The Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA) agency, the first mass public assistance program, was created to provide relief support to nearly 5 million households each month.

This site provides a summary of the goals of the Welfare Reform Act of 1996, and how it relates to such issues as marriage and sexual behavior. From the Alan Guttmacher Institute, a non-profit organization focused on sexual and...

The federal welfare reform act has been in existence from 1996. This article, dated 3/2004, looks at how we are doing. What is the state of welfare reform -- has it helped or hurt the situation.

A brief but comprehensive article on the history and current status of Title IX. Provides list of resource organizations and materials as well as contact information for centers that assist with desegragation issues in public schools.