I would love to get hold of all these small children and babies and give them a normal upbringing...
Speaking of giving the babies and children a good upbringing...
My daughter turned to that (gasp) NBC telethon thing briefly...and I saw Hilary Swank talking about giving money...blah, blah..
and I told my daughter that I would be more impressed if I saw Hilary Swank down at the Astrodome serving meals, or sweeping up.
Then I remembered being at the grocery store yesterday, seeing the cover of one of those tabloid papers...with Angelina Jolie holding her new adopted baby...she is a little African-American baby that is adorable...
I don't know her motivation...but if it is what she says...and she just wants to help and give these kids a good home...then SHE, I would listen to.
The others...blech!
that was kinda like my idea....bring families out here to places like Kansas, help 'em get a little fixer upper house and a boring but steady job. A used car and some basic neccessities shouldn't be hard to acquire. But this should not be given entirely, it should be earned.
Have the family fix up the starter house and another in the neighborhood. When people feel like they have earned it it feels better than a handout. That said, these folks will be needing a lot of help
But for this to work you'd need to get them connected into the community on some level, some activities, some help with life skills in small town America. Also useful would be connection to a church, etc.
keep the kids busy in small school activities and sports....we could probably end the cycle of dependency/poverty for a large portion of these folks.
Small town America actually watches out for folks, and in my humble opinion, gives kids a sense of security growing up when you know everyone in town is watching you...hehe....but thats just my opinion
that'd work for some, but i wouldn't wish the young single thugs on anyone....sad as that sounds.