The Resource Take it from me : life after welfare, by Emily Abt, (electronic resource)
Take it from me : life after welfare, by Emily Abt, (electronic resource)
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The item Take it from me : life after welfare, by Emily Abt, (electronic resource) represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Waubonsee Community College.
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- Summary
- Is welfare reform working? This troubling documentary is the story of four women struggling against enormous odds to raise themselves out of poverty. It is also an in-depth look at the street-level impact of the Personal Responsibility Act, just as the Act's five-year limit on public assistance goes into effect for the first time. The film gives people a detailed idea of what welfare recipients are up against trying to make the transition from welfare to work. Ihoka Rivera, her husband and their daughter went on welfare years ago when their home burned down. Now they have lost the welfare that had been helping Ihoka pursue an education. Abby Perez, a single mother of two, whose homelessness landed her children in foster care, is in despair over her inability to afford housing on minimum wage. Teresa Diehl contends with mental illness while struggling to hold down steady work. Valentina Ruiz, a tough survivor of drug addiction and welfare dependence, feels like a winner now that she has found work as a cleaning person. Take It From Me shows that welfare reform has hardened political and social attitudes towards the poor and made the system less and less responsive to individual needs and circumstances
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (76 min.).
- Note
-
- Originally released as DVD
- Title from resource description page (viewed May 24, 2011)
- Label
- Take it from me : life after welfare
- Title
- Take it from me
- Title remainder
- life after welfare
- Statement of responsibility
- by Emily Abt
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Is welfare reform working? This troubling documentary is the story of four women struggling against enormous odds to raise themselves out of poverty. It is also an in-depth look at the street-level impact of the Personal Responsibility Act, just as the Act's five-year limit on public assistance goes into effect for the first time. The film gives people a detailed idea of what welfare recipients are up against trying to make the transition from welfare to work. Ihoka Rivera, her husband and their daughter went on welfare years ago when their home burned down. Now they have lost the welfare that had been helping Ihoka pursue an education. Abby Perez, a single mother of two, whose homelessness landed her children in foster care, is in despair over her inability to afford housing on minimum wage. Teresa Diehl contends with mental illness while struggling to hold down steady work. Valentina Ruiz, a tough survivor of drug addiction and welfare dependence, feels like a winner now that she has found work as a cleaning person. Take It From Me shows that welfare reform has hardened political and social attitudes towards the poor and made the system less and less responsive to individual needs and circumstances
- Awards note
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- National Women's Studies Association, 2003
- POV broadcast, 2001
- Cataloging source
- VaAlASP
- Characteristic
- videorecording
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Abt, Emily
- Intended audience
- For College; Adult audiences
- Language note
- This edition in English
- Runtime
- 75
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- United States.
- Ex-welfare recipients
- Public welfare
- Welfare recipients
- Welfare recipients
- Target audience
- general
- Label
- Take it from me : life after welfare, by Emily Abt, (electronic resource)
- Note
-
- Originally released as DVD
- Title from resource description page (viewed May 24, 2011)
- Antecedent source
- file reproduced from original
- Control code
- ASP1652602/flon
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (76 min.).
- Form of item
- electronic
- Medium for sound
- other
- Reformatting quality
- access
- Sound on medium or separate
- sound on medium
- Specific material designation
-
- remote
- other
- System control number
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- (Sirsi) a209670
- (OCoLC)747799044
- Video recording format
- other
- Label
- Take it from me : life after welfare, by Emily Abt, (electronic resource)
- Note
-
- Originally released as DVD
- Title from resource description page (viewed May 24, 2011)
- Antecedent source
- file reproduced from original
- Control code
- ASP1652602/flon
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (76 min.).
- Form of item
- electronic
- Medium for sound
- other
- Reformatting quality
- access
- Sound on medium or separate
- sound on medium
- Specific material designation
-
- remote
- other
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) a209670
- (OCoLC)747799044
- Video recording format
- other
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