You will write a 3- to 5-page expository essay for this assignment. Begin by selecting one of the populations described in Chapter 2 of your text and researching to expand on the material covered in the text. You may choose the same population used in your Unit 3 Assignment, or you may select a new one. Use the PG Library and the internet to research a social policy within the last 3-5 years designed to improve the lives of members of the selected group. Finally, locate a program in your community designed to meet this population's needs.

Please address each of the following:

• Identify one social policy designed to improve the lives of the selected population members.
  • List the detailed benefits the policy provides and the specific criteria necessary to qualify for benefits.
  • State whether the policy is effective in meeting the needs of the population. Why or why not? Be sure to support your opinion with research.
• Identify a program in your community designed to meet the population's needs and outline the services provided by the program.
  • State whether this program is effective in meeting the needs of this population. Why or why not? Be sure to support your opinion with research.
• Identify at least three skills needed to influence and improve the policy you have identified.