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  2. Social programs in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Not including Social Security and Medicare, Congress allocated almost $717 billion in federal funds in 2010 plus $210 billion was allocated in state funds ($927 billion total) for means tested welfare programs in the United States, of which half was for medical care and roughly 40% for cash, food and housing assistance.

  3. Social services - Wikipedia

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    Other examples of social services which may help address this issue include the police, welfare services, counselling, legal aid and healthcare. [26] A photograph of a doctor in 2020 in the midst of the coronavirus outbreak. Social services and social workers played a central role in the response to the pandemic.

  4. Independent agencies of the United States government

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    The Social Security Administration (SSA) is the United States federal agency that administers Social Security, a social insurance program consisting of retirement, disability, and survivors' benefits. To qualify for these benefits, most American workers pay Social Security taxes on their earnings; future benefits are based on employee ...

  5. Community Action Agencies - Wikipedia

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    In 1964, the U.S. poverty rate (income-based) included 19 percent of Americans. Rising political forces demanded change. Under a new White House Office of Economic Opportunity (OEO), the concept of the federally-funded, local Community Action Program (CAP)—delivered by a local Community Action Agency (CAA), in a nationwide Community Action Network—would become the primary vehicle for a new ...

  6. List of development aid agencies - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of development aid agencies which provide regional and international development aid or assistance, divided between national (mainly OECD countries) and international organizations. Agencies of numerous development cooperation partners from emerging countries such as India, Middle Eastern countries, Mexico, South Africa ...

  7. Category:Welfare and service organizations - Wikipedia

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    Immigrant services organizations (1 C, 14 P) S. Social welfare charities (10 C, 83 P) Support groups (9 C, 43 P) V. Victims relief organizations (6 C)

  8. Welfare state - Wikipedia

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    Social expenditure as % of GDP (). A welfare state is a form of government in which the state (or a well-established network of social institutions) protects and promotes the economic and social well-being of its citizens, based upon the principles of equal opportunity, equitable distribution of wealth, and public responsibility for citizens unable to avail themselves of the minimal provisions ...

  9. Category : Social welfare charities based in the United States

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    Pages in category "Social welfare charities based in the United States" The following 87 pages are in this category, out of 87 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .