The Social Security Act, 1935
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The Social Security Act, 1935
This act was drafted during President Roosevelt’s first term as the president in the year 1935 (Young, Mitchell, 2010).The acts’ main attempt was to limit poverty, old age problems and unemployment amongst the American people. It also targeted reduction of the burden of fatherless children and widows. It provided to the retirees and the unemployed with benefits and a lump sum in the event of their death. Also, the act stipulated that money would be given to states so as to offer assistance to the aged members of the society and for insurance against unemployment. The money would also be allocated in aid of those families which had dependent children, the welfare of children and ensure there was good maternal welfare (Schieber, 2004).
Area Agencies on Aging (AAAs) is an example of a local community based agency that provides services to the older people in the society. An example of such an agency is the Colorado Aging and Adult Services. This program provides financial assistance, counselling, meal plans, mobility assistance and caregiver training services to the elder people in the community. The program also helps adults with access services which include case management, transportation referral and access to information.
According to (Schieber, 2004), an old (senior) person is defined as a person of age 60 and above. These people more often possess similar characteristics that warrants them give special treatment. In the United States today, the population growth rate of the old people is higher than that of people under 20 years. The old population currently represent about 13% of the total population of the United States. This implies that the number of elder people in the society keeps on growing. However, a high number of these people live independently without the support of social services.
As the number of old people...