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Interviews

Researchers interviewed twenty-two charity service recipients to learn about their experiences with welfare programs, their views, and their needs. These participants were considered a representative sample of the aid recipient population in the Mankato area. The findings included the following:

  • Most service recipients had jobs, but they needed support because their incomes were too low.


  • Service recipients did not have much information about other services that could benefit them.


  • Men and women had different circumstances, experiences, and needs.


  • Service recipients could be divided into the following two groups:

    • Those who only needed immediate short term help to acquire economic independence.

     

    • Those who needed long term support in order to get out of the cycle of  poverty.

Source:

Mitchell, Winifred, Michael Jindra, Sara Baldwin, Jeffrey Nelson, Jason Lind, and Ines Jindra.
1998 The Ecumenical Task Force on Welfare Reform: Research and Action Report. Technical Report, FI 972753. Mankato, Minnesota Futures Fund.

 

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