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Commonly Used Abbreviations AFDC Aid to Families with Dependent Children (federal welfare program for impoverished families until 1996, United States) AK Arbeitskreis (working group), as in AK Wohnungsnot (Berlin) ALG Arbeitslosengeld (unemployment compensation prior to 2005, Germany) ALG I Arbeitslosengeld I (unemployment compensation since 2005 Hartz Reforms, 63 percent of previous income, Germany) ALG II Arbeitslosengeld II (unemployment compensation since 2005 Hartz Reforms, fixed benefit amount, Germany) ALH Arbeitslosenhilfe (unemployment assistance prior to 2005, Germany) ALMP Active labor market policies BSHG Bundessozialhilfegesetz (federal social code, Germany) BVG Berliner Verkehrsgemeinschaft (public transportation authority, Berlin) CDU Christlich Demokratische Partei Deutschlands (Christian Democrats, Germany) DPSS Department of Public and Social Services (Los Angeles) FEANTSA European Observatory on Homelessness (Brussels, Belgium) FRG Federal Republic of Germany (former West Germany) GA General Assistance (local welfare program for single adults, United States) GDR German Democratic Republic (former East Germany) GG Grundgesetz (basic law, German constitution) xvi Commonly Used Abbreviations GR General Relief (local welfare program for single adults, California variant of GA) GROW General Relief Opportunities to Work (local job training program, Los Angeles) HSMIS Homeless Service Management Information Systems HUD U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development IT Information Technology LACEHH Los Angeles Coalition to End Hunger and Homelessness LAHP Los Angeles Homelessness Project LAHSA Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority NAEHP National Alliance to End Hunger and Poverty (Washington, D.C.) NCH National Coalition for the Homeless (Washington, D.C.) NLCHP National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty (Washington, D.C.) PRWORA Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (federal welfare reform, United States) SenVer Senatsverwaltung (district administration, Berlin) SPD Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands (Social Democratic Party, Germany) SSI Social Security Supplemental Income (federal welfare program for poor people with disabilities, United States) SSMIS Social Service Management Information System TANF Temporary Aid for Needy Families (federal welfare program for impoverished families since 1996, United States) ...

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