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Social Security Act

A comprehensive law passed in 1935 that created a system of social insurance, including provisions for retirement, disability, unemployment, and welfare benefits. Section 477 specifically deals with support for youth who have experienced foster care.

Foster Care

A system in which a minor has been placed in a "foster family" or group home by a state agency or court due to abuse, neglect, or other circumstances, with the state becoming their legal guardian.

Remedial Education

Instruction designed to help students improve skills in areas like reading, writing, or math, typically to bring them up to a necessary level for further education, training, or a high school diploma, when not available through free local services.

Apprenticeship Program

A structured training program that combines on-the-job learning with related technical instruction, allowing individuals to earn wages while gaining skills in a skilled trade or profession.

General Equivalency Degree (GED)

A set of tests that, when passed, certify that the taker has high school-level academic skills, often used as an alternative to a traditional high school diploma.

Workforce Pell program

A proposed or existing program that would make Pell Grants (federal student aid) available for short-term training programs designed to quickly move people into the workforce.