Many Americans tend to frown upon welfare programs, but it’s not until you are introduced to the situation do you truly know and understand its value and system. The welfare system was introduced during World War I and the Great Depression as means to support those unemployed and elderly. Now welfare is known as an aid to needy families with dependent children was well. The Department of Human services work to define the purpose of welfare as means to provide assistance to less fortunate families, end dependence of needy parents on government benefits, and prevent and reduce pregnancies out of wedlock.
It’s difficult to differentiate between those that need and use the welfare system and those that abuse it. People abuse the system, but the system also abuses the people. Many of those that work in the Department of Human services don’t necessarily think highly of those that come into the welfare office. They seem to expect the worst. Many of the African American women that need assistance may not have high academic literacy levels, but they do seem to be fluent among social literacies. In fact it’s imperative that they know how to approach people and be socially sound in order to communicate with the Human Services Department. “Although caseworkers are overworked and have high case loads, they must be required to recognize and respect the people they serve.” The welfare programs are offered by the government to aid those who need assistance, but it’s essential that there is a mutual understanding of it’s purpose and the respect that it must exude in order for it to be successful.
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