A new study finds that recipients have trouble with access, transportation and time.
TUESDAY, Nov. 9 (HealthDayNews) -- A small study conducted in a Boston neighborhood highlights the difficulty of affording heart-healthy food when you're a beneficiary of food stamps.
A family of four receiving food stamps came up $227 short for the month, while seniors living alone came up $103 short.
This report analyzes the experiences of welfare “cyclers,” a group that has received relatively little attention in previous research on welfare dynamics. For this study, “cycling” is defined as receipt of welfare benefits during three or more discrete spells during a four-year observation period. The goals of this report are to understand the incidence of cycling and the types of families who cycle on and off the rolls, and, if possible, to shed light onto why they repeatedly return to assistance. The report also considers whether welfare cyclers appear to be more advantaged or more disadvantaged than other welfare recipients in the labor market.
Congratulations DPA! Your hard work is paying off ... again!
A departmental press release will go out soon announcing that Alaska will receive a federal High Performance Bonus of over $3.1 million dollars for federal fiscal year 2003! This will be the third year in a row that Alaska has received this award. The 2003 award recognizes our success in helping adults in Temporary Assistance families enter the job market and the efforts of the Child Care Program Office, Resource and Referral Agencies, and Local Child Care Administrators to deliver quality child care to Alaskan families.
Over 700 visitors representing a wide range of ages and cultural diversity passed through the first-ever Public Safety Career Fair held on September 29th at the Anchorage Job Center - Muldoon. The event was presented by the Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development. The event drew recruiters from across the United States from as far away as Washington DC, Chicago, Kansas City to Juneau, AK.
HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson today announced welfare caseloads dropped in the first quarter of 2004 to fewer than two million families for the first time since February 1970.
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) caseloads dropped 1.3 percent for individuals and 0.8 percent for families between December 2003 and March 2004. As of March 2004, there were 4,798,986 individuals and 1,992,143 families receiving TANF cash benefits.
Have your clients meet nearly 40 recruiters from municipal, state and federal law enforcement agencies, fire department, emergency medical services, U.S. military, reserve, guard and private investigative and security agencies!
Wednesday, September 29, 2004
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Anchorage Job Center Muldoon
1251 Muldoon Road
To be worry-free about having enough food is not the norm in the United States, says a Cornell University sociologist.
"Rather, the need to use food stamps is a common American experience that at least half of all Americans between the ages of 20 and 65 will face," says Thomas A. Hirschl, professor of development sociology at Cornell who has completed a study of food stamp use.
Race and education, Hirschl says, have dramatic links to food stamp use: More than 85 percent of African Americans will use food stamps some time between the ages of 20 and 65, compared with 37 percent of white Americans; about 64 percent of adults with less than 12 years of education will use food stamps, compared with 38 percent of adults with 12 or more years of education.
The virtual baked beans were falling fast. The unopened can had to go somewhere, but where? Not the simulated freezer.
"This food wouldn't spoil in that location," the computer-generated voice said. "But the quality of food could be affected, or you might be using space in your freezer unnecessarily."
Another lesson learned from the Fantastic Food Challenge, a package of four computer games designed to teach people who get nutrition aid such as federal food stamps how to make better use of their food.
A new report, titled “What Works Best for Whom: Effects of Welfare and Work Policies by Subgroup,” examines an array of welfare policies to help states determine which programs and policies best help single parents transition from welfare to work. The report examines the effects of over 25 welfare-to-work policies in the following broad categories:
I would like to join Governor Murkowski in honoring each of you during Public Assistance Worker Appreciation Week, July 11-17, 2004.
The important work of case managers, support service staff, supervisors, administrative support personnel, employment specialists and others is vital to thousands of Alaska families. The safety net services you provide help families make it through hard times, and gives them a chance to plan for a better future. The work you do everyday strengthens our communities and brings hope to those who need it most.