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Welfare Programs, 2006.
A paper comparing the welfare programs of President Lyndon B. Johnson to present day welfare programs.
2,653 words (approx. 10.6 pages), 24 sources, MLA, $ 79.95
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This paper compares the welfare programs under former President Johnson's "War on Poverty" to today's politically conservative approach to welfare programs. The paper contends that, while President Johnson's programs were committed to the maximum feasible participation of the poor, today's welfare policies have caused a narrowing rather than an expansion of the citizenship of the poor. The paper concludes by suggesting that the challenge for anti-poverty and labor activists now is to create a coordinated response that harnesses the progressive possibilities of the War on Poverty to contest the disenfranchisement and further impoverishment of poor mothers and their communities.
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"For a short time, the War on Poverty expanded the local citizenship. Today, this differs from the disenfranchisement and urban disinvestment of today's policies. Commitment to maximum feasible participation of the poor has disappeared from the welfare policies of the 1980s and 1990s. Emphasis on community action and comprehensive, multiservice, community-based approaches to fighting poverty has receded from public discourse. So have calls for local community control over the assessment of community needs and the design and implementation of antipoverty programs. Contemporary welfare reform shifts control over funds for social support to the individual states, but it does not require or invite the active participation of community residents and welfare recipients in program design, resource allocation, and implementation. However, certain features that were prominent in the Community Action title of the Economic Opportunity Act have gained renewed popularity in the contemporary conservative political climate: namely, community service and decentralization."
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Social Welfare Programs, 2002.
A paper about case management in social welfare programs, from the perspective of a social worker.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 2 sources, $ 35.95
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This is a paper about case management in social welfare programs, from the perspective of a social worker. Different strategies for case management are discussed, as well as the important role that case management plays in the success of social welfare programs. The paper draws on real-life examples in social work as well as theoretical considerations.
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Welfare Programs, 2002.
An overview of several welfare programs in the United States, including Medicare and JOBS.
2,650 words (approx. 10.6 pages), 9 sources, $ 97.95
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Many social welfare programs incorrectly assume that all families share their incomes fairly. The need for a welfare state was absolute. The federal government pays the food stamps. Job Opportunities and Basic Skills. The JOBS program is funded through a cost sharing arrangement between Federal and state funds that varies by state. The Medicaid program is used by states to provide health care to low-income families with children, the elderly poor and disabled. The federal government pays the full cost of the minimum income level.
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Welfare to Work Programs, 2005.
This paper discusses the issues surrounding the success and/or failure of welfare to work programs in Philadelphia.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 4 sources, $ 35.95
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This paper studies the problem of women maintaining jobs after welfare to work programs in Philadelphia and how success or failure revolves around family support and job quality. This paper focuses on the fact that women are not receiving adequate childcare in tandem with the job training they are receiving, will fail to maintain their position of employment. By actively creating job training of a higher quality in these programs and giving special programs for childcare and transportation, the issue of unemployment will soon decline.
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"The aim of this study will be to examine women that have completed "welfare to work" programs, but cannot maintain jobs in the city of Philadelphia. The majority of women that do not hold jobs after completing their program relate directly to family support systems, but also the quality of the job is a strong factor in regards to their training. With these two important factors: family support and job quality, one can examine possible solutions for single mother families that cannot retain employment after completing welfare to work programs. Within the past five years there has been an increase in the number of welfare to work women in Philadelphia. These women had completed transitional work program, but were unable to retain employment after six months."
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Current Welfare Programs, 2003.
A brief analysis of current welfare programs in the United States.
841 words (approx. 3.4 pages), 9 sources, APA, $ 29.95
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Welfare policy sets into motion in-kind and cash assistance programs in order to reduce the number of welfare recipients. This paper explains programs and benefits of both and attempts to answer the question of whether or not time limits should be set for earnings supplements.
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"In-kind programs can be described as receiving housing, healthcare, childcare, food, or other kinds of assistance. They can be in the form of a voucher (food ?stamps?), or a list of eligible receivers (healthcare). An example of this kind of program is Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, or TANF, created by the welfare reform law of 1996 which assists mostly single parent families. This program replaced the old welfare program and helped families, not just children. Cash assistance programs are just as they sound. Capital is given to the recipient and they may spend it as they please. It usually comes in the form of a welfare check. An example of this kind of program is the Earned Income Tax Credit, or EITC, which gives a portion of money back to the poor or near poor in a lump sum usually at the end of the year."
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Welfare Programs, 2002.
Argues that entitlement programs must be phased out of the American welfare system.
