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Low-income families have a daunting task in not just the state of Texas, but states across the country—a complicated safety-net system that is difficult to navigate, keeping those in poverty from the assistance they need to achieve self-sufficiency.

In 1997, Utah took a different approach to social programs, creating a “One Door” agency that combined workforce services and human services, providing low-income families with a simpler way to access the support they needed. In 2023, Texas took steps to implement its own version of the policy, urging Congress to amend federal law, and creating a task force to develop an implementation plan before the next legislative session.

Join TPPF’s Rod Bordelon, along with AEI’s Leslie Ford, Deputy Director of Utah Dept. of Workforce Services Greg Paras, and Texas HHSC Executive Commissioner Cecile Erwin Young for a livestream roundtable discussion on Utah’s “One Door” model, and what implementation would look like in Texas.

This event is online-only and viewable via livestream.

Speakers

• Rod Bordelon (Moderator) – Policy Director, AFO & Distinguished Senior Fellow for Regulatory Affairs, TPPF
• Les Ford – Adjunct Fellow, Center on Opportunity and Social Mobility, AEI
• Greg Paras – Deputy Director, Utah Department of Workforce Services
• Cecile Erwin Young – Executive Commissioner, Texas Department of Health and Human Services

The livestream can be viewed Tuesday, 10/10 at 12PM CST via the following links. Watch via YouTube to submit your questions during the live Q&A.

• YouTube
• TPPF Website
• Facebook
• Twitter

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