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Plenary: Reflections on 15 Years of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
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Moderator:
Jason DeParle
(New York Times)

Panelists:

  • Susan Golonka (Administration for Children and Families)
  • Ron Haskins (The Brookings Institution)
  • Pamela Loprest (The Urban Institute)
  • LaDonna Pavetti (Center on Budget and Policy Priorities)
  • Deborah Schlick (Minnesota Department of Human Services)
Strengthening Families and Relationships: New Findings from Three Evaluations
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Moderator:
Nancye Campbell
(Administration for Children and Families)

Panelists:

  • Robert Wood (Mathematica Policy Research)
  • JoAnn Hsueh (MDRC)
  • Anupa Bir (RTI)
Plenary: Perspectives on Responsible Fatherhood
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Moderator:
Michael Hayes
(Texas Attorney General's Office)

Panelists:

  • Natasha Cabrera (University of Maryland)
  • Waldo E. Johnson, Jr. (The University of Chicago)
Understanding TANF Child-Only Cases 
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Panelists:

  • Matthew Stagner (Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago)
  • Richard Speiglman (Child and Family Policy Institute of California)
  • Jane Mauldon (University of California-Berkeley)
  • Kinsey Dinan (New York City Human Resources Administration)
Plenary: Disconnected Youth: Exploring Youth Employment and Opportunity
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Moderator:
Timothy Smeeding
(University of Wisconsin-Madison)

Panelists:

  • Gerald Chertavian (Year Up)
  • Héctor Cordero-Guzmán (City University of New York)
  • Harry Holzer (Georgetown University and The Urban Institute)
  • Vivian Tseng (William T. Grant Foundation)
Coordinating Employment, Education and Training Services for Low-Income Individuals through the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families and Workforce Investment Act (WIA) Programs
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Moderator:
Gretchen Kirby
(Mathematica Policy Research)

Panelists:

  • Karla Aquirre (Utah Department of Workforce Services)
  • Reagan Miller (Texas Workforce Commission)
  • Don Winstead (Don Winstead Consulting)
Converting Training into Economic Advancement
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Moderator:
Douglas Cotter
(Grant Associates)

Panelists:

  • Cynthia Miller (MDRC)
  • Frieda Molina (MDRC)
  • Karin Martinson (Abt Associates)
  • Julie Williams (Abt Associates)
The Safety Net During the Recession
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Moderator:
Shelley Waters Boots
(The Annie E. Casey Foundation)

Panelists:

  • David Kassabian (The Urban Institute)
  • Arloc Sherman (Center on Budget and Policy Priorities)
  • Sheila Zedlewski (The Urban Institute)
Approaches to Evaluation and Replication: New York City’s Center for Economic Opportunity
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Moderator:
Mark Greenberg
(Administration for Children and Families)

Panelists:

  • Linda Gibbs (Office of the Mayor, City of New York)
  • Kristin Morse (NYC Center for Economic Opportunity,
    City of New York)
  • Richard R. Buery, Jr. (Children’s Aid Society)
  • Robert Gordon (U.S. Office of Management and Budget)
The Young Men’s Initiative: Tackling Disparities between Young Black and Latino Men and Their Peers
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Moderator:
Linda Gibbs
(Office of the Mayor, City of New York)

Panelists:

  • Carson Hicks (NYC Center for Economic Opportunity, City of New York)
  • Alan Farrell (Office of the Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services, City of New York)
  • Kate Dempsey (NYC Center for Economic Opportunity, City of New York)
  • David Banks (The Eagle Academy Foundation)
TANF Work Participation and Engagement Strategies
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Moderator:
Heather Hahn
(The Urban Institute)

Panelists:

  • LaDonna Pavetti (Center on Budget and Policy Priorities)
  • Michelle Derr (Mathematica Policy Research)
  • Arlene Steinbacher (Essex County, New Jersey Division of Training and Employment)