Books with author Andrea Louise Campbell

When Andrea Louise Campbell’s sister-in-law, Marcella Wagner, was run off the freeway by a hit-and-run driver, she was seven-and-a-half months pregnant. She survived—and, miraculously, the baby was born healthy. But that’s where the good news ends. Marcella was left paralyzed from the chest down. This accident was much more than just a physical and emotional tragedy. Like so many Americans—50 million, or one-sixth of the country’s population—neither Marcella nor her husband, Dave, who works for a small business, had health insurance. On the day of the accident, she was on her way to class for the nursing program through which she hoped to secure one of the few remaining jobs in the area with the promise of employer-provided insurance. Instead, the accident plunged the young family into the tangled web of means-tested social assistance. As a social policy scholar, Campbell thought she knew a lot about means-tested assistance programs. What she quickly learned was that missing from most government manuals and scholarly analyses was an understanding of how these programs actually affect the lives of the people who depend on them. Using Marcella and Dave’s situation as a case in point, she reveals their many shortcomings in Trapped in America’s Safety Net. Because American safety net programs are designed for the poor, Marcella and Dave first had to spend down their assets and drop their income to near-poverty level before qualifying for help. What’s more, to remain eligible, they will have to stay under these strictures for the rest of their lives, meaning they are barred from doing many of the things middle-class families are encouraged to do: Save for retirement. Develop an emergency fund. Take advantage of tax-free college savings. And, while Marcella and Dave’s story is tragic, the financial precariousness they endured even before the accident is all too common in America, where the prevalence of low-income work and unequal access to education have generated vast—and growing—economic inequality. The implementation of Obamacare has cut the number of uninsured and underinsured and reduced some of the disparities in coverage, but it continues to leave too many people open to tremendous risk. Behind the statistics and beyond the ideological battles are human beings whose lives are stunted by policies that purport to help them. In showing how and why this happens, Trapped in America’s Safety Net offers a way to change it.

When Andrea Louise Campbell’s sister-in-law, Marcella Wagner, was run off the freeway by a hit-and-run driver, she was seven-and-a-half months pregnant. She survived—and, miraculously, the baby was born healthy. But that’s where the good news ends. Marcella was left paralyzed from the chest down. This accident was much more than just a physical and emotional tragedy. Like so many Americans—50 million, or one-sixth of the country’s population—neither Marcella nor her husband, Dave, who works for a small business, had health insurance. On the day of the accident, she was on her way to class for the nursing program through which she hoped to secure one of the few remaining jobs in the area with the promise of employer-provided insurance. Instead, the accident plunged the young family into the tangled web of means-tested social assistance. As a social policy scholar, Campbell thought she knew a lot about means-tested assistance programs. What she quickly learned was that missing from most government manuals and scholarly analyses was an understanding of how these programs actually affect the lives of the people who depend on them. Using Marcella and Dave’s situation as a case in point, she reveals their many shortcomings in Trapped in America’s Safety Net. Because American safety net programs are designed for the poor, Marcella and Dave first had to spend down their assets and drop their income to near-poverty level before qualifying for help. What’s more, to remain eligible, they will have to stay under these strictures for the rest of their lives, meaning they are barred from doing many of the things middle-class families are encouraged to do: Save for retirement. Develop an emergency fund. Take advantage of tax-free college savings. And, while Marcella and Dave’s story is tragic, the financial precariousness they endured even before the accident is all too common in America, where the prevalence of low-income work and unequal access to education have generated vast—and growing—economic inequality. The implementation of Obamacare has cut the number of uninsured and underinsured and reduced some of the disparities in coverage, but it continues to leave too many people open to tremendous risk.Behind the statistics and beyond the ideological battles are human beings whose lives are stunted by policies that purport to help them. In showing how and why this happens, Trapped in America’s Safety Net offers a way to change it.

