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| | Welfare |
 | | The most vilified form of welfare is Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC), which allegedly gives poor mothers a financial incentive to avoid work and have babies. | | | Welfare for the poor (AFDC and Food Stamps) totaled $50 billion in 1992, but welfare for corporations (pork-barrel projects, business subsidies and tax breaks) are estimated to run from $85 billion to $800 billion, depending on which think tank you listen to. | | | If you expand the definition of "welfare" to include all one-way transfers of benefits (such as student grants, school lunches and pensions for needy veterans), then welfare takes up only 12 percent of the combined budgets. |
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| | Welfare - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | Welfare (financial aid), financial assistance paid by the government | | | Welfare economics, in economics, associated with material benefit or preferred outcomes; see also social welfare function | | | Social welfare, in social policy, refers to the range of services intended to meet people's needs |
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| | Social welfare (political science) - definition of Social welfare (political science) in Encyclopedia |
| | Welfare money paid to persons, from a government, who are in need of financial assistance but who are unable to work. | | | In the United States welfare is sometimes a synonym for the provision of financial aid in the form of social security and social welfare may be associated with social work services. | | | Pensions or other financial aid, including social security and tax relief, to those with low incomes or inability to meet basic living costs, especially those who are raising children, elderly, unemployed, injured, sick or disabled. |
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http://encyclopedia.laborlawtalk.com/Social_welfare_(political_science)
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| | Ghana - SOCIAL WELFARE |
| | In rural areas, individuals continue to turn to members of the extended family for financial aid and guidance, and the family is expected to provide for the welfare of every member. | | | Government welfare programs at the time were the responsibility of the Department of Social Welfare under the Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare (now the Ministry of Mobilization and Social Welfare). | | | As the national economy was reformed, the Workers' Compensation Act of 1986 was passed to guarantee wages to workers in the private sector while they were undergoing treatment for work-related injuries. |
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| | Pro-Life Dilemma: Pregnancy Centers and the Welfare Trap - Policy Review - July-August 96 |
| | "She probably gets $225 a month on welfare, and there's food stamps, WIC [nutrition aid to women, infants, and children], and medical assistance," says Evans, who has counseled thousands of women in her 16 years there. | | | Many end up permanently dependent on government welfare. | | | Most of these mothers and their children soon find themselves on their own, with no reliable means of financial support. |
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| | Social welfare - definition of Social welfare in Encyclopedia |
| | In the United States welfare is sometimes a synonym for the provision of financial aid in the form of social security and social welfare may be associated with social work services. | | | Pensions or other financial aid, including social security and tax relief, to those with low incomes or inability to meet basic living costs, especially those who are raising children, elderly, unemployed, injured, sick or disabled. | | | Those involved in the social welfare system are generally unable to control or influence their own circumstances, while those in the justice system are generally responsible for the situation they find themselves in. |
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| | Social welfare - definition of Social welfare in Encyclopedia |
| | Pensions or other financial aid, including social security and tax relief, to those with low incomes or inability to meet basic living costs, especially those who are raising children, elderly, unemployed, injured, sick or disabled. | | | Those involved in the social welfare system are generally unable to control or influence their own circumstances, while those in the justice system are generally responsible for the situation they find themselves in. | | | While being involved in the justice system often excludes an individual from social welfare assistance, those exiting the justice system, such as released prisoners, and families of those involved in the justice system are often eligible for social welfare assistance because of increased needs and increased risk of recidivism if the assistance is not provided. |
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| | Welfare - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | In the United States, welfare refers more specifically to money paid by the government to persons who are in need of financial assistance, but who are unable to work, or whose circumstances mean the income they require for basic needs is in excess of their salary (e.g. | | | The federal welfare program for households with children was originally named Aid to Dependent Children ; this was later changed to Aid to Families with Dependent Children (often referred to by the acronym AFDC), and since 1996 has been officially known as Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (or TANF). | | | The sum paid usually gives an income well below the poverty line, and it usually also has conditions attached, such as the need to prove one is searching for work or that there is some condition, such as a disability or obligation to care for children, that prevents them from working. |
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| | AllRefer.com - Ghana - Social Welfare Ghanaian Information Resource |
| | In rural areas, individuals continue to turn to members of the extended family for financial aid and guidance, and the family is expected to provide for the welfare of every member. | | | Government welfare programs at the time were the responsibility of the Department of Social Welfare under the Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare (now the Ministry of Mobilization and Social Welfare). | | | In large urban areas, religious, social, and professionally based mutual assistance groups have become popular as a way to address professional and urban problems beyond the scope of the traditional kinship social security system (see Urban Society, this ch.). |
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| | Encyclopedia4U - Social welfare - Encyclopedia Article |
