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October 2004

Self-Sufficiency and Safety: The Case for Onsite Domestic Violence Services at Employment Services Agencies

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This report highlights some of the barriers to employment that many domestic violence survivors experience, service needs, and outcomes.
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October 2004

Homeless Assistance Programs: A Guide To Counting Unsheltered Homeless People

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The guide is offered in chapters and numeric sections and covers the basics of counting unsheltered homeless people, counting unsheltered people in public places, counts based on use of non-shelter services and sample data collection instruments. Advocates in search of a basic background on the topic should start with Chapter 2. Note: The guide is not offered as a method for counting sheltered people but does reference Martha Burt's Practical Methods for Counting the Homeless: A Manual for State and Local Jurisdictions as a resource for counting sheltered homeless people.
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October 2004

Homeless, Runaway & Throwaway Youth: Sexual Victimization and the Consequences of Life on the Streets

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This issue focuses on the intersection between sexual victimization and homeless youth, and provides an overview of research on this topic area.
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September 2004

Economic Resource Connections for Battered Women: A Collaborative Community Approach

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This newsletter features Her Will, Inc. It describes their approach to establishing and maintaining resource connections for battered women and their families. A list of BCS papers on job opportunities and training for battered women is also included.
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September 2004

Rate of Children in Low-Income Families Varies Widely by State

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This brief provides state-by-state percentages of children in low-income families, including percentages based on age, parents with a high school degree, living with a single parent, and living with two immigrant parents.
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June 2004

Violence Against Women: The Role of Welfare Reform

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Using survey research in two California counties, this study documents high rates of domestic violence among welfare recipients, and its impact, along with mental health and substance abuse issues, on women's ability to find work.
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May 2004

Decade of HOPE VI: Research Findings And Policy Challenges

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This research and policy report offers an extensive overview of the HOPE VI (Housing Opportunities for People Everywhere) program. The introduction provides historical background, evaluation challenges and suggested reforms. It includes a description of the policy debates surrounding HOPE VI.
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April 2004

Research & Evaluation on Violence Against Women: Battering, Work, & Welfare, Final Grant Report

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This research project sought to understand the obstacles women receiving welfare identified in their lives, as well as the strengths and resources they bring to their struggles for safety and solvency.
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February 2004

America's Neighbors: The Affordable Housing Crisis And the People It Affects

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The first part of this report analyzes housing problems in comparison to food insecurity and lack of health insurance, for the purpose of raising awareness as to the enormity of the housing crisis (while emphasizing that the report should not be read to minimize the seriousness of the problems of food insecurity and lack of health care). The second part of the report reviews housing problems in more depth and is an excellent resource for talking point references regarding housing.
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January 2004

Domestic Violence at the Crossroads: Violence Against Poor Women and Women of Color

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This article explains how failing to address multiple oppressions of poor women of color jeopardizes the validity and legitimacy of the anti-violence movement.
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January 2004

Early Childhood, Domestic Violence, and Poverty: Helping Young Children and Their Families

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This paper contains practical guidelines and policy recommendations for pediatric health settings, early childhood programs, family support providers, police, and domestic violence agencies.
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December 2003

Housing In America: Recent Research On Housing Trends

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This fact sheet provides current information, charts and statistics on rural housing, people with disabilities and immigrant families. Available from: Contact NRCDV at 800-537-2238.