A Safety Net That Works: Improving Federal Programs For Low-income Americans

Synopsis

This Is An Edited Volume Reviewing The Major Means-tested Social Programs In The United States. Each Author Addresses A Major Program Or Area, Reviewing Each Area's Successes And Recommending How To Address Shortcomings Through Policy Change. In General, Our Means-tested Programs Do Many Things Well, But Some Adjustments To Each Could Make The System Much More Effective. This Book Provides Policymakers With A Broad Overview Of The Issues At Hand In Each Program And How To Address Them. The Earned Income Tax Credit / Bruce D. Meyer -- Viewing The Food Stamp Program Through A 44-year Lens / Russell Sykes -- Medicaid / James C. Capretta -- Empowering Child Support Enforcement To Reduce Poverty / Robert Doar -- Reducing Poverty By Reforming Housing Policy / Edgar O. Olsen -- Child Welfare: In Search Of Lasting Reform / Maura Corrigan -- Temporary Assistance For Needy Families / Ron Haskins -- The Supplemental Security Income Disabled Children Program: Improving Employment Outcomes In Adulthood / Richard V. Burkhauser And Mary C. Daly -- Child Care Assistance In The United States / Angel Rachidi -- Wic's Expanding Eligibility, Rather Than Enhanced Services / Douglas J. Besharov And Douglas M. Call -- Improving Our Federal Response To Homelessness / Kevin C. Corinth -- Federal Early Childhood Care And Education Programs: Advancing Opportunity Through Early Learning / Katharine B. Stevens. Douglas J. Besharov, Richard V. Burkhauser, Douglas M. Call, James C. Capretta, Kevin C. Corinth, Maura Corrigan, Mary C. Daly, Robert Doar, Ron Haskins, Bruce D. Meyer, Edgar O. Olsen, Angela Rachidi, Katharine B. Stevens, Russell Sykes ; Edited By Robert Doar. Includes Bibliographical References.