Posts Tagged ‘public-assistance’

The Kentucky Poverty Task Force

September 22nd, 2009 | 2 Comments

I read a lot.  I work in social services.  I also live in the poorest Congressional District in the United States which is in one of the poorest states in the nation.  So, needless to say, I’ve seen poverty and deal with it rather regularly.  So, I took particular interest when I received this newsletter: [...]

Urine test for social services?

August 7th, 2007 | No Comments

I just did a post on sending in the National Guard to solve our crime problem in Newark. Almost simultaneously I got an email that problably would put a serious dent in crime as well: Like a lot of folks in this state, I have a job. I work, they pay me. I pay my [...]