Cheating Welfare: Public Assistance and the Criminalization of Poverty

List of Abbreviations

| xi List of Abbreviations ADC Aid to Dependent Children AFDC Aid to Families with Dependent Children CalWORKs California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids Program, California’s program of cash assistance to lowincome families FAP Family Assistance Program MediCal California’s Medicaid program, a health insurance program for low-income individuals who are not eligible for Medicare MFY Mobilization for Youth NWRO National Welfare Rights Organization PRWORA Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act, the federal legislation reforming the welfare system in 1996 Section 8 A federal housing subsidy program, first established under Section 8 of the Housing Act of 1937 SIP Self-Initiated Program SSA Social Security Act of 1935 SSI Supplemental Security Income TANF Temporary Assistance to Needy Families WIC Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children This page intentionally left blank ...