Corey Brooks Says $20,000 Welfare Gap Broke Black Families, Urges Work to Restore Dream
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Updated · Fox News · Jul 28
Corey Brooks Says $20,000 Welfare Gap Broke Black Families, Urges Work to Restore Dream
1 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jul 28
Summary
$20,000 is the gap Pastor Corey Brooks says many mothers must clear before a paycheck beats welfare, a barrier he argues keeps Black families trapped in dependency.
Brooks says War on Poverty-era rules rewarded single-parent households and discouraged fathers from staying home, helping drive fatherlessness and a multigenerational breakdown of Black families.
Project H.O.O.D., which Brooks founded on Chicago’s South Side, tries to bridge that gap with mentorship, education and job training aimed at moving mothers from government checks to steady work.
Brooks points to women who completed electrician training, joined police ranks or planned businesses as proof that work, discipline and opportunity can reconnect Black families to the American Dream.