• for Welfare Reform (takes a while to load, but very useful)
• Welfare Caseload Watch
• Welfare Information Network
• Welfare Reform and Beyond
• Welfare Policy (CLASP)
• Federal Welfare Policies
• State Welfare and TANF Issues
• Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (Bill language: Thomas)
• Welfare - The Basics (The Century Foundation)
• U.S. Welfare Caseload Information Page (Administration on Children and Families)
• Administration for Children and Families - Welfare Reform Page
• HHS Office of Planning and Evaluation Welfare Studies
• Making Wages Work: Food Stamps and Other Non-Cash Supplements

• USDA Food Stamp Web Page
• USDA Information on Food Stamps and Recipient Eligibility
• Transitional Food Stamps: Background and Implementation Issues (11/10/03)
• CBPP: Transitional Food Stamps: Background and Implementation Issues (11/10/03)
• Snapshots of America's Families 3: Tracking Change 1997 - 2002
• Food Stamp Participation Increases in May 2003 (FRAC, 8/6/03)
• Characteristics of Food Stamp Households: FY 2002 (July 2003)
• The Paradox of Hunger and Obesity in America
• Ending the Safety Net as We Know It? Assessing the New Federal Block Grant Proposals (Brookings, 6/13/03)
• Food Purchases of Food Stamp Shoppers
• Transitioning from Poverty to Self-Sufficiency: An Illinois Case Study (April 2003)
• The Application Process For TANF, Food Stamps, Medicaid and SCHIP (1/1/03)
• Growing Demand for Hunger Relief This Thanksgiving (11/12/03)
• Idaho Makes It Easier for Families to Get Food Stamps (11/6/03)
• NY Times: More U.S. Families Hungry or Too Poor to Eat, Study Says (11/2/03)
• OMB Watch: Face on the Numbers Project: My Words, My Story (10/21/03)
• Food Stamp Informational Materials in Other Languages (5/1/03)
• Legal Immigrants Now Eligible for Food Stamps (4/14/03)
• Food Stamp Participation Jumps in January 2003 to Almost 20.7 Million Persons; Is Almost 1.8 Million Persons Higher Than One Year Earlier (4/2/03)
• NCLR Applauds Restoration of Food Stamp Benefits to Qualified Legal Immigrants (4/1/03)
• Veneman Says Food Stamp Benefits For Newly Qualified Legal Immigrants Begin April 1 (3/26/03)
• FRAC Report Revised: Get Ready for Food Stamp Reauthorization Changes in Your State (January 2003)
• Food Stamp Studies

Does WIC Participation Improve Maternal Investments in Infant Health? 

• WIC Federal Program Data
• Funding & Program Data - links to participation data, grant levels by state, and food cost reports.
• Topics A to Z - check this area for subjects including WIC electronic benefits transfer (EBT), State information systems, and links to the Farmers' Market Nutrition Program and Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program.
• Resources - studies, reports, and resources for citizens and health and nutrition professionals.

National School Lunch Program

FRAC - National School Lunch Program