In the United States, we have many different policies that reduce poverty. Social Security for the elderly has been very successful at reducing the number of Americans over the age of 65 who are poor. Unemployment Insurance helps individuals and families weather short periods of unemployment without becoming poor. Supplemental Security Income helps individuals who are disabled maintain an adequate income. But the main way America reduces poverty is through work.
Most people avoid poverty by getting and keeping a job.
The new policies require poor parents to get a job, but they also provide lots of help so that the parents can work. Through a tax program the wages of parents who earn low wages are supplemented. Other policies are different in each state so it is hard to summarize them. But most states help low income parents find jobs and help them pay for child care and transportation. These policies make it worth working even for parents who have low skills and cannot earn a very high wage.