Policies That Facilitate Rural, Low-income Families' Ability to Work
Presented by: Jean W. Bauer, Elizabeth M. Dolan, Bonnie Braun, Carolyn Bird, Patricia H. Dyk, Mary Jo Katras, Frances C. Lawrence, Jaerim Lee, Sheila Mammen, Margaret Manoogian, Leslie Richards, Yoshie Sano, Seohee Son, Susan Walker

• Direct Support of Employment for Rural Low-income Families
• Child Care as a Support to Employment for Rural Low-income Families
• Support for Rural Low-income Families’ Employment Through Education, Transportation, and Public Assistance Programs
• Physical and Mental Health as a Barrier to Employment

Abstracts

Policies That Facilitate Rural, Low-income Families' Ability to Work

Presented by: Jean W. Bauer, Elizabeth M. Dolan, Bonnie Braun, Carolyn Bird, Patricia H. Dyk, Mary Jo Katras, Frances C. Lawrence, Jaerim Lee, Sheila Mammen, Margaret Manoogian, Leslie Richards, Yoshie Sano, Seohee Son, Susan Walker

Federal welfare (and other) policies tend to follow a one-size-fits-all approach with no recognition of the unique challenges that rural residents face as they strive to support their families through employment.  Symposium speakers will highlight some of the innovative proposals that have been made, as well as ideas for proposals that arose out of the RFS findings.  The following topics will be covered:  Employment, physical and mental health and health care, child care, and resources.