Welfare Policy
Welfare, a government assisted program was created to help those with no or low income. Programs like Medicaid, Women, Infant, and Children (WIC), and Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) were created to reduce the negative impact that poverty has on families (History of United States Welfare Programs, n.d.). The Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) gives single mothers the opportunity to live a stable life without going to work. Several years later AFDC was changed to Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF). Yet, we see that even with this change, evidence implies welfare did the opposite of what it was supposed to do. Parents became dependent on a system that allowed them to receive several types …show more content…
These programs support families that have no parents or parents that are struggling to make ends meet. Temporary Assistance for Needy Families also known as (TANIF) supports low income families and delivers parents with housing vouchers, and financial need. SNAP is a food program that gives out a certain amount every month to families with children, low income, and the homeless. ADFC (Aid to Families with Dependent Children) provides cash to needy families that have lost a parent or non-parental families. The Welfare policy created these programs to offer families with support and basic …show more content…
In addition, women facing circumstances of divorce and other issues are the number one consumers of welfare. "These cyclers rely on welfare as a safety net during times of temporary unemployment or family crisis, leaving and returning to welfare as their circumstances change (Lens, 2002)." The primary goal of (TANF), to create help for single mother in need due to circumstances. However, the availability has created a dependent group of mother's hesitant to become independent from services. The temporary assistance for needy families with an array of services dedicated to essential resources for single women, victims of domestic violence, assault, and protection of their children. Victims of poverty, rely on (TANF) to support their families. However, the Safety net of (TANF) creates dependents women to rely on a system on the brink of
Welfare, a government assisted program was created to help those with no or low income. Programs like Medicaid, Women, Infant, and Children (WIC), and Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) were created to reduce the negative impact that poverty has on families (History of United States Welfare Programs, n.d.). The Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) gives single mothers the opportunity to live a stable life without going to work. Several years later AFDC was changed to Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF). Yet, we see that even with this change, evidence implies welfare did the opposite of what it was supposed to do. Parents became dependent on a system that allowed them to receive several types …show more content…
These programs support families that have no parents or parents that are struggling to make ends meet. Temporary Assistance for Needy Families also known as (TANIF) supports low income families and delivers parents with housing vouchers, and financial need. SNAP is a food program that gives out a certain amount every month to families with children, low income, and the homeless. ADFC (Aid to Families with Dependent Children) provides cash to needy families that have lost a parent or non-parental families. The Welfare policy created these programs to offer families with support and basic …show more content…
In addition, women facing circumstances of divorce and other issues are the number one consumers of welfare. "These cyclers rely on welfare as a safety net during times of temporary unemployment or family crisis, leaving and returning to welfare as their circumstances change (Lens, 2002)." The primary goal of (TANF), to create help for single mother in need due to circumstances. However, the availability has created a dependent group of mother's hesitant to become independent from services. The temporary assistance for needy families with an array of services dedicated to essential resources for single women, victims of domestic violence, assault, and protection of their children. Victims of poverty, rely on (TANF) to support their families. However, the Safety net of (TANF) creates dependents women to rely on a system on the brink of