| | In common American (US) parlance, social welfare is a synonym for the provision of financial aid in the form of social security. | | | While being involved in the justice system often excludes an individual from social welfare assistance, those exiting the justice system, such as released prisoners, and families of those involved in the justice system are often eligible for social welfare assistance because of increased needs and increased risk of recidivism if the assistance is not provided. | | | In some countries, improvements in social welfare services have been justified by savings being made in the justice system, as well as personal healthcare and legal costs. |
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| | VENETIC |
| | His Government had made no decision to formally oppose nuclear testing, he said, and was more preoccupied with internal problems such as the welfare and the education of ni-Vanuatu. | | | Island micro-states, confronted with the physical limitations of marginal resource bases, and slender financial means for their development, have usually been reluctant to reject French aid in the name of political principles, such as support for New Caledonian decolonisation, or opposition to nuclear testing. | | | French aid to the South Pacific remains a small, peripheral part of French development activity in the world, but for island states the comparatively small sums involved are desirable for their socio-economic progress, and in certain cases have represented an increasingly important political stake. |
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| | about DFD |
| | The Division of Family Development (DFD) provides leadership and supervision to the public and private agencies that deliver financial aid and support services to individuals and families. | | | WFNJ and Food Stamps, a federally funded food assistance program for low-income families, are administered by the county welfare agencies in each of the 21 counties, and by certain municipal welfare departments. | | | The DFD's primary task is to direct the state's welfare program, Work First New Jersey (WFNJ). |
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| | Sociology - Concentration in Direct Care Practice |
| | Information regarding financial aid, part-time employment on campus, and application forms for financial aid may be obtained from the Office of Financial Aid at (845) 257-3250. | | | The Department of Sociology at SUNY New Paltz together with the Rockefeller School of Social Welfare, SUNY-Albany, offer a jointly registered degree program culminating in both an M.S.W. in Social Work and an M.A. in Sociology. | | | The 1998-99 tuition for SUNY graduate programs is $2550 each semester for New York State residents attending full-time (defined as 12 or more credits) and $213 per credit hour for part-time study, including summer sessions.--> |
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| | Guide Introduction: The War on Poverty, 1964-1968–Part I: The White House |
| | In this microfilm publication, the subject category FA 4 (Federal Aid--Housing) contains only material pertainin to federal financial aid to state and local governments for housing programs--the Rent Supplement Program, Model Cities, and the Demonstration Cities Bill. | | | This microfilm publication from University Publications of America (UPA) focuses on four major aspects of the War on Poverty as reflected in those files: Office of Economic Opportunity; Model Cities; the Food Stamps Program; and Income Maintenance (Welfare Reform). | | | Welfare subject categories WE 9 and WE 9-1 have material pertaining to the formulation and conduct of the Poverty Program. |
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| | Short History of the United Free Church of Scotland |
| | Where the State for specific purposes, regarded as promoting the welfare of the people, offers material or financial aid to all Churches, without distinction and without injustice to other institutions, or interference with the Church's freedom, acceptance of such aid would not be incompatible with the Church's position. | | | Autonomy: Historically the United Free Church of Scotland has consistently been opposed to State Establishment of religion, believing it to be a hindrance to the welfare and witness of the Church of Jesus Christ. | | | In 1847 the Secession Church and the Relief Church united to become the United Presbyterian Church. |
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| | Short History of the United Free Church of Scotland |
| | Where the State for specific purposes, regarded as promoting the welfare of the people, offers material or financial aid to all Churches, without distinction and without injustice to other institutions, or interference with the Church's freedom, acceptance of such aid would not be incompatible with the Church's position. | | | Autonomy: Historically the United Free Church of Scotland has consistently been opposed to State Establishment of religion, believing it to be a hindrance to the welfare and witness of the Church of Jesus Christ. | | | Presbyterianism has always asserted pointedly the duty of every member of Church to care personally for the Church and to further it in all its activities by his personal support and interest. |
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| | Red Cross Red Crescent - Where we work |
| | As is the case in many areas experiencing similar challenges, these events have resulted in a rapid increase in vulnerable populations at a time when financial support to health and social welfare institutions is often significantly reduced. | | | Additionally, as unemployment increases in the absence of growth in the manufacturing and production sectors of the economy, more welfare and food support will be needed for affected families. | | | The need for improved nutrition and a stable food supply will present challenges to the government and participating aid agencies for the foreseeable future. |
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| | Students Union |
| | a support and welfare network, to aid all students with any welfare issues, academic problems or financial difficulties they may be experiencing throughout their time at University | | | During your time here, the elected student officers of the Union will be working tirelessly to ensure that not only you have the best possible degree, but that your time away from study is as enjoyable as possible. | | | Union building incorporating bars and games rooms, which are for members to enjoy, whilst protected in a 'safe space' environment free from harassment and discrimination |
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| | social security - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about social security |
| | State provision of financial aid to reduce poverty. | | | The federal government is responsible for social security (Medicare, retirement, survivors', and disability insurance); unemployment insurance is covered by a joint federal-state system for industrial workers, but few in agriculture are covered; and welfare benefits are the responsibility of individual states, with some federal assistance. | | | During 1987 and 1988 further changes in the social-security system included the abolition of death and maternity grants, to be replaced by means-tested payments from a new Social Fund; and the replacement of maternity allowances by statutory maternity pay, paid by employers, not the state. |
