Racism in Public Benefits Programs

Presentation

This presentation elevates the history of racism in cash assistance, explains how that racism is embedded in TANF and other programs and outlines ways to move programs in an antiracist direction.

  • Aditi Shrivastava – Center on Budget and Policy Priorities Senior Policy Analyst, Family Income Support

  • Parker Gilkesson – Center on Law and Social Policy Policy Analyst, Income and Work Supports