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Poverty & Welfare Policy

What is color of poverty? In the United States, people of color are more likely to be poor. However, the social safety net is no longer strong enough to catch those who fall through the cracks. ARC understands that to end poverty will require addressing the root causes of it's inequitable distribution.

Welfare Facts

Source: Women and Children in the Wake of Welfare 'Reform', Women of Color Resource Center (June 2000). Full article available on ColorLines here.
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Welfare Organizing at the Grassroots

By Nicole Davis. By making good on his promise to "end the welfare system as we know it," President Clinton set off a resurgence of welfare rights organizing that this country has not seen since the 1960s. Full article available on ColorLines here.
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Worthwhile Welfare Reforms

This report looks at model welfare policies being promoted by various advocacy groups. Many of the policies are a direct result of actions taken due to the adverse affects that TANF and the 1996 Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act had on families.

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