The Place of Relief in a Family Agency

Publication Date: June 1957

Publisher: Jewish Communal Service Association of North America

Author(s): Dorothy Brand

Research Area: Social conditions

Keywords: Social Services; Poverty; Social Problems; Empowerment

Type: Report

Coverage: Pennsylvania

Abstract:

The author discusses ways in which providing money directly to families can fit into a larger plan for the rehabilitation of self-sufficiency. She uses case examples from her agency to illustrate the boundaries of responsible and constructive relief provision. The author identifies situations in which giving direct funds is most appropriate, including settling new Americans, temporary suspension of normal income, and in conjunction with new programs for the elderly poor.

In Journal of Jewish Communal Service, ed. by Sanford Sherman, v.33, no.4, Summer 1957, p.429-436.