The Legislative-Executive WorkFirst Poverty Reduction Oversight Task Force (Poverty Reduction Task Force), was established by HB 1482 (2018 Legislative Session). As directed, the new Poverty Reduction Task Force will pick up the portfolio of the previous task force and include the topic of intergenerational poverty.
The task force serves as a platform for legislative and executive branches to oversee the operation of the WorkFirst and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) programs, and determine evidence-based outcome measures for the WorkFirst program. The task force also develops and monitors strategies to prevent and address adverse childhood experiences and reduce intergenerational poverty. The task force serves as an advisory capacity to recommend policy actions to the governor and the legislature to effectively reduce intergenerational poverty and promote and encourage self-sufficiency.
Members
- See list of members
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Voting members
- Rep. Michelle Caldier, (R) Washington State House of Representatives
- Jilma Meneses, Department of Social and Health Services (Executive Co-Chair)
- Sen. Joe Nguyen, (D) Washington State Senate
- Carli Schiffner, State Board for Community and Technical Colleges
- Sen. Manka Dhingra, (D) Washington State Senate
- Sen. Perry Dozier, (R) Washington State Senate
- Rep. Carolyn Eslick, (R) Washington State House of Representatives
- Sen. Chris Gildon, (R) Washington State Senate
- Rep. Mia Gregerson, (D) Washington State House of Representatives (Legislative Co-Chair)
- Diane Klontz, Department of Commerce
- Jeannie Fitzpatrick, Department of Corrections
- Veronica Gallardo, Office of the Superintendent for Public Instruction
- Kelly Cooper, Department of Health
- Rep. Strom Peterson, (D) Washington State House of Representatives
- Tim Probst, Employment Security Department
- Nicole Rose, Department of Children Youth and Families
Non-voting members
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Megan Matthews, Office of Equity
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Sheri Sawyer, LGBTQ Commission
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Grace Yoo, Women’s Commission
- Mystique Hurtado, Governor's Office Indian Affairs
- Anna Minor, Office of Financial Management
- Nam Nguyen, Asian Pacific Islander Commission
- Ed Prince, Commission on African American Affairs
- Maria Siguenza, Commission on Hispanic Affairs
- Terri Redmon, Department of Social and Health Services
Upcoming meetings
April 3, 2024
- Agenda
- Supplemental materials
- TVW live stream
- November meeting minutes
- August meeting minutes
- Microboard notes
November 16, 2023
August 17, 2023
- Attendee webinar registration link
- TVW live stream
- Agenda
- Slide deck
- Supplemental materials
- Draft implementation action plan
Previous meetings
May 18, 2023
- Attendee webinar registration link
- TVW live stream
- Agenda
- Slide deck
- February 2023 meeting minutes
- November 2022 meeting minutes
- Draft farm bill letter
- WorkFirst monitoring report
- 2023-25 WorkFirst spending plan
November 17, 2022
August 18, 2022
May 19, 2022
- Agenda
- Poverty Plan Bill and legislation tracking
- LEWPRO Work plan
- WorkFirst Spending Plan
- Minutes
- Slides
February 17, 2022
November 17, 2021
August 26, 2021
May 20, 2021
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Materials:
- PowerPoint
- EcSA One Pager
- WorkFirst Spending Plan 2021-2023 Enacted (Draft)
- Poverty Plan bill and leg tracking (download)
December 3, 2020
September 29, 2020
June 25, 2020
February 20, 2020
January 6, 2020
November 25, 2019
August 26, 2019
- Agenda
- Notes
- Presentation: A Roadmap to Reducing Child Poverty
- Materials:
- Meeting slides:
May 28, 2019
February 25, 2019
November 26, 2018
- Agenda
- Meeting slides
- Notes
- Materials:
October 1, 2018
- Agenda
- Meeting slides
- Notes
- Materials:
Resources
- Five-Year Plan to Reduce Intergenerational Poverty (December 1, 2019)
- WorkFirst Performance Measures
- Poverty Reduction Workgroup Interim Progress Report - Oct. 2018
- HB 1482: Establishing the legislative-executive WorkFirst poverty reduction oversight task force
- Report to the legislature: TANF Pre-2011 WorkFirst priorities
- Utah's Annual Report on intergeneration poverty, welfare dependency and the use of public assistance (2018)