A legislative action on poverty is the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. It is an act that was established in 2009 targeting those who were unemployed, and worked to provide jobs and training for jobs almost immediately. For instance on the White House official page it states, “The Act increases job training funds for those who need them most, with $3.95 billion in additional funding for the Workforce Investment system, which will support green job training, summer jobs for young people, and other opportunities…” (The White House, 2015, p. 1). This comes to show the effort that it being put in to eliminate poverty and help people succeed. Not only is that the case, but the act also helped to provide the homeless population with a roof
A legislative action on poverty is the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. It is an act that was established in 2009 targeting those who were unemployed, and worked to provide jobs and training for jobs almost immediately. For instance on the White House official page it states, “The Act increases job training funds for those who need them most, with $3.95 billion in additional funding for the Workforce Investment system, which will support green job training, summer jobs for young people, and other opportunities…” (The White House, 2015, p. 1). This comes to show the effort that it being put in to eliminate poverty and help people succeed. Not only is that the case, but the act also helped to provide the homeless population with a roof