AFDC

American  

Or A.F.D.C.

1. Aid to Families with Dependent Children.

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Example Sentences

Under the AFDC, the federal government had reimbursed states a portion of the costs they bore for running the program without placing a ceiling on the amount.

From Textbooks • Jul. 28, 2021

Of course, the anti-fraud campaign never directly implicated the vast majority of families receiving AFDC, but it ended up further stigmatizing the entire program and all its beneficiaries.

From Salon • May 29, 2021

But only one-third of the poor collect AFDC.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 14, 2016

Meanwhile, a small amount of child welfare spending had been authorized under AFDC, so the category was considered fair game.

From Slate • Jun. 1, 2016

Now the AFDC, as it was called, didn't advertise what sort of thing it was developing—but everybody knew that Lyman Dane was an expert on reactive propulsion of rocket motors.

From This is Klon Calling by Sheldon, Walter J.