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States Have Flexibility to Move TANF Work Programs in an Antiracist Direction

April 21, 2022 | and
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) was billed by its supporters as an effort to improve cash assistance recipients’ employment opportunities. Instead, it laid the foundation for states to perpetuate racist ideas that have dominated cash assistance programs since their inception.
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Under TANF, states require recipients to engage in work activities and take benefits away from those who do not meet work requirements.

We elevate the ineffectiveness of work requirements and options for states to take advantage of the flexibility they have to operate programs that help families to achieve their hopes and dreams.

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