The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has developed a program known as Moving to Opportunity. Which statement best describes this program?
a. Families are selected to move to new housing in neighborhoods with better job and educational opportunities.
b. Families with low-incomes can receive subsidized childcare in specific day care and preschool programs.
c. Poor single mothers are selected to receive special job training to help them find higher paying jobs.
d. Poor heads of households (either male or female) are selected to complete an educational program focusing on the skilled trades.
In the Fund's first year, 40 states submitted applications; only _______ were declared winners.
a. Delaware and Tennessee
b. Oregon and Florida
c. Ohio, Massachusetts, and California
d. Nebraska
Adam is writing a term paper on what happens to families once they leave TANF. He found that __________.
a. most remain in the upper class
b. most are doing very well
c. commonly they experience bouts of food insecurity
d. most found jobs that pay 18 an hour or higher
In the Phoenix program, addicts who have completed their treatment are transferred to a Re-Entry House for gradual reintegration into everyday life.
Educational facilities are part of the program and include training in vocational skills and preparation for entry into other educational programs. This program is an example of __________. a. community psychology
b. methadone treatment
c. a therapeutic community
d. required treatment mandated by law enforcement
In the Race to the Top education initiative, who submits applications?
a. school districts
b. K5 pupils
c. college students
d. states
The most important direct influence on drug use is the _______.
a. family
b. peer group
c. danger of the drug
d. cost of the drug
The Race to the Top education initiative _______.
a. awards dollars to states that come up with comprehensive plans for school reform
b. provides increased funding for bilingual education
c. increases educational spending for all 50 states and the District of Columbia
d. expands financial aid to middle class college students
Since the passage of welfare reform, many people have left welfare. From 1994 to 2014, national caseloads fell by _______.
a. one-quarter
b. one-third
c. one-half
d. two-thirds
What is the name of the survey conducted since 1975 by the Institute of Survey Research at the University of Michigan of more than 16,000 high school seniors who are given a self-administered questionnaire about their substance use?
a. Adolescent Substance Abuse Survey
b. Teen Drug Survey
c. NORC
d. Monitoring the Future
Passed in 1996, the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act significantly changed the cash welfare program and renamed it __________.
a. AFDC
b. TANF
c. SSAN
d. Medicare
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