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Undoing the Racist Legacy of Cash Assistance in the South: Reimagining TANF Using the “Black Women Best” Framework
Ali Zane, Ife Finch Floyd | August 31, 2022 |
This paper is part of First Focus on Children’s upcoming series Big Ideas 2022: The American South Forward This report was written before the …
Medicaid Block Grants: A System of Rationing, Inequity, and Harm
Bruce Lesley | November 21, 2016 |
Medicaid, in partnership with the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), has led the way in helping to cut the nation’s uninsured rate dramatically. This …
Lawmakers: Make TANF Work for Children
Cara Baldari, John Sciamanna | September 26, 2016 |
Youth Today 9/21/16 The verdict is out: 20 years later, the only federal cash assistance program for low-income families desperately needs an overhaul. In …
To Make TANF Truly Effective, Put Kids Front and Center
Cara Baldari, First Focus Campaign for Children, John Sciamanna | August 16, 2016 |
Editor’s Note: This post was co-authored by Cara Baldari of First Focus and John Sciamanna of The Child Welfare League of America. The only …
Cash Assistance for Families in Maine is Critical
Cara Baldari | April 29, 2016 |
It recently came to light that the LePage administration has been withholding millions of federal funds intended for cash assistance for low-income families through …