Felicia is a 22-year-old single mother of three childrenwhose primary source of income is Temporary Assistance for NeedyFamilies (TANF). This program is designed to help needy familiesbecome self-sufficient. She is worried about the future because shewill no longer be eligible for this funding by the end of the year.She has been unable to find a job that will pay enough for her toafford child care. Her friend Maria said that Felicia and herchildren can stay in Maria’s trailer for a short time, but Feliciais afraid that her only choice after that will be ashelter.
Felicia recently took all three children with her to thehealth department because 15-month-old Hector needed immunizations.Felicia was also concerned about 5-year-old Martina, who had had afever of 100° to 101° F on and off for the past month. Felicia andher friends in the trailer park think that some type of hazardouswaste from the chemical plant adjacent to the park is making theirchildren sick. Now that Martina was not feeling well, Felicia wasparticularly concerned. However, the health department nurse toldher that no appointments were available that day and that she wouldneed to bring Martina back to the clinic the next day. Felicia leftdiscouraged because it was so difficult for her to get all threechildren ready and on the bus to go to the health department, notto mention the expense. She thought maybe Martina just had a coldand she would wait a little longer before bringing her back.However, she wanted to take care of Martina’s problem before losingher medical card. Felicia is desperate to find a way to manage hermoney problems and take care of her children.
What solutions do you recommend for Felicia? Pleasedescribe at least 3 solutions in detail and discuss it among eachother with the minimum of two responses.
