Ten Years after Welfare Reform, It's Time to Make Work Work For Families (PDF)
By Center for Law and Social Policy
Backgrounder;
August
17,
2006
Summary: This paper argues that the United States must develop more inclusive social and economic policies to help low-income individuals, families, and communities contribute to, and share in, the benefits of the nation’s prosperity. Low-wage workers are no longer able to achieve economic security by working hard. New policies are needed to help low-income children and their families succeed. Policy innovations should be promoted in the following key areas: (1) access to education and training that helps workers prepare for jobs that pay a living wage; (2) cash assistance to families in overcoming barriers to employment; (3) work support that makes work profitable; (4) help to families in finding and affording high quality child care from birth through school entry; (5) systemic approaches to reform the nation’s child welfare system; (6) child support systems that strengthen families, increase family income, and promote personal responsibility; (7) strategies to help disadvantaged men secure employment and overcome job discrimination; and (8) integrated approaches to youth development that include support for youth in school and alternative learning environments.
Index Terms: Demographics, Early Childhood Education, Low Income Families, Public Policy, Welfare Reform, Child Welfare, Poverty, Work Requirements, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)
Publication Type: Announcements, Press Releases
Pages: 2 pages
Language: English
URL: http://www.clasp.org/publications/10yearsafterwrpressreleasebkground08_16_06.pdf
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