This newsletter issue focuses on welfare reform and programs that help low-income children in Minnesota, including articles on the basic values which should guide welfare reform; current welfare reform proposals; the cost of welfare; the role of charities and the religious community; an overview of programs in Minnesota which assist low-income children; and a two-page chart showing the county-by-county analysis of the number of children aided by these programs. A section on what citizens can do about welfare reform is included. The second section contains an extended analysis of the effects on Minnesota of the U.S. House of Representatives' Welfare Reform Plan, including discussions of programs affected by proposed legislation. Definitions of several terms are included, and several articles contain references. (AP)