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January 1998
Domestic Violence and Poverty: The Narratives of Homeless Women
This article is based on research conducted in homeless and domestic violence shelters in Phoenix, Arizona, from 1994 to 1996. The author’s report includes results of interviews with thirty-three women. Housing and employment needs are evident and primary.
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- NRCDV Publications
- General Material
December 1997
Poverty, Welfare and Battered Women: What Does the Research Tell Us?
Publisher(s):The paper explores what we know and don't know about the prevalence of dv among poor women and women receiving welfare; the connections that can be drawn between welfare and dv; and the effects of dv on women receiving welfare benefits.
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- NRCDV Publications
- General Material
January 1997
The New Welfare Law: State Implementation and Use of the Family Violence Option
Publisher(s):This paper explores the impact of implementing the U.S. federal welfare law, PRWORA of 1996. It looks at how the use of the FVO and the federal block grant program, TANF, might effect battered women and their children.
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- NRCDV Publications
- General Material
January 1997
The New Welfare Law: Child Support Enforcement
Publisher(s):Provides a brief overview of family violence issues in the context of child support enforcement and the establishment of paternity, including the identification of key issues for states and Indian Tribes.
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- NRCDV Publications
- General Material
October 1996
The New Welfare Law: Implications for Battered Women, Introduction to the Law
Publisher(s):Provides basic introduction to the U.S. federal welfare law, PRWORA of 1996 - provides information about this "welfare law" and its potential effects on battered women and their children.
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- General Material
January 1996
Unlocking the Door, A Call to Action
Publisher(s):This resources addresses: homeownership and access to capital, battered women, housing discrimination, minority women, housing and community design, displaced homemakers, rural women, homeless women, older women, welfare reform, public housing, housing for women with disabilities and service enriched housing.
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- NRCDV Publications
- General Material
June 0004
Economic Advocacy Capacity Building: Iowa's Experience and Lessons Learned
Publisher(s):The main article outlines the steps and stages of ICADV's housing and financial advocacy work from 1997 until the present. Main activities are covered and lessons learned are highlighted.
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- NRCDV Publications
- General Material
July 0001
Welfare-to-Work Programs Create Options for Battered Women
Publisher(s):Explores how welfare-to-work programs can help battered women, highlighting programs that provide specialized services to battered women. Also included is a list of Internet resources designed to increase understanding of this complex system.
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The Civil Rights Act of 1991
Publisher(s):The purpose of this act was to amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to strengthen and improve Federal civil rights laws, to provide for damages in cases of intentional employment discrimination, to clarify provisions regarding disparate impact actions, and for other purposes.
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Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) – Use the EITC Assistant to Find Out if You Should Claim it
Publisher(s):This current year EITC Assistant will help you: find out your filing status; find out if you are eligible for EITC; determine if your child or children meet the tests for a qualifying child; and estimate the amount of credit.
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The Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967
Publisher(s):Prohibiting employment discrimination against persons 40 years of age or older.
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Broken Trust: Elders, Family, and Finances
Publisher(s):A study on elder financial abuse prevention.