Welfare resources and links
Opportunities for advocates
Tracey Stewart, the Colorado Center on Law and Policy's self-sufficiency project coordinator, is available to discuss welfare reform, self-sufficiency and related topics with community groups, elected officials and others. To schedule a presentation, contact the center's communications director, Perry Swanson.
Event will explore real solutions to reduce poverty
July 12, 2010
People interested in working on solutions to poverty and increasing economic opportunity for Coloradans will have a chance to discuss their ideas with others at an Aug. 2 event organized by the Half in Ten campaign. The Colorado Center on Law and Policy is participating in the event as part of its work with a coalition of groups to reduce poverty in Colorado by 50 percent by 2019.
Details
Background documents
Background information on the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families program, from the federal Department of Health and Human Services.
Colorado's state TANF plan, from the Colorado Department of Human Services.
Resources on Colorado Works implementation, including agency letters.
General resources
The 2008 Colorado Self-Sufficiency Standard -- A Family Needs Budget.
The Colorado Self Sufficiency Calculator, from the Colorado Center on Law and Policy.
The State of Working Colorado 2009, from the Colorado Fiscal Policy Institute.
2010 Kids Count in Colorado, a report on poverty in the state's 64 counties from the Colorado Children's Campaign.
Economic Opportunity Poverty Reduction Task Force 2009 Community Report.
Links
Colorado Legal Services, legal help for people with low incomes on issues such as public benefits and consumer protection.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Family Assistance, the final word on TANF, with resources for reauthorization, advocacy and emergency funds.
Colorado Department of Human Services, the department that runs all public assistance programs for the state.
Center on Law and Social Policy, a national advocacy organization for low-income people.
National Center for Law and Economic Justice, a national legal advocacy organization providing resources for following litigation.
National Center on Poverty Law, poverty advocacy experts.
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