Welfare Reform

Welfare Reforms effect on Women and Children

The major problem facing poor Women and Children after the adoption of Welfare Reform is, the lack of adequate healthcare for these families. The Women and Children facing this problem are mainly from out-of-wedlock families. It is believed that by removing such benefits it will end such problems like crime, young black men not feeling sense of accomplishment by not working and the bond of community relationships deteriorating. In trying to address this problem I have come up with two different alternative policies to try to tackle the newest welfare reform policy and adjust it in a way that will benefit families especially Women and Children as well as the tax payers of America.

My first recommendation is that all Women and Children under the age of 21 should have free healthcare. Although this may hurt the tax payers, I firmly believe that its not the worse income loss that the American people have faced before. We are spending more money on the war in Iraq, (the war on terror) and have spent enough money on the war to end poverty in the USA. The health and welfare of our younger generation should be first priorities. They are our future doctors, lawyers, and future generation to keep this country growing and progressing.

My second recommendation is to have free Families Health and Mentoring programs to help the families deal with being a single parent in today's society and mentoring them on how to go to school and stay in school. This would also be paid at the cost of tax payers who live in cities and town which are more effected by poverty and crime. The Government would also have to create a separate fund to supply cash to the poorest cities and towns for free heath care to families ages 21 and under.

It is imperative that congress addresses this problem quickly because the rich are getting richer and the poor are getting poorer. This is going to have and is already having disastrous effects on the American population. Already more than half of AFDC, Medicaid, food stamps, are attributable to families involved in teen birth situations. We are spending more to help these families which still is not making our situation better because most of the families are still "broke" in slang term for not having any cash. They are unable to support our economy financially because they can't support themselves which is have a chain effect on society. At least if these families and children did not have to worry about the lack of health care, than it would be a burden lifted of their chest to look for work and attend the free Families and Mentoring program that should be created.

The free Families Health and Mentoring Program, which would be paid for mainly by the government, will be the way out for many of these young mothers, father, and families to get ahead in life. A lot of the problem with the out-of-wedlock situations are those in the poor, urban setting. Clearly, it is also racially inclined. That is a whole other subject. Not to get off on a tangent, this program will enrich the lives of these families by giving them the support and family structure that some of them lacked growing up. This program will be created to help develop individuals with the skills to go out into our workforce and find a job. Although there are not enough jobs out there to go around, say every women were to complete this program, the demand for more jobs will increase, and more jobs and healthy