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 5 sources, $ 44.95
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Welfare, including food stamps and other aspects of this social issue, has been a part of the American scene for many years. Under former President Bill Clinton, and now under current President George Bush, the scope of welfare programs is changing dramatically. In this paper, I will argue for a phase-out of these programs.
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Welfare to Work Programs, 2002.
A look at whether these programs are a success or not.
1,400 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 3 sources, $ 53.95
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This paper discusses the major Welfare-to-Work initiatives in the US: the Worker-Trainee program, Bush's recent "Working Towards Independence" initiative, and ex-offender welfare prevention/job advocacy programs. It also presents some of the difficulties welfare recipients may have in finding and holding a steady job.
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Impact of the Welfare Reforms on the Welfare System, 2002.
A paper exploring the relation between poverty and welfare reforms and the research potential of the same in the future.
2,130 words (approx. 8.5 pages), 10 sources, APA, $ 66.95
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The paper studies how society decided that the poor should do something about their situation, they did not need to live on welfare and they should get jobs. Thus, in 1996 a welfare reform was introduced in the U.S. that came under the name of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program, suggesting that the welfare provided to the poor in the nation would be temporary. The behavior of the individuals would be monitored until such a time when they changed their behavior and got jobs to support themselves. This paper studies the predictive impact of the welfare reform that took place on the poor of the urban areas and the associated factors.
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"Most of the jobs into which welfare recipients are being pushed, while good enough for teenagers living at home with working parents, are not of much help to heads of households. Thus, not surprisingly, several studies have shown that inner-city residents cannot increase their households' incomes by taking suburban jobs.(6) Of course, a bad job is often better than no job. PRWORA, however, is not a jobs policy: it does not create new jobs. It simply assumes, in the absence of any evidence, that people will find work because they are being forced to do so. This presumption arose, in part, because of the modest success of many micro-level welfare-to-work programs that states have piloted during the past five years.(7)"
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Welfare vs. The Welfare State in Canada, 2002.
This paper covers the development and current state of the welfare system in Canada.
1,625 words (approx. 6.5 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 52.95
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Using Ben Carniol's "Case Critical: Challenging Social Services in Canada", as well as Larry Jonston's "Politics: An Introduction to the Modern Democratic State," this paper discusses the welfare state in Canada, the development of it and its shrinkage within the past one hundred year. The author shows evidence that the modern welfare state is shrinking in today's society because of the advancement of right wing politics and the decline of Keynesianism as a solution to the problems of the people of Canada.
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"It is important to remember that Canada did not invent the welfare state, it was merely adopted during the development of the country. It was the adoption of these welfare state ideals, that has lead Canada to develop things such as free public Health Care, Employment Insurance, public education and welfare itself. Ben Carniol (2000) explains the welfare states creation in the terms of industrial England where it first surfaced in the modern form. The creation of a welfare state began when the capitalistic owners of large factories in England were beginning to become disgruntled by the constant visitation of representatives from the numerous charitable organizations that had formed in the country to help the poor and underprivileged survive in the new society that saw the factory owners compete for profits at the expense of the men who worked for them under sometimes extremely harsh conditions. It was agreed upon that some sort of central organization for the collection of charity from the owners would be necessary to ensure that the money was going to charity and not people who had begun cheating the system in order to make money for themselves."
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Oil and Social Welfare in the Middle East, 2003.
Compares the use of oil revenues by various Middle Eastern states toward social welfare programs.
2,300 words (approx. 9.2 pages), 9 sources, APA, $ 79.95
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This paper discusses and compares the use of oil revenues in various oil-rich Middle Eastern countries such as Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Dubai, Bahrain and Abu Dhabai. The paper studies how the various countries fund -- or chose not to fund -- social welfare programs. The paper examines how the use of oil revenues impact issues of state ownership over social welfare programs, as well as political and religious tensions.
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From Welfare To Work, 2005.
This paper discusses the welfare-to-work programs in the United states and their successes.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 10 sources, $ 35.95
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The paper provides a brief literature review of various sources regarding welfare-to-work programs, which offer individuals with educational and work opportunities to overcome their dependence on welfare as a source of income. The paper is of the opinion that it is necessary to continuously review and evaluate these programs to measure their effectiveness and degree of success for participants.
