Select a local, state, or federal policy that targets the form of oppression and discrimination you described (for example, the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), Veterans Millennium Healthcare Act, Affordable Care Act (ACA), Adoption and Safe Families Act, Medicare, Medicaid, Temporary Aid to Needy Families Act, Social Security Act, or a relevant state or local policy, such as state or local affordable housing policies or health and safety policies related to COVID-19).Then, complete the following:
Describe the purpose of a currently enacted policy that addresses the social justice problem for a chosen population, using scholarly literature for support.
Remember, this policy must be enactedin other words, it must be passed legislation.
Describe the programs and services provided through the policy, using scholarly literature for support.
What are examples of the programs and services that are being offered as a result of your chosen policy?
Who is the target population for these programs and services?
Describe how the policy connects to the chosen social justice problem, using scholarly literature for support.
Connect the policy to the social justice problem you selected by giving a brief description of the problem. Is it a new problem, something that has recently arisen, or an old problem that has never been resolved?
Describe the historical issues and context that led to the creation of the social problem and policy development.
Include information about the voting outcomes for the policy and the legislative leaders who influenced the policy historically and in the present.
Include the impact these historical features have had on the policy’s implementation.