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Welfare Reform: The Special Case of Young Children with Disabilities and Their Families.
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Rosman, Elisa A.; Knitzer, June – Infants and Young Children, 2001
A framework is provided for thinking about how welfare reform affects young children with disabilities and their families and strategies are presented for addressing their unique needs. The article documents the relationship between disability and poverty, reviews major changes in the law, and highlights challenges. (Contains references.)…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Day Care, Disabilities, Early Intervention
Responsible Fatherhood and Welfare: How States Can Use the New Law To Help Children. Children and Welfare Reform Issue Brief 4.
Bernard, Stanley – 1998
The National Center for Children in Poverty(NCCP)has developed a series of issue briefs on the effects of welfare reform on children living in poverty. This issue brief is based in part on "Map and Track: State Initiatives to Promote Responsible Fatherhood," a report supported by The Annie E. Casey Foundation and prepared by NCCP in…
Descriptors: Child Support, Economically Disadvantaged, Fathers, Parent Responsibility
Lemon-Aid? Making the New Welfare Law Work for Children and Families.
Ebb, Nancy – 1997
The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 purports to reform welfare policy and encourage parents to achieve self-sufficiency, but the legislation raises many problems for children and their families. This guide is designed to highlight an array of decisions regarding the most important welfare and child care…
Descriptors: Child Welfare, Economically Disadvantaged, Family Income, Family Programs