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Download full textSolomon, Carmen D. – 1988
This report describes how Title IV-A of the Social Security Act is being used to aid homeless families with children. The report reviews the history of the Emergency Assistance program (EA) and the special needs component of the Aid to Families with Dependent Children program (AFDC-Special Needs), discusses current policy and practice, examines…
Descriptors: Emergency Programs, Family Programs, Federal Legislation, Federal Programs
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources. – 1986
Testimony was heard from two panels concerning: (1) child care as a supportive service designed to ensure parents' access to education, job training, and the labor market; and (2) the effectiveness of federal programs in administering to child care needs. Witnesses appearing in the first panel described (1) experience as a single parent; (2)…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Costs, Day Care, Early Childhood Education
Newman, Sandra J.; Schnare, Ann B. – 1988
This study examines the relationship between income and housing assistance programs. The welfare system, through the explicit and implicit shelter allowances that welfare recipients receive as part of their public assistance benefits, spends at least $10 billion a year on housing assistance. The Department of Housing and Urban Development spends a…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Community Programs, Federal Government, Federal Programs
Children's Defense Fund-Ohio, Columbus. – 1996
Ohio, like other states, will soon begin implementing parts of a sweeping new federal welfare reform law. These seven 1- and 2-page reports, issued under the general heading of "Ohio Children: Together We Can Help Them Grow," describe various Ohio welfare programs, providing statistics on their costs and usage rates, as well as changes…
Descriptors: Child Advocacy, Child Welfare, Day Care, Economically Disadvantaged
Illinois State Dept. of Public Aid, Springfield. – 1995
This report examines the operation and outcomes of Illinois' welfare programs in fiscal year 1995. The Illinois Department of Public Aid's new emphasis on providing incentives/assistance to move welfare recipients from welfare to work is explained. Next, the following programs are discussed: Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) and Job…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Annual Reports, Client Characteristics (Human Services), Community Colleges
Maine State Dept. of Human Services, Augusta. – 1981
A committee examined the number, type, and quality of work and training opportunities available for heads of households under Maine's Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) Program and suggested ways to improve them. Comprised of such representatives of the private and public sectors as employers, AFDC recipients, welfare advocates,…
Descriptors: Coordination, Economic Development, Educational Cooperation, Educational Finance
