Welfare in Puerto Rico
System of nutrition assistance, public health, education, and subsidized public housing
Public welfare in Puerto Rico is a system of nutrition assistance, public health, education, and subsidized public housing, among others, provided to the impoverished population of the island.
Federal programs
The following programs are provided by the U.S. Federal government in Puerto Rico:
- Head Start Program
- USDA Nutrition Assistance for Puerto Rico (Programa de Asistencia Nutricional)
- Section 8 (housing)
- USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing
- Community Development Block Grant
- Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
- USDA Rural Development programs
See also
Puerto Rico portal
- Economy of Puerto Rico
- Welfare in New York
- Welfare in California
External links
- Puerto Rico Government homepage
- Benefits.gov Benefits Report on Nutrition Assistance for Puerto Rico.
- Social Security Administration webpage with information on SSI
- The Social Security Act
- Title XVI in particular
- www.whitehouse.gov
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- Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
- Social Security
- Supplemental Security Income
- Social Security Disability Insurance
- Unemployment insurance
- Section 8 (housing)
- Office of Public and Indian Housing
- Commodity Supplemental Food Program
- Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
- WIC
- Child and Adult Care Food Program
- Nutrition Assistance for Puerto Rico
- School meal programs in the United States
- School Breakfast Program
- Farmers' Market Nutrition Program
- Summer Food Service Program
- Special Milk Program
- Nutrition Assistance Grants
- Reduced-price meal
- Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations
- Community Development Block Grant
- Community Services Block Grant
- Child care and development block grant
- HOME Investment Partnerships Program
- Housing trust fund
- Mutual self-help housing
- Single Family Housing Direct Home Loans (Section 502)
- NeighborWorks America
- Urban Partnership Bank
- HOPE VI
- Government National Mortgage Association
- FHA insured loan
- HUD Neighborhood Networks
- Renewal community
- Empowerment zone
- Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged Farmers and Ranchers
- Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program
- Lifeline
- California
- New York
- Puerto Rico
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