New Year's day traditionally is a time of new beginnings. But for the nation's low income communities, this New Year's will mark the start of surviving amidst dwindling resources as the congressionally mandated welfare reforms take hold. And to top it off, community groups pledged to advocating for the poor aren't fully prepared for the impending changes, according to the nonprofit think tank, Applied Research Center. "Low-income communities aren't set up for the coming onslaught," said Gary Delgado, executive director of ARC. "Unless we fund advocacy based on grassroots mobilization, low-income issues don't stand a chance."
