websites about social safety net in U. S.

[Kathy Thomson <KThomson@EPSB.EDMONTON.AB.CA>]

Hi all,

I am currently working on a project with some social studies teachers.  They
have requested sites about the social safety net in the U.S. and, ideally, a
comparison of what is available in Canada versus the U.S.

Please excuse my lack of knowledge in this area, but I know practically
nothing about how things like health care, welfare, pensions, worker's
compensation, etc., work in the U.S.  I don't even know if they are
federally legislated or if they vary by state.  I seem to be wasting a great
deal of time conducting lame searches.

I would appreciate any help with sites available or anything that could
point me in the right direction.

Hope you can help a floundering Canadian,

Kathy Thomson
Teacher Librarian
SBS
Edmonton, Alberta
kthomson@epsb.edmonton.ab.ca

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