United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office Health, Education, and Human Services Division author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 1995-05-10 monographic deposited born digital 42 p. GA 1.13:HEHS/RCED-95-108 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-HEHS-RCED-95-108 P0b002ee180390706 f:he95108 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-HEHS-RCED-95-108 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-HEHS-RCED-95-108 HEHS/RCED-95-108 Aid to families with dependent children Disadvantaged persons Welfare recipients Single parents Welfare benefits Families Public assistance programs Demographic data Minors AFDC District of Columbia Los Angeles (CA) Oakland (CA) Detroit (MI) Letter Report HEHS RCED Although poverty and the erosion of families and neighborhoods have put many teenage girls at risk of pregnancy, school failure, and substance abuse, programs aimed at helping them are often too little, too late. However, GAO found that some communities are organizing coalitions with private and public agencies to integrate services and reach more young women at risk. This report (1) describes the health and the well-being of young at-risk teen girls and their families and the condition of the urban neighborhoods where they live; (2) presents local service providers' views on what the needs of these girls are; how they are addressing those needs; and what obstacles service providers may face in working with the girls, their families, and their communities; and (3) describes how the communities where these girls live are responding to the service needs of this group. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-HEHS-RCED-95-108/html/GAOREPORTS-HEHS-RCED-95-108.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-HEHS-RCED-95-108/pdf/GAOREPORTS-HEHS-RCED-95-108.pdf GAO/HEHS/RCED-95-108 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-HEHS-RCED-95-108 Letter Report GAO/HEHS/RCED-95-108; Welfare Dependency: Coordinated Community Efforts Can Better Serve Young At-Risk Teen Girls; Aid to families with dependent children Disadvantaged persons Welfare recipients Single parents Welfare benefits Families Public assistance programs Demographic data Minors AFDC District of Columbia Los Angeles (CA) Oakland (CA) Detroit (MI)