<P> AFDC ( originally called Aid to Dependent Children ) was created during the Great Depression to alleviate the burden of poverty for families with children and allow widowed mothers to maintain their households . The New Deal employment program such as the Works Progress Administration primarily served men . Prior to the New Deal , anti-poverty programs were primarily operated by private charities or state or local governments ; however , these programs were overwhelmed by the depth of need during the Depression . The United States has no national program of cash assistance for non-disabled poor individuals who are not raising children . </P>
<P> AFDC ( originally called Aid to Dependent Children ) was created during the Great Depression to alleviate the burden of poverty for families with children and allow widowed mothers to maintain their households . The New Deal employment program such as the Works Progress Administration primarily served men . Prior to the New Deal , anti-poverty programs were primarily operated by private charities or state or local governments ; however , these programs were overwhelmed by the depth of need during the Depression . The United States has no national program of cash assistance for non-disabled poor individuals who are not raising children . </P>
when did the welfare system began in the us
when did the welfare system began in the us
during the Great Depression
during the Great Depression