This is a great article that gives a very accurate
picture of what welfare looks like now in Minneapolis.
The number of people on public assistance has dropped
dramatically over the last ten years. Not to say there
are fewer people in need, just that there are fewer
people receiving County assistance.
Mark Wilde
Windom Park
"The Diversionary Work Program -- or DWP -- was a
priority for Gov. Tim Pawlenty, and it marks its first
anniversary this summer. Nearly every person applying
for welfare now is sent to it, with a few exceptions
such as mothers of newborns and teenage mothers
without a high school degree.
About 10,000 parents have gone through the program.
About half have found full- or part-time jobs before
the fifth month.
Supporters say the program is a terrific way to divert
people from the welfare rolls and help them quickly
get a foothold in the workforce.
But welfare rights activists say it railroads people
into job searches without dealing with the reasons
they've landed on welfare, and can leave parents
without cash to pay for such critical needs as car
payments, clothing and insurance."
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