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• Judge postpones Madonna adoption ruling
Chief Social Welfare Officer Simon Chisale, the official overseeing the adoption, paid the Ritchies two home visits, writing in a report that Madonna was a “perfect mum” for David.
• Canadian polygamists under pressure
When authorities raided a thickly walled polygamist compound and took custody of 463 children in Texas last month, child welfare officials said the beliefs practiced there left girls at risk of sexual abuse and encouraged boys to become sexual ...
• Hardee's, Carl's Jr. and PETA reach deal
Hardee's is based in St. Louis, while Carl's Jr. headquarters are in Carpinteria. The agreement aims to improve the welfare of animals that provide food for the 1,905 Hardee's restaurants and 1,101 Carl's Jr. restaurants, said Jeff Mochal, a spokesman ...
• Official: Executive killed wife, then himself
Police found Buczynski's wife, Marci, 37, dead after a male caller asked them to check on her welfare. Bernardi said Walter Buczynski made the call shortly before he jumped from the Delaware Memorial Bridge on Friday afternoon. An autopsy found his ...
• Will sect children face culture shock?
State child-welfare authorities said there was evidence of physical and sexual abuse at the ranch. The youngsters will be kept in 16 temporary facilities around Texas — some as far away as Houston, 500 miles off — until individual custody hearings ...

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» Administration for Children and Families Office of Family Assistance - The federal agency that administers the federal government's primary welfare program, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF).
» Almanac of Policy Issues: Welfare - Background information and links on the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program and U.S. federal welfare policy generally.
» Emergency Committee to Defend Constitutional Welfare Rights - 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).
» HandsNet - An online community of nonprofit organizations concerned with low-income issues. Includes articles and alerts from participating organizations, some of which relate to welfare and workfare.
» Heritage Foundation: Welfare - Research and related welfare information from the Heritage Foundation, a conservative policy think tank.
» Joint Center for Poverty Research - 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.
» MDRC - Multiple reports regarding welfare and welfare reform from this nonprofit, nonpartisan social policy research organization
» Moving Ideas: Welfare - Studies and reports on USA welfare issues from a liberal perspective.
» Social Policy: Welfare, Society and the State - 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.
» Urban Institute - Policy think tank that tracks welfare, Social Security, Medicare, and other domestic policy issues.
» Walk a Mile Project - 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.
» Welfare Law Center - 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.
» Welfare Law Center: Low Income Networking and Communications (LINC) Project - Where low-income organizers can come together to combat the shredding of the social safety net and have their efforts represented.
» Welfare Rights Advocacy Pages - Addresses the failures of the social service system and offers advice for struggling clients.
» Welfare Rights Organizing Coalition - Seattle-based coalition of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) recipients. Includes newsletter, fact sheets, and event announcements.
» Welfare-Mom Homepage - 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.