一,美国健康服务部负责的“扶贫‘计划(* Department of Health and Human Services):
o Community Services Block Grant
o Head Start
o Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)
o Community Food and Nutrition Program
o PARTS of Medicaid (31 percent of eligibles in Fiscal Year 2004)
o Hill-Burton Uncompensated Services Program
o AIDS Drug Assistance Program
o State Children’s Health Insurance Program
o Medicare – Prescription Drug Coverage (subsidized portion only)
o Community Health Centers
o Migrant Health Centers
o Family Planning Services
o Health Professions Student Loans — Loans for Disadvantaged Students
o Health Careers Opportunity Program
o Scholarships for Health Professions Students from Disadvantaged Backgrounds
o Job Opportunities for Low-Income Individuals
o Assets for Independence Demonstration Program
二,美国农业部负责的“扶贫‘计划(* Department of Agriculture):
o Food Stamp Program(著名的食品券计划)
o Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)
o National School Lunch Program (for free and reduced-price meals only)(学生免费午餐计划)
o School Breakfast Program (for free and reduced-price meals only)(学生免费早餐计划)
o Child and Adult Care Food Program (for free and reduced-price meals only)
o Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program
三,美国能源部负责的“扶贫”计划(* Department of Energy):
o Weatherization Assistance for Low-Income Persons
四,美国劳动部负责的“扶贫”计划(* Department of Labor):
o Job Corps
o National Farmworker Jobs Program
o Senior Community Service Employment Program
o Workforce Investment Act Youth Activities
五,美国财政部负责的“扶贫”计划(* Department of the Treasury):
o Low-Income Taxpayer Clinics
六,美国国家和社区合作服务部门的“扶贫”计划(* Corporation for National and Community Service):
o Foster Grandparent Program
o Senior Companion Program
七,美国法律部门的“扶贫”计划(* Legal Services Corporation):
o Legal Services for the Poor
八,各州,县和市政府的“扶贫”计划
九,公共服务系统的“扶贫”计划,比如煤水电和通讯部门等等。
十,不依照贫困线执行的“扶贫”计划
* Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) and its predecessor, Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) (in most cases)
* Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
* Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC)
* State/local-funded General Assistance (in most cases)
* Large parts of Medicaid (69 percent of eligibles in Fiscal Year 2004)
* Section 8 low-income housing assistance
* Low-rent public housing