social program
Government-funded community aid
A social program is a government initiative designed to address public welfare—providing services, benefits, or protections to citizens.
Social programs include healthcare systems, unemployment insurance, food assistance, and housing subsidies.
The term often appears in political debate: Republicans want to cut social programs, The social programs of the New Deal transformed American life.
- MedicaidPublic health coverage for poor
- unemployment benefitsState aid for jobless workers
- earned income creditTax benefit for low earners
- vocational trainingJob-skill education
- food stampsSubsidized grocery purchasing vouchers
food bank · soup kitchen · free lunch · scholarships · disability assistance · mental health counseling · volunteer networks · e-learning platforms · pension schemes · public assistance · universal basic income · head start · public libraries · community center · public health campaigns · welfare · safety net · sports leagues
- socialist institutionscentral committee, soviet, workers council, socialist republic, workers party
social programcharitable giving
Donating to help others
mutual aid society · religious charity · faith-based charity · private foundation · crowdfunding
social programself-reliance
Depending on oneself alone
rugged individualism · personal responsibility · bootstrapping · self-sufficiency · sink or swim
social programfree market
Commerce without state intervention
laissez-faire · rugged individualism · deregulation · privatization · supply-side economics
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