The barriers that poor fathers face in paying child support and how existing programs assist them were studied and contrasted to the barriers faced by poor custodial mothers using data from the National Survey of America's Families (NSAF). Efforts to serve these fathers through Temporary Assistance for Needy Families welfare-to-work grants, and…

The Food Stamp Program (FSP) is the nation's primary nutrition assistance program for poor families in the United States. This study compared the dietary adequacy of children in poor families receiving food stamps to that of children in poor families not receiving such assistance. Data used were obtained from the 1986 United States Department of…

This report describes the foreign-born population in the United States in 2003. It provides a profile of demographic and socio economic characteristics, such as region of birth, geographic distribution in the United States, age, educational attainment, earnings, and poverty status. These characteristics are compared with those of the native…

Alleviation of economic hardship and poverty in an affluent country requires a more active government role and increased attention to proposals such as the negative income tax. (Author/KM)

The consumption effects, health, social activities, and family size of families eligible for or receiving subsidies such as negative income tax (Graduated Work Incentive Experiment-New Jersey, Pennsylvania) did not change significantly; however, the support program apparently produced an improvement in housing standards and an increase in home…

The human rights movement appears obsolete in America, and human rights workers seem to be marking time as they are forced to wait on a climate more conducive to action. (DM)

The quality of life endured by the rural poor is significantly inferior to that of the urban poor. (DM)

Increased skills enable clerical workers to take advantage of job opportunities in both the human service agencies and the private sector. A model program instituted by McGraw-Hill is described as one training program which assists anti-poverty agencies. Motivational counseling reduces the drop-out rate. The article includes an outline of a format…

The early stimulation program provided for low-birth-weight, disadvantaged infants was shown to be effective in promoting behavioral development. (Authors)

Recalling the early history of the School Meals Service begun in England in 1906. (MB)

Sixteen million children of poverty are fed into the school system and face a hopeless future. Among their problems are lack of pride and identity, no sense of being, no reason to desire an education, and no sense of belonging. The schools and society should develop a commitment to alleviating these problems. (DM)

Extension Services are now reaching out to help the low income farmer. Raising feeder pigs is one way in which the farmer can be helped to boost their standard of living. (MR)

New promotional material reflects attitudes of Corps members in words and pictures. (Editor)