abby jean

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  abby commented on the article | over 2 years ago

  Putting Mothers To Work Watching Their Own Kids

  the policy would apply to any single parent, whether a mother or father. i believe what leigh was saying is that since about 99% of single parents on calworks are mothers, rather than fathers, it's essentially accurate to use the term "mother" when discussing single parents on calworks.

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  abby commented on the article | over 2 years ago

  Putting Mothers To Work Watching Their Own Kids

  i have a lot of thoughts on this, and wrote on the issue recently (http://abbyjean.tumblr.com/post/125283856/proposed-changes-to-cas-welfare-program). to my knowledge, this would exempt women from welfare to work requirements but allow them to opt in if they chose, so it's not a requirement that they stay home and care for kids, but an additional option.

  
  

  in practice, though, people who are exempted from work requirements often have a hard time opting in and accessing services such as child care and transportation when they do, so i see this as an additional barrier for women on welfare obtaining training, education, or work experience they need in order to become self-sufficient. and at the end of the time limits (it's unclear whether or not the 5 year limit would be tolled for this exemption), they're not more likely to be able to support themselves just because they saved the state welfare system some money in child care.