Websites:

American Civil Liberties Union: Rights of the Poor: Welfare Reform
http://www.aclu.org/rightsofthepoor/welfare/relatedinformation_press_releases.html
A listing of ACLU press releases on welfare reform.

Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP)
http://www.clasp.org/
CLASP is an organization specializing in law and public policy. On their Web page you can find the full text of anti-poverty documents.

Welfare & Poverty: Political Leaders' Views
http://www.issues2000.org/Welfare_+_Poverty.htm
Political candidates stance on the issue of welfare.

Welfare Information Network (WIN)
http://www.financeprojectinfo.org/win/
A clearinghouse for information, policy analysis and technical assistance on welfare reform.

Books:

Schorr, A. L. (2001). Welfare reform: failure & remedies. Westport: Praeger.
Call Number: HV91 .S2944 2001

Card, D. E., & Blank, R. M. (Eds.). (2000). Finding jobs: work and welfare reform. New York: Russell Sage Foundation.
Call Number: HV95 .F48 2000

Additional Resources:

• Search the Library Catalog CUNYPlus to find more books on this subject.
• Welfare Statistics (BMCC WebLinks Database)
• Search the BMCC WebLinks Database for more Websites on this topic.
• Search the EBSCO Academic Search Premier database to find periodical articles on this subject.
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