Making Welfare Work for Families in San Francisco
Author | : San Francisco (Calif.). Mayor's Welfare Reform Task Force. Child Care Subcommittee |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 46 |
Release | : 1997 |
Genre | : Child care |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : San Francisco (Calif.). Mayor's Welfare Reform Task Force. Child Care Subcommittee |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 46 |
Release | : 1997 |
Genre | : Child care |
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Author | : Brian Cahill |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 5 |
Release | : 1995 |
Genre | : Aid to families with dependent children programs |
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Author | : California. Department of Social Welfare |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 16 |
Release | : 1964 |
Genre | : Public welfare |
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Author | : Willliam Elliott |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 289 |
Release | : 2018-07-03 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 0190621575 |
Making Education Work for the Poor identifies wealth inequality as the gravest threat to the endangered American Dream. Though studies have clearly illustrated that education is the primary path to upward mobility, today, educational outcomes are more directly determined by wealth than innate ability and exerted effort. This accounting directly contradicts Americans' understanding of the promise the American Dream is supposed to offer: a level playing field and a path towards a more profitable future. In this book, the authors share their own stories of their journeys through the unequal U.S. education system. One started from relative privilege and had her way to prosperity paved and her individual efforts augmented by institutional and structural support. The other grew up in poverty and had to fight against currents to complete higher education, only to find his ability to profit from that degree compromised by student debt. To directly counter wealth inequality and make education the 'great equalizer' that Americans believe it to be, this book calls for a revolution in financial aid policy, from debt dependence to asset empowerment. The book examines the evidence base supporting Children's Savings Accounts, including CSAs' demonstrated potential to improve children's outcomes all along the 'opportunity pipeline': early education, school achievement, college access and completion, and post-college financial health. It then outlines a policy that builds on CSAs to incorporate a sizable, progressive wealth transfer. This new policy, Opportunity Investment Accounts, is framed as the cornerstone of the wealth-building agenda the nation needs in order to salvage the American Dream. Written by leading CSA researchers, the book includes overviews of the major children's savings legislation proposed in Congress and the key features of prominent CSA programs in operation around the country today, as well as new qualitative and quantitative CSA research. The book ultimately presents a critical development of the theories that, together, explain how universal, progressive, asset-based education financing could make education work equitably for all American children.
Author | : William Henry Slingerland |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 332 |
Release | : 1916 |
Genre | : Child welfare |
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Author | : Carolyn J. Heinrich |
Publisher | : Russell Sage Foundation |
Total Pages | : 361 |
Release | : 2009-06-02 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 1610446445 |
Work first. That is the core idea behind the 1996 welfare reform legislation. It sounds appealing, but according to Making the Work-Based Safety Net Work Better, it collides with an exceptionally difficult reality. The degree to which work provides a way out of poverty depends greatly on the ability of low-skilled people to maintain stable employment and make progress toward an income that provides an adequate standard of living. This forward-looking volume examines eight areas of the safety net where families are falling through and describes how current policies and institutions could evolve to enhance the self-sufficiency of low-income families. David Neumark analyzes a range of labor market policies and finds overwhelming evidence that the minimum wage is ineffective in promoting self-sufficiency. Neumark suggests the Earned Income Tax Credit is a much more promising policy to boost employment among single mothers and family incomes. Greg Duncan, Lisa Gennetian, and Pamela Morris find no evidence that encouraging parents to work leads to better parenting, improved psychological health, or more positive role models for children. Instead, the connection between parental work and child achievement is linked to parents' improved access to quality child care. Rebecca Blank and Brian Kovak document an alarming increase in the number of single mothers who receive neither wages nor public assistance and who are significantly more likely to suffer from medical problems of their own or of a child. Time caps and work hour requirements embedded in benefits policies leave some mothers unable to work and ineligible for cash benefits. Marcia Meyers and Janet Gornick identify another gap: low-income families tend to lose financial support and health coverage long before they earn enough to access employer-based benefits and tax provisions. They propose building "institutional bridges" that minimize discontinuities associated with changes in employment, earnings, or family structure. Steven Raphael addresses a particularly troubling weakness of the work-based safety net—its inadequate provision for the large number of individuals who are or were incarcerated in the United States. He offers tractable suggestions for policy changes that could ease their transition back into non-institutionalized society and the labor market. Making the Work-Based Safety Net Work Better shows that the "work first" approach alone isn't working and suggests specific ways the social welfare system might be modified to produce greater gains for vulnerable families.
Author | : Tex Lezar |
Publisher | : Regnery Publishing |
Total Pages | : 564 |
Release | : 1994-11-01 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 9780895267306 |
"The ideas and new vision contained in this volume lay a firm foundation for local leaders to build on as they employ their new mandate."
Author | : Christopher G. Petr |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 342 |
Release | : 2003-09-18 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 9780198035800 |
An extensively revised version of the first edition, this text focuses on the practical foundational knowledge required to practice social work effectively in the complex and fast-changing world of services to children and their families. The core organizing framework consists of eight pragmatic perspectives: combating adultcentrism, family-centered practice, the strengths perspective, respect for diversity and difference, the least restrictive alternative, ecological perspective, organization and financing, and achieving outcomes. Unlike most texts that focus either on direct practice or on policy, Petr's revised volume integrates current policy-including recent reform efforts-with "best practices." The student thus gains a deep appreciation for how direct social work practice is linked to, and even guided by, contemporary policy initiatives and the values that underscore those initiatives. Two new chapters are devoted specifically to the fields of child welfare and children's mental health, providing an overview of the laws, policies, practices, and terminology pertaining to each setting. The next eight chapters focus on each pragmatic perspective and its relevance to child welfare and children's mental health. The in-depth case studies that comprise the concluding two chapters illustrate how typical client situations can be successfully addressed within the context of the pragmatic perspectives. Packed with case studies, specific practice instruction, chapter summaries, and suggested learning activities, this book prepares students and practitioners to think and act professionally in ways that are consistent with current laws, values, policies, and reform efforts in the field.
Author | : Jean W. Bauer |
Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
Total Pages | : 262 |
Release | : 2011-09-15 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 1461403820 |
Rural Families and Work focuses on the findings of the Rural Families Speak research study and the theoretical frameworks that are utilized to examine the context of rural low-income families’ employment. This volume provides a solid foundation for understanding rural employment problems and issues. Family ecological theory is the central framework with a discussion of theories that contribute to the opportunities for the contextual research, including family economic stress theory, human capital, human capability, and some selected policy frameworks. Employment is addressed through review of policy issues, community contexts, family and social support, and available resources. Throughout the volume future research directions and applications are highlighted.
Author | : Alison Prowle |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 178 |
Release | : 2020-06-02 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 1350314137 |
This textbook explores the changing children, young people and families (CYPF) landscape and the varied roles within that landscape. It considers the question of what are the essential skills and qualities for working with children and families today. It provides practitioners and students with opportunities to reflect upon what it means to be an effective practitioner, through the exploration of theoretical material and practice case studies from a range of professional disciplines.