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August 24, 2023 | Report/Brief | Teon Hayes

Strategies to Improve the Effectiveness of SNAP’s Employment and Training Program

SNAP’s Employment and Training (E&T) program is designed to assist participants in gaining skills, training, or work experience that helps them obtain regular employment.

June 27, 2023 | Report/Brief | Elizabeth Lower-Basch

TANF 101: Work Participation Rate

This brief, part of the TANF 101 series, describes the work participation rate which services as the only measure of performance states under Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF).

February 14, 2023 | Fact Sheet | Parker Gilkesson Davis

2023 Farm Bill: Congress Must Pursue a Bold and Equitable Vision for SNAP

SNAP is the nation’s most important anti-hunger program, assisting 41 million people to put food on the table monthly. SNAP provides essential nutritional support for diverse populations, including families with children, older adults, and people with disabilities. Yet eligibility rules in SNAP and other public…

October 28, 2022 | Testimony/Comments | Elizabeth Lower-Basch

Testimony for Mississippi State Legislative Hearing on TANF

On October 18, 2022, Deputy Executive Director of Policy Elizabeth Lower-Basch provided testimony to Mississippi’s State Legislature on potential reforms to the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program.

October 13, 2022 | Fact Sheet | Ashley Burnside

Executive Summary: Advancing Disability Equity and Access in TANF and SNAP for People with Long COVID

This brief recommends actions that federal, state, and local policymakers and administrators can take to ensure these programs better meet the needs of disabled people at a time when the disabled population is skyrocketing.

October 13, 2022 | Report/Brief | Ashley Burnside

Advancing Disability Equity and Access in TANF and SNAP for People with Long COVID

This report recommends concrete actions policymakers and program administrators can take to improve accessibility of public programs for people with Long COVID and other disabilities.

October 5, 2022 | Report/Brief | Parker Gilkesson Davis

Executive Summary: A Community-Driven Anti-Racist Vision for SNAP

This report makes recommendations that can make substantive changes to SNAP, helping to redress the racist underpinnings of the program.

September 28, 2022 | Report/Brief | Parker Gilkesson Davis

A Community-Driven Anti-Racist Vision for SNAP

This report highlights recommendations to make substantive changes to SNAP, helping to redress the racist underpinnings of the program. These critical changes are necessary to move SNAP toward becoming an anti-racist program.

September 14, 2022 | Report/Brief | Priya Pandey

Historic 2021 Decline in Child Poverty Proves Effectiveness of Federal Investments

The release of 2021 poverty and health insurance coverage data from the U.S. Census Bureau demonstrates how government action in response to the pandemic stabilized households, uplifted millions of people from poverty, and brought uninsurance rates to historic lows.

July 19, 2022 | Report/Brief | Elizabeth Lower-Basch

TANF 101: Cash Assistance

This brief, part of the TANF 101 series, provides in-depth information on cash assistance under Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) block grant.

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