Social Support

• The Future of Social Security
  A report from the U.S. Social Security Administration.
  
  
• Understanding the Benefits
  Written by the U.S. Social Security Administration explaining what you need to know while you are still working and the benefits available for you and your family.           
  
  
• The Social Security Protection Act of 2004
  Full-text of Public Law 108-203.
  
  
• Outlook for Social Security
  A report from the Congressional Budget Office dated June 2004 on Outlays and revenues of Social Security.
  
  
• Medicare
  Written by the U.S. Social Security Administration explaining Medicare and its benefits.
  
  
• Prescription Drug Coverage: Basic Information
  Medicare prescription drug coverage is insurance that covers both brand-name and generic prescription drugs at participating pharmacies and provides protection for people who have very high drug costs.
  
  
• What is Long-Term Care
  An Overview of Long-Term Care written by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
  
  
• The Social Safety Net: Public Assistance and Health Care
  The history of public assistance and health care in the U.S from Portrait of the USA.             
  
  
• The Nutrition Safety Net: Tools for Community Food Security
  An outline of the 15 Federal nutrition assistance programs that form a nationwide safety net for families and individuals to avoid hunger and to obtain healthy, nutritious diets.
  
  
• Supports for Low-Income Families: States Serve a Broad Range of Families through a Complex and Changing System
  Report from the General Accounting Office.
  
  
• Lifting up the Poor: A Dialogue on Religion, Poverty, and Welfare Reform
  Part of the Pew Forum Dialogue Series on Religion and Public Life, this executive summary highlights some of the views of two respected social scientists that discuss their agreements and disagreements about poverty, policy and theology.
  
  
• The Ten Year Planning Process to End Chronic Homelessness in Your Community
  A step-by-step guide for states to work with federal departments and agencies to develop collaborative approaches and new funding opportunities to end chronic homelessness in America.
  
  
• U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration 
  Information about the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
  
  
• Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation 
  Information about the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.
  
  
• Federal Benefits for Veterans and Dependents
  A comprehensive summary of the benefits available to veterans of the United States Armed Forces.