TANF

COMMENTARY

25 years after welfare reform, we need to ensure a real safety net for Pa. families | Opinion

BY: - August 19, 2021

A fraction of families who need help today can get it, and the help they get is far less generous

Black women with children excluded from federal cash assistance program, report finds

BY: - August 5, 2021

Historically, Black women with children have been kicked off of federal social assistance programs for reasons such as being unmarried and working in domestic or agricultural fields, among other racist policies, the paper found. 

COMMENTARY

Struggling Pa. families need more support; Lawmakers, Wolf need to boost TANF payments | Opinion

BY: - February 19, 2021

Benefits have not increased since 1990, even though the cost of living has more than doubled since then.