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| Melissa Garcia, a TANF student at California State University Chico
testifies about her experience under welfare reform at a recent town hall meeting
on TANF reauthorization. The townhall was attended by Congressman Wally Herger,
chair of the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Human Resources, as well as
over 200 of his constituents. |
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In
response to TANF reauthorization, LIFETIME organized the Parent
Leadership Committee on TANF Reauthorization, a statewide
committee of 42 mothers and fathers who are pursuing or have
completed college degrees while raising families on welfare.
Between
June and August of 2001, committee members met to discuss
and develop recommendations for TANF reauthorization that
will help rather than hinder low-income populations. From
this, the committee produced a position
paper in order to influence the out come of TANF reauthorization.
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