When the Congress enacted major welfare reforms in 1996 under the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA), new rules were added to public benefits programs making it harder for immigrants with legal status to receive public benefits such as food stamps and Medicaid. Undocumented immigrants had been prior to 1996 and continue to be barred from most public benefits programs. The Welfare Due Process Project, in conjunction with Nebraska Appleseed’s Immigrant Integration and Civic Participation Project work to help individuals, community service providers and the larger community understand the rules that apply to immigrants in need of assistance from these programs as they move toward self-sufficiency.

The Welfare Due Process Project is designed to provide legal advice and assistance to those who are having problems dealing with public assistance programs.

You can use our online intake form to contact our office with specific questions and we can respond to you either via email or by phone. All information you provide is kept completely confidential and is used only for the purposes of providing advice and assistance to you. All questions are optional, however, we would ask that you answer as many as possible so we can best advise you or answer your questions.

Request an outreach presentation by the WDPP - Please fill out our on-line request form.

Receive print materials such as WDPP brochures, handbooks, and reports. Please fill out our on-line request form or click the links below the document title on the form to download.