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General Assistance (also known as General Relief) is a term used in the United States to denote welfare programs that benefit adults without dependents (single persons, or less commonly, childless married couples) as opposed to families with children, who receive assistance from the federal program formerly known as Aid to Families with Dependent Children, and, since 1996, officially known as ...
Renown Health (formerly Washoe Health System) is the largest locally owned not-for-profit healthcare network in Northern Nevada. [1] It has more than 7500 employees system-wide and is one of Northern Nevada's largest employers.
The first large-scale social policy program in the United States was assistance to Union Civil War veterans and their families. [13] The program provided pensions and disability assistance. [ 13 ] From 1890 to the early 1920s, the U.S. provided what Theda Skocpol characterized as "maternalist policies", as it provided pensions for widowed mothers.
Social services are a range of public services intended to provide support and assistance towards particular groups, which commonly include the disadvantaged. [1] They may be provided by individuals, private and independent organizations, or administered by a government agency. [ 1 ]
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The clinic was founded to treat patients affected by a smallpox outbreak in Washoe Valley, Nevada. [3] The Washoe County Hospital opened in 1864, after Nevada became a state. [3] The medical center and the healthcare organization were transferred to Washoe Health Systems, a private non-profit organization, in 1984. [3]
Washoe County was a Republican stronghold throughout the late twentieth century, having only voted for the Democratic candidate once between 1944 and 2004 (in the 1964 Democratic landslide). Since the 1990s, it has become more competitive, going from a 22-point win for George H. W. Bush in 1988 to only a three-point win for Bush in 1992.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 31 January 2025. American politician (born 1958) Mark Amodei Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Nevada's 2nd district Incumbent Assumed office September 13, 2011 Preceded by Dean Heller Chair of the Nevada Republican Party In office May 15, 2010 – June 17, 2011 Preceded by Chris Comfort ...