Joined: 03 Feb 2004 Posts: 307 Location: Australia
Just a Quick Question Posted: 02-03-04 10:51am
Hi, I was just wondering how much support
there was in america for young mum's? How
do you guys get by? I know how hard it is
in australia, but I have heared that there
you do not really have much government
support in the form of social wealfare, is
that true? To all I say young mums
rock....
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JillMarie
Extremely EHEALTHy
Joined: 24 Dec 2003 Posts: 3022 Location: Iowa
Posted: 02-03-04 10:53am
We have things like title 19-for medical,
fip-which give you money, food stamps and
wic, which also helps with food. That's
about all that i'm aware of!
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sparklypixie12
Extremely EHEALTHy
Joined: 17 Sep 2003 Posts: 3099
Posted: 02-03-04 10:58am
Apart from stuff like wic,i think these
girls just get by on good old hard work!
Many of them have supportive families
which help but I think many of them do it
by themselves by working.Its great that
many of them choose to continue their
education.Well done girls
liz x
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Untimely Blessings
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 06 Jan 2004 Posts: 383
Posted: 02-03-04 10:58am
To be honest I don't know, i've never used
any of the programs, like wic and
medicade, but from what I hear if you
qualify through low-income families, its
pretty easy to get.
Kelly
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mumof2
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 03 Feb 2004 Posts: 307 Location: Australia
Posted: 02-03-04 11:01am
*i hope that I didnt offend any one by
asking, its just that we were talking
about different things at ywwap ( young
women who are parents) today and the topic
came up and it made me wonder, thanks.
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dominicksmommy
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 04 Jan 2004 Posts: 279
Hi Posted: 02-03-04 11:47am
Hey I m a mom of a 5 weel old son n in
canada there isnt much an wat there is it
is very hard to get one there us wekfare
17 or older not living at home u can get
it then there is income assistance 19 not
living at home no age restrictionfamily
allowance all with children... Wit me I m
living at home so my mom gets 257 dollars
monthly for child in the home of
relative...
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mumof2
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 03 Feb 2004 Posts: 307 Location: Australia
Posted: 02-03-04 11:54am
It all sounds daunting.... Over here we
get a parenting payment of $420, a family
tax payment of $220 rent assistance upto
$169, plus medicare, and pension cards
that intital us to subsidised travel,
electricity, gas and phone,regardless of
age..... So it makes me kinda glad I live
here.....
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nikki_caro
Extremely EHEALTHy
Joined: 22 Aug 2003 Posts: 4922 Location: Right here at work!
Posted: 02-03-04 12:52pm
Over here there are alot of things, wic,
welfare, medi-cal, food stamps,
babysitting, all kinds of things to help
out.
