| Description |
123 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
Social issues firsthand |
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Social issues firsthand.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 112-116) and index. |
| Contents |
Welfare family in a new neighborhood / Mary Childers -- My mother was jailed for welfare fraud / James E. Rogan -- Being on welfare has taught me about race / Rebecca Hensley -- A longtime recipient looks at the welfare system / Sugar Turner and Tracy Bachrach Ehlers -- The problems with reformed welfare / Karen Seccombe -- Working in human services is rewarding / Ana Pagan -- Investigating how the new welfare works / Sharon Hays -- Welfare and child care / Gina Adams -- Waiting at a welfare office / Karen Wilhelm -- From civil rights to welfare rights / Marian Kramer, as told to Alan Govenar -- The struggle to pass welfare reform / Ron Haskins -- Encouraging welfare recipients to take responsibility for their future / George W. Bush -- The food stamp program benefits low-income children / Nancy Montanez Johner. |
| Subject |
Public welfare -- United States -- Juvenile literature.
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| Added Author |
Swarts, Katherine.
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| ISBN |
9780737740790 hardcover |
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0737740795 hardcover |
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