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Welcome! Public Benefits Overview on July
23-24 will be held at the Westminster Presbyterian
Church, 1757 N. Lake, Pasadena, California
91104, 626-794-7141.
Directions
Lodging information
Both days of the training begin
promptly at 8:30 a.m. and end at 5:30 p.m. Please arrive between 8:00
a.m. and 8:15 a.m. to receive your materials. Continental breakfast and
lunch are provided for both days.
Everyone’s participation is integral to everyone else’s learning. Please
arrange your travel so that you arrive on time and stay through the end
of the training. We end promptly
at 5:30 p.m. Let us know if we can help you in any way.
Thanks!
Public Benefits Overview (Thursday,
July 23)
Please complete these
exercises before the training. We will review this information at the
beginning of the training.
Exercise 1
To get a quick overview of benefits, review
The
People's Guide to Welfare, Health & Other Services.
Then take a
Walk
Through The People's Guide, The Sally Cordova Story
and answer the
questions.
Exercise 2
Please read
History
and Administration of Public Benefit Programs; and
"Why It's So Hard to End Poverty in America.
Exercise 3
Please answer the questions set out in
Public
Benefits Overview Introduction --Day One and bring it with you
to the training.
We look forward to seeing you on Thursday between 8:00 a.m. and 8:15 a.m. to check in. Please call us
at 415/695-9296 if you have any questions.
Public Benefits Overview (Friday,
July 24)
Please complete these exercises before the training. We will review
this information at the beginning of the training.
Exercise 1
Please read (or reread)
History
and Administration of Public Benefits Programs. At what step of
the welfare cycle illustrated on page 1 would you place American society
today?
Exercise 2
Please read our summary of
Welfare
Myths: Fact or Fiction? Exploring the Truth About Welfare (May 1996)
Please read
The Welfare Advocate's Challenge: Fighting Historic Racism in the New
Welfare System.
Exercise 3
Please answer the questions set out in
Public
Benefits Overview Introduction -- Day Two and bring it with you
to the training.
We look forward to seeing you on Friday between 8:00 a.m. and 8:15 a.m. to check in. Please call us
at 415/695-9296 if you have any questions.
Please bring the copies of
materials that you downloaded to the training. You need not download The
People's Guide to Welfare.
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