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2011 Session Videos

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Plenary: TANF During a Time of High Unemployment and Limited Resources
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Moderator:
David A. Hansell
(Administration for Children and Families)

Panelists:

  • Diana Carminati (Vermont Agency of Human Services)
  • Reagan Miller (Texas Workforce Commission)
  • LaDonna Pavetti (Center on Budget and Policy Priorities)
  • Trent Rhorer (San Francisco Human Services Agency)
  • Jack Tweedie (National Conference of State Legislatures)
Job Training as a Means Towards Labor Market Advancement
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Moderator:
Julie Kerksick
(Kerksick Consulting, LLC)

Panelists:

  • James Riccio (MDRC)
  • Richard Hendra (MDRC)
  • Gayle Hamilton (MDRC)
Plenary: Fathers, Their Effect on Family Self-Sufficiency and Federal- and State-Led Responses
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Moderator:
Maria Cancian
(University of Wisconsin-Madison)

Panelists:

  • Earl Johnson (Administration for Children and Families)
  • Vicki Turetsky (Administration for Children and Families)
  • Elizabeth Berlin (New York State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance)
TANF Child-Only Cases
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Moderator:
Olivia Golden
(The Urban Institute)

Panelists:

  • Robert Goerge (Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago)
  • Richard Speiglman (Child and Family Policy Institute of California)
  • Jane Mauldon (University of California-Berkeley)
Subsidized Employment in the TANF Emergency Fund
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Moderator:
Mary Farrell
(MEF Associates)

Panelists:

  • LaDonna Pavetti (Center on Budget and Policy Priorities)
  • Linda Rosenberg (Mathematica Policy Research)
  • Jennifer Hrycyna (Illinois Department of Human Services)
Plenary: The Future of the U.S. Labor Market: A Conversation on Challenges and Next Steps
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Moderator:
Timothy Smeeding
(University of Wisconsin-Madison)

Panelists:

  • Gordon Berlin (MDRC)
  • Rebecca Blank (U.S. Department of Commerce)
  • Harry Holzer (Georgetown University and The Urban Institute)
Understanding Disconnected Families
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Moderator:
Don Oellerich
(U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)

Panelists:

  • Pamela Loprest (The Urban Institute)
  • Sandra Danziger (University of Michigan)
  • Maria Cancian (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
Plenary: Disadvantaged Youth: Supporting Transitions to a Successful Adulthood
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Moderator:
Martha Moorehouse
(U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)

Panelists:

  • David Harris (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
  • Héctor Cordero-Guzmán (City University of New York)
  • Bryan Samuels (Administration for Children and Families)
  • Woodrow McCutchen (Edna McConnell Clark Foundation)
Higher Education for TANF Recipients
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Moderator:
Johan Uvin
(U.S. Department of Education)

Panelists:

  • Hope Corman (Rider University)
  • Lesley Turne (Columbia University)
  • Shauna King-Simms (Kentucky Community and Technical College System)
Plenary: Federal Collaboration Around Career Pathways
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Moderator:
Mark Fucello
(Administration for Children and Families)

Panelists:

  • Mark Greenberg (Administration for Children and Families)
  • Gerri Fiala (U.S. Department of Labor)
  • Brenda Dann-Messier (U.S. Department of Education)
TANF Performance Measures
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Moderator:
Emily Ball Jabbour
(Administration for Children and Families)

Panelists:

  • Heather Hahn (The Urban Institute)
  • Leslie Crichton (Minnesota Department of Human Services)
  • Helen Thatcher (Utah Department of Workforce Services)
Plenary: Applying Behavioral Perspectives to Strengthening the Safety Net and Stabilizing Low-Income Families
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Moderator:
Naomi Goldstein
(Administration for Children and Families)

Panelists:

  • Eldar Shafir (Princeton University)
  • Lisa Gennetian (ideas42)
  • Julie Kerksick (Kerksick Consulting, LLC)