Rep. Towns Convenes Panel to Investigate Social Welfare Policies

Sept. 19, 2011 - PRLog -- WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Rep. Edolphus “Ed” Towns (D-NY), Chairman of the Social Work Caucus, is convening a panel of experts to explore the impact of social welfare policies on African American families. The panel discussion, entitled “Who Moved My Broom: Family Formation in the African American Community?” will review recent reports and historical trends to determine whether policies intended to support African American families have had unintended negative consequences. The experts will also seek to identify ways to combat the social and economic forces challenging the stability of the African American family, including a staggering unemployment rate of 15.7%, domestic violence and single-parent households.

Experts will devote considerable time to examining the Responsible Fatherhood and Healthy Marriage Act as well as several other policies designed to strengthen families.


HOST:      
U.S. Rep. Edolphus “Ed” Towns (NY-10)


MODERATOR:   
Dr. Ronald B. Mincy, Sr., Maurice V. Russell Professor
Social Policy and Social Work Practice
School of Social Work, Columbia University


PANELISTS:    
Dr. Linda Malone-Colon, Chair
Psychology Department, Hampton University

Dr. Tricia Bent-Goodley, Professor and Chair
Community, Administration and Policy Practice Sequence
School of Social Work, Howard University

Carlis V. Williams, Southeast Regional Administrator
Department of Health and Human Services
Administration for Children and Families


DATE:      
Friday, September 23, 2011


TIME:       
9:00 a.m.


PLACE:      
Walter E. Washington Convention Center
Room 140-A
801 Mount Vernon Place, NW
Washington, DC, 20001


ABOUT US REP. TOWNS
U.S. Rep. Edolphus “Ed” Towns of Brooklyn, New York is a social worker and long-time advocate for working families, seniors and children. The 15-term veteran in the U.S. House of Representatives currently chairs the Social Work Caucus and serves on the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform as the Ranking Member on the Subcommittee on Government Organization, Efficiency and Financial Management. He is also a senior Democrat on the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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