuXloOw/hunger_in_america_2010_highlights_of_findingshttp://www.issuelab.org/research/hunger_in_america_2010_highlights_of_findingsContributing organization(s): Feeding America (formerly America&apos;s Second Harvest). Chapter 1 presents highlights of findings from Hunger in America 2010, a study conducted in 2009 for Feeding...<br/> <br/> IssueLab is an online publishing forum for nonprofit research. Locate, access, engage at http://www.issuelab.org<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/issuelab_welfare_and_public_assistance/~4/CdkVVuXloOw" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.issuelab.org/research/hunger_in_america_2010_highlights_of_findingsTue, 26 Jan 2010 18:59:01 -0500http://news.issuelab.org/~r/issuelab_welfare_and_public_assistance/~3/wscbu-SORlI/food_insecurity_among_feeding_america_clientshttp://www.issuelab.org/research/food_insecurity_among_feeding_america_clientsContributing organization(s): Feeding America (formerly America&apos;s Second Harvest). Chapter 6 presents data on food insecurity among Feeding America clients. Food insecurity is a complex,...<br/> <br/> IssueLab is an online publishing forum for nonprofit research. Locate, access, engage at http://www.issuelab.org<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/issuelab_welfare_and_public_assistance/~4/wscbu-SORlI" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.issuelab.org/research/food_insecurity_among_feeding_america_clientsTue, 26 Jan 2010 18:59:01 -0500http://news.issuelab.org/~r/issuelab_welfare_and_public_assistance/~3/ZXBXxl4oOSs/food_insecurity_among_feeding_america_client_households_who_also_receive_benefits_from_snaphttp://www.issuelab.org/research/food_insecurity_among_feeding_america_client_households_who_also_receive_benefits_from_snapContributing organization(s): Feeding America (formerly America&apos;s Second Harvest). Chapter 6.1.2 compares food security status among SNAP participants to that of nonparticipants classified as...<br/> <br/> IssueLab is an online publishing forum for nonprofit research. Locate, access, engage at http://www.issuelab.org<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/issuelab_welfare_and_public_assistance/~4/ZXBXxl4oOSs" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.issuelab.org/research/food_insecurity_among_feeding_america_client_households_who_also_receive_benefits_from_snapTue, 26 Jan 2010 18:59:01 -0500http://news.issuelab.org/~r/issuelab_welfare_and_public_assistance/~3/HF5aHPnMiZM/indicators_of_food_insecurity_in_feeding_america_client_householdshttp://www.issuelab.org/research/indicators_of_food_insecurity_in_feeding_america_client_householdsContributing organization(s): Feeding America (formerly America&apos;s Second Harvest). Chapter 6.2 presents data on responses to two of the questions involved in determining household food...<br/> <br/> IssueLab is an online publishing forum for nonprofit research. Locate, access, engage at http://www.issuelab.org<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/issuelab_welfare_and_public_assistance/~4/HF5aHPnMiZM" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.issuelab.org/research/indicators_of_food_insecurity_in_feeding_america_client_householdsTue, 26 Jan 2010 18:59:01 -0500http://news.issuelab.org/~r/issuelab_welfare_and_public_assistance/~3/eBydfMnx7jc/indicators_of_food_insecurity_among_adult_feeding_america_clientshttp://www.issuelab.org/research/indicators_of_food_insecurity_among_adult_feeding_america_clientsContributing organization(s): Feeding America (formerly America&apos;s Second Harvest). Chapter 6.3 presents responses to the four questions about indicators of food insecurity among adults as well...<br/> <br/> IssueLab is an online publishing forum for nonprofit research. Locate, access, engage at http://www.issuelab.org<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/issuelab_welfare_and_public_assistance/~4/eBydfMnx7jc" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.issuelab.org/research/indicators_of_food_insecurity_among_adult_feeding_america_clientsTue, 26 Jan 2010 18:59:01 -0500http://news.issuelab.org/~r/issuelab_welfare_and_public_assistance/~3/MPAG35092WY/use_of_food_assistance_programs_by_feeding_america_clientshttp://www.issuelab.org/research/use_of_food_assistance_programs_by_feeding_america_clientsContributing organization(s): Feeding America (formerly America&apos;s Second Harvest). Chapter 7 examines participation by Feeding America clients in government nutrition programs. Levels of...