Author Archives: mfoege

There are over 127 million families in the United States according to the US Census Bureau as of 2018. Of these 127 million families, over 1.1 million of them receive benefits from Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), otherwise known as welfare (ACF, HHS, 2019). Many of those 1.1 million families rely on TANF toContinue reading “Main Issues”

This blog will be about issues with the modern American Welfare system and the injustices it causes due to the vast lack of resources for welfare programs across the United States. This blog seeks to shine a light on key issues with welfare programs all throughout this country. I chose this issue because growing up,Continue reading “Introduction”