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	Record Group Number:	000876
	Series/Collection Number:	.S 2088
	Creator:	Florida. Dept. of Children and Families
	Title, Dates:	Welfare reform study files, 1992-1996.
	Amount:	9.50 cubic ft.
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	Organization/Arrangement:	Roughly chronological by year.
	Restrictions:	Restricted: Social Security Numbers present in these records are exempt from public disclosure per s. 119.071(5), F.S.
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	Biographical/Historical:	The Department of Children and Families was created by Section 20.19, Florida Statutes, in the 1996 legislative section. The department's secretary is appointed by the Governor. The agency is responsible for the safety, well-being, and welfare of abused, neglected, and abandoned children, the elderly, people with disabilites, and those suffering from mental illness and/or substance abuse problems. It also maintains partnerships with local communities in assisting people to become economically self-sufficient, thereby creating stable families and communities. The department has the overall responsibility of all family services offered by the state.
	Summary:	This series consists of study files of the Study Commission on Employment Opportunities and Self Sufficiency, established by Chapter 92-58 (HB 2379, s. 39, 1992) to "develop recommendations for reducing welfare dependency and costs, primarily by enabling current recipients to become economically self-sufficient." The study developed the overall framework and direction for what became Florida's WAGES program (Work and Gain Economic Self Sufficiency). This series includes materials pertaining to: Contracts, Resources, Administration, Surveys, Budget and Commission meeting video tape, audio tapes and compact discs.
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	Subject Access Fields:	Florida. Dept. of Children and Families Child support. Social services. Human services Florida Videocassettes. aat Surveys. aat Contracts. aat Budgets. aat Audio cassettes. aat Sound recordings. aat
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