Greg Parke on Welfare & Poverty

Direct federal poverty aid through religious organizations

Indicate which principles you support regarding welfare and poverty.
• Require welfare recipients to spend at least 40 hours a week in a combination of work and training programs.
• Continue to give states and local governments flexibility in and responsibility for welfare programs through federal block grants.
• Direct federal poverty aid through religious, community-based, or other non-profit organizations.
• Support housing assistance for low-income families.