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"The welfare system in the United States is currently in disarray, which has created numerous problems for those individuals that depend upon this program as a means of income and sustainability in a complex society. Recent indications demonstrate that there are challenges that must be met in terms of welfare-to-work programs, which demonstrate many weaknesses that require additional resources and new strategies to overcome in an effective manner. Welfare-to-work problems reach beyond the expected, as they reflect problems with the work process as a whole (Coulton, 2003). Causes of the Problem. One of the key problems that has triggered weaknesses in this system is the lack of funding for these programs; however, recent indications of increases in government funding for these programs is likely to provide benefits (Davis, 2005)."
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How Social Welfare Encourages Teen Pregnancy, 2002.
An overview of teen pregnancy in the United States today that examines the impact of social welfare programs on encouraging and maintaining the high rate of teen pregnancies.
2,909 words (approx. 11.6 pages), 10 sources, APA, $ 86.95
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While the pundits debate on the best way to educate young people about the risks associated with early pregnancies, tens of thousands of babies in the United States will continue to suffer from the physical and emotional problems associated with early teen pregnancies; the social welfare system appears to be contributing to this phenomenon. This paper provides an overview of teen pregnancy in the United States today and examines the impact of social welfare programs on encouraging and maintaining the high rate of teen pregnancies. A summary of the research is provided in the conclusion.
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"Almost 80 percent of teen mothers eventually go on welfare which comprise more than 59 percent of the social welfare caseload. In fact, more than 75 percent of all unmarried teen mothers received welfare within five years of giving birth to their first child. The data for 1995 shows that 69 percent of births to teens in a five-year period were paid for by Medicaid or other government sources (?Adolescent Pregnancy and Childbearing in the U.S.,? 2001, 10). Teen pregnancies have also been associated with reduced educational attainment and employment opportunities. The research shows that less than one-third of teens who begin their families before age 18 ever complete high school. When compared to children born to women aged 20 and older, babies born to mothers aged 15-17 have poorer health, lower cognitive development, reduced educational attainments, and higher rates of behavior problems (?Adolescent Pregnancy and Childbearing in the U.S.,? 2001, 10-11). Although the teen pregnancy rate (the number of pregnancies per 1,000 teenage women) decreased to 101 in 1995 (the lowest level since 1975), nevertheless each year nearly one million American teenage women become pregnant, and four out of ten American teenage women become pregnant before the age of 20. During this same period, the outcome of teenage pregnancies has changed. Sixty-three percent of pregnant teenagers gave birth and 22 percent had abortions in 1995 compared to 1983 data which shows that 47 percent of teenagers gave birth and 43 percent had abortions (?Adolescent Pregnancy and Childbearing in the U.S.,? 2001, 2). The vast majority of teens who give birth prefer to keep their babies; in fact, fewer than 10 percent of teenagers who delivered babies chose adoption in 1995."
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Social Welfare in the Twentieth Century, 2002.
Looks at social welfare programs and efforts in the United States from the early nineteen-hundreds to the present time.
1,900 words (approx. 7.6 pages), 6 sources, $ 71.95
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This paper examines and analyzes social welfare in the United States from the early nineteen-hundreds to the present time. Programs and efforts such as Settlement Houses, New Deal initiatives, the Great Society, child welfare, and aid for homeless veterans are discussed.
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Welfare Reform in California, 2002.
A description of the welfare reform program instituted in California and its effects on the families and children involved.
1,613 words (approx. 6.5 pages), 9 sources, MLA, $ 52.95
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This paper examines the issues concerning the welfare reform and researches what has already been done and how beneficial it has been. The writer claims that to succeed, government programs must firmly guide poor people towards responsible, self-reliant and productive lives.
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"In 1996, the Federal government proposed a Welfare Reform package known as Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF). This replaced a welfare package that had existed since 1935, known as Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC.) With the enactment of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act and TANF, AFDC's income maintenance program was replaced with a model meant to move parents into the workforce. The Welfare to Work Act of 1997, AB 1542, established welfare reform in California. The new program was restructured so that welfare would be a temporary support for times of crisis, rather than a way life. The Welfare to Work Act is supposed to encourage and reward those who show responsibility and accountability while on the program. In 2001, cash assistance is no longer an entitlement to low income parents raising children. Cash grants are now time-limited, and parents in need of financial help must meet a number of performance requirements. In the early to mid-1990s, prior to the passage of PRWORA, many states obtained waivers from the federal government that permitted them to put into action reforms to their welfare programs."
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Welfare Reform, 2002.
A proposal for a welfare reform program for the state of Georgia.
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This paper focuses on how a state, Georgia, could develop and implement a suitable reform program. The reform program described would eliminate the lower class. Education and a wealth of other programs will help improve economic conditions.
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