Charitable Choice and faith-based welfare: a call for social work. From: Social Work | Date: July 1, 2002| Author: Cnaan, Ram A.; Boddie, Stephanie C. | COPYRIGHT 2002 National Association of Social Workers. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 contains a little known section referred to as "Charitable Choice." This section encourages states to involve community and faith-based organizations in providing federally funded welfare services. Most social workers are unfamiliar with this part of the legislation and its far-reaching implications for society as a whole and for the social work profession as it opens the door for mixing religion and publicly suppo...

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