| Show I I POUNCE The tearing down o of f stereotypical myths Glenn L. L Wright Feature Editor stereotypes and 1 V misrepresentations permeate permeate permeate per per- our culture especially in tough economic times according according according ac ac- ac- ac cording to People Opposed to UNfair Characterizations Everywhere POUNCE POUN E of Salt Lake City The organizations findings show that welfare spending in Utah is only about 21 percent of the total state budget Welfare Wel- Wel fare grants have declined 42 percent in the US U.S. since 1970 Arid And that only one in n eight federal benefit dollars reach Americans in poverty Other POUNCE findings indicate indicate in in- that only 26 percent of low-income low individuals in Utah receive funding They report that 67 percent of the he welfare recipients are children and that six percent are white whit POUNCE also claims that welfare is not an easy life presenting statistics that show the average length of stay on welfare is is' nearly two two percent of recipients stay on welfare for more than 10 years A single parent with two children receives only a month with which to pay all nonfood nonfood nonfood non non- food expenses such as rent utilities transportation and clothing In answer to the charge that many Welfare Mothers have more children to receive better benefits POUNCE quotes a 1990 US U.S. Department of Human Huma Services study that indicates indicates indicates indi indi- cates nearly linearly three-fourths three of welfare families have only one oneto oneto oneto to two children The most typical typical typical cal welfare family is a single parent with one child POUNCE PO was created crea ted to promote understanding and truthful portrayals of or underrepresented underrepresented underrepresented under- under represented people and to work and set right unfair and untrue characterizations that can create harmful divisions among people and lead to inadequate inadequate inadequate in in- adequate public policies Members of the organization tion are trained to collect and share cor correct information unite and encourager encourage concerned concerned concerned con con con- individuals to speak out share successful educational educational experiences es and provide training opportunities focused on peaceful solutions i |
