Intersectionality
Disparities of access effect
What is low-income BIPOC families?
TANF policies are rooted in
What is Jim Crow & Slavery laws?
Federal funding is provided in
What is Block Grants?
Eligibility baseline is decided by
What is the state or tribal territory?
Must have at least one minor, children with disabilities must be under 21, or pregnant at the time of applying
What is eligibility benefits?
Women have children to take advantage of TANF
What is the Welfare Queen stereotype?
TANF is measured by
What is quantitative & qualitative data; family engagement?
TANF laws allow states to ____ unused funds without time limit
What is reserve funds?
Federal law requires that TANF cash assistance is provided to only
What is “needy” families?
In California, Cash-Aid is restricted to a lifetime limit.
What is 60 months?
Experiences and perceptions of ___ stigma, are significantly associated with poor health.
What is welfare stigma?
Certain families are deserving of
The federal funding total is _____ for all 50 states including colonies
What is $16.5 billion?
Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act was an effort to
What is “end welfare as we know it?”
When CalWORKS recipients become employed and their income exceeds the amount allowed, they are still eligible for these benefits.
These TANF policies, such as work requirements and time limits, are often critiqued for disproportionately harming these two groups.
Who are women and people of color?
This CRT framework examines how public policies like TANF fail to address the lived experiences of marginalized communities by not considering the historical and social context of racial oppression.
What is counter-narrative?
The TANF block grant was frozen since it’s creation and lost
What is 46%?
The maximum number of years an individual can receive TANF benefits, with exception in certain cases.
What is five years?
This program can help you find a job, keep a job, or get job-related training or education. Unless you are exempt, you must participate in this program to receive CalWORKS.
What is the Welfare-to-Work (WTW) program?
TANF policies often overlook this social identity, leaving individuals without adequate support, compounding racial and gender disparities.
What is disability?
This concept, rooted in Critical Race Theory, explains how racial and economic inequality is often 'normalized' through policies like TANF, making racial disparities seem natural or inevitable.
What is interest convergence?
State grants for TANF were determined in this year and have not changed to account for demographic changes or population growth.
What is 1996?
The key principle of TANF focuses on reducing out-of-wedlock births and promoting two-parent families.
What is promoting family formation and stbaility?
If you are pregnant or parenting teen, this program can help you graduate and assist with child care, transportation, and more.
What is Cal-Learn?