welfare itself endangers children.
The children most at risk for abuse are those who have an adult male present in the home other than their biological father (mommy's new boyfriend)
welfare encourages out-of-wedlock motherhood.
Men who have no emotional/biological bond with the children enter the picture and that is when the rate of abuse skyrockets.
Sanction the parents and remove the child. The child can be supported at a foster home until the biological parents find suitable employment.
Bingo! It's an essential part of the State's War On Humanity.