I will have to look up the actual specifications for food stamps here. I know there are restrictiOns on food like no individually wrapped cheese slices lol
Then there is the issue of people having children while on assistance (be that welfare, disability, etc). If you are unable to find a job you need to hold off on another child. If you are too disabled to work... Is it right to bring kids into the world when you are unable to work? I feel like the answer should be no.
Just seems like too many have kids to up their assistance check. I say if you have kids while on assistance then the amount should not increase. You get the same as you did before and you figure out how to budget that.
I wish there were more places like the claire house here. They are amazing, they take in women and kids/families that are homeless and they teAch them how to budget, find a job, etc etc. they offer tons
Of classes for moms from parenting to money management to responsibility. Fail a drug test and you are out. They offer a hand up and NOT a hand out. They teach women to provide for themselves and rise up. Their success rate is
Amazing