<br/> <br/> IssueLab is an online publishing forum for nonprofit research. Locate, access, engage at http://www.issuelab.org<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/issuelab_welfare_and_public_assistance/~4/MPAG35092WY" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.issuelab.org/research/use_of_food_assistance_programs_by_feeding_america_clientsTue, 26 Jan 2010 18:59:01 -0500http://news.issuelab.org/~r/issuelab_welfare_and_public_assistance/~3/WCVOirfb6jA/use_of_supplemental_nutrition_assistance_program_snap_by_feeding_america_clientshttp://www.issuelab.org/research/use_of_supplemental_nutrition_assistance_program_snap_by_feeding_america_clientsContributing organization(s): Feeding America (formerly America&apos;s Second Harvest). Chapter 7.1 summarizes findings from questions that ask clients about SNAP benefits. &lt;strong&gt;Key...<br/> <br/> IssueLab is an online publishing forum for nonprofit research. Locate, access, engage at http://www.issuelab.org<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/issuelab_welfare_and_public_assistance/~4/WCVOirfb6jA" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.issuelab.org/research/use_of_supplemental_nutrition_assistance_program_snap_by_feeding_america_clientsTue, 26 Jan 2010 18:59:01 -0500http://news.issuelab.org/~r/issuelab_welfare_and_public_assistance/~3/jzWBwScfdag/reasons_why_feeding_america_clients_never_applied_for_supplemental_nutrition_assistance_program_benefitshttp://www.issuelab.org/research/reasons_why_feeding_america_clients_never_applied_for_supplemental_nutrition_assistance_program_benefitsContributing organization(s): Feeding America (formerly America&apos;s Second Harvest). Chapter 7.2 presents findings on why clients who had not applied for SNAP benefits had not done so, the...<br/> <br/> IssueLab is an online publishing forum for nonprofit research. Locate, access, engage at http://www.issuelab.org<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/issuelab_welfare_and_public_assistance/~4/jzWBwScfdag" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.issuelab.org/research/reasons_why_feeding_america_clients_never_applied_for_supplemental_nutrition_assistance_program_benefitsTue, 26 Jan 2010 18:59:01 -0500http://news.issuelab.org/~r/issuelab_welfare_and_public_assistance/~3/sn2MOIAj_Q4/reasons_why_feeding_america_clients_who_filed_for_supplemental_nutrition_assistance_program_benefits_are_not_currently_receiving_themhttp://www.issuelab.org/research/reasons_why_feeding_america_clients_who_filed_for_supplemental_nutrition_assistance_program_benefits_are_not_currently_receiving_themContributing organization(s): Feeding America (formerly America&apos;s Second Harvest). Chapter 7.3 examines the reasons for why clients who have applied for SNAP benefits are not currently...<br/> <br/> IssueLab is an online publishing forum for nonprofit research. Locate, access, engage at http://www.issuelab.org<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/issuelab_welfare_and_public_assistance/~4/sn2MOIAj_Q4" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.issuelab.org/research/reasons_why_feeding_america_clients_who_filed_for_supplemental_nutrition_assistance_program_benefits_are_not_currently_receiving_themTue, 26 Jan 2010 18:59:01 -0500http://news.issuelab.org/~r/issuelab_welfare_and_public_assistance/~3/Cg9XQ8fJEF4/use_of_other_programs_that_feeding_america_clients_and_their_families_currently_usehttp://www.issuelab.org/research/use_of_other_programs_that_feeding_america_clients_and_their_families_currently_useContributing organization(s): Feeding America (formerly America&apos;s Second Harvest). Chapter 7.4 presents data on other federal nutrition or child care programs that Feeding America clients...