Quality child care, health insurance coverage, and training make it possible for former welfare recipients to get, and keep, jobs.
Mel CarnahanFor the past seven years we have been cracking down on crime in Missouri, passing tougher laws for drug crimes and sex offenses and requiring prisoners to serve more time.
Mel CarnahanFor our welfare reform efforts to be successful, we must empower local charitable organizations with the resources to address their local community needs.
Mel CarnahanDeclining welfare rolls and increasing work participation rates demonstrate that Missouri is moving people away from welfare dependency and into jobs.
Mel Carnahan