In 1996, the federal government "ended welfare as we know it," replacing Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) with the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Program. This report demonstrates that TANF has shredded the safety net.
TANF Reauthorization: Reports and Caseload Updates
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A new report by Legal Momentum demonstrates the serious harm financial sanctions cause Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) recipients. These penalties are very common and many are imposed erroneously or for extremely minor violations, burdening the nation’s neediest families with even greater hardship.
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Federal TANF policy continues to place barriers in the way of the single mothers receiving TANF who wish to go to school even though 40% of TANF recipients have not completed high school.
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According to an unprecedented new national survey of service providers, problems plague the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program, effectively stopping victims of abuse from accessing help when they need it most.
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Letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services urging Secretary Sebelius to solicit public comments in advance of TANF's reauthorization
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This report, later published in Domestic Violence Report 65 (June/July 2009), explains the connection between economic and personal security for women and family assistance, and focuses on the critical role that family assistance plays in enabling poor women and families to escape abuse and overcome poverty.
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This Report details and analyzes the sharp drop in participation of eligible poor women and children following the adoption of federal welfare reform which encouraged states to cut welfare rolls.
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A research report on the link between domestic and sexual violence, women’s poverty and welfare.
