Drawing on a sample of 929 recipients of Aid to Families with
Dependent Children (AFDC) in the rural state of Maine, the study
reported here examined the differences between families who had and
had not experienced homelessness. The findings revealed few differ
ences between the ever-homeless and the never-homeless groups,
which indicates the importance of AFDC in preventing homelessness.
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