Terms :
1. TANF - TEmporay Assistance For Needy Families. Started in 1997 by President Cliton giving cash assistance from government to needy American families hoping to help the get employment and off TANF.
2. CCDBG - organized by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Service designed to help families with the accesibility, and affordablly with child care in the United States
3. USCCB -United States Conference of Catholic Bishops assembly of hierarchy of the U.S. and the Virgin Islands who exercise pastorial functions on behalf of Christian faith in U.S.
Summary ...
USCCB " Child Care"
In This article it talked about " Everyday 13 million preschoolers, including 6 million babies and toddlers, go to child care Everyday." They had many solutions to help teen mom and other mothers with child care such as, TANF which is government funding for low income families for child care. " through the Child Care and Dvelopement Block grant( CCDBG) and the Title XX/Social Services Block Grant (CCDBG) and the Title XX/ Social Services Block grant (SSBG) which takes out the child expenses in tax papers taxes. Putting Children and Families First is a
public policy put together by the bishops of UCSB. This is meant to promote healthy family enviroments , pay for child care, and any other services the family may need. This policy wnats to help the low income families who need finacnial aid and try to help them keep their children so, that CPS wont take awaytheir kids. In another article its stated that TANF will cut you off their assitnce if you are under the age of 18 and not attending school regularly so, that means o food stamp or child care and whatever else may include your welfare plan.
I my opinion Ibelieve that if the familes can not take care of the children with the neccesities that they may need then the children should be taken away for some time until the parent can get on their fet. I think thtat tax payerrs should only pay some of the espenses of the teen mom depending on the situation. My question to the class is do you think tax payers should pay for child care for teen moms especiallly under the age of 18?
Source
http://www.usccb.org/sdwp/national/childcare.shtml
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I also believe that tax payers should pay some expenses depending on the situation. My answer to your question is that tax payers should pay for child care for teen mothers because teen mothers are bearly learning to live the real life and do not have anything prepared ahead to support their children.
ReplyDeleteI do not think that tax payers should pay any of the expenses even if the mother is under 18. It is not the public's responsibility to pay for a teen mother's child care. The teen mother and her partner should be held responsible. If the teen mother and partner cannot support their child, then their parents should pay for the expenses especially if the teen mother is a minor.
ReplyDeleteI think tax payers should pay the expenses up until a certain point. Like the tax payers could pay for 6 months, allowing the parent to get enough money to continue paying for childcare after that 6 month period.
ReplyDeleteI honestly do not think that tax payers should pay expenses if the mother is under 18. If they are helping with housing or food then I think that there should be an alotted time period to receive this so that mothers will not become dependent on aid. Having children is a big responsibility, especially at a young age. I agree with Katrina the teen parents should be held responsible for the expenses. If we were to help all teen mother's under 18 we would certainly have an epidemic in our society causing an increase in teen pregnancy and in taxes which would probaly really hurt our economy especially at a time like this.
ReplyDeleteI would have to disagree with (almost) everyone who posted comments above me. Assume you have two teenage parents working full-time at an hourly wage of $7.50. (this is $.25 above the federal minimum.) They have not managed to go to college because they must care for their infant daughter, and her needs have to come above their own wants. (since college is expensive nowadays.) Working at $7.50 per hour, eight hours per day, five days per week, four weeks per month, twelve months per year, each of them earns $14,400 per year. Multiply that by two parents, and you get $28,800 per year, per household. Subtract the cost of childcare (the article is from ten years ago, so assume it's about $7,000 per year, instead of the suggested $4,000,) and you get 21,800 per household, per year. Not a lot to live on, especially not if you don't have a good support system. (relatives and friends to give advice and support.) Households who don't earn enough money to live on are a liability to the economy. I agree with Dejanae, that a teenage parent must have some sort of help from the government until she gets her life back in place. HOWEVER... the money that would have been spent on just giving her childcare should instead be allotted to the prevention of teenage pregnancies. (such as computerized dolls that show what living with a baby is really like, after school programs for sexual education, etc.)
ReplyDeletei think tax payers should pay some for teen moms.
ReplyDeleteNo, I don't think that tax payers should pay for child care for teen moms because it's not their problem. The teen moms got themselves in that predicament therefore they can deal with the consequences. If I put myself in their shoes I would want tax payers to help pay for my child care, because I wouldn't be able to afford it all on my own.
ReplyDeleteI don't believe they should pay either. its crazy to me. Its already hard to find jobs in this economy as it is
ReplyDeleteI don't understand Tatiy's point. Do you think the tax payers should help or not.
ReplyDeleteCorrine great point thanks for the details. I agree sex ed. should be better enforced in school because,I don't think it is really taken seriously.
ReplyDeleteTaylor J-M I agree with you when you say giving the teen moms aid will cause a epidemic and might increase the rate of teen moms birth rate.
ReplyDeleteIf taxpayers do pay for childcare, wouldn't it benefit us in the long run? Isn't it better to have a mother go to college and then find a well-paying job? That would make her less at-risk for welfare benefits in the long run. Also, it would make it more likely that her child would go to college, and also contribute to our economy. The child should not suffer because her or his mother made a mistake when they were young. They deserve the equal opportunities of all children.
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