Pensions were also available to the deserving poor who were too old or disabled to work. ... Food stamps, Medicaid and Medicare were created in the 1960s and help feed the poor and provide healthcare for the disabled and elderly As the years passed and generation after generation seemed unable to avoid living on welfare there became opposition to the program. ... The original mission of social work and the reason I have decided to become a social worker is to advocate for society's most vulnerable members such as children, the elderly, the homeless, mentally ill, addicted and physically...

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Social Security created a system of insurance for the elderly, unemployed and the disabled. ... The National Youth Association created in May of 1935 provided education for youth and gave part-time employment to students so they could continue education with support. ...

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President Bush has expanded the Pell Grant program through reforms to the student loan program. The expansion will provide more assistance for low-income students to receive higher education as well as indirectly lowering the national debt. The expansion of the Pell Grant program can prevent students from taking out large amounts of loan, which will then lower the public's debt. The President's Fiscal Year 2006 budget will increase the maximum Pell Grant award to $4,150 this year and $4,550 over five years to help more students. ... Social Security is a massive fund that pays benefit...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The Great Depression was caused by a number of things such as the stock market crash of 1929, bank failures and drought conditions. Roosevelt tried to combat the Great Depression through the New Deal. The New Deal legislation was created to address the 3R's: relief, recovery, and reform. Relief in t...

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The legal system has responded to people who receive very low incomes and who are single-parent-families, sick, disabled, "invalid", elderly, unemployed and homeless. ... Youth Allowance provides for many of the young people dependant on the welfare system, so long as they are studying, training or working and there are many other payments and benefits for students who are in the same situations. ... There are also workshops concerning students leaving school before completing their higher school certificate. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate