Sep 12, 2015 | Public Assistance Asset Limit Reform, Public Policy Blog, Publications
How Arkansas can Lessen Reliance on SNAP & TANF and Support Economic Independence by Lifting Asset Limits Read Policy Points 42 here.
Dec 12, 2014 | Public Assistance Asset Limit Reform, Public Policy Blog
In support of Southern’s mission to create economic opportunity and promote financial security, our policy team worked to pass legislation (Act 535 of 2013) during Arkansas’s 89th General Assembly that required the Department of Human Services (DHS) to conduct a study...
Jun 26, 2014 | Public Assistance Asset Limit Reform, Public Policy Blog
Last month, the Corporation for Enterprise Development (CFED) presented a federal policy proposal offering ten opportunities to reform the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program to better fulfill its purpose of moving families toward self-sufficiency....
Feb 13, 2014 | Public Assistance Asset Limit Reform, Public Policy Blog
Last Friday, following months of negotiations, President Obama signed into law The Agricultural Act of 2014 (also known as the Farm Bill). This five-year legislation enacts policies and authorizes agriculture, trade, marketing, and other programs as well as rural...
Oct 29, 2013 | Public Assistance Asset Limit Reform, Public Policy Blog
Due to the recent federal government shutdown, the farm bill was placed on the backburner until now. Legislators will convene again tomorrow to discuss and write a final bill. So why is the outcome of the farm bill so important? To help explain, we’ve assembled some...
Jul 12, 2013 | Public Assistance Asset Limit Reform, Public Policy Blog
For 40 years, farm programs and SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, previously known as food stamps) have been moved and reauthorized as a single piece of legislation. However, as of this week the bills are now split, with the U.S. House passing a...
Nov 29, 2011 | Press Releases, Public Assistance Asset Limit Reform
Little Rock, AR. — When it comes to state policies that help residents build and protect assets, Arkansas has room for improvement, according to new policy data released by the Corporation for Enterprise Development (CFED), a national economic nonprofit, as part of...
