Organizational Statements, Disabled Recipients under TANF Reauthorization

This page lists statements and information concerning the issue taken from the web sites of various organizations, trade associations, and interest groups involved in the issue. We provide both a link to the main page of the organization concerned as well as a copy of the pages relating to the issue that we found in our searches. Because we want to keep information concerning each of our cases for an archive, we copied their pages during the period of research. Below each statement is the original URL from which we retrieved the information. Note that some of these original URLs may not work because the group has updated or changed its website.

• Association for University Centers on Disabilities
• ARC
• The Bazelon Center on Mental Health Law
• Children’s Defense Fund
• Child Welfare League Of America
• Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities
• Families USA
• Family Voices
• National Mental Health Association

Internal Archive for the Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities, searched on 11/11/03:

• No documents found

Internal Archive for the Association for University Centers on Disabilities, downloaded on 11/11/03:

• TANF Reathorization Fact Sheet (http://www.aucd.org/legislative_affairs/TANF.htm)  
• Sign on Letter to Senator Dodd (http://www.aucd.org/legislative_affairs/access_childcare.htm)

Internal Archive for the National Mental Health Association, downloaded on 11/11/03:

• Critical Issues for Parents with Mental Illness and Their Familes (http://www.nmha.org/children/criticalIssuesforParents.pdf)

Internal Archive for the ARC, searched on 11/11/03:

• No documents found

Internal Archive for the Children’s Defense Fund, downloaded on 11/11/03:

• Every Child Deserves a Fair Start (http://www.childrensdefense.org/fs_tanfreauth3.php)
• Every Child Deserves a Fair Start (2) (http://www.childrensdefense.org/fs_tanflink.php)
• TANF House vs Senate Legislation Comparison (http://www.childrensdefense.org/pdf/TANFHouseVsSenateChart_Aug.pdf#xml=http://childrensdefense.org.master.com/texis/master/search/mysite.txt?q=TANF+AND+disability&order=dd&id=584152512cb552de&cmd=xml)
• TANF Senate Side Bills Chart 1 (http://www.childrensdefense.org/pdf/TANFSenChart1Aug14.pdf#xml=http://childrensdefense.org.master.com/texis/master/search/mysite.txt?q=TANF+AND+disability&order=dd&id=5038025934253ae9&cmd=xml)
• TANF Senate Side Chare 3 (http://www.childrensdefense.org/pdf/TANFSenChart3Aug14.pdf#xml=http://childrensdefense.org.master.com/texis/master/search/mysite.txt?q=TANF+AND+disability&order=dd&id=28017a0168246083&cmd=xml)

Internal Archive for Family Voices, searched on 11/11/03:

• No documents found

Internal Archive for the Bazelon Center on Mental Health Law, downloaded on 11/17/03:

• Left Behind: Data on Adults and Children with Mental Disorders on TANF (http://www.bazelon.org/issues/TANF/Final%20TANF%20Fact%20Sheet%20I.pdf)
• Action Needed on Senate TANF Bill (http://www.bazelon.org/takeaction/alerts/7-24-02TANF.htm)
• Reauthorization of Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) and Childcare and Development Fund: Proposed Amendments to Assist Adults and Children with Mental Disorders (http://www.bazelon.org/issues/TANF/summaryTANF%20Fact%20Sheet%20I.pdf)
• Proposed Amendments to TANF to Assist Adults and Children with Mental Disorders: Screening and Assessment (http://www.bazelon.org/issues/TANF/TANFactSheet%20II.pdf)
• Improving TANF Program Outcomes for Families With Barriers to Employment (http://www.centeronbudget.org/1-22-02tanf3.htm)
• Proposed Amendments to TANF to Assist Adults and Children with Mental Disorders: Definition of Work (http://www.bazelon.org/issues/TANF/TANFFactSheet%20IV.pdf)
• 107^th Congress Leaves Unfinished Business (http://www.bazelon.org/takeaction/alerts/12-18-02update.htm)
• Eleventh Hour Politics May Strand Mental Health Initiatives (http://www.bazelon.org/newsroom/reporter/10-21-02eleventhhourpolitics.htm)
• Few Legislative Days Remain Before Elections (http://www.bazelon.org/takeaction/alerts/8-20-02update.htm)
• Prepared Statement by Chris Koyanagi, Policy Director at the Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law on House Passage of TANF Reauthorization (http://www.bazelon.org/newsroom/5-16-02TANF.htm)

Internal Archive for Families USA, searched on 11/17/03:

• No documents found

Internal Archive for the Child Welfare League Of America, downloaded on 11/17/03:

• Statement by Shay Bilchik on Welfare Sanctions and the Health of Children (http://www.cwla.org/execdir/edremarks020716b.htm)
• Comments on the Reauthorization of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program Authority (http://www.cwla.org/advocacy/tanf011218.htm)
• Welfare Implementation: A Checklist For Action (http://www.cwla.org/advocacy/welfareimplementation.htm)