When Andrea Louise Campbell’s sister-in-law, Marcella Wagner, was run off the freeway by a hit-and-run driver, she was seven-and-a-half months pregnant. She survived―and, miraculously, the baby was born healthy. But that’s where the good news ends. Marcella was left paralyzed from the chest down. This accident was much more than just a physical and emotional tragedy. Like so many Americans―50 million, or one-sixth of the country’s population―neither Marcella nor her husband, Dave, who works for a small business, had health insurance. On the day of the accident, she was on her way to class for the nursing program through which she hoped to secure one of the few remaining jobs in the area with the promise of employer-provided insurance. Instead, the accident plunged the young family into the tangled web of means-tested social assistance. As a social policy scholar, Campbell thought she knew a lot about means-tested assistance programs. What she quickly learned was that missing from most government manuals and scholarly analyses was an understanding of how these programs actually affect the lives of the people who depend on them. Using Marcella and Dave’s situation as a case in point, she reveals their many shortcomings in Trapped in America’s Safety Net. Because American safety net programs are designed for the poor, Marcella and Dave first had to spend down their assets and drop their income to near-poverty level before qualifying for help. What’s more, to remain eligible, they will have to stay under these strictures for the rest of their lives, meaning they are barred from doing many of the things middle-class families are encouraged to do: Save for retirement. Develop an emergency fund. Take advantage of tax-free college savings. And, while Marcella and Dave’s story is tragic, the financial precariousness they endured even before the accident is all too common in America, where the prevalence of low-income work and unequal access to education have generated vast―and growing―economic inequality. The implementation of Obamacare has cut the number of uninsured and underinsured and reduced some of the disparities in coverage, but it continues to leave too many people open to tremendous risk. Behind the statistics and beyond the ideological battles are human beings whose lives are stunted by policies that purport to help them. In showing how and why this happens, Trapped in America’s Safety Net offers a way to change it.

Gracie is an older, unwanted cat who has trouble finding a forever home. Fed up with being overlooked for younger cats and kittens, Gracie decides to become the best pet for her new adopters. That very day a woman walks into the animal shelter looking for a very specific cat, but has trouble finding one. She eventually chooses Gracie and introduces herself as Dr. Anna. Dr. Anna then informs Gracie that she has a job for her at her new home. Well to Gracie's surprise her new home is a veterinarian clinic with all sorts of people and animals coming and going. Anna kneels down and tells Gracie that her new job is to make people happy. Gracie thinks that her new job is not up to her caliber, so she decides to find a more important job. However, she gets a little too determined and causes some trouble. Join Gracie on her journey through mishaps as she discovers her purpose in life. This book teaches kids about the importance of animals and their effect on humans. It's about having faith in yourself and your capabilities. This book will also teach children that when assigned a task, even mediocre ones, it helps everyone in the end.

Tina and Riley, her faithful dog, share memories together on a cold, snowy night. As Tina looks on an electronic tablet, Riley remembers in a "child-like" variation. They share memories like the first time they met at the animal shelter, the time Riley was in a doggy fashion show, and much more. Though the memories are the same, their perspectives and feelings are a little different. This book will teach children about emotions, and to see things from another point of view. Take a stroll down memory lane with Tina and Riley on March 31, 2019.

Gracie is an older, unwanted cat who has trouble finding a forever home. Fed up with being overlooked for younger cats and kittens, Gracie decides to become the best pet for her new adopters. That very day a woman walks into the animal shelter looking for a very specific cat, but has trouble finding one. She eventually chooses Gracie and introduces herself as Dr. Anna. Dr. Anna then informs Gracie that she has a job for her at her new home. Well to Gracie's surprise her new home is a veterinarian clinic with all sorts of people and animals coming and going. Anna kneels down and tells Gracie that her new job is to make people happy. Gracie thinks that her new job is not up to her caliber, so she decides to find a more important job. However, she gets a little too determined and causes some trouble. Join Gracie on her journey through mishaps as she discovers her purpose in life. This book teaches kids about the importance of animals and their effect on humans. It's about having faith in yourself and your capabilities. This book will also teach children that when assigned a task, even mediocre ones, it helps everyone in the end.

Tina and Riley, her faithful dog, share memories together on a cold, snowy night. As Tina looks on an electronic tablet, Riley remembers in a "child-like" variation. They share memories like the first time they met at the animal shelter, the time Riley was in a doggy fashion show, and much more. Though the memories are the same, their perspectives and feelings are a little different. This book will teach children about emotions, and to see things from another point of view. Take a stroll down memory lane with Tina and Riley.

They’re the hottest characters on TV: crime scene investigators who hunt for evidence to nail the culprit. But what does it take to solve a real crime? By going step by step through the detection process, kids will discover that you need more than mere deduction to catch a thief, forger, or murderer: you need smart science. Budding detectives will meet the people who help bring a perpetrator to justice and learn what makes up hard evidence. They’ll check their ability to separate fact from opinion, test their powers of observation and memory, try to recognize sounds and smells, and gather the tools of the trade. Fingerprinting, chromatography, even tracing a bullet’s trajectory are all covered, along with intriguing true crime stories.The author lives in Hot Springs Village, AR.