The poorest group in our population is children. This article discusses past and present public assistance programs that affect children and the disproportionate number of minority group children and children in single-parent homes who live in poverty. The need for welfare reform is discussed also. (IAH)

Used data from National Longitudinal Surveys cohort of mature women to examine probability of becoming poor after widowhood or divorce among midlife women, and factors that seem to influence economic well-being. Found that 40 percent of widows and over 25 percent of divorced women fell into poverty for some time during first five years after…

Discusses the programs and services which are provided for street children by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) of the Philippine government. Linkages and networking of the DSWD are also briefly outlined. (RJC)

Looks at poverty in the context of homeless women and children; reviews government programs that have had an impact on poverty; provides suggestions for policy decisions. (PCB)

Reviews studies that evaluate parenting of adolescent single mothers compared with parenting of mothers who delay childbearing. Presents brief historical sketch of problem of adolescent pregnancy and childbearing. Discusses approaches to family intervention in light of recent research findings and suggests directions for future research.…

Examines the development of the Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) program and analyzes workfare reforms proposed by Senators Moynihan and Armstrong and the National Service program proposed by Senator Nunn. Argues that all of these programs are based on racism, sexism, and classism. (FMW)

Reliance on the "delegation model" in public education has created a fundamental gap between families and schools. The Accelerated Schools Project has helped two poverty-afflicted, minority-populated elementary schools in the San Francisco Bay Area enlist parents and mobilize community agencies to achieve shared improvement goals.…

The article describes how culture, poverty, religion, and geography interact and impact on the development of education for blind and visually impaired people in Latin America. (Author)

Compares the socioeconomic characteristics of dislocated farm households in North Dakota with working farm households. Finds no significant difference between operating methods of displaced farmers and those currently in business. Suggests researchers shift their attention to macrolevel variables to characterize displaced farmers. (Author/TES)

Emphasis on creating job-related skills for employer needs and linking training to the development of entrepreneurship has raised fears in Wales about its effect on depressed communities. (JOW)

Addresses the case of Jessie, rehabilitation counseling client described in previous article. Gives impressions of the client and identifies information that would be useful to her counselor. Suggests career-related and other interventions that may be helpful. (NB)

Examined correlates of education, income, and poverty among a national sample of elderly Black adults (N=581). Analyses indicated gender, marital status, age, employment status, urbanicity, and region were all important predictors of these measures of socio-economic status. Highlights demographic differences and overall depressed socio-economic…

Evaluates Scottish social work in terms of three issues: (1) argues that a market economy enfeebles social work and calls for needs-led and user-controlled social work; (2) suggests that social workers should take a more active role in advocating equitable distribution of wealth; and (3) argues that the Scottish justice system should incorporate…

Young mothers with children are fastest growing subgroup of homeless people in the United States. Frequently moving or "transient" children are prime homeless candidates. School officials can help by tending to kids' basic needs (food, rest, clothing, and school supplies) before expecting reasonable behavior or learning effort.…

Rural problems are obscured by constructions of "idyll-ized" rural life as the spatial expression of self-supporting, happy, problem-free existence in a market economy. (British) Rural Lifestyles study findings suggest that rural problems are associated with a wide range of experiences of marginalization (economic, political, cultural)…