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  2. Workfare - Wikipedia

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    Workfare is a governmental plan under which welfare recipients are required to accept public-service jobs or to participate in job training. [1] Many countries around the world have adopted workfare (sometimes implemented as "work-first" policies) to reduce poverty among able-bodied adults; however, their approaches to execution vary. [2]

  3. Social programs in the United States - Wikipedia

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    1880s–1890s: Attempts were made to move poor people from work yards to poor houses if they were in search of relief funds. 1893–1894: Attempts were made at the first unemployment payments, but were unsuccessful due to the 1893–1894 recession. 1932: The Great Depression had gotten worse and the first attempts to fund relief failed.

  4. Charity (practice) - Wikipedia

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    Regarding religious aspects, recipients of charity may offer prayers for the benefactor. In medieval Europe, it was customary to provide meals to the poor at funerals in exchange for their prayers for the deceased. Institutions may honor benefactors by displaying their names or even naming buildings or the institution itself after them.

  5. Social protection - Wikipedia

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    Social assistance schemes comprise programs designed to help the most vulnerable individuals ( i.e., those with no other means of support such as single parent households, victims of natural disasters or civil conflict, handicapped people, or the destitute poor), households and communities to meet a social floor and improve living standards ...

  6. Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act - Wikipedia

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    Opponents of entitlement welfare services introduced the idea of work requirements for previous entitlement programs such as Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF). Instead of Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) which was an entitlement program, the shift from AFDC to TANF introduced the idea of having to qualify for welfare ...

  7. Poor Sick People: U.S. Offers Raw Deal for the Unhealthy - AOL

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    If you're very sick and not very wealthy in America, your best move may be to just flee the country. Otherwise, expect to pay through the nose and possibly wind up deep in debt. ... 24/7 Help. For ...

  8. Social services - Wikipedia

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    This means that they may be implemented to provide assistance to the community broadly, such as economic support for unemployed citizens, or they may be administered specifically considering the need of an individual – such as foster homes. [1] Social services are provided through a variety of models. [1] Some of these models include: [1]

  9. Administration of federal assistance in the United States

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    In the United States, federal assistance, also known as federal aid, federal benefits, or federal funds, is defined as any federal program, project, service, or activity provided by the federal government that directly assists domestic governments, organizations, or individuals in the areas of education, health, public safety, public welfare, and public works, among others.