New Jersey Community Development Corporation

I work with families that are involved in child protective services and I am always amazed at the lack of social policies that are in place to assist these families. These families often times are faced with poverty, addiction, and homelessness. Although there are many social policies that improve the quality of life for individuals that live in poverty there continues to be needs that go unmet for families living in poverty. There are several treatment facilities that treat addiction, but many of the clients that I work with do not have insurance that the treatment facilities accept. A typical client that suffers from addiction does not have the financial ability to pay cash for treatment. I recently inquired about the cost of treatment for a client without insurance and was informed that the cost of inpatient care was approximately $1,000 a day. There is no client on my caseload that can afford to pay the cost of inpatient treatment. The lack of affordable housing for families living in poverty is another very frustrating social policy. One town that I work in has one low income housing complex that has a current waiting list of three years. The waiting list for housing assistance in this particular community is currently closed and will not accept applications at this time. The closets homeless shelter is forty-nine miles away from the town. I currently have five clients on my caseload in this area that are

It is not uncommon to drive through a city without seeing a person holding a sign stating that they are trying to feed their family, had lost their job or need money to pay their rent. During recent years, particularly the ones following the financial crisis of 2008, American citizens have felt the burdens of providing for themselves or their families. The lack of affordable health care, rising costs of housing, mental health and substance use addictions, along with lack of sufficient employment have forced many from their homes to live with family, friends or on the streets and shelters. The purpose of this study is to

These goals address and attempt to identify the deficit of the individuals living in poverty rather than the need of the individuals and their wellbeing. Clients are not receiving the assistance to move out of poverty based on the goals of the TANF program. The TANF program provides assistance for families living in poverty to meet their basic needs. The TANF policy provides families living below the federal poverty line cash assistance to meet their very basic needs for a limited amount of time. Each state has been given the power to establish TANF eligibility requirements, benefits, and services. TANF benefits can range from “$170.00 a month in Mississippi to $923.00 a month in Alaska” (Chapin, 2014, p. 322) Children are the vast majority of TANF recipients, “In 2011 there were about 1.9 million families, or 4,363,000 average monthly TANF recipients” (Chapin, 2014, p. 322). TANF funds are spent in different categories including 28.8% in cash assistance, 38.8% in other services, 16.6% in child care, 9.4% in employment programs, and 6.9% in systems and

Modonna and her daughter Brianna have no money and live in a shelter as their residence. They have tried getting welfare before but have found like most other poor people that it isn't something that's being given out often. Things used to be better, when the Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC, authorized in 1935) once ensured cash to anyone who could provide their economic need. However that isn't the case today, the numbers are so low that only two of one hundred Americans receive cash welfare. The 1996 welfare reform known as TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) has only made receiving aid increasingly more difficult and continues to offer aid to even fewer families as time goes

The Citizens for a Pro-Business Delaware, Inc. (“Citizens”) has offered a proposed amendment to 8 Del. C. § 226. Specifically they argue that §266 has two clear deficiencies, (1) the statute does not give sufficient guidance for the court as to the many potential remedies developed by court and academics; and (2) the statute provides no guidance or restrictions on when courts should use the extreme remedies. Currently §266(a) states,

Americorps, an organization known nationwide, is a civil program that brings together adults from a range of different age groups and backgrounds to accomplish one mission, and that is to serve their country through aiding people and communities in need. There are three major Americorp programs; Americorps State and National, Americorps NCCC, and Americorps Vista. Americorps State and National is the most popular and largest Americorps program since its expansion in 1993, by President Bill Clinton. The purpose of the program is to meet community needs in Health, Education, Environment, and Public Safety. Americorps NCCC (National Civilian Community Corporation) is open to young adults from ages 18-24, who are placed in states where there

The Joint Commission is an independent, nonprofit organization. The Joint Commission approves and certifies almost twenty-one thousand health care organizations and programs in the United States. The Joint Commission accreditation and certification is used nationwide as a symbol of quality that reflects an organization’s commitment to meeting certain performance standards. The Joint Commission standards are developed with input from healthcare professionals, providers, subject matter experts, consumers, government agencies, and employers; and approved only by the Board of Commissioners. The mission for Joint Commission is to continuously improve health care for the public, in collaboration with other stakeholders, by evaluating health care

On November of 2015 my dad lost his decent earning job due to a drug test showing he had

Monica is 32 year old African American female seeking mental health treatment and therapeutic supportive counseling. Monica is divorced and currently lives with her two teenage sons in Virginia. Monica struggles with being a single parent, maintaining stability, and has been homeless a few times. Monica is of low socioeconomic status in which she is currently unemployed and receives disability for income. Monica has a history of oral cancer in which she was diagnosed in her early 20s. Due to the severity of the cancer, Monica had to have her upper right jaw bone removed along with several teeth. She now wears a prosthetic which causes her to have a speech impediment. After years of chemotherapy and countless surgeries, Monica’s cancer is currently in remission.

The TJC is a non-profit organization that evaluates health care facilities. The organizations didn’t have any real pull until 1965. Which is when if a health care organization had the accreditation from the TJC then the organization also meet the Medicare conditions of participation. It is an organization that is known to hold high standards. Which involves goal to have health care organizations excel in quality and cleanliness.

Ms. Alicia Castellanos is a 78 year old separated Hispanic female from Salvador; She entered Broadway House Women Shelter on 10/25/2016, as a transfer from Franklin Women’s Shelter. She has been residing in the Shelter System since 8/8/2016. Ms. Castellano was appropriately dressed and groomed. She is about 160 lbs. and 5’3” tall with salt & pepper short straight hair. She wears glasses for reading and distance. She is of olive skinned complexion with no visible scars or scars. She is soft spoken, easy going with a pleasant demeanor. Ms. Castellano is naturalized US Citizen and she is currently receiving SSI in the amount of $753. She has an active Medicaid and Medicare.

Eligibility: Currently Homeless, have been for roughly 5 months. Ron could benefit from housing and care

Right now, LaJoe is on section 8 I have no knowledge if she works or not. If she does, LaJoe is not making enough money to support herself and her children without government assistance. The first step in helping the family moving out of poverty is finding out if LaJoe graduated from High school or have a GED. If she does not have either, I will start planning for her to take GED classes, then eventually taking the test for her GED. After getting her GED, I would have her go to training that helps her build skills for the work field. For instance, the training will provide individuals with basic computer skills, resume building, professionalism, professional attire, etc. From that point on or while is in training, I would have her started applying for jobs. Once she has a job, I would have her start looking for locations to

In both the social and individual aspect, there are people who suffer poverty, unemployment, unstable housing and homelessness, and undergo personal and family problems. While suffering from these issues, there are individuals that seek health care for themselves as well as their family but do not qualify in comparison to those with securing employment and housing. Connecting these individuals to health care resources will help reduce possible risk and work with physical, social and mental health needs of them.

Throughout this paper we’ll be assessing and dissecting the community of Paterson, New Jersey, located in Passaic County. Formerly referred to as an industrial powerhouse that opened many doors of opportunity to the community surrounding it. It added wealth, independence, and economic security to the surrounding areas. The Great Falls and the potential power they generated was the primary cause for this. Alexander Hamilton wanted to construct an industrial city around the Great Falls. He believed manufacturers will increase the power and division of labor throughout the community. These falls were the significant factor