<br/> <br/> IssueLab is an online publishing forum for nonprofit research. Locate, access, engage at http://www.issuelab.org<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/issuelab_welfare_and_public_assistance/~4/Cg9XQ8fJEF4" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.issuelab.org/research/use_of_other_programs_that_feeding_america_clients_and_their_families_currently_useTue, 26 Jan 2010 18:59:01 -0500http://news.issuelab.org/~r/issuelab_welfare_and_public_assistance/~3/gvUq5mJ4Yto/feeding_america_client_use_of_general_assistance_welfare_and_tanf_in_previous_two_yearshttp://www.issuelab.org/research/feeding_america_client_use_of_general_assistance_welfare_and_tanf_in_previous_two_yearsContributing organization(s): Feeding America (formerly America&apos;s Second Harvest). Chapter 7.5 presents data on whether Feeding America clients have received GA, welfare, or TANF in the...<br/> <br/> IssueLab is an online publishing forum for nonprofit research. Locate, access, engage at http://www.issuelab.org<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/issuelab_welfare_and_public_assistance/~4/gvUq5mJ4Yto" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.issuelab.org/research/feeding_america_client_use_of_general_assistance_welfare_and_tanf_in_previous_two_yearsTue, 26 Jan 2010 18:59:01 -0500http://news.issuelab.org/~r/issuelab_welfare_and_public_assistance/~3/H3utdpHtacI/changes_in_feeding_america_client_and_agency_characteristics_use_of_food_assistance_programshttp://www.issuelab.org/research/changes_in_feeding_america_client_and_agency_characteristics_use_of_food_assistance_programsContributing organization(s): Feeding America (formerly America&apos;s Second Harvest). Chapter 15.3 explores changes in participation and eligibility in federal food assistance among emergency food...<br/> <br/> IssueLab is an online publishing forum for nonprofit research. Locate, access, engage at http://www.issuelab.org<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/issuelab_welfare_and_public_assistance/~4/H3utdpHtacI" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.issuelab.org/research/changes_in_feeding_america_client_and_agency_characteristics_use_of_food_assistance_programsTue, 26 Jan 2010 18:59:01 -0500http://news.issuelab.org/~r/issuelab_welfare_and_public_assistance/~3/914w_7F--bE/feeding_america_agencies_and_food_programs_other_services_or_facilities_provided_in_addition_to_food_distributionhttp://www.issuelab.org/research/feeding_america_agencies_and_food_programs_other_services_or_facilities_provided_in_addition_to_food_distributionContributing organization(s): Feeding America (formerly America&apos;s Second Harvest). Chapter 10.5 presents data on the number of food programs that supply services in addition to food...<br/> <br/> IssueLab is an online publishing forum for nonprofit research. Locate, access, engage at http://www.issuelab.org<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/issuelab_welfare_and_public_assistance/~4/914w_7F--bE" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.issuelab.org/research/feeding_america_agencies_and_food_programs_other_services_or_facilities_provided_in_addition_to_food_distributionTue, 26 Jan 2010 18:59:01 -0500http://news.issuelab.org/~r/issuelab_welfare_and_public_assistance/~3/euI2Rmhthyw/feeding_america_agencies_and_food_programs_sources_of_food_distributed_by_programshttp://www.issuelab.org/research/feeding_america_agencies_and_food_programs_sources_of_food_distributed_by_programsContributing organization(s): Feeding America (formerly America&apos;s Second Harvest). Chapter 13.1 describes how much of the food distributed through emergency food programs comes from food banks...<br/> <br/> IssueLab is an online publishing forum for nonprofit research. Locate, access, engage at http://www.issuelab.org<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/issuelab_welfare_and_public_assistance/~4/euI2Rmhthyw" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.issuelab.org/research/feeding_america_agencies_and_food_programs_sources_of_food_distributed_by_programsTue, 26 Jan 2010 18:59:01 -0500http://news.issuelab.org/~r/issuelab_welfare_and_public_assistance/~3/P--_Zw48qS8/hunger_in_america_2010_national_reporthttp://www.issuelab.org/research/hunger_in_america_2010_national_reportContributing organization(s): Feeding America (formerly America&apos;s Second Harvest). This report presents the result of a study conducted in 2009 for Feeding America (FA) (formerly America&apos;s...