The Safety Net to fight poverty is not a single program nor is it run by one agency of the Federal Government. It has to be aggregated and that is the purpose of this webpage.
$178 Billion = the cost to move all Americans out of poverty (poverty
http://federalsafetynet.com/safety-net-programs.html
If we have compassion the poor (not of their doing) we have to help them, no matter what the cost. It's the civilized thing to do.