self-sufficiency
noun
self-suf·fi·cien·cy
ˌself-sə-ˈfi-shən(t)-sē 
: the quality or state of being self-sufficient
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self-sufficiency is a goal that all teenagers should work towards
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Those services include aging and adult services, veterans assistance, mental health assistance, public health offerings such as vaccines in addition to self-sufficiency programs such as CalFresh, Medi-Cal and CalWORKS.
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Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Jan. 2025
For many of us, the traits that have served us well—self-sufficiency, stoicism, and the ability to shut out distractions—may also be the barriers preventing us from embracing the deeper, more transformative aspects of life.
—Alan Fleischmann, TIME, 15 Jan. 2025
Chinese leader Xi Jinping has made self-sufficiency a major pillar of his economic strategy to make China a tech superpower.
—Nikki Carvajal, CNN, 13 Jan. 2025
Shepherd’s Staff serves county residents in crisis by providing temporary assistance to resolve short-term problems, while empowering people to seek more permanent solutions for social and economic self-sufficiency.
—Thomas Goodwin Smith, Baltimore Sun, 10 Jan. 2025
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Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Jan. 2025
For many of us, the traits that have served us well—self-sufficiency, stoicism, and the ability to shut out distractions—may also be the barriers preventing us from embracing the deeper, more transformative aspects of life.
—Alan Fleischmann, TIME, 15 Jan. 2025
Chinese leader Xi Jinping has made self-sufficiency a major pillar of his economic strategy to make China a tech superpower.
—Nikki Carvajal, CNN, 13 Jan. 2025
Shepherd’s Staff serves county residents in crisis by providing temporary assistance to resolve short-term problems, while empowering people to seek more permanent solutions for social and economic self-sufficiency.
—Thomas Goodwin Smith, Baltimore Sun, 10 Jan. 2025
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“Self-sufficiency.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-sufficiency. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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