Federal assistance in the United States

“Consider how deeply this issue intrudes into the life of the college, how it effects the college even in unexpected ways”( Lascell). In 1996, Grove City College withdrew from federal student loan programs and instead, created its own system. Because of the Grove City College versus Bell court case, the college is no longer able to offer some of the opportunities to incoming students that they once could. However, since then, Grove City College has been known for their exceptional effort and withstanding to the community. There are over 3,000 colleges in the United States, many being community colleges, city colleges, junior colleges, state universities, and several more (Cohen). Although many may not know, Grove City College, also known as GCC, is extremely unique in different ways. Grove City College is a coeducational and private college located in Grove City, Pennsylvania. They refuse to accept federal assistance. However, the college does, in fact, enroll students that are able to receive direct educational opportunity grants (Stevens). According to David Lascell, a partner in the law firm of Harter Secrest & Emery…

Introduction The Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) is one of the United States Federal assistance programs. As the first word of the title states, TANF is aimed to provide the families in need with temporary assistance during their struggle of getting their life stable again. Throughout the country, TANF is often referred to as welfare. Families receiving TANF assistance might also have to deal with some stigma that comes with receiving TANF. Overall, TANF aims to give people a…

TRIO a federal program that offers services for individuals from disadvantage backgrounds. Federally funded programs like RAMP and SSS are important in order to help people from disadvantage backgrounds succeed and achieve their career goals. My participation in RAMP has influenced my overall college experience greatly. RAMP has helped me feel comfortable in my transition of high school in college with tutoring session, providing workshop, and an assigned counselor. Federal funding programs…

The Welfare Reform Bill “Transformed welfare from an exclusive and unequal cash assistance system that stigmatized its recipients into one that actually criminalized them.”(1) Clinton was responsible for turning the AFDC (Aid to Families With Dependent Children) into block grants which hurt many impoverished children and their mothers throughout the U.S. Also, Clinton was responsible for the TANF which “established tougher mandates on poor single mothers.”(1) The AFDC has been around for a…

Living in the State of Poverty - SIM Participation In 1964, Martin Luther King, Jr in his Nobel Prize lecture examined the evils of the modern world. He spoke on how poverty was one of those evils. “The poor in America know that they live in the richest nation in the world, and that even though they are perishing on a lonely island of poverty they are surrounded by a vast ocean of material prosperity” (Nobel Media AB, 1964, para.22). Not much has changed since his eloquent speech.…

requirements of the program. Qualifying conditions are they receive a Federal Pell Grant, have a documented physical or learning disability, or are a first generation college student. The SSS TRIO program has as it goal to motivate and assist students as they successfully complete their postsecondary education. According to the U.S. Department of Education, all program projects must provide…

The meme states “KEEP WORKING MILLIONS ON WELFARE DEPENDING ON YOU!” this implies that people that are using welfare assistance rely on people that work. Understanding the truth behind that idea, who should be offended in this situation, who exactly is the meme targeting, taxpayers that fund welfare or those who benefit from it? People that benefit from types of welfare assistance, rely on it because they have been impaired do to physical or mental trauma and physically cannot support…

hiring rate are dooming today’s students to poverty before they even get started. The government provides some assistance, but they could do more. The US government should increase funding to public colleges and universities. Today’s youth are facing a predicament. The current job market practically requires a person to have a college degree if they want a job with a decent wage. At the same time, the job…

created the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), in order to coordinate the federal government’s role in preparing for, preventing, mitigating the effects of, responding to, and recovering from all domestic disasters (Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), n.d). However, due to the 2005 hurricanes, the response of FEMA has demonstrated that the federal government is not meeting up to its expectations of its citizens. On Wednesday, October 19, 2005, Hurricane Wilma intensified into a…

The United States government spends an enormous amount of money. Where exactly does the U.S. government spend all that money on? There are three levels of government, federal, state, and local. As of today 2016, the amount of the three levels of government spending is estimated to be around $6.6 trillion. Federal spending is estimated to be $3.95 trillion, state spending is around $1.62 trillion, and local spending is around $1.82 trillion. Federal spending is divided into three categories by…