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Peace Corps Director Aaron Williams talked with former directors about what they learned from running the Peace Corps. Among the topics they addressed were the current and past work of volun…

Former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown gave the Malcolm Wiener lecture in international political economy. In his remarks he called for a global financial constitution to establish rules…

As part of a forum called, “Faith in the City: How Mayors and Ministers Are Repairing Urban America,” religious and government officials talked about faith-based programs in urban areas. Amo…

Assistant HHS Secretary Mary Jo Bane testified before the House Ways and Means Subcommittee about the administration’s proposed welfare reform legislation which was submitted to Congress a p…

Several senators made brief opening statements. Then the committee heard testimony from Secretary Shalala and other staff from the Department of Health and Human Services concerning welfare …

Participants discussed the opportunity for the low-wage, low-skill labor market to provide an avenue out of welfare dependency. Department of Health and Human Services Assistant Secretary Da…

A Senate Appropriations subcommittee convened a hearing on welfare reform. Members of the Labor, Health and Human Services Subcommittee met today to take a closer look at some successful sta…

The guests discussed the Head Start Program, a federal program which provides child care services to poor children. Topics included the effectiveness of the program, its history, and its dra…

The governors debated and voted on various resolutions dealing with prison building and updating safety standards for workers. Committee members also presented reports on welfare reform idea…

The Senate Labor and Human Resources Committee held a hearing on the Head Start Program. Witnesses testified on the effectiveness of the Head Start program instituted at public schools.

Several policy analysts and public officials testified during a regional hearing of the President’s Welfare Reform Working Group on the existing welfare policy of the U.S. and initiatives to…

Panelists discussed public assistance and some of the myths about it. They answered audience questions.