School of Social Work
311 Huey P. Long Field House
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA 70803
Phone: (800) 848-7111
Phone: (225) 578-5875
Fax: (225) 578-1357
Government Information
U.S. Census Bureau
- Poverty Defined
- Small Area Income & Poverty Estimates
- Model-based Estimates for States, Counties, & School Districts
- Maps
- Banking, Finance, & Insurance: Household Financial Assets and Liabilities
U.S. Department of Agriculture: Food and Nutrition
- Food Stamp Program: Participation program data
- Food Stamp Program: Research
- Trends in Food Stamp Program Participation Rates
- Leading the Fight Against Hunger
- Reaching Low-Income Hispanics With Nutrition Assistance
- Reaching Those In Need: State Food Stamp Participation Rates in 2004
- Healthy Meals, Healthy Schools, Healthy Kids
- Food Stamps Makes America Stronger
- Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants & Children (WIC)
U.S. Department of Labor
U.S. Federal Reserve
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; Administration for Children and Families; Office of Family Assistance
- Related
- The Welfare Peer Technical Assistance Network
- View TANF by State Source: National Center for Children in Poverty at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health
U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Ways and Means
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Hearing on the Economic and Societal Costs of Poverty (Wednesday, January 24, 2007)
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Hearing on Establishing a Modern Poverty Measure (Thursday, July 17, 2008)
Other reports
- The Effects of Welfare and IDA Program Rules on the Asset Holdings of Low-Income Families, September 2007.
- Assessing Asset Data on Low-Income Households: Current Availability and Options for Improvement, September 2007.
- The Balance Sheets of Low-Income Households: What We Know about Their Assets and Liabilities, November 2007.
- Determinants of Asset Building, March 2008.
- Women and Poverty
2005 Report
2006 Report
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