“More broadly, we are going to have to examine the safety net programs to make sure they are poised to catch the families before they fall even more, especially in the areas of unemployment benefits, child care assistance, and foster care.” ChildrenCareFallBenefitsAreasProgramSafetyUnemploymentAssistanceSafety NetFoster CareChild CareUnemployment Benefits Author:Richard Neal
“When a jumbo jet crashes, we will rush in with assistance, but we forget that each day 30,000 children die unnecessarily from poverty-related preventable causes - equivalent to 100 jumbo jets crashing every day.” ChildrenDiesCausesForgetPovertyRelatedEach DayCrashAssistanceJet Author:Benjamin Mkapa
“Medicaid protects impoverished children, the frail elderly and people in crisis, .. Its limited resources will be further stretched serving hurricane victims. Proponents of Medicaid cuts either undervalue Medicaid assistance or underestimate American compassion.” PeopleChildrenCompassionCuttingProtectResourcesCrisisVictimServingUnderestimateAssistanceElderlyHurricanesFrailMedicaidLimited Resources Author:Sherrod Brown
“Shut not thy purse-strings always against painted distress. Act a charity sometimes. When a poor creature (outwardly and visibly such) comes before thee, do not stay to inquire whether the "seven small children," in whose name he implores thy assistance, have a veritable existence. Rake not into the bowels of unwelcome truth, to save a halfpenny. It is good to believe him.” BelieveChildrenSometimesNamesPoorExistenceCreaturesCharitySevenTheeStringsDistressAssistancePursesSmall ChildUnwelcomeBowelsRakes Book:The Essays of Elia Source: The Essays of Elia