Chapter 8: Poverty Amid Affluence Destinations

U.S. BUREAU OF THE CENSUS ON POVERTY
www.census.gov

Click on Subject A-Z and then "P" for poverty. Provides a wide variety of data that are relevant to poverty in American society.

WELFARE AND POVERTY IN THE UNITED STATES
www.welfareinfo.org

Click on "overall summaries"—provides a wealth of information on welfare and poverty issues in American society.

A GLOBAL REVIEW OF POVERTY
www. svf.uib.no/helsos/crop/txtfile/handb3.htm

This site provides valuable information on poverty research around the world.

OFFICE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE
www.osjspm.org

This site provides many different resources on welfare reform in the United States.

WELFARE REFORM — DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT (HUD)
www.hud.gov/wlfrefrm.html

This site details the issues surrounding welfare reform from the perspective of the well known Federal Government organization, HUD.

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