Temporary Assistance for Needy Families

The majority of immigrants who come to America have not even completed high school. As Jencks says, “Mexicans receive public assistance more often partly because they are less skilled than other immigrants and partly because they are concentrated in California, which has relatively generous eligibility standards.” What this means is, California has very lenient laws on immigration…

Strategic elements in achieving systemic change include enhancing accountability mechanisms; improving the federal financing structure; providing avenues for greater services coordination and systems integration; and transforming how children and families…

flipping the bill for these benefits, Americans have every right to be concerned with how the government spends the money. “There are thirteen main types of welfare or government assistance” (Federal safety net). Some of the more common ones are Food Stamps or SNAP, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) ,and Aid to Families…

There is current 126 programs in the welfare system and 72 of the provide cash assistance. 13 of these programs are anti-poverty programs. An example of this program is temporary assistance for needy family (TANF) this provides a temporary cash assistance for low income people. The only catch is the individual can only be there for five years during their lifetime. The Pell grant provides assistance to low income college students to help them for their education. Head Start provides preschool…

America has a number of struggles in today’s economy with poverty and our understanding of what it is like to be a “low-income” worker. Barbara Ehrenreich, the author of Nickel and Dimed, points out many flaws in our economics through her own experience by going undercover as a low-income employee and recalling her journey throughout her book. Although she had set limitations prior to embarking on her experiment like always having a car, never allow herself to become homeless, and never go…

Factors, Unresolved Issues in the New Deferred Action Program for Immigrant Youth will Determine its Success”, trust will be eroded if the applicant or applicant’s family member do no not meet the requirements placed in deportation. This will prevent many eligible applicants from applying to DACA policy in fear of putting their family in danger. On the other hand, hiring illegal immigrant is an illegal act. As a result, employers can’t hire an illegal immigrant. However, according to Batalova…

extra assistance, usually during times of unemployment, temporary homelessness, or difficulties in income, apply for welfare and are put in systems and provided with government issued checks or other forms of aid (such as food stamps) to provide for what they need. Many families and individuals see welfare as their last…

In 2007, on a clear winter Friday evening in Victorville, CA, a family of twelve eagerly opened their doors to anyone and everyone who wished to worship. Many people came from different parts of the city to worship God that night. As worship began the people voices joined together thanking God for all he had done for them. During this time a young woman and two of her children had joined the service. As she stood shyly by the front entry way of the house I introduced myself and welcomed her and…

The primary motivation of any politician is election, and by extension, reelection. Republicans, for example, tend to run on a anti/small government platform. It is politically advantageous for the general public to believe in the ineffectiveness of government, if it as platform that politicians can benefit from. The Submerged State discusses how many social programs which are funded by taxpayer dollars, for example, the Earned Income Tax Credit, which is not widely recognizable to the general…

Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Utah have passed laws for drug screening or testing for public assistance. Another nineteen states, including Ohio, have proposed legislation requiring some form of drug testing. In 2011, Florida passed a law that required every single applicant for TANF (The Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) to pass a urine drug test. In some states, recipients of welfare benefits have already taken the programs to court because…