Direct Cash Transfers & Other Financial Supports

This was the first installment of our 2024 three-part series focused on the state of economic well-being for transition-age youth. 

Supporting basic needs through cash and benefits assistance is a rapidly growing strategy to support young people's overall well-being and to prevent systems-involvement. This session featured key leaders focused on policy, research, and practice both locally and nationally, as they discussed financial strategies that support the economic well-being of transition-age youth.

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Speakers:

• Ashley Barnes-Cocke, Point Source Youth

• Julia Davis, Children's Defense Fund New York

• Shafeka Hashash, Associate Director for Guaranteed Income at the Economic Security Project

• Stacia West, Founding Director of the Center for Guaranteed Income Research at the University of Pennsylvania