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Welfare and unwed mothers on the edge of change in Florida
Astria Woods, 15, mother to 6 month old twins, speaks of life with AFDC aid as Congress debates welfare cuts. The piece follows her and seven others on the Birth Education Training and Acceptance bus, revealing abuse, abandonment, and hopes for self sufficiency through BETA programs that teach job skills and responsibility.
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Orlando
Fla
Astria Woods
Astria
Brianna Shaquise
Brittany Shakera
New Jersey
Pine Hills
Congress
Wyoming
Michigan
Birth Education Training and Acceptance
BETA
AFDC
Ray Larsen