SERVICES TO POOR EXPANDED.Byline: Troy Anderson Anderson, river, Canada Anderson, river, c.465 mi (750 km) long, rising in several lakes in N central Northwest Territories, Canada. It meanders north and west before receiving the Carnwath River and flowing north to Liverpool Bay, an arm of the Arctic Staff Writer The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors is the five member governing board of Los Angeles County, California. Members of the board of supervisors are elected by district, the current members as of April 2006 are:
The Long-Term Long-term Three or more years. In the context of accounting, more than 1 year. long-term 1. Of or relating to a gain or loss in the value of a security that has been held over a specific length of time. Compare short-term. Family Self-Sufficiency Plan would dramatically expand services to low-income families using federal and state welfare-to-work funds, mostly incentive bonuses earned by the county for successfully helping large numbers of welfare parents get jobs, said Sandra Semtner, chief of the special projects division for the county Department of Public Social Services social services Noun, pl welfare services provided by local authorities or a state agency for people with particular social needs social services npl → servicios mpl sociales . The unprecedented 46-point plan includes greater access to health care, child care, housing and transportation, Semtner said. It targets new generations of welfare recipients by expanding programs to reduce teen pregnancy, school drop-out rates, illiteracy illiteracy, inability to meet a certain minimum criterion of reading and writing skill. Definition of Illiteracy The exact nature of the criterion varies, so that illiteracy must be defined in each case before the term can be used in a meaningful , family violence and youth arrests. Also on Tuesday, the supervisors extended time limits for general relief recipients who did not get all of their benefits in recent months. |
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