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[News Clip: Choc Bunny]

Description: Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: March 8, 1995, 6:00 p.m.
Duration: 56 seconds
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
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Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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Welfare Reform: An Issue Overview

Description: The Bush Administration FY2002 budget blueprint, submitted to Congress February 28, commits the nation to "mobilizing the armies of compassion" to "transform lives," and terms this effort the next bold step of welfare reform. The budget includes tax incentives for charitable donations. Earlier the President created the Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives in the White House, fulfilling a campaign promise.
Date: March 15, 2001
Creator: Burke, Vee
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Veterans and Homelessness

Description: The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan brought renewed attention to the needs of veterans, including the needs of homeless veterans. Researchers have found both male and female veterans to be overrepresented in the homeless population, and, as the number of veterans increased due to these conflicts, there was concern that the number of homeless veterans could rise commensurately. This report discusses the various aspects of this issue.
Date: March 25, 2015
Creator: Perl, Libby
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Welfare Reform Research: What Do We Know About Those Who Leave Welfare?

Description: Cash welfare caseloads have declined 57% since peaking in 1994 at 5.1 million cases, with the largest declines occurring since the passage of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA). PRWORA ended the entitlement program of Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC), and replaced it with a block grant program to the states, the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program. Unlike AFDC, under TANF most adults are required to work as a con… more
Date: March 13, 2001
Creator: Devere, Christine
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Welfare Reform: TANF Trends and Data

Description: The shrinkage in U.S. family cash welfare rolls has slowed to a near halt, although national numbers still are 50% below those of August, 1996, when Congress created the time-limited and work-conditioned block grant program of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF). Under TANF, the nature of the caseload has changed. The share of recipients who combine welfare and work has risen sharply (from 11% to 26%).
Date: March 12, 2003
Creator: Burke, Vee
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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How Medicaid Works - Program Basics

Description: Medicaid is a means-tested entitlement program that has been in existence for over 35 years. It provides primary and acute care as well as long-term care to over 50 million Americans at a cost to federal and state governments of approximately $276.1 billion in FY2003. Of all federally supported social programs, only Medicare comes close to this level of spending, and only Social Security costs more.
Date: March 16, 2005
Creator: Herz, Elicia J.; Hearne, Jean P.; Stone-Axelrad, Julie; Tritz, Karen; Baumrucker, Evelyne P.; Scott, Christine et al.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The Link Between Medicaid and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): Recent History and Current Issues

Description: Congressional Research Service (CRS) report entailing, the recent history and current issues regarding the link between Medicaid and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). Topics include, free and public education (FAPE), individualized education plans (IEP), individualized family service plans (IFSP), etc..
Date: March 9, 2006
Creator: Herz, Elicia J.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Coverage of the TANF Population Under Medicaid and SCHIP

Description: Health insurance is an important support for individuals receiving, leaving or diverted from the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) welfare or cash assistance program for low-income families. Medicaid and SCHIP (State Children’s Health Insurance Program) are key vehicles for providing such coverage. While there is no formal link between TANF and either Medicaid or SCHIP, some TANF-eligibles, especially children, are likely to qualify for one of these programs. But state eligibility … more
Date: March 8, 2006
Creator: Herz, Elicia J.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The Link Between Medicaid and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): Recent History and Current Issues

Description: Congressional Research Service (CRS) report entailing, the recent history and current issues regarding the link between Medicaid and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). Topics include, free and public education (FAPE), individualized education plans (IEP), individualized family service plans (IFSP), etc..
Date: March 9, 2006
Creator: Herz, Elicia J.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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