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Peer reviewedMead, Lawrence M. – Public Interest, 1991
Discusses various viewpoints on poverty. Contrasts progressive-era politics with today's dependency politics. Differing views of the poor and the causes of poverty impede the implementation of the new paternalistic programs which have, in some places, begun to succeed. Urges a consensus. (DM)
Descriptors: Attitudes, Economically Disadvantaged, Politics, Poverty
Peer reviewedRyan, Carey S.; McCall, Robert B.; Robinson, Debbie R.; Groark, Christina J.; Mulvey, Laurie; Plemons, Bradford W. – Child Development, 2002
Examined benefits of the federal Comprehensive Child Development Program (CCDP) as a function of socioeconomic and welfare status. Found that more families in the CCDP left Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) than control families. The CCDP produced benefits for children whose parents were not receiving AFDC, who tended to choose…
Descriptors: Family Characteristics, Federal Programs, Poverty Programs, Socioeconomic Status
Download full textGeneral Accounting Office, Washington, DC. – 1987
This briefing report provides information on recent trends in: (1) the number of households applying for food stamp benefits; (2) the number of households participating in the Food Stamp Program; and (3) the percentage of households whose food stamps were improperly denied or terminated. The data were reported by the 50 U.S. states, the District…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Eligibility, Federal Programs, Federal State Relationship
Peer reviewedGoldberg, Jeanne P. – Journal of the American Dietetic Association, 1973
Descriptors: Child Care, Community Services, Health Services, Nonprofessional Personnel
Miller, S. M.; And Others – Trans-action, 1970
Discusses why antipoverty programs intended for the really poor usually help only those who can help themselves. Suggests ways of combating the process of creaming the poor." (RJ)
Descriptors: Caseworker Approach, Low Income Groups, Poverty, Poverty Programs
Wilkerson, Margaret B.; Gresham, Jewell Handy – The Nation, 1989
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)
Descriptors: Black Mothers, Federal Legislation, Poverty Programs, Racial Discrimination
Peer reviewedMorris, Michael; Williamson, John B. – Social Policy, 1987
Society's preference for dependency reduction over poverty reduction in dealing with the lower classes stands in the way of greater anti-poverty impact of social policy. Discusses four approaches to poverty policy, their effectiveness, and the poverty assumptions they are based on. Examines why a workfare strategy could be effective. (PS)
Descriptors: Economically Disadvantaged, Government Role, Guaranteed Income, Minimum Wage
Joint Economic Committee, Washington, DC. – 1986
This document presents a transcript of a Joint Subcommittee on Monetary and Fiscal Policy hearing on the impact of the Federal "War on Poverty" programs. Testimony and submissions for the record included: (1) a paper by Lowell Gallaway et al., "The 'New' Structural Poverty: A Quantitative Analysis," which examines the effects…
Descriptors: Economic Factors, Federal Programs, Low Income Groups, Poverty
Levy, Frank; And Others – 1977
This report contains eight papers which summarize a two-year research project that examined the income dynamics of poor families. The empirical work is based upon the National Longitudinal Surveys of the Michigan Survey Research Center, a special sample of 3,000 Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) families conducted by the authors, the…
Descriptors: Economically Disadvantaged, Economics, Family Characteristics, Low Income Groups
This Magazine, 1973
Describes the failure of the low incomes of working and welfare poor to provide minimally sufficient food, proper nutrition and corresponding good health. Recommends the establishment of governmental programs to provide adequate nourishing food and nutrition information to need sectiony of the population. (SF)
Descriptors: Child Welfare, Food, Hunger, Low Income
Comptroller General of the U.S., Washington, DC. – 1989
This document discusses the status, impact, and administration of the following programs implemented under the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act of 1987: (1) the Emergency Food and Shelter Program; (2) the Emergency Shelter Grants Program; (3) the Supportive Housing Demonstration (SHD) Program; (4) the Supplemental Assistance for…
Descriptors: Emergency Programs, Federal Programs, Food, Homeless People
Massachusetts State Dept. of Public Welfare, Boston. – 1985
There is a great deal of misunderstanding about welfare programs and clients. This booklet attempts to dispel popular misconceptions concerning the Massachusetts Department of Public Welfare (DPW). Using graphs, it provides a demographic profile of welfare recipients. It also provides other statistics about welfare through Aid to Families with…
Descriptors: Demography, Economically Disadvantaged, Family Programs, Low Income Groups
Korbel, John J. – 1977
This background paper provides the basis for evaluation of programs aimed at reforming social welfare programs. It analyzes the effect of current income transfer programs on poor families. Public expenditures for social welfare programs have grown four-fold while at the same time, the percentage of families in poverty has declined by only 30%.…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Needs, Income, Low Income Groups
Peer reviewedDickinson, Nancy S. – Social Work, 1986
AFDC Welfare work strategies have been implemented to help AFDC (Aid to Families with Dependent Children) recipients secure unsubsidized employment. Reviews research on employment programs for AFDC clients and highlights the respective advantages of these programs. Suggests program changes to improve welfare work strategies. (Author/ABB)
Descriptors: Employment Programs, Poverty Programs, Reentry Workers, Social Change
Peer reviewedBetten, Neil – Current History, 1973
The concept of the moral failure of the poor which was rooted in pre-colonial European assumptions, and modern American racism had become intimately entwined. Attitudes toward the poor in the 1960's simply reflected the knowledge, concerns, problems, and prejudices of the day. (Author)
Descriptors: Economic Factors, Economically Disadvantaged, Majority Attitudes, Poverty Programs
