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AARP Foundation Tax-Aide Program
Publisher(s):Since 1968, AARP Foundation Tax-Aide has provided free tax help to over 78 million taxpayers, with a focus on older adults with low to moderate income. This webpage offers information on AARP Foundation Tax-Aide resources and how to access help.
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Facebook Family Safety Center
Publisher(s): The Safety Center outlines Facebook's community guidelines and offers resources for promoting safe online communities that are free from abuse. It includes information for parents, a bullying prevention hub, and resources for online well-being.
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Resources for Families Facing Deportation and Separation
Publisher(s): This page provides information about family separation due to detention and deportation, safety planning and child welfare for families facing deportation.
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InBrief: The Impact of Early Adversity on Children's Development
Publisher(s):Science also shows that providing stable, responsive environments for children in the earliest years of life can prevent or reverse these conditions, with lifelong consequences for learning, behavior, and health.
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Immigration Issues
Publisher(s): This fact sheet provides basic information for transgender immigrants in the U.S. regarding some of the most common problems, including violence and the threat of being detained or deported.
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Predatory Lending: The New Face of Economic Injustice
Publisher(s):The document describes the discriminatory practices of predatory lending and their impact on African Americans and Latinos in particular. Analysis is offered as to the effects of predatory lending on the already disproportionate wealth gap between African Americans and whites and Latinos and whites. Mortgage lending, auto lending, and payday lending are all concisely reviewed.
Advocates may find this document helpful as a primer and tool for prioritizing and acting on issues that affect affordable housing.
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Mistreatment of African American Elders
Publisher(s):This Research to Practice Brief synthesizes scholarship and research exploring the mistreatment of African American elders in the United States.
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Dynamics of Sexual Assault and the Implications for Immigrant Women
Publisher(s):This chapter provides a general overview of sexual assault and its impact on immigrant victims. It also addresses the intersection of sexual assault, immigration, and cultural issues.
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Creative Interventions Toolkit: A Practical Guide to Stop Interpersonal Violence
Publisher(s): This toolkit was written to support community-based approaches to violence intervention.
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AAPI LGBTQ+ Experiences of GBV
Publisher(s): This fact sheet summarizes the layered needs and experiences of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and more (LGBTQ+) Asian, Asian American, and Pacific Islander (AAPI) survivors and communities in the U.S., based on the current literature available.
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Vision for Healthy Relationships Education
Publisher(s):This document identifies some core components that provide the basis for effective healthy relationships education.
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Resource Guide for Coalitions: Navigating Anti-Trans Rhetoric & Discrimination as Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault & Dual Coalitions
Publisher(s): This guide discusses the effects that anti-transgender laws have on transgender and nonbinary survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking and how coalitions can build their own capacity to navigate these laws, while they support member organizations in navigating them.