Journal Entry

For your journal entry, you will explore aspects of your personal experience and/or beliefs regarding significant public policies and what you have learned in your readings. As you reflect, please address the following questions:

    There are several federal welfare programs such as Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), Supplemental Security Income (SSI), Section 8 Housing Assistance, Food Stamps, Medicaid, among others.  Pick two of these policies and describe:

        What social problem they are intended to address

        What population they serve

        Assess the strengths and any issues of each program.