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Download full textErickson, Judith B. – 1991
The number of poor children in the United States is high, and estimates suggest that poverty among Indiana's children is increasing at twice the national rate. Presently, Indiana does not have readily available, comprehensive information about the state's children and adolescents. There are few ways to link Indiana's poverty data to other…
Descriptors: Child Health, Children, Family (Sociological Unit), Homeless People
Solomon, 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
National Coalition for the Homeless, Washington, DC. – 1988
Homelessness among families is quickly reaching crisis proportions across the country. Over 30 percent of America's three million homeless people are members of families, and families are the fastest growing segment of the homeless population. Perhaps more disturbing, homelessness represents only the most extreme manifestation of a more…
Descriptors: Children, Family Problems, Federal Legislation, Government Role
General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. Div. of Human Resources. – 1989
"Welfare hotels" are commercially-owned, single- or multi-story hotels or motels providing shelter to a clientele composed exclusively or primarily of homeless families receiving public assistance. They often provide inadequate physical conditions and services. Information in the following areas is given about welfare hotels: (1)…
Descriptors: Family Financial Resources, Family Problems, Federal Aid, Homeless People
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Finance. – 1988
The use of Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) funds for homeless families was the topic of this joint hearing. The focus was on federal laws which govern the ability of states to issue emergency housing assistance to needy families with children. Presently, states are matched at a rate of 50 percent when emergency assistance is…
Descriptors: Family Environment, Family Problems, Federal Regulation, Federal State Relationship
Children's Action Alliance, Phoenix, AZ. – 1989
This report provides an Arizona perspective on the implications and effects of homelessness on children and youth, whether they live with their families or on their own. Statistics on homeless families are provided, and issues affecting homeless families are discussed. These issues involve shelters, child care, education, and health. Issues that…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adolescents, Child Abuse, Child Health
National Coalition for the Homeless, Washington, DC. – 1989
The Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act of 1987 was reauthorized for another two years by the Omnibus McKinney Homeless Assistance Act of 1988. This report summarizes the nine titles of the McKinney Act, including changes brought about in the 1988 reauthorization. Title I covers general provisions of the Act. Title II establishes the…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Community Services, Economically Disadvantaged, Emergency Programs
Shapiro, Isaac; And Others – 1991
This study describes how poor people fared in the state tax and spending decisions made in 1991, a year marked by the most serious fiscal crisis for the states since the recessions of the early 1980s. These decisions primarily affected fiscal year 1992 state budgets, which typically began in July 1991. The report focuses on income support, medical…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Children, Economic Impact, Economically Disadvantaged
