Sweeping changes in welfare programs since 1996 have transformed the way America cares for its poor. Today, for every dollar spent on cash welfare payments, some twenty dollars are spent on service programs targeted at the working poor-job training, adult education, child care, emergency assistance, mental health care, and other social services. This important book examines our current system and the crucial role that geography plays in the system's ability to offer help. Drawing on unique survey data from almost 1,500 ...
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Sweeping changes in welfare programs since 1996 have transformed the way America cares for its poor. Today, for every dollar spent on cash welfare payments, some twenty dollars are spent on service programs targeted at the working poor-job training, adult education, child care, emergency assistance, mental health care, and other social services. This important book examines our current system and the crucial role that geography plays in the system's ability to offer help. Drawing on unique survey data from almost 1,500 faith-based and secular service organizations in three cities, Scott W. Allard examines which agencies are most accessible to poor populations and looks at the profound impact of unstable funding on assistance programs. Allard argues that the new system has become less equitable and reliable, and he concludes with practical policy recommendations that address some of the more pressing issues in improving the safety net.
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Very good. Ex-library. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 266 p. Audience: General/trade. LCCN 2008019304 Type of material Book Personal name Allard, Scott W. Main title Out of reach: place, poverty, and the new American welfare state / Scott W. Allard. Published/Created New Haven: Yale University Press, c2009. Description xiv, 266 p. : ill., maps; 24 cm. ISBN 9780300120356 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0300120354 (pbk. : alk. paper) LC classification HV95. A54 2009 Subjects Human services--United States. Welfare state--United States. Federal aid to public welfare--United States. Chicago (Ill. )--Social policy. Los Angeles (Calif. )--Social policy. Washington (D.C. )--Social policy. Notes "Published with assistance from the foundation established in memory of Philip Hamilton"--T.p. verso. Includes bibliographical references (p. 245-258) and index. Dewey class no. 361.6/50973 Geographic area code n-us---National bib no. GBA8B4059 National bib agency no. 014765361 Other system no. (OCoLC)ocn223870630 (OCoLC)223870630
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