Policy Paper

Designed to Keep You Down: TANF Creates Obstacles for Families Even as it Provides Critical Support

October 26, 2023

Related Areas of Focus: Racial Equity and Justice, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)

Designed To Keep You Down Small Cover

This report shares findings from research conducted by the Center for the Study of Social Policy (CSSP) and parents participating in Project SPARC (Student Parents Are Reimagining CalWORKs), a project of the CalWORKs Association.

(26 pp)

About the Author

  • Elisa Minoff

    Director of Economic Security, Senior Fellow in Policy History

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