Workers' Rights and Minimum Wage Laws Quiz
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What services did Growing Home provide to families?

  • Warm beds and home cooked meals (correct)
  • Financial assistance
  • Counseling services
  • Educational programs
  • What was the main goal of Growing Home?

  • To help families achieve self-sufficiency (correct)
  • To offer educational scholarships
  • To assist families with finding employment
  • To provide temporary shelter for families
  • What was Jackie's situation when she approached the executive director of Growing Home?

  • She was a former staff member
  • She was a donor to the shelter
  • She was a volunteer at the shelter
  • She was homeless with her children (correct)
  • Who should be invited to the table to solve the problem?

    <p>Members of impacted communities</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the goal of the non-profit organization mentioned in the text?

    <p>Ending poverty in the nation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the author's call to action in the text?

    <p>Ending poverty as a nation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why did Jackie lose her home?

    <p>Because she didn't get paid for the month she spent in the hospital</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the goal of the non-profit organization mentioned in the text?

    <p>To transform the entire community</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main strategy used by the organization to maximize their impact?

    <p>Reforming systems and policies</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the text suggest about the relationship between the county a child grows up in and their future earnings?

    <p>The county has a causal relationship with future earnings</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is one of the effects of growing up in poverty on developing children?

    <p>It increases their chances of having physical and emotional problems</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How many children are estimated to be living in poverty in the U.S. today?

    <p>16 million</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main issue the speaker has with the current approach to addressing poverty?

    <p>It dismisses the seriousness and complexity of the problem</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is one of the reasons why escaping poverty is difficult for individuals?

    <p>Structural problems in the economy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What approach does the speaker use to address the needs of children and parents?

    <p>Addressing the needs of the children and the goals of the parents</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What results have been seen in the families served by the program?

    <p>Improved parenting skills and increased parent participation in schools</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the speaker confident about?

    <p>Making a lasting change with and for this community in Northwest Denver</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the speaker suggest as a solution to solving poverty?

    <p>Acknowledging the systemic underpinnings of inequity</p> Signup and view all the answers

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