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Brochure Rws Final
Brochure Rws Final
FAQs
What does it mean to
experience poverty?
Families and
their children
experience poverty when they
are unable to achieve a
minimum, decent standard of
living that allows them to
participate fully in mainstream
society.
What is the percentage of lowincome single mothers in the
United States?
According
to
U.S.
Census
Bureau,3 out of about 12 million
single parent families in 2014,
more than 80% were headed by
single mothers.
How will receiving a higher
education help out low-income
single mothers?
By getting a higher education
single mothers will be able to
gain the knowledge and skills
needed to obtain a good, high
paying job which will lead them
to be financially stable, be able
to support their family, and start
making their way out of poverty.
Motherhood
Should Not Cause
Poverty
IF EARNING A DEGREE IS SO
EFFECTIVE IN ENDING POOR
MOTHERS RELIANCE ON WELFARE,
WHY ARENT POLICYMAKERS
MAKING IT EASIER FOR LOWINCOME SINGLE MOMS TO GO
COLLEGE?-FREEMAN
Solution
Once college classes can be
counted as work, single
mothers will be able to
receive a higher education
while still receiving cash
assistance and other benefits.
This will lead them to find high
paying jobs with better
benefits and stop relying on
welfare altogether.