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Two exciting opportunities!
To apply, email your cover letter (required) and resume to "AtMP [at] unmarried [dot] org"
1. Make welfare more fair for all families
Did you know that the official purpose of TANF (Temporary Assistance
for Needy Families) is not to relieve poverty but to promote marriage?
Since TANF was created in 1996, government has increasingly used welfare
funds to shape the relationship choices and family structures of very
low-income people.
The Alternatives to Marriage Project has been critiquing
government-funded marriage promotion for over a decade. We support a coalition of experts and
organizations dedicated to refocusing welfare back on ending poverty.
TANF will expire on September 30th, so Congress has the opportunity
to rewrite its purpose and rules. This summer is the time for action!
Your job is to:
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Track current federal grants for marriage
promotion. Find, read and summarize evaluations of existing programs and
guidelines for new programs. Publicize findings to media &
Congress.
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Track TANF reauthorization process. Map key players and
timeline, especially for writing the purpose statement. Draft
statements about the role of family structure in anti-poverty programs;
help place op ed and mobilize grassroots actions.
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Find and connect
with other organizations working on TANF reauthorization. Understand
their policy priorities and help them understand ours. Draft and
disseminate policy statement; recruit signatories. Publicize signed
statement to media & Congress.
Logistics: You’ll work directly with the executive director, board
members and volunteers. Hours are somewhat flexible. Our office is in
the multi-ethnic Kensington neighborhood of Brooklyn, NYC (3rd floor, no
elevator). We’ll be happy to help you apply for credit or grants
through your school.
Qualifications:
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college+ level research & writing experience, preferably in public policy
understanding of federal legislative process & welfare policy preferred
some publicity / media relations experience preferred
organized, self-motivated, independent
computer skills - word processing, spreadsheet & Internet required, some graphic design would be helpful
willing to help with occasional office projects such as envelope stuffing
academic and work references
2. Research on marriage, health, law & statistics
Getting married or divorced can change a person's access to health
care - and that's not fair. Unmarried individuals are much less likely
than married couples to get affordable health care, due to laws,
business practices and demographic coincidences. Yet, on average,
Americans are unmarried for more than half their adult years. How do we
make health care more fair for everyone?
You'll do cutting edge research to help us better tell this story, identify problems, and propose solutions. Tasks include:
- find, compile and describe Census and other data linking marital status with health care costs, access and outcomes
- build a resource library of related studies, laws, policies, programs and proposals
- identify and recruit scholars and organizations to join our research collaboration
- write models for future research and funding proposals.
Qualifications:
- college+ level research & writing experience,
- statistics and research planning experience preferably in public health, law or public policy
- organized, self-motivated, independent, resourceful, inquisitive
- computer skills: word processing, spreadsheet & Internet required, some graphic design helpful
- willing to help with occasional office projects such as envelope stuffing
- academic and work references
Logistics: You’ll work directly with the executive director, board
members and volunteers. Hours are somewhat flexible. Our office is in
the multi-ethnic Kensington neighborhood of Brooklyn, NYC (3rd floor, no
elevator). We’ll be happy to help you apply for credit or grants
through your school.
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