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  • A Quick Guide to Immigrant Eligibility for ACA and Key Federal Means-tested Programs (NILC)

  • A Young Person's Guide to Public Assistance Eligibility (The Door Legal Services)

  • ABA Criminal Justice Standards on Collateral Sanctions and Discretionary Disqualification of Convicted Persons

  • After Prison: Roadblocks to Reentry: A Report on State Legal Barriers Facing People with Criminal Records

  • Applying for Public Assistance at a Job Center (Legal Aid Society)

  • Caught in the Net: The Impact of Drug Policies on Women and Families

  • Defender Toolkit & Padilla Compliance Guide: Using Knowledge of “Enmeshed Penalties” (or Collateral Consequences) to Get Better Results in the Criminal Case (The Bronx Defenders)

  • Discharge Planning Services For Inmates Who are Receiving Mental Health Treatment in a New York City Jail (Urban Justice Center, Brad H)

  • Discharge Planning Services for Inmates who are Receiving Mental Health Treatment in New York City Jails (Urban Justice Center)

  • Domestic Violence and Public Assistance: What special rights do I have as a victim of domestic violence applying for or receiving public assistance? (South Brooklyn Legal Services)

  • Fair Hearing 3561826L: Was the Determination of the Agency that the appellant is ineligible for Public Assistance and Food Stamp benefits because she was fleeing to avoid prosecution or custody or conviction for a felony correct?

  • Fair Hearing 3708876N: Was the Agency's determination not to include Appellant as part of the Appellant's Food Stamp household correct?

  • Fair Hearing 3737787Q: Was the Determination of the Agency to Discontinue the appellant's Public Assistance grant and Medical Assistance grant due to a failure of the appellant to complete an out-patient rehabilitation program for alcohol and substance abuse correct?

  • Fair Hearing 3745731H: Was the Agency's Determination to discontinue the appellants Public Assistance and Food Stamps on the grounds that she is in violation of an order of protection correct?

  • Fair Hearing 3767336Z: Was the Determination of the Agency that the appellant is ineligible for Public Assistance, Medical Assistance and Food Stamp benefits because such individual is fleeing to avoid prosecution or custody or confinement after conviction or who is violating a condition or probation or parole correct?

  • Fair Hearing 4012187K: Was the Agency's determination that the Appellant's household received an overissuance of food stamps because a household member (JT) had been ineligible for participation in the Food Stamp Program during June 2003 due to his "fleeing felon" status correct?

  • Fair Hearing 4366001J: Was the determination of the Agency that the Appellant is ineligible for Public Assistance and Food Stamp benefits because such individual has been found by the Agency to be fleeing to avoid prosecution or custody or conviction for a felony correct?

  • Family Independence Administration: Applying for Public Assistance in New York City

  • Federal Benefits for People With Serious Mental Illness Who Have Been Incarcerated (Bazelon Center)

  • Flyer: contact Urban Justice Center with case examples

  • Flyer: Immigrant Access to Public Benefits Hotline & Info

  • Garnes v. Barnhart, C-02-4428 (ND Cal. Nov. 5, 2004)

  • Holistic Is Not a Bad Word: A Criminal Defense Attorney's Guide to Using Invisible Punishments As An Advocacy Strategy

  • Housing, Benefits and Certificates of Relief from Disabilities/Good Conduct (Legal Action Center & Legal Aid Society)

  • How to Complete the Application / Job Profile (Family Independence Administration)

  • How to Win Your Fair Hearing (Legal Aid Society)

  • Intersection of Fair Housing Laws/ADA and Criminal Activity Bars in Federally Assisted Housing (Monroe County Legal Assistance Center) (2010)

  • Modify Department of Social Services Order (Program Description from Office of Child Support Enforcement, Human Resources Administration)

  • Nationwide Class Action Lawsuit Filed Challenging the Social Security Administration's Policy on Fleeing Felons (National Senior Citizens Law Center, Urban Justice Center)

  • Navigating Medicare and Medicaid 2005 (The Kaiser Family Foundation)

  • Needle in a Haystack: Reentry and Housing in New York City

  • One Flawed Policy. Thousand of Families at Risk (Community Service Society)

  • Open Letter from the NuLeadership Policy Group

  • OTDA 97 ADM-23 - State "Fleeing Felon/ Probation/Parole Violation" Policies

  • Outline of HIV-Related Benefits (South Brooklyn Legal Services)

  • Policy Bulletin #04-88-EL1: Issuance of Carfare

  • Policy Directive #03-65-ELI: Domestic Violence Program

  • Policy Directive #04-10-ELI: Mailed or Faxed Public Assistance and/or Food Stamps Applications

  • Public Assistance Laws Affecting Individuals with Criminal Convictions (Legal Action Center)

  • Public Assistance: What Is It? How Do I Apply? (The Door Legal Services)

  • Sample letter: immigrant eligibility for public benefits

  • Sample letter: public benefit eligibility for immigrant with child under VAWA

  • Social Security Survivors Benefits (The Door Legal Services)

  • Training Manual: Obtaining New and Replacement Documents (The Door Legal Services / Chadbourne & Parke LLP, 2005)

  • Welfare As We Know It Now (Legal Action Center - English)

  • Welfare As We Know It Now (Legal Action Center - Spanish)

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