aid to families with dependent children (afdc)
Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) was a federal assistance program in the United States that offered financial support and services to low-income families with children, aiming to alleviate poverty and promote child well-being.
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Related Concepts (11)
- child care subsidies
- child support enforcement
- earned income tax credit (eitc)
- food stamps/snap (supplemental nutrition assistance program)
- government transfers
- housing assistance
- job training and employment programs
- medicaid
- supplemental security income (ssi)
- temporary assistance for needy families (tanf)
- welfare reform act
Similar Concepts
- childcare assistance
- childcare subsidies
- dependents' education assistance
- disability benefits for children
- energy assistance for families with young children
- energy assistance for low-income families
- family support services
- federal assistance programs
- food assistance programs
- foster care assistance
- housing assistance programs
- public assistance
- public assistance programs
- social assistance programs
- women, infants, and children (wic) program