Welfare

The PCADV Welfare Project is a partnership with the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare (DPW) to implement federal legislation mandating county welfare offices to do the following:

• Screen for domestic violence
• Waive welfare program requirements that may place the victim and/or the children in danger
• Refer clients for domestic violence services

Under the guidance of the PCADV/DPW Domestic Violence Task Force, the following on-going activities occur: development and implementation of DPW policies that effect victims receiving public benefits; domestic violence awareness training for all welfare caseworkers and clerical support staff; cross-training of advocates on DPW policy; technical assistance to domestic violence program staff regarding welfare issues; and the development of written materials to support welfare advocacy.