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Overviews

Social Responsibilities in the United States
U.S. Department of State, Bureau of International Information Programs, U.S. Society & Values, Vol. 1, No. 20, January 1997.
http://usinfo.state.gov/journals/itsv/0197/ijse/toceds.htm

Social Security

Historical Development
Social Security Administration, A section from SSA's publication, "Social Security Programs in the United States."
http://www.ssa.gov/history/brief.html

The Future of Social Security
Social Security Administration, January 2004.
http://www.ssa.gov/pubs/10055.html

Understanding the Benefits
Social Security Administration, February 2003.It was prepared by the Social Security Administration and tells you what you need to know about Social Security while you're still working and what you need to know when it's your turn to collect benefits. It also provides an overview of Medicare and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits.
http://www.ssa.gov/pubs/10024.html

The Social Security Protection Act of 2003
Congressional Research Service
http://usinfo.state.gov/usa/infousa/society/socwelf/743_crs.pdf

Social Security: Summary of Major Changes in the Cash Benefits Program
Congressional Research Service May 18, 2000.
http://usinfo.state.gov/usa/infousa/society/socwelf/ss2000.htm

Social Security: A Primer
Congressional Budget Office, September 2001
http://www.cbo.gov/showdoc.cfm?index=3213&sequence=0&from=0#anchor

Health Care

Medicare
Social Security Administration. An overview of Medicare benefits.
http://www.ssa.gov/pubs/10043.html

White House Commission on Complementary and Alternative Medicine Policy: Final Report
White House Commission on Complementary and Alternative Medicine Policy, March 2002.
http://www.whccamp.hhs.gov/finalreport.html

Checkup on Health Insurance Choices
Agency for Health Care Policy and Research, Department of Health and Human Services, December 1992.
http://www.ahrq.gov/consumer/insuranc.htm

Support for Low Income Families

A Primer for Enhancing the Nutrition Safety Net for Workers and Their Children
United States Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service, Food Stamp Program
http://www.fns.usda.gov/fsp/public_advocacy/pdfs/access_guide.pdf

Supports for Low-Income Families: States Serve a Broad Range of Families through a Complex and Changing System
General Accounting Office January 2004.
http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d04256.pdf

Lifting up the Poor: a Dialogue on Religion, Poverty and Welfare Reform
By Mary Jo Bane and Lawrence M. Mead, The Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life, October 2003. The executive summary of the book.
http://pewforum.org/docs/index.php?DocID=32

Other Issues

Ending Chronic Homelessness: Strategies for Action
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
http://aspe.hhs.gov/hsp/homelessness/strategies03/index.htm

Long-Term Care: What Direction for Public Policy
Congressional Research Service, Dec 2001.
http://usinfo.state.gov/usa/infousa/society/socwelf/ltc.pdf

Federal Benefits for Veterans and Dependents
U.S. Department of Veterans Administration, 2003. This booklet lists the variety of federal benefits available to veterans and their dependents.
http://www1.va.gov/opa/fact/pubaff/Fedben.pdf

Online Links to Social Welfare Resources

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