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While federal policies remain essential for widespread reform, the power of community-led efforts demonstrates that change is possible—one city, state, and coalition at a time.
The U.S. economy has vastly transformed since TANF was created, but TANF has not. TANF should be redesigned to improve its effectiveness as both a safety net and an employment program, so that it can truly reduce poverty.
In June, Maine Governor Paul LePage made headlines by threatening to end his state’s participation in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program unless Maine was permitted to ban SNAP recipients from using their benefits for “junk” food.
On July 13, 2016, Representative Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA) introduced HR 5764, a bipartisan bill that would exclude all federal Pell Grant funds from taxable income. Under current law, when students spend their Pell Grants on indirect costs to education—such as transportation, food, or housing—these funds are…
A report from CLASP analyzes how students were served by Benefits Access for College Completion (BACC), a 2.5-year initiative designed to increase access to public benefits (such as SNAP or Medicaid) for eligible low-income students. These crucial supports reduce students’ unmet financial needs and help them finish…
Hunger and poor nutrition interfere with people’s ability to succeed in school and at work, and can have long-lasting effects on health and development. We know how to reduce food hardship and hunger; what we need is the political will to do so.
In this blog post, Stephanie Schmit asserts that state and federal policymakers need to invest more resources in child care to support working families.
The Supreme Court of the United States recently issued its highly anticipated ruling in Fisher v Texas, upholding the constitutionality of the University of Texas’ race-conscious admissions practice.
Effective July 1, Arizona will lower its lifetime limit on receipt of cash assistance under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) block grant to just 12 months, the shortest in the nation.
On June 30, 2016, the U.S. Departments of Labor (DOL) and Education (ED) released final regulations to implement the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA).
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