Abstract

The factors that push families into homelessness in the United States are analyzed using data on some 450 single women and their children in Massachusetts. This group has been studied since 1992. Particular attention is given to the role that welfare in the form of Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) has played in the survival of these families. The authors conclude that "contrary to popular stereotypes few low-income single mothers are teenagers or second-generation welfare recipients. Recent welfare reforms could force a majority of [poorly] housed mothers and their children into homelessness despite their efforts to find work." (EXCERPT)

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