Abstract
Originally established to serve poor people, public welfare agencies are being asked to solve the problems of an increasing number of middle-class Americans. This article examines six factors that could be contributing to this gentrification of public welfare agencies: (1) the growing demands for services from nontraditional clients, (2) the restructuring of public welfare's service delivery system, (3) declining resources, (4) an increasing emphasis on child protective services, (5) expanding child support enforcement efforts, and (6) social work's diminishing role in public welfare. Strategies are presented for ensuring that the needs of traditional public welfare clients are met.
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