Practice Resources
The American Bar Association’s Commission on Legal Problems of the Elderly was established to improve legal services for the elderly, advocate for the fair distribution of federal benefits, and examine other legal issues affecting older persons. The Web site offers access to the Commission’s annual report, downloadable versions of recent legislation, news releases, and links to related Web sites.
The American Bar Association’s Commission on Mental and Physical Disability Law promotes and advocates for the equal protection of the rights of the disabled, particularly with regard to the American with Disabilities Act. The Web site offers news, alerts, information on related publications and a disability lawyer directory. There also is a comprehensive list of disability law links and organizations.
The Texas Research Administrators Group operates this Web page as part of a search engine of governmental agencies providing funding for various projects. The Web page offers a comprehensive list of links to federal agencies, including the NIH and NASA as well as links to other useful federal resources.
This Web site, maintained by the Canadian Council on Social Development (CCSD), provides resources including charts, tables, and other types of statistical research on poverty, poverty lines, welfare, income, and more.
The Department of Health and Human Services provides the Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance Programs (CFDA) online. The Catalogue is a listing of all federal assistance programs. The index can be searched alphabetically, by topic or by beneficiary group. The site also contains related links and other information on Federal programs and agencies.
CLASP is a nonprofit group that advocates for public benefit laws and policies that assist the poor. CLASP’s Web site offers reports available for downloading on Adobe Acrobat Reader, information on ongoing projects and a monthly report on Welfare Law developments. Subjects covered on the Web site include child support policies and workforce development. The site also provides information on upcoming audio conferences and events.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services administers Medicare, Medicaid and the State Children’s Health Insurance (SCHIP) programs. The Web site contains detailed information on the programs for consumers and professionals, online access to publications and forms, and a comprehensive guide to related laws and regulations.
Funded by Danida and Sida and hosted by the Institute of Development Studies, Eldis provides an immense number of descriptions and links, including online documents, organization’s Internet sites, databases, library catalogues, bibliographies, email discussion lists, research project information, and map and newspaper collections all addressing international poverty concerns. Read editor’s highlights, the most current statistical research, key issues and concerns, and much more.
Federal Programs is a Web page maintained by the Federal Consumer Information Center. The page contains a comprehensive list of forms and written materials on a variety of federally funded programs. Most of the materials can be downloaded or ordered at no charge, and the rest can be ordered for a small fee.
The Head Start Program is run by the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) of the Department of Health and Human Services. This federally funded program assists children under five from economically disadvantaged backgrounds to prepare for school. The Web site provides texts of legislation and regulation affecting the program, relevant data and statistics, access to publications and information and announcements of upcoming events.
Homes and Communities is the Web site of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The site contains news and information on HUD grants, awards and services. There is also information on topics including buying and selling houses, community empowerment and volunteering, and how to apply for public housing and Section 8. There is also a comprehensive library resource that includes access to various HUD forms and applications.
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The Joint Center for Poverty Research is an organization run by Northwestern University and the University of Chicago that studies and supports research into the causes of poverty in order to affect change in federal policy. The Web site offers access to news, articles, and publications on poverty and federal assistance programs. The site also provides information on upcoming conferences and events, links, and a classroom page with recommended reading, course lists and poverty statistics.
The Legal Information Institute’s Education Overview contains brief overview on the basic legal right to equal education. The site also offers access Federal and New York State education laws, recent court decisions and other useful resources. Source: Cornell Law School.
The Legal Information Institute’s Food Stamps Overview offers a concise discussion of the Food Stamp Act of 1964. The site also provides access to the U.S. Code governing the Act, as well as recent Federal Court decisions and links to related Federal Agencies. Source: Cornell Law School.
The Legal Information Institute’s Health Overview contains a brief overview of public and private health and health insurance related laws. The site also offers Federal and New York States legislation and regulations, as well as recent case law and links to other Federal Agencies. Source: Cornell Law School.
The Legal Information Institute’s Medical Overview contains information on the Federal Laws regulating Medicaid. The site also provides access to the relevant legislation, Federal and New York State Case Law, and links to other federal agencies and related Web sites. Source: Cornell Law School.
The Legal Information Institute’s Medicare Overview offers a brief review of Medicare, from its beginnings as one of President Lyndon B. Johnson's Great Society programs to current legislation. The site also provides links to the applicable Federal Codes, as well as Federal and New York State case law. Source: Cornell Law School.
The Legal Information Institute’s Social Security Overview briefly explains the background of the Social Security Program and the Federal Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI) Program. The site also offers access to LII’s Social Security Library. Source: Cornell Law School.
The Legal Information Institute’s (LII) Welfare Overview provides a concise history of Welfare from the Social Security Act of 1935 to the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (Welfare Reform Act) of 1996. The Web site also provides access to Federal Statutes and Regulations, as well as links to other relevant Internet resources. Source: Cornell Law School.
The National Center on Poverty Law advocates on behalf of the poor for changes in poverty law and policy. The NCPL’s Web site provides legal news, a comprehensive library of case law, and information on NCPL programs and events.
Created by Rice & Stallknecht, P.C., a two-attorney law firm specializing in social security disability, this site provides answers to basic questions concerning issues such as eligibility, duration of benefits, appealing benefits, and more.
Written by the director of fiscal policy studies at the Cato Institute, this article provides insight into the pros and cons of changes in welfare assistance programs. FindArticles.com, the site sponsoring this article, also provides thousands of other articles from more than 300 scholarly magazines and journals. Users can search the article database by keyword(s) for free and can read them in their entirety. FindArticles.com is a content-distribution partnership between LookSmart and the Gale Group.
The Welfare Law Center works to ensure that the poor receive adequate public assistance. The Center’s Web site offers news on legal issues affecting welfare, a comprehensive archive of case law and information on child welfare issues. The site also provides links to law, policy and advocacy resources.
The Welfare Reform Research (WRR) Database is part of the Web site run by the Institute for Research on Poverty. The Database is keyword searchable and provides links to articles and information regarding welfare available online.
