Public Benefits Content Topic Results

The Earned Income Tax Credit and Child Tax Credit are important tax benefits that can help provide tax filers a significant income boost. This toolkit includes messaging and materials to help you spread the word about the Earned Income Tax Credit and Child Tax Credit and how to get them.

The seeds for this survey were planted in the months following the murder of George Floyd in 2020. Like the advocates at our member programs, ODVN wanted to better understand how survivors—women of color, specifically, along with other marginalized groups—experience law enforcement and other parts of the response system. We surveyed 505 survivors across the state to get some answers.

Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) and poverty are mutually reinforcing and correlated. The March 2021 TA Question of the Month explores how Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) helps survivors afford the basics and rebuild their lives after violence.

This page explains why claiming the EITC and CTC does not generally reduce eligibility for government benefits. 

This tip sheet gives basic information on some government means-tested benefits programs for people with disabilities and explains the potential effects that receiving compensation may have on their benefits. It also guides readers to additional resources for people with disabilities and their advocates.

For domestic violence and sexual assault victims, the public benefits programs that support basic economic security are of critical importance. This report discusses the findings from a 2017 survey of over 1,100 service providers. It details barriers survivors encounter when trying to access public benefits programs, cross-sector collaboration and systems-level advocacy, and possible legislative changes to these critical programs.

This table presents a list of state funded programs that provide medical coverage for immigrants who are not eligible for federally funded Medicaid program.

This report explores recently released poverty data from the U.S. Census Bureau and its implications for domestic violence advocacy.

This document provides a state-by-state break-down of benefits and protections available for immigrant survivors of violence. It also addresses eligibility requirements, coverage, requirements for receiving emergency contraception, the process to apply, and any other requirements necessary to receive benefits.