Public Policy Report. Welfare Reform: Personal Responsibilities and Opportunities for Early Childhood Advocates.

Gnezda, M. Therese

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Publication Date: 1996

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Public Policy Report. Welfare Reform: Personal Responsibilities and Opportunities for Early Childhood Advocates.

Gnezda, M. Therese

Young Children, v52 n1 p55-58 Nov 1996

Examines stresses on the early childhood service system due to the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996. Discusses elimination of Aid to Families with Dependent Children; creation of state block grants, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, and Child Care and Development Fund; and restructuring of the Child and Adult Care Food Program. Presents implications for advocates. (KDFB)

Descriptors: Block Grants, Child Advocacy, Child Caregivers, Child Welfare, Day Care, Early Childhood Education, Financial Support, Labor Supply, Low Income Groups, Social Services, Welfare Recipients, Welfare Reform, Welfare Services

Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Aid to Families with Dependent Children; Child Care and Development Block Grants; Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunities Reconciliation Act; Temporary Assistance for Needy Families

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