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Copyright © Allyn & Bacon 2002 Approaches to Social Change §National Campaign for Jobs & Income Support l The National Campaign is a national coalition of grassroots organizations in 40 states that seeks to advance progressive anti-poverty policies at the state and national levels. It has focused particularly on welfare reform and welfare reauthorization. §Center on Budget and Policy Priorities l A liberal research organization in Washington DC that analyzes federal budget issues from a low-income perspective.

Copyright © Allyn & Bacon 2002 Approaches to Social Change §Welfare Law Center LINC Project l A unique source of information for and about groups of low income people organizing to confront the shredding of our social safety net. The LINC Project links grassroots organizations that are working on welfare issues throughout the nation. They have an internet discussion list for individuals and organizations.

Copyright © Allyn & Bacon 2002 Approaches to Social Change §Food Research and Action Center (FRAC) l FRAC is a national research and public policy center that serves as the hub of an anti-hunger network of individuals and agencies across the country. §RESULTS: Ending Hunger and Poverty l RESULTS is a nonprofit, grassroots citizen’s lobby that identifies sustainable solutions to the problems of hunger and poverty, nationally and worldwide, and works to generate the resources necessary to make those solutions succeed.

Copyright © Allyn & Bacon 2002 Approaches to Social Change §National Coalition for the Homeless l The National Coalition for the Homeless is a national advocacy network of homeless persons, activists, service providers, and others committed to ending homelessness through public education, policy advocacy, grassroots organizing, and technical assistance. §Children’s Defense Fund l The Children’s Defense Fund exists to provide a strong and effective voice for all the children of America, who cannot vote, lobby, or speak for themselves.

Copyright © Allyn & Bacon 2002 Approaches to Social Change §National Organization for Women l Home page of the National Organization for Women. Offers information about the organization and its agenda, as well as feminism, women, abortion right, violence against women, racial and ethnic diversity, and economic equity.

Copyright © Allyn & Bacon 2002 Approaches to Social Change §Feminist Majority Foundation l The Feminist Majority and the Feminist Majority Foundation are committed to empowering women and winning equality through research, the sharing of information of value to feminists everywhere, and effective action. The site offers action alerts, news and press releases, and information about events of interest

Copyright © Allyn & Bacon 2002 Approaches to Social Change §Gay and Lesbian Activists Alliance (GLAA) l GLAA advances the equal rights of gay men and lesbians. They are the nation’s oldest continuously active gay and lesbian civil rights organization. §Aids Action Committee l The Aids Action Committee provides support services to people living with AIDS and HIV, as well as the people who love and care for them. They educate the general public and health care professionals, and they advocate at the local, state, and federal levels for fair and effective AIDS public policy and funding.

Copyright © Allyn & Bacon 2002 Questions for Thought §Choose a current social problem and think about the possibilities for change through electoral approaches, through grassroots organizing, and through a combination of the two approaches. §Think about the same social problem in terms of the current social and political climate. In what way do these social factors affect the possibility of change in the problem you have chosen?

Copyright © Allyn & Bacon 2002 Questions for Thought §The National Welfare Rights Organization had a powerful influence on changing welfare policy during the 1960s and early 1970s, but since then welfare rights organizing has failed to protect the social safety net for poor families. Why do you think this is so?