Marriage and the Welfare of America: the Tenth Anniversary of Welfare Reform


 

Publication Date: January 2006

Publisher: Heritage Foundation (Washington, D.C.)

Author(s): Mike Leavitt

Research Area: Social conditions

Keywords: Welfare

Type: Report

Abstract:

Two pillars of welfare reform are work requirements and a Healthy Marriage Initiative. They offer men and women the tools to escape government dependency while forming and sustaining healthy marriages, and they offer children hope for a better future.