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The type of insurance that the federal government uses to compel individuals or their employers to purchase to protect against the possibility of indigence.
. Pension
Long-term care
An array of services for elderly, chronically ill, and disabled persons that are necessary for day to day living and personal care
Age Discrimination
Enacted in 1967, the legislation enforced by EEOC prohibits discrimination in employment on the basis of age.
. Head Start is a comprehensive education and anti-poverty program which provides services to all eligible low-income children
False
. Individuals who fall below the official poverty line are always eligible for state cash assistance.
False
Cash assistance programs to the poor are a major portion of the federal budget.
False
Employers can choose to match the Social Security contribution of their employees.
False
Foster care and adoption programs are institutional approaches to child welfare services
False
General assistance is the only federal cash assistance program which helps single adults who are poor.
False
Of all people who are poor in this country, almost 50% of them are senior citizens.
False
Social Security is a social program that provides sufficient benefits for a comfortable retirement.
False
The Social Security Act includes the Medicaid program which covers the cost of medical care and services for eligible low-income individuals.
False
The official poverty line is a set dollar amount determined by each state, below which people must fall to become eligible to receive benefits and services.
False
The term "battered child syndrome" was developed in the 1990's due to the increase in reported cases of child abuse and neglect
False
Medicare
Federal health care program, primarily for elderly people
Elder Abuse
Intentional physical, psychological, or sexual mistreatment which violates a person's rights, caused by someone in a caregiving or trusting relationship
The Medicaid program
Spends far less on children than the proportion of them in the program
Child welfare
Term used for the network of policies and programs designed to empower families, promote a healthy environment, protect kids, and meets children's needs.
Substitute Care
The child's care is taken over in another family environment to substitute for his/her own family. Generally, for this to occur the child must be a victim.
A person who is poor and has a disability would be eligible for cash assistance under the Supplemental Security Income program (SSI).
True
Eligibility for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) includes enforcement of child support
True
Family preservation services are designed to help families alleviate crisis that might lead to out-of-home placement of children
True
Historically, for most Social Security recipients the amount of money they receive in benefits has been more than the total they paid in over their working years.
True
If a woman survives her husband and becomes a widow, she is entitled to the full 100% of his Social Security Benefit.
True
In 2014, the official poverty level income was $11,670 for an individual.
True
Over 90% of elderly people receive some Social Security benefits.
True
Poverty disproportionately affects African Americans, Hispanics, women, and children.
True
The fastest growing segment of the homeless population in America is families with children.
True
The majority of recipients of public assistance through the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program are young children.
True
Women are more likely to be poor in old age than men.
True
________ is/are the most frequent explanation for entry into poverty
a) Employment changes
According to the US Census Bureau, there were ____________ people below the poverty threshold in 2013:
a. 45 million
Which of the following does NOT provide food and nutrition support for children
a. CHIP
OASDHI includes a variety of programs. Which of the following is not covered under OASDHI?
a. Medicaid
Planning for retirement typically is built on the "three-legged stool" consisting of:
a. Social Security, pensions, and private savings
Poverty in the United States
a. disproportionately affects women and younger heads of households
While about 25% of all households with children and youth are headed by a single female parent,
a. for African American families the rate is twice as high
A relative measure of poverty:
a. is a set dollar amount below which a person must fall to be considered poor
The official poverty line:
a. is an absolute measure of poverty
Area Agencies on Aging (AAA) are mandated and funded through:
a. the Older Americans Act
Public assistance for poor elderly persons falls under:
a. the Supplemental Security Income program (SSI)
Poverty drops as blank increase.
b) Education
Sufficient retirement income
b. Requires reliance on multiple sources
Adult Protective Services
b. Were mandated by federal law
. Poverty in America affects
b. almost 15% of our entire population and 20% of all children
The Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act of 1980 was a result of:
b. greater numbers of children spending longer amounts of time in foster care
Permanency planning:
b. was developed through the Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act
The largest and most well-known public assistance program, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families:
b. was legislated in 1996
TANF Funds are used for all these services except one:
c) Promoting healthy marriage
The federal government's main food program for low-income individuals and families is (SNAP).
c) Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
Which of the following is not a part of the "three legged stool" that workers need to retire comfortably?
c) Unemployment insurance
The first federal legislation for child welfare dates back to the
c. Early nineteen hundreds
One of the few times the federal government took a preventive approach to child and family welfare was with passage of:
c. The Family and Medical Leave Act
The Older Americans Act includes:
c. Vulnerable Elder Rights Protection
. Homelessness is caused by a number of factors, with recent growth primarily due to:
c. increases in poverty among children and families and a lack of affordable housing
The first organized social welfare policy response for older Americans was:
c. the Social Security Act
. The highest poverty rates occur in families headed by blank.
d) Women
Elder maltreatment
d. Includes financial exploitation
The major social welfare program interventions in response to child abuse and neglect include all but:
d. TANF
In recent years, planning for retirement has changed, and people are
d. including employment during their retirement years
Family preservation, child care, and parenting skills services are examples of:
d. supportive services
. The juvenilization and feminization of poverty refer to:
d. the growing tendency for children and women to be poor
The TANF program includes
e. Child support enforcement
The most costly health care concern for seniors is
e. Long-term care
The rate of poverty for older women is:
e. more than twice the rate for men
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP):
e. was formerly known as the Food Stamp Program
Medicaid
federal health program, primarily for low income people
Relative Poverty Measure
of poverty uses societal standards to assess the minimum needed for a reasonable living situation, and anything less than that standard is considered poor.
Supportive Services- (sometimes called prevention services)
reinforce and strengthen the ability of parents or caregivers to provide adequate shelter, clothing, food, emotional support to improve or sustain a families functioning while the child remains in the home.
Poverty Guidelines
simplified level of the poverty threshold for administrative use.
Poverty Threshold
the dollar amount set for the federal poverty measure.
Child Welfare policy
the rules and regulations governing public intervention in relation to children and families
Absolute Poverty Measures
uses a fixed, predetermined amount below which people are defined as poor.
