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Creating a Stronger Workforce in the District: Helping More Families Move from Welfare to Work
Forum sponsored by the Fair Budget Coalition
Friday, February 5, 9:30 – 11:00 AM
John A. Wilson Building, 1st Floor
DC’s Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) program provides cash assistance, job training, and supportive services to 16,000 low-income families with children, including one in three District children. However, too often families don’t receive the assistance they need to transition successfully from welfare to work. Learn more about the opportunities and barriers faced by low-income families in DC, and what can be done during the current recession to help more families successfully prepare to enter the workforce.
Featured Speakers:
“¢ Yaida Ford, Legal Aid Society of the District of Columbia
“¢ Katie Kerstetter, DC Fiscal Policy Institute
“¢ Halona Agouda, Wider Opportunities for Women
“¢ Jeff Carter, DC LEARNs
“¢ Marina Streznewski, DC Jobs Council
“¢ Emily Appel, Capital Area Asset Builders
