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December 1991

PASS: SSI's Plan for Achieving Self Support
For individuals with disabilities, SSI's Plan for Achieving Self Support (PASS) offers a way out of poverty by allowing them to move from dependence on benefits to financial independence. Using practical examples, this article describes how to assist a client in formulating a PASS proposal.

By James R. Sheldon, Jr.
Determining Disability for Children: Implementation of Sullivan v. Zebley—Part III: Medical and Functional Equivalence
This article examines the interim final rules that revised the disability determination process for children's SSI disability claims pursuant to the Supreme Court's ruling in Zebley v. Sullivan and analyzes the criteria that SSA uses to decide whether a child's impairment meets or equals a listed impairment.

By Julie Clark
Introduction to HUD Conventional Public Housing, Section 8 Existing Housing, Voucher, and Subsidized Housing Programs—Part II: Section 8 Existing Housing, Voucher, and Subsidized Housing
This is the second part of a two-part article on federal housing programs that summarizes the programs for new advocates. This portion outlines the Section 8 Existing Housing, Voucher, and Subsidized Housing Programs.

By Fred Fuchs
Representing Community-Based Development Corporations in a Legal Services Program
This column is a case study of how Legal Services of Greater Miami, Inc., has represented St. John Community Development Corporation in developing a project in the Overtown community of Miami. The author describes the project's growing pains, housing strategy, funding struggles, and future building plans.

By John M. Little
Fighting Hunger in the Sun: Opportunities to Expand the Summer Food Program for Children
One in four children in this country under age 12 is at risk of hunger. This column informs advocates about the possibilities for expanding awareness of the Summer Food Service Program for Children.

By Sharon Lee Schwartz, Mary Ellen Natale, and David A. Super
Fifteen Reasons Why Low-Income Elderly Clients Don't Get Public Benefits
This column describes various formal and informal barriers that may prevent clients—particularly the elderly—from securing access to SSI, Medicaid, and food stamp benefits to which they are entitled.

By Vicki Gottlich and Julie Clark

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