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Making Ends Meet: Private Food Assistance and the Working Poor
Get PDFConcern is growing that large segments of low-income Americans are slipping through, or are not adequately served by, the public food assistance safety net. Many of these individuals are turning to the private network of food pantries and soup kitchens for their nourishment. In particular, a significant percentage of individuals seeking private food assistance are the working poor. In this paper, we look at the characteristics of a sample of employed Virginia households who depend on soup kitchens or food pantries to help them make ends meet. Our data indicate that these individuals have demographic characteristics that do not bode well for their being able to earn high enough wages to all allow them to meet basic family needs without some type of additional supports.
"WHAT ABOUT WOMEN?" HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES ON THE CSWE COUNCIL ON THE ROLE AND STATUS OF WOMEN IN SOCIAL WORK EDUCATION (WOMEN'S COUNCIL)
No full textWelfare and women in poor urban neighborhoods: The effect of dependency on attitudinal indicators
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BUILDING SOCIAL CAPITAL AMONG SOCIAL WORK EDUCATORS: A STRATEGY FOR CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT
No full textExamining the Relationship between Psychological Well-Being and the Need for Continued Public Assistance Benefits
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Practical Strategies for Combining Qualitative and Quantitative Methods: Applications to Health Research
No full textThe impact of changes in child support policy
No full textChild support, Welfare, Children, J12, J13, I38,
