IMPOVERISHED WOMEN AND CHILDREN AND NO WELFARE BENEFITS June 20, 2012 Imagine you are on the verge of homelessness, no job, you have applied at every possible job opening, no training assistance available, no family to help, children at home to support and the small amount of help you do receive from the state welfare system is about to be depleted. Over 41,000 families lost their cash assistance benefits in October of 2011, over 14,000 more are estimated to lose theirs by October of 2012. Michigan families are facing these issues since Governor Snyder signed...
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