Child Care in the Postwelfare Reform Era: Analysis and Strategies for Advocates

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Imposing work requirements on cash assistance recipients and not guaranteeing them child care can create a crisis for families. Advocates can find ways to improve access to child care and ensure that poor parents relying on cash assistance do not suffer sanctions if they cannot find child care for their young children.

By Jo Ann C. Gong, Alice Bussiere, Jennifer Light, Rebecca Scharf, Marc Cohan, and Sherry Leiwant From January - February 1999