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Originally presented July 23, 2009, 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
SEIU, 1800 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Overview:
Mark Greenberg , Director, Georgetown University Center on Poverty, Inequality and Public Policy - moderator
Heather Boushey , Senior Economist, Center for American Progress
The Recovery Package and Labor Market
Heidi Shierholz , Economist, Economic Policy Institute
Sounding the Alarm: Update on the Economic Downturn
Elizabeth Lower-Basch , Senior Policy Analyst, Workforce Team, Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP)
TANF in the Recession
Sampling of Policy Recommendations/Concerns:
Joan Entmacher , Vice President and Director of Family Income Security, National Women's Law Center
Child Support and TANF Reauthorization
Lisalyn Jacobs , Vice President for Government Relations, Legal Momentum
End Poverty Now Flyer
Improving the Federal Safety Net for Women and Children: An Agenda for TANF Reform
Advocate for an Improved Safety Net for Women and Children
The Bitter Fruit of Welfare Reform: A Sharp Drop in the Percentage of Eligible Women and Children Receiving Welfare
Sharon McDonald , Senior Policy Analyst, National Alliance to End Homelessness
TANF Task Force, Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities
TANF Emergency Contingency Fund
Ending Homelessness for Families:
The Evidence for Affordable Housing
Webinar: Serving Parents and Children with Disabilities in the TANF Program (7/16/09)
Featured speakers included LaDonna Pavetti, Mathematica Policy Research, Inc. and Elizabeth Lower-Basch, Center on Law and Social Policy (CLASP).
Dinah Wiley , Public Benefits Policy Attorney, National Immigration Law Center
Overview of Immigrant Eligibility
for Federal Programs (Table)
State-Funded SSI Replacement Programs
State-Funded TANF Replacement Programs
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