We'll continue seeking ways to help those people, but there's only so much government can do. Government can change the law, but it cannot change people's hearts. What's needed is for friends, neighbors, churches and community organizations to find ways they can help. Retired teachers can tutor welfare recipients in reading and computer skills. Business owners can give practice interviews.
Churches can open their nurseries so parents can go to work knowing their children are safe.
Friends can donate business attire or offer to watch the kids. If only government takes part in welfare reform, welfare reform won't work. We must change the focus from helping people to teaching them to help themselves. Government is pretty good at giving people fish for a day, but teaching them to bait their hooks and figure out where the fish are biting requires the efforts of all of us.