1. “Let’s Get Married” Group Questions 1. Deindustrialization/ War on Drugs/Crime 2. Need to reach men and women for PREP to be effective 3. Average likelihood that David and Amber’s marriage will last: 30% 4. “Marriage a private thing.” Raise minimum wage/create jobs/Redistribute wealth Raise minimum wage/create jobs/Redistribute wealth Promises I Can Keep: Ashaki Hankerson as a model of a good mother \

2. Low Income Budget Suggestions from groups Suggestions from groups Section 8 housing subsidy (pay 30% of income) but… Section 8 housing subsidy (pay 30% of income) but… Night and weekend jobs Night and weekend jobs More education… apply for TANF and go to school? More education… apply for TANF and go to school? Childcare assistance… yes, see MFIP demonstration project, but…. Childcare assistance… yes, see MFIP demonstration project, but…. Food stamps Food stamps Find a husband (a better one this time) Find a husband (a better one this time)

3. Low Income Budget II Edin and Lein, Making Ends Meet, 1996 Edin and Lein, Making Ends Meet, 1996 Low income mothers, half of them working, in four cities. Low income mothers, half of them working, in four cities. Neither mothers on the old welfare system (AFDC) nor those in the full-time work force were able to make ends meet Neither mothers on the old welfare system (AFDC) nor those in the full-time work force were able to make ends meet “She cannot afford any big problems.” “She cannot afford any big problems.” “It’s a pretty dismal situation.” “It’s a pretty dismal situation.” What was this young woman’s mistake and how could she have avoided it? What was this young woman’s mistake and how could she have avoided it?

4. Can We do Better?: the MFIP Demonstration Project 14,000 welfare recipients and applicants, randomly assigned to either MFIP or AFDC in 1994… followed closely for three years. 14,000 welfare recipients and applicants, randomly assigned to either MFIP or AFDC in 1994… followed closely for three years. “Turning Welfare into a Work Support: Six- year impacts on Parents and Children from the Minnesota Family Investment Program” July 2005 “Turning Welfare into a Work Support: Six- year impacts on Parents and Children from the Minnesota Family Investment Program” July 2005

5. Public policy, marriage, and divorce MPR Midmorning: 6/28/04 MPR Midmorning: 6/28/04 MPR Midmorning: 6/28/04 MPR Midmorning: 6/28/04 William Doherty, Department of Family Social Sciences, University of Minnesota William Doherty, Department of Family Social Sciences, University of Minnesota Sara McClanahan, Sociology Department, Princeton University Sara McClanahan, Sociology Department, Princeton University MDRC Report: “The Effects of Marriage and Divorce on Families and Children” MDRC Report: “The Effects of Marriage and Divorce on Families and Children”The Effects of Marriage and Divorce on Families and ChildrenThe Effects of Marriage and Divorce on Families and Children

6. Groups Talk about your discussion questions for chapters 5 & 6 and conclusion, Promises I Can Keep Talk about your discussion questions for chapters 5 & 6 and conclusion, Promises I Can Keep