Private Charities -vs.- Government Programs
An essay for social work 132. My ideas and research regarding the effectiveness and efficiency of government programs and charity programs.
The government is more effective at serving the needs of people living in poverty than private charities although private charities are more efficient. In a perfect world, charities would have the funding available to them that are available to government programs. Charities do not have enough funding to fulfill the needs of the needy in the United States of America. Policies and procedures that must be followed make the government programs less efficient than private charities, but the amount of money available to spend make the government more effective at helping people in poverty.
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