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Show I 2 - Continuing payments to widows who must 2. life for themselvE;!s and their families. encourage more widows to seek Authorizing FathersT as The Federation also establish 1. school. with )f the are a view urged adoption child is a dependent the a establish 3. furnish of Ire a provi$ion cover on in the bill before the his mother under the on his father. The If enacted, an widowers with for benefits, Finance Commit conditions same estimated that, 175,000 significant we,lfare provisions supported by cause to accept t ra Ln ing or day-care in not jobs. attending Those members employment would be taken children, however, would not be affected. community work and training programs throughout the services and qther services to make it provisions of the bill put the responsibility :esting, j ob training, :0 it would state by July 1, 1969. possible for adult members of the States for employment counseling, family to take t ra ining and employment. The Ire to getting each of them equipred for work and placed Benefits for 2. widow increased benefits for those whose program for each appropriate AFDC adult and older child of a requirements that all states: family who refuse without good iff the rolls. By continuing payments, wll as MothersT Insurance Benefits ihfldren would become entitled to benefits. she Federation if of ass istance 'I by which a child would be deemed dependent mder present law, provide the ssentils Currently only widows with surviving children are eligible ;urv±ving children. :he to work. employment and would provide circumstan€!s require add it Lonal, 3. return to work to Currently, benefits would be reduced lessening the incentive returns to work, thus tee - and to provide day ca re on services needed for the children of mothers who determined to be able to work or t.ake training. be The Federation pointed' out that "by encourag ing women currently receiving welfare benefits trained, for thei:r; children while employed, and by providing the bill will give care rise to general a lnemployed and receiving welfare benefits. n :0 be they are trained and while they increase in the It would be possible employed and still retain a portion of her welfare payment. # # # self-respect of women under this bill for a now mother |
