A nation’s growth is not just dependent on the economical and natural resources but it lies more in the kind of quality of the wealth of its children and youth. It is they who will be the creators and shapers of a nation’s tomorrow. Compare to other countries‚ American society recognizes the future contributions of children as private responsibility rather than public responsibility. The ethos of individualism is deeply embedded in our culture in that raising children’s cost and care is solely the
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centers‚ community programs‚ libraries‚ parks and recreation‚ and schools. Property taxes are also often used to pay some state programs such as Medicaid (in New York for example) and also to provide public assistance such as assistance to needy family (TANF)‚ child welfare services and other social services such as supported employment‚ adult protective services‚ domestic violence and personal care assistance. This revenue can also be tracked in public safety like in juvenile detention‚ probation services
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although the goal is to keep people afloat financially‚ many americans became very unhappy as people began abusing welfare and making the qualifications work in their favor. People who qualify for welfare receive benefits such as federal food stamps‚ TANF (Temporary Assistance to Needy Families)‚ medicaid‚ and a supplemental security income. These benefits are mostly presented to single parents (mostly women) with children. These impoverished people have no prestige‚ lack standard amounts of wealth
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History of Human Services HHS 201: Introduction to Human Services Instructor: Tykeysha Boone August 20‚ 2012 It is common for people to expect something in return for helping someone out or providing them with a specific service. It is also very common for people to expect to have to give up something in return for asking for help or specific services. While not everyone believes that those who are in need should be helped‚ there are opposing positions which feel that reform is a way to retract
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Public assistance programs were created by both the state and federal government to help provide services to the poor‚ elderly and disabled.. Social welfare services began back in 1601 when the Elizabethan Poor Laws was established in England. It was the first time the government established laws that put the responsibility on the government instead of charities to assist the poor. When the Pilgrims came to America‚ hey also used the same policies to help the poor and elderly. This practice continued
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The total population of children in the United States under the age of 18‚ is 73‚645‚ 111 which makes up 23% of the United States (Kids Count: Data Center). In order to protect these children‚ there is a system of rules which is known as the child welfare system. This system is supposed to protect the children who are considered to be neglected or abused. Each state has its own services and supply families with with they can at their own level. It depends on how rich or poor the state is. Each
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Many children across the country live in families with an unemployed parent. This issue brings upon many negative affects towards the children in those families. Although the children are not the ones who are unemployed‚ they have to suffer the poor outcomes that come along with this hardship. The article‚ “Unemployment from a Child’s Perspective‚” by Julia B. Isaacs show that more than one in six children are affected by parental unemployment in the year of 2012. Though different families cope with
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ruled that even illegal immigrants and their children must receive education if they are of proper age‚ United States law clearly states that illegal immigrants are not eligible for benefits such as Medicare or Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF for short). Once one member of the family is a citizen‚ this is no longer the case. As such‚ once illegal immigrant families have children‚ they are eligible as those children are American citizens. This is unfair because illegal immigrants receive
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through a judicial hearing. The Department of Human Services offers a benefit known as Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)‚ which helps aids families receive medical care. “DFD offers a variety of support services and financial aid to kinship caregivers‚ who may be eligible for monthly payments through the federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program. The children under their care may be eligible for Medicaid health insurance” (The Department of Human Services‚ 1996)
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There are many social problems in America’s society‚ from poverty to crime and discrimination to education. Our society is a system with various components that fit together that will cause a chain reaction; you can not do one thing without it affecting another. Social problems are usually not the result of some malfunctioning part‚ but are the effects of a system as a whole. Social problems and change is a circle of causes and effects. For example you can not fully reform the education system
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