Welfare Programs / Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF)

The Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) program provides block grant funds to states to administer their welfare programs.

Welfare Aid During the Recession

• Overview of the TANF Provisions in the Economic Recovery Act - Center on Budget and Policy Priorities - 2/26/09
• The Potential Role of the TANF Block Grant in the Recession - Congressional Research Service - 2/24/09
• Welfare Aid to Families Dwindles as Recession Gets Worse - 2/9/09

Research on Welfare Programs

• Welfare, Children and Families: A Three-City Study - Johns Hopkins University - April 2002
• From Poverty to Self-Sufficiency: Role of Postsecondary Education in Welfare Reform (pdf) - Center for Women Policy Studies - 2002
• Working First but Working Poor - 1/23/02
• Place, Race and Work: The Dynamics of Welfare Reform in Metropolitan Detroit - The Brookings Institution - September 2001
• From Welfare to Work: Making Welfare a Way Station, Not a Way of Life - The Brookings Institution - Summer 2001
• Is Housing Mobility the Key to Welfare Reform? Lessons from Chicago's Gautreaux Program - The Brookings Institution - June 2001
• Depressing Wages: Why Welfare Cuts Hurt Both the Welfare and Working Poor - The CCPA Monitor - March 2001
• Unfinished Business: Why Cities Matter to Welfare Reform - The Brookings Institution - July 2000

TANF Reauthorization (2004)

• Oppose Santorum Amendment to H.R. 4: Protect Against Government Funded Discrimination in Social Services Block Grant Program - Advocacy Letter - 3/30/04
• TANF Reauthorization Update - Civil Rights Monitor, Summer 2003
• Welfare Reform Bill Criticized By Civil Rights Community - 2/27/03
• Senate Panel Forges Compromise Over Welfare Bill; Differences Still Remain - 7/16/02
• Report Shows TANF Discourages Education- 6/6/02
• Fact Sheet: Making TANF Work for Families in Need - 6/4/02
• LCCR Criticizes House Passage of Welfare Bill - 5/16/02
• National Day of Action in the Nation’s Capital Calls on President Bush to Provide Stronger Support for Welfare Reform -3/8/02
• Leadership Conference on Civil Rights Opposes Bush Administration Proposal for TANF Reauthorization - Press Release - 3/5/02
• NCLR to Co-Sponsor National Day of Action on Welfare Reauthorization - 3/4/02
• NOW Legal Defense and Education Fund Hosts Progressive Strategies for TANF Reauthorization - 2/25/02
• Welfare Reauthorization: An Early Guide to the Issues - Report - Center for Law and Social Policy - July 2000