Comments on: Voices for Change: Perspectives on Strengthening Welfare to Work From DC TANF Recipients

By: DC Council Looks To New Revenue Estimate As Answer To Conflicting Priorities « Poverty & Policy

Wed, 18 May 2011 15:32:47 +0000

[...] Families that the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program hasn’t helped to achieve self-sufficiency will probably, as one Councilmember remarked, be punished for the program’s failures. [...]

By: Pitfalls and Potential of DC’s TANF Program | Bread for the City

Pitfalls and Potential of DC’s TANF Program | Bread for the City — Thu, 12 May 2011 13:51:55 +0000

[...] more recommendations for DC’s TANF program, see Voices for Change, a report co-authored by Bread’s Advocacy Coordinator, Joni [...]

By: >Food Stamp Benefits Needed for Families Moving from Welfare to Work | Bread for the City

Wed, 11 May 2011 19:51:48 +0000

[...] new report by So Others Might Eat (SOME Inc.) and the DC Fiscal Policy Institute finds that Temporary [...]

By: One Step Forward, Two Steps Back | Bread for the City

One Step Forward, Two Steps Back | Bread for the City — Wed, 11 May 2011 18:43:43 +0000

[...] changes would put TANF recipients on the right path to meeting their goals for employment. And here’s how we would backslide: the District of Columbia Public Assistance Amendment Act, [...]

By: Advocates Call on Mayor Not to Implement Punitive TANF Sanctions | Making Justice Real

Wed, 06 Jan 2010 16:06:01 +0000

[...] of these recommendations can be found in a recent report published by SOME, Inc. and the DC Fiscal Policy Institute. We urge you and your staff to work with TANF recipients, policy experts, and advocates to [...]

By: Do TANF Recipients Receive the Education They Need for Work?

Do TANF Recipients Receive the Education They Need for Work? — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:23:23 +0000

[...] the DC Fiscal Policy Institute and SOME (So Others May Eat) released Voices for Change: Perspectives on Strengthening Welfare to Work From DC TANF Recipients. The authors took a unique approach by conducting focus groups of TANF recipients and interviewing [...]