Many children across the country live in families with an unemployed parent. This issue brings upon many negative affects towards the children in those families. Although the children are not the ones who are unemployed‚ they have to suffer the poor outcomes that come along with this hardship. The article‚ “Unemployment from a Child’s Perspective‚” by Julia B. Isaacs show that more than one in six children are affected by parental unemployment in the year of 2012. Though different families cope with
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ruled that even illegal immigrants and their children must receive education if they are of proper age‚ United States law clearly states that illegal immigrants are not eligible for benefits such as Medicare or Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF for short). Once one member of the family is a citizen‚ this is no longer the case. As such‚ once illegal immigrant families have children‚ they are eligible as those children are American citizens. This is unfair because illegal immigrants receive
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through a judicial hearing. The Department of Human Services offers a benefit known as Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)‚ which helps aids families receive medical care. “DFD offers a variety of support services and financial aid to kinship caregivers‚ who may be eligible for monthly payments through the federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program. The children under their care may be eligible for Medicaid health insurance” (The Department of Human Services‚ 1996)
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There are many social problems in America’s society‚ from poverty to crime and discrimination to education. Our society is a system with various components that fit together that will cause a chain reaction; you can not do one thing without it affecting another. Social problems are usually not the result of some malfunctioning part‚ but are the effects of a system as a whole. Social problems and change is a circle of causes and effects. For example you can not fully reform the education system
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The total population of children in the United States under the age of 18‚ is 73‚645‚ 111 which makes up 23% of the United States (Kids Count: Data Center). In order to protect these children‚ there is a system of rules which is known as the child welfare system. This system is supposed to protect the children who are considered to be neglected or abused. Each state has its own services and supply families with with they can at their own level. It depends on how rich or poor the state is. Each
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Security and receiving food stamps and other government assistance(1996‚ The Welfare Reform Act). The Welfare Reform Act was put into place to replace Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF). Now with Aid to Families with Dependent Children if a family was eligible they automatically received Medicaid. With the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families it has a time limit on receiving benefits‚ a person can only receive 5 years of the
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Mandatory Drug Testing of Welfare Recipients Presented by: Jennifer Tuggle Hinze UIN: 223002088 Thesis Statement Overall‚ mandatory drug testing initiatives have noble intentions such as: providing medical care to the abuser‚ preventing lifelong dependency‚ and saving taxpayer dollars‚ however‚ states should choose to not implement the intrusive testing because it is unconstitutional‚ costly‚ and ultimately detrimental to the child‚ not the parents. Through this presentation you
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Welfare Reform in the United States Americans are some of the most generous people in the world‚ even when they are not trying to be. From its first enactment into law in 1935‚ to its current state the U.S. Welfare system has assisted hundreds of thousands of people in need. From depression to recession the U.S. Welfare system has changed constantly its role in society providing assistance to the elderly‚ to dependent children‚ and to the unemployed. The funding for the welfare system derives
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Running head: SOCIAL WORK PROFESSION The Social Work Profession and Social Welfare Policy Munierah Abdelhamid California State University‚ Fresno Abstract Learning about the social work profession in the U.S. today is important for Americans because this information will be useful when seeking personal help from the government. The Elizabethan Poor Law was an important part in Europe’s history when looking at the origins of social work. How this law helped the many deserving poor people
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Causes of Homelessness in America Homelessness is an ongoing problem for our society. Every day we come to terms with the effects of it‚ but what about the causes? By definition‚ a person who is homeless lives in public. The lack and destruction of federal housing programs and increasing rents forced those who are homeless to do in public what everyone prefers to do in private. According to the website‚ National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty‚ the Low Income Housing Information Service
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