Social Security was created as part of this package of economic and social policies developed in 1935

This is the age at which most of you will become eligible for full retirement benefits

A benefit established during the Great Depression funded by taxes paid by employers

These keep millions out of poverty

Enacted in the late 18th and 19th centuries by white Democratic-dominated state legislatures after the Reconstruction period, these laws enforced legal segregation until being outlawed in 1965.

Unlike a welfare program, this type of program is limited to families whose earners contribute to it

To be eligible for this benefit, a disabled worker must have paid into the system for a minimum period of time that varies by age

These three conditions need to be met to qualify as 'unemployed' when calculating unemployment numbers.

This was first defined in the 1960's, is used for reporting purposes, by many assistance programs as a way to set eligibility criteria, and the figure often used for means testing.

Known as the 'mother of social work,' she was a pioneer in the Settlement House movement, an activist and leader in the Suffrage movement, a reformer, and the first American woman to win the Nobel Peace prize winner. She wintered in Baltimore as a young adult.

This benefit is to designed meet the needs of the elderly and disabled who don't have sufficient work coverage for Social Security

The disabled child of a deceased parent who wasn't gainfully employed long enough to qualify for coverage may be eligible for this

Some see this 1996 legislation as a disciplinary approach to the poor, while others consider it needed welfare reform.

A more realistic measure of the income necessary to live free of poverty as it adjusts for regional price differences and includes resources available to poor families such as SNAP benefits

An early child welfare intervention in the late 1800's for children in Eastern cities living in poverty; nearly 200,000 were affected by the strategy

Besides social security, these are two important social welfare programs passed at the same time as the New Deal

To qualify for Supplementary Security Income, an individual must be disabled and also meet this other criteria.

Largest unofficial anti-poverty program in the United States

Condition where people's household income falls below what’s necessary to maintain a basic standard of living, e.g. for food, shelter, & housing

This Maryland social worker, who got her start at Baltimore City DSS, was the longest serving senator in American history prior to her retirement in 2017.

Were this to happen to Social Security funds, it would significantly benefit investment firms

The disabled adult child whose condition began before age 22 and whose parent is disabled or deceased may receive this benefit based on their parent's earnings

Trump administration changed this SNAP regulation that will eliminate hundreds of millions of ABAWD recipients

This phenomenon affects the country's economic growth by undermining education opportunities for children from poor socio-economic backgrounds, lowering social mobility and hampering skills development.

An African American social worker who worked as a civil rights and women's rights activist, specifically focused on the issues of African-American women, including unemployment, illiteracy, and voter awareness. She was the president of the National Council of Negro Women for forty years. A Baltimore City school was recently named for this person.