<br/> <br/> IssueLab is an online publishing forum for nonprofit research. Locate, access, engage at http://www.issuelab.org<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/issuelab_welfare_and_public_assistance/~4/P--_Zw48qS8" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.issuelab.org/research/hunger_in_america_2010_national_reportTue, 03 Nov 2009 18:59:01 -0500http://news.issuelab.org/~r/issuelab_welfare_and_public_assistance/~3/LPLt3VTLzEY/examination_of_residential_instability_and_homelessness_among_young_childrenhttp://www.issuelab.org/research/examination_of_residential_instability_and_homelessness_among_young_childrenContributing organization(s): Institute For Children And Poverty, The. Examination of Residential Instability and Homelessness among Young Children&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Analysis of a national study...<br/> <br/> IssueLab is an online publishing forum for nonprofit research. Locate, access, engage at http://www.issuelab.org<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/issuelab_welfare_and_public_assistance/~4/LPLt3VTLzEY" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.issuelab.org/research/examination_of_residential_instability_and_homelessness_among_young_childrenWed, 28 Oct 2009 19:59:01 -0400http://news.issuelab.org/~r/issuelab_welfare_and_public_assistance/~3/GJb_2lq1jXg/to_whose_advantage_is_work_advantagehttp://www.issuelab.org/research/to_whose_advantage_is_work_advantageContributing organization(s): Institute For Children And Poverty, The. Work Advantage, New York City&apos;s rental subsidy program for homeless families, requires parents to work and save in order to...<br/> <br/> IssueLab is an online publishing forum for nonprofit research. Locate, access, engage at http://www.issuelab.org<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/issuelab_welfare_and_public_assistance/~4/GJb_2lq1jXg" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.issuelab.org/research/to_whose_advantage_is_work_advantageWed, 28 Oct 2009 19:59:01 -0400http://news.issuelab.org/~r/issuelab_welfare_and_public_assistance/~3/V7rvkDw40aU/falling_through_the_crackshttp://www.issuelab.org/research/falling_through_the_cracksContributing organization(s): Institute For Children And Poverty, The. Almost one-third of families who reside in the New York City shelter system have children with current or past Administration...<br/> <br/> IssueLab is an online publishing forum for nonprofit research. Locate, access, engage at http://www.issuelab.org<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/issuelab_welfare_and_public_assistance/~4/V7rvkDw40aU" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.issuelab.org/research/falling_through_the_cracksWed, 23 Sep 2009 19:59:01 -0400http://news.issuelab.org/~r/issuelab_welfare_and_public_assistance/~3/9KMrKJW4H9g/financial_aid_in_theory_and_practice_why_it_is_ineffective_and_what_can_be_done_about_ithttp://www.issuelab.org/research/financial_aid_in_theory_and_practice_why_it_is_ineffective_and_what_can_be_done_about_itContributing organization(s): Center for College Affordability and Productivity. Financial aid programs are supposed to improve access and affordability in higher education. The effectiveness of...<br/> <br/> IssueLab is an online publishing forum for nonprofit research. Locate, access, engage at http://www.issuelab.org<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/issuelab_welfare_and_public_assistance/~4/9KMrKJW4H9g" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.issuelab.org/research/financial_aid_in_theory_and_practice_why_it_is_ineffective_and_what_can_be_done_about_itMon, 24 Aug 2009 19:59:01 -0400http://news.issuelab.org/~r/issuelab_welfare_and_public_assistance/~3/V1NGOUrHq1U/random_drug_testing_of_tanf_recipients_is_costly_ineffective_and_hurts_familieshttp://www.issuelab.org/research/random_drug_testing_of_tanf_recipients_is_costly_ineffective_and_hurts_familiesContributing organization(s): Center for Law and Social Policy. Legislators in a number of states have proposed to test all TANF recipients for drug use. This brief explains that random drug testing...<br/> <br/> IssueLab is an online publishing forum for nonprofit research. Locate, access, engage at http://www.issuelab.org<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/issuelab_welfare_and_public_assistance/~4/V1NGOUrHq1U" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.issuelab.org/research/random_drug_testing_of_tanf_recipients_is_costly_ineffective_and_hurts_families