Economic Justice Content Topic Results
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January 1996
Unlocking the Door, A Call to Action
Publisher(s):This resources addresses: homeownership and access to capital, battered women, housing discrimination, minority women, housing and community design, displaced homemakers, rural women, homeless women, older women, welfare reform, public housing, housing for women with disabilities and service enriched housing.
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- NRCDV Publications
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June 0004
Economic Advocacy Capacity Building: Iowa's Experience and Lessons Learned
Publisher(s):The main article outlines the steps and stages of ICADV's housing and financial advocacy work from 1997 until the present. Main activities are covered and lessons learned are highlighted.
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- NRCDV Publications
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July 0001
Welfare-to-Work Programs Create Options for Battered Women
Publisher(s):Explores how welfare-to-work programs can help battered women, highlighting programs that provide specialized services to battered women. Also included is a list of Internet resources designed to increase understanding of this complex system.
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The Civil Rights Act of 1991
Publisher(s):The purpose of this act was to amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to strengthen and improve Federal civil rights laws, to provide for damages in cases of intentional employment discrimination, to clarify provisions regarding disparate impact actions, and for other purposes.
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Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) – Use the EITC Assistant to Find Out if You Should Claim it
Publisher(s):This current year EITC Assistant will help you: find out your filing status; find out if you are eligible for EITC; determine if your child or children meet the tests for a qualifying child; and estimate the amount of credit.
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The Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967
Publisher(s):Prohibiting employment discrimination against persons 40 years of age or older.
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Broken Trust: Elders, Family, and Finances
Publisher(s):A study on elder financial abuse prevention.
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Individual Development Account Question and Answer Sheet: A Guide for IDA Consumers with Disabilities
Publisher(s):This fact sheet specifically addresses the impact of IDAs on SSI and SSDI.
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ILO 2012 Global Estimate of Forced Labour
Publisher(s):The ILO estimates that 20.9 million people are victims of forced labor globally, trapped in jobs into which they were coerced or deceived and which they can not leave. The document describes in detail the revised methodology used to generate the 2012 ILO global estimate of forced labour, covering the period from 2002 to 2011, and the main results obtained.
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Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA)
Publisher(s):This webpage explains what the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program is, who is eligible, and how to access it.
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529 Plans: Questions and Answers
Publisher(s):A 529 Savings Plan, named after the corresponding IRS code, is an account in which individuals can make after-tax deposits and save for future higher education costs. This page addresses common questions and answers about 529 plans.
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Innocent Spouse Relief
Publisher(s):In some instances, married people can get relief from joint tax liability. This site describes three types of relief, including the Innocent Spousal Relief which provides relief if your spouse or former spouse failed to report income, reported income improperly or claimed improper deductions or credits.