1. Call To Order Respond to the following question in your notebook How are Food Stamp and W.I.C. programs similar? How are they different?

2. Students will be able to evaluate the effectiveness of various public assistance programs (Food Stamps, WIC, Social Security, Medicare) by  evaluating evidence,  creating a report card for the public assistance program,  creating a comparative cartoon, and  completing an exit ticket Today’s Objectives

3. Public Assistance Programs In order to “PROMOTE THE GENERAL WELFARE” of all citizens, the government must provide help for families that cannot meet their needs. What is poverty? What needs might someone living in poverty have? What is poverty? What needs might someone living in poverty have?

4. Food Stamps THE Supplemental Nutrition assistance program (SNAP) provides ELECTRONIC BENEFIT TRANSFER (EBT) CARDS with monetary value to be used on foods. 1 in 8 Americans use food stamps. The average benefit is $133.12 per person per month.

5. The Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Provides healthcare and nutrition to pregnant or nursing mothers as well as those with children under five years of age.

6. Social Security Provides income to retirees. The government takes out some of your paycheck that you can collect when you retire.

7. Medicare Provides health insurance to people 65 and older who have lived in the US for at least 5 years.

8.  If a program does well, rate it highly (A’s or B’s).  If the program is ineffective, give it a bad grade (D’s, F’s).  Be sure to support your response with evidence from the readings. Public Assistance Programs Directions: Use the readings provided in order to grade each of the programs based on how effective they are D- B+

9. Public Assistance Programs Report Card: Public Assistance Programs FOOD STAMPS (SNAP) W.I.C.SOCIAL SECURITY MEDICARE A : B : C : D : E/F : A : B : C : D : E/F : A : B : C : D : E/F : A : B : C : D : E/F :