Secretaries' Innovation Group
Washington, DC Meeting November 2021
**To view power point presentations and supporting materials, click on underlined title.
The Pandemic and its Aftermath
Adjusting TANF to the Social “Infrastructure” Bill
Doug Besharov, University of Maryland
Largest Welfare Increase in U.S. History Will Boost Government Support to $76,400 per Poor Family
Robert Rector, Senior Research Fellow, Heritage Foundation
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
Jennifer Tiller, House Nutrition Committee
How the State Workforce System Can Influence Community Colleges to Perform Better
Outcomes-Driven Funding & the Future of Employment Data
Michael Bettersworth, Vice Chancellor for Innovation, Texas State Technical College
Drugs - - The Demand and Supply
Addressing Mental and Substance Use Disorders in the United States
Dr. Elinore McCance-Katz, Chief Medical Officer, RI Slater Hospital
Secretaries’ Roundtable Child Welfare
Revisiting Common Claims About Child Welfare
Sarah Font, Pennsylvania State University
Laurie Currier, The Call
Why Do Most Training Programs Fail? And... Big Wage Impacts from Project Quest
Project Quest Program and Service Overview
David Zammiello, President, Project Quest
Project QUEST 11-Year Evaluation Findings
Anne Roder, VP for Research and Evaluation, Economic Mobility Corporation
Personal Consequences of Enforced Idleness
Nonfinancial Impact from Nonwork Review of Research-Based Evidence
Erik Randolph, Director of Research, Georgia Center for Opportunity