A Safety Net That Works
eBook - ePub

A Safety Net That Works

Improving Federal Programs for Low-Income Americans

  1. 262 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

A Safety Net That Works

Improving Federal Programs for Low-Income Americans

About this book

This is an edited volume reviewing the major means-tested social programs in the United States. Each author addresses a major program or area, reviewing each area's successes and recommending how to address shortcomings through policy change. In general, our means-tested programs do many things well, but some adjustments to each could make the system much more effective. This book provides policymakers with a broad overview of the issues at hand in each program and how to address them. Contributions by Douglas J. Besharov, Richard V. Burkhauser, Douglass M. Call, James C. Capretta, Kevin C. Corinth, Maura Corrigan, Mary C. Daly, Robert Doar, Ron Haskins, Bruce D. Meyer, Edgar O. Olsen, Angela Rachidi, Katharine B. Stevens, and Russell Sykes.

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Table of contents

  1. Preface
  2. The Earned Income Tax Credit
  3. Viewing the Food Stamp Program Through a 44-Year Lens
  4. Medicaid
  5. Empowering Child Support Enforcement to Reduce Poverty
  6. Reducing Poverty by Reforming Housing Policy
  7. Child Welfare: In Search of Lasting Reform
  8. Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
  9. The Supplemental Security Income Disabled Children Program: Improving Employment Outcomes in Adulthood
  10. Child Care Assistance in the United States
  11. WIC’s Expanding Eligibility, Rather Than Enhanced Services
  12. Improving Our Federal Response to Homelessness
  13. Federal Early Childhood Care and Education Programs: Advancing Opportunity Through Early Learning
  14. About the Authors
  15. Acknowledgments