Temporary Assistance for Needy Families

From my understanding, according to Moffit, unemployment insurance and food stamps spending were expected to increase during recession because of the rise of unemployment during difficult times in the economy. More people will terminated for their jobs and will have to find ways to pay their bills and food, so it is logical that unemployment insurance’s and food stamps spendings increase during periods where the economy is weak. On the other hand, social security retirement spendings were…

more appealing to work. As well as taxing the benefits residents are receiving, the government spends money on job training and skills that will help a person be a productive citizen. The skills the person learns will allow them to support his or her family if they have…

in the United States., around 30 percent of all families with children are headed by a single parent in comparison to 20 percent in 1980” (Kelly, 2014). Although single parent families are more common, children in these situations seem to have just as successful outcomes. For instance, U.S. President Obama grew up in a non-traditional household, which did not keep him from reaching the highest political office in the…

vocalized to me. Since the day I was born, my family has been surviving on Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, better known as Food Stamps and at times, received Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF). It was Fall Quarter of 2013 when I attended SCC. With no solid goal of what I wanted to do in life, I completed courses with average and bad grades. This was mainly caused by the lack of focus I had because of my attention to provide for my family. Marketing became a part of my life…

later, the industrial industry began to grow rapidly, resulting in an increase in workers who became a part of the industrial industry. During the 19th century, the Great Depression happened and there were not any means of financial resources for the needy American people. The Depression wiped out all of the savings that established citizens had and reduced many jobs. In 1932, direct relief and work relief were being distributed by federal governments. After many recommendations, President…

Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.”(Declaration of Independence) As long as a people’s basic necessities are provided for, they are uninhibited in enjoying these freedoms. Sometimes, however, circumstances are such that the most basic needs of a family come into jeopardy, inhibiting them from enjoying those pursuits. The government established in the United…

economic crisis for those who lived through it, but it also brought about changes in the way which woman participated in, and were viewed in society and the working world. Woman began to leave the home to find jobs so they could help provide for their families, but unfortunately these women struggled to find acceptance and jobs in the professional world. Single mothers especially, received harsh judgment form potential employers and society alike. I believe that this harsh judgment and…

55-year-old nurse practitioner named Kaylene. To protect her family from being persecuted and to protect her profession, Kaylene’s last name is withheld. From her soft grey hair to her sneaker-clad feet she exudes a motherly aura and speaks with a touch of a Midwestern accent. One would never think that in order for her to go into work she has to walk through a group of shouting protestors that call her a “baby killer” or that quite a few family members have deserted her. The challenges she…

bills,’ she says.” (Cunha). Calder is not alone, many other parents are in dire need of this assistance while actively searching for work. Times are tough, and not every parent is able to find a job that is suitable to provide for his or her family. Drug testing these parents is harmful as benefits will be denied to the family, who has done nothing wrong and is in grave need of the government assistance in the form of welfare to survive. Benefits are being denied for many, and not just on…

1964 only 7% of children were born to unwed mothers, and by 2013 (Millennial generation) the rate had risen to 41% (Figure 1). With this rise in unwed mothers came more welfare programs such as - Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), the Women, Infants and Children (WIC) food program, Supplemental Security Income (SSI), food stamps, child nutrition programs, public housing and Section 8 housing, and Medicaid. Married couples can also take advantage of…