This is a list of organizational, legislative, and trade related acronyms, abbreviations and terms in the annotated entries of this special welfare collection.
- ACF - Administration for Children and Families
- AFDC – Aid to Families with Dependent Children
- BCSDV – Building Comprehensive Solutions to Domestic Violence
- FVO – Family Violence Option
- HHS - Department of Health and Human Services
- OFA – Office of Family Assistance, ACF/HHS
- PRWORA - Personal Responsibility and Work Reconciliation Act (PRWORA) of 1996
- TANF – Temporary Assistance to Needy Families