Public Welfare articles from March 1996

Public Welfare archives from March 1996

Breaking the cycle of dependency: innovations in four states. (welfare reform in Michigan, Wisconsin, Maryland and Minnesota)
March 22, 1996... Four public and private initiatives offer recipients a chance for self-sufficiency. The states have long been the leaders in the welfare reform movement, serving as laboratories for numerous initiatives aimed at shifting the focus of welfare...

Michigan looks ahead to federal reform. (welfare reform)(A View from the States)
March 22, 1996... The state is ready to implement its own welfare reform legislation, with or without federal block grants. Michigan's statewide welfare reform initiative, To Strengthen Michigan Families, has attracted considerable national attention since we...

Replacing welfare in Wisconsin. (welfare reform)(A View from the States)
March 22, 1996... A plan passed in the state legislature will enable parents to assume support of their own families by focusing on work. If welfare suddenly did not exist and we could start over, what would we want to do for those who now receive Aid to...

A conversation with Maryland's Lynda Fox. (deputy secretary of the Maryland Department of Human Resources)(includes related article)(A View from the States)
March 22, 1996... Public welfare talks with Maryland's deputy secretary of human resources about that state's welfare reform initiatives and its preparations for federal reform. PW: You have said that welfare in Maryland will never be the same. Can you explain...

Minnesota's Family Loan Program: small interest-free loans can help low-income families stay on the job or in school. (includes related articles)(A View from the States)
March 22, 1996... The Summer 1995 issue of PUBLIC WELFARE highlighted policy issues relevant to welfare reform: work requirements, training programs, low-wage jobs, foster care and family support, and service integration. The articles in that issue identified a...