Kenneth Chase on Welfare & Poverty

Block grants and religious groups ok for welfare

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.
• Increase funding for child care programs.
• Continue to give states and local governments flexibility in welfare programs through federal block grants.
• Direct federal poverty aid through religious, community-based, or other non-profit organizations.
• Support housing assistance for welfare recipients.