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| | Barbara A. Robinson, Maryland Women's Hall of Fame |
| | After completing high school, Barbara was fortunate to receive financial aid to attend college at a time when it was rare for African-Americans to receive such assistance. | | | Having personally experienced the problems and negative impact of welfare-dependency, Barbara has devoted time and energy to develop job training and placement programs designed to reduce welfare dependency and move individuals into career paths that will provide a future for themselves and their families. | | | Barbara Robinson was born in Alexandria City, Alabama in June of 1938. |
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| | Carlton, Bamberger, and Epstein, "Antitrust and Higher Education: Was There a Conspiracy to Restrict Financial Aid?" Rand Journal of Economics, Spring 1995, 131-147. | | | Crawford, "The Impact of the 1992 Cable Act on Consumer Demand and Welfare," mimeo, December 1995. | | | Wolak, "The Consumption and Welfare Impacts of Competitive Telecommunications Supply: A Household-Level Analysis," mimeo, September 1995. |
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| | Healthcare and Family Services - Office of Inspector General |
| | The Office of Inspector General each year performs thousands of activities, including fraud prevention research, financial audits, quality of care reviews, Medicaid eligibility reviews, investigations of employees and contractors, welfare fraud investigations, safety monitoring and special projects aimed at identifying and solving specific problems. | | | Although the OIG will never be able to target every single Medicaid service and welfare transaction, it has been committed to ensuring that each transaction does have the potential of closer scrutiny. | | | The activities lead, in some cases, to sanctions against Medicaid providers, recovery of overpayments from Medicaid providers, criminal action against Medicaid providers and public aid clients, restriction of recipients who abuse Medicaid privileges, development of new fraud initiatives and improved security for employees and visitors to government buildings. |
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| | List of Social and Political Reforms |
| | In existence since 1935 to provide financial support to retired workers, the program was expanded in the 1960s to aid the disabled thru SSI payments which has become one of the fastest-growing forms of welfare. | | | The topic of welfare is given extensive treatment, but many other topics are also discussed, and links are provided to a wide variety of informative resources, including many of the nation's public interest groups. | | | Lists of endorsements for candidates and ballot propositions sent out by political committees to influence voters often under deceptive organization names to mislead voters into thinking the group represents official party organizations. |
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| | APUS OUSA Page |
| | The members of OUSA agree that their top priority is reforming the financial aid which is available to full and part-time students. | | | OUSA also wants the Ontario government to work in partnership with the Federal government to create a system of student financial assistance to provide special bursaries targeted to help low-income students. | | | Part of this proposal is a new form of student aid, called an income-contingent loan repayment plan. |
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| | ReliefWeb » Document Preview » Turning misery into hope: Red Cross Leads Hurricane Response |
| | Red Cross volunteers dispensed emergency assistance in the form of first aid, food, water, personal clothing, hygiene kits, and kitchen sets in more than 900 temporary shelters, and conducted training courses in waste disposal and water purification and activated its system for social welfare inquiries and disaster welfare messages. | | | More than 500 people also sent Red Cross HelpGrams on-line pledging their financial support to the relief effort. | | | Red Cross Societies throughout the region are engaged in a wide variety of disaster response activities including: search and rescue, evacuations, damage and needs assessments, feeding, and distributing emergency relief supplies. |
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| | Brazil Economy Finances - Brazilink |
| | For Brazil, Brazilian, economy, economics, finance, finances, financial, public policy, trade, industry, budget, growth, debt, aid, development, stock exchange, markets, indicators, monetary policy, legislation, public policy, inequality, poverty, welfare, news, working papers, analysis, research, publications, data, studies, surveys, statistics. | | | Latin Focus: financial media; page on Brazil for indicators and news; English and Spanish | | | AE Brazil: financial news in English; access to highlights |
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| | Legal Procedures |
| | The Legal Aid office may be able to provide you with a legal aid certificate, (If you qualify as an individual, depending on your financial situation) that would pay for all or part of your legal expenses. | | | Legal aid will offer a lien (a legal claim on the property of another for the satisfaction of a debt or the fulfillment of a duty to applicants only as a last resort and upon verification that there is no other source of collection of legal fees. | | | Legal Custody means that you are responsible for the welfare and daily needs of your children, and have the right to make decisions regarding them. |
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| | CESAPI - Humanitarian Crisis in Iraq |
| | The U.S. administration has little understanding of the crisis and even less will to tend to the welfare of the Iraqis beyond scoring propaganda points. | | | There is always a mixed message when the military distributes humanitarian aid. | | | The Practical Guide to Humanitarian Law a Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders publication - is clear: "Humanitarian action must be independent from any political, financial or military pressures. |
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| | South Etobicoke Community Legal Services |
| | Our Mission is protecting and promoting the legal welfare of community members by offering services to the community through a network of volunteers and staff members, where language, financial hardship or disability will not act as barriers. | | | In 1982, a group of community workers and residents of South Etobicoke formed a committee to seek funding for a legal aid clinic to serve the Lakeshore communities of Etobicoke (Mimico, New Toronto and Long Branch). | | | After they recruited new members from other parts of South Etobicoke and agreed to serve a wider area, the Ontario Legal Aid Plan agreed to provide funding. |
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