County OKs Role in Welfare Reform Plan
The county took a small step toward welfare reform Tuesday when the Board of Supervisors approved the county’s participation in a pilot state project.
The supervisors voted unanimously to allow the county to submit a Welfare Reform Demonstration Project proposal to state officials.
Supervisors Frank Schillo and John K. Flynn have spearheaded the effort to come up with a county program that would actively encourage welfare recipients to find jobs rather than rely on continued government assistance.
“We are using social policy to improve people’s lives, to restore people’s lives, to restore families, to restore neighborhoods,” Flynn said.
The number of county residents now receiving Aid to Families with Dependent Children is about 29,800, and the number who receive food stamps is about 40,700, according the county’s Public Social Services Agency.
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