Sentence:  `` This is one of the major items in the Fulton County general <WSD>assistance</WSD> program '' , the jury said , but the State Welfare Department `` has seen fit to distribute these funds through the welfare departments of all the counties in the state with the exception of Fulton County , which receives none of this money . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose