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?

Members of impacted communities Signup and view all the answers

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

Ending poverty in the nation Signup and view all the answers

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

Ending poverty as a nation Signup and view all the answers

Why did Jackie lose her home?

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

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

To transform the entire community Signup and view all the answers

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

Reforming systems and policies 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?

The county has a causal relationship with future earnings Signup and view all the answers

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

It increases their chances of having physical and emotional problems Signup and view all the answers

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

16 million Signup and view all the answers

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

It dismisses the seriousness and complexity of the problem Signup and view all the answers

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

Structural problems in the economy Signup and view all the answers

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

Addressing the needs of the children and the goals of the parents Signup and view all the answers

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

Improved parenting skills and increased parent participation in schools Signup and view all the answers

What is the speaker confident about?

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

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

Acknowledging the systemic underpinnings of inequity Signup and view all the answers

Workers' Rights and Minimum Wage Laws Quiz

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What services did Growing Home provide to families?

What was the main goal of Growing Home?

What was Jackie's situation when she approached the executive director of Growing Home?

Who should be invited to the table to solve the problem?

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

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

Why did Jackie lose her home?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

What is the speaker confident about?

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

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