Medicaid

State Children's Health Insurance Plan (SCHIP)

Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs)

Vaccines for Children (VFC)

Vaccination Assistance Act (Section 317)

Early Intervention

Head Start

Special Education (Individualized Education Plans)

Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)

Food Stamps

Women, Infants and Children (WIC)

School Breakfast and Lunch Programs

Child Care and Development Fund

Public Housing

Housing Choice Vouchers (Section 8)

Section 515 Rural Rental Housing Program

Fair Housing Laws

The Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB) defines Children with Special Health Care Needs (CSHCN) as “those who have or are at risk for a chronic physical, environmental, behavioral, or emotional condition and who also require health and related services of a type or amount beyond that required by children generally.”

INCOME SECURITY

Supplemental Security Income (SSI)

Family Medical Leave Act of 1993

American with Disabilities Act (ADA)

EDUCATION

Transition Services/IDEA

See also Special Education

HOUSING

Home and Community Based Services

See also Fair Housing Laws

HEALTH

Title V, The Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant

Medical Home

See also Health Tab

U.S. Government 101

The Federal Budget Process 101

How a Bill Becomes a Law

Election 2008

MENTAL HEALTH

Mental Health Parity Act

IMMIGRATION (In process)