Assistance

Welfare assistance programs need to be reformed again, in order to make them effective. In 1996 the Welfare Reform Act was enacted and it changed the entire program for the better, but it still isn’t doing enough to prevent fraudulent behavior. The programs have become abused and need to be reformed again. America's welfare programs are tautological and repetitive. The current welfare state encourages dependence instead of lifting people out of poverty. Welfare dependence creates behavioral…

History of SNAP The concept for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program was first conceived in 1939 under the direction of U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, Henry Wallace (USDA Food & Nutrition Service, 2014). Due in part to prevalent rates of unemployment nationwide, along with unmarketable food surpluses, the government sold food stamps that could be used to buy foods. With the purchase of a $1.00 orange stamp, 50¢ worth of blue stamps would be received in addition. Orange stamps were to…

I argue that humanitarian aid is no different from other American foreign policies because it serves the interest of the United States. The PEPFAR program is an example of humanitarian aid that was initially received as a merciful and generous program, but it soon showed many altruistic flaws. The United States could have donated the allotted AIDS relief fund to the United Nations to spend on AIDS relief, but instead created its own relief program. Some issues with PEPFAR are that it…

In the article Why not Commercial Assistance for Suicide? On the Question of Argumentative Coherence of Endorsing Assisted Suicide, by Rowland Kipke, addresses his disapproval for physician assisted suicide (PAS) and support for commercially assisted suicide (CAS), one assisted by a psychiatrist. He states that a person who agrees with PAS must rethink their position on CAS due to physicians having a lack of mental health understanding while a psychiatrist job is to study mental health. While…

An Explanation of the Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act of 1980 This paper was written to address The Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act of 1980, which was established “to reduce the number of children in foster care for extended lengths of time through written permanency plans that emphasized family preservation, reunification, or adoption.” (Chapin, 2017, p. 450). The Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act provides government support for adoptions to reduce monetary…

AFDC was the nation’s most visible cash assistance program for 60 years. The program was created to aid children whose parents could not support them. About two-thirds of AFDC recipients were children. In order to receive assistance, a family had to include a dependent child who was under the age of 18, had to be a citizen or legal resident of the United States, and show proof that they…

government have wanted to cut funding and eliminate programs that help fight the war on poverty. Community Action programs should continue to be funded through our government to help improve the lives of families living in poverty though heating assistance, health and safety measures and education of young children. In 1963 advisors of President Kennedy were asked to draw up plans and proposals to address the poverty issues in America. President Johnson took office in 1964 after Kennedy was…

for the poor only. This is false! Welfare is a system that is designed to help the needy, whether they are poor or have fallen on hard times (http://morganwrites.wordpress.com). It is during these times that people need to know that there is assistance out there to help them through their times of needs; and one of these agencies is The Mississippi Department of Human…

Should be Required to Pass a Drug Tests Public assistance is granted to those in a time of need. A time of need is normally thought of as situational or temporary. The need can be due to, but not limited to, a job loss, temporary illness, or the death of a financial provider. Public assistance can be in many forms; such as, food stamps, medical/dental/prescription coverage, housing allowance, education vouchers for their children, daycare assistance, disability, free transportation and…

Social Program Introduction The Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) is one of the United States Federal assistance programs. As the first word of the title states, TANF is aimed to provide the families in need with temporary assistance during their struggle of getting their life stable again. Throughout the country, TANF is often referred to as welfare. Families receiving TANF assistance might also have to deal with some stigma that comes with receiving TANF. Overall, TANF aims to…