This article touches on the decrease in child welfare throughout the U.S., especially in Las Vegas. in 2009, 20% of the children in the country were living in poverty, which was a 3% (2.5 million person) increase from 2000. There are some programs such as food stamps that help to halt the flow of poverty, but they are becoming less effective as federal and state governments exercise budget cuts. What can be done to help decrease the amount of children living in poverty? This issue is obviously very important not only for the children at hand, but for the entire nation.
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2011/08/17/national-child-welfare-survey-examines-recession-1898252928/
I think that this touches on our last class. No one in our class was willing to touch the million dollars that was set out for the low income families where the kids eat at school. However, in the real world this is obviously something that happens. I think that it's a really hard question to answer and does affect the entire nation.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Paula, I think it is a much simpler concept in theory rather than in reality. We'd all like to think that there is no way that the government would not put their full effort into ensuring the welfare of children, however as we saw through our role-playing, cuts have to be made somewhere, and they are usually very large cuts that have an effect on all of the different aspects of the budget.
ReplyDeleteI think that decreases in child welfare are a part of a large systematic problem in this country. Low income families often times are unable to provide for their children. Often times, these families reside in areas that have underfunded schools. These schools are not going to provide opportunities for young individuals to better themselves. Furthermore, I don't think this issue is allocated enough attention. Where does the U.S. prioritize child welfare a midst the many other problems we face as a nation?
ReplyDeleteI agree with Paula. This is a huge problem that does affect the nation. It is a shame to see that many welfare programs are abused when there are people out there who could really use help.
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