DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WELFARE

By SovConn | July 5, 2014

department  of  public  welfare.A  state-government  agency  that  administers  public-assistance

programs  of  all  types,  such  as  food  stamps and  housing  vouchers.  • In  many  communities, this

department is now called the Department of Human Services or Department of Social Services. —

Abbr. DPW. [Blacks Law 8th]

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