Media Advisory
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families Office of Public Affairs Washington, DC	For Immediate Release Date: May 21, 2009 Contact: Kenneth J. Wolfe Phone: 202-401-9215

 

Twelfth Annual Welfare Research and Evaluation Conference

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Administration for Children and Families’ (ACF) Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation (OPRE) will hold its Twelfth Annual Welfare Research and Evaluation Conference May 27-29, 2009 in Washington, DC.

The conference will open with a plenary session about the past, present and future of social experiments testing strategies to improve the lives of low-income families.

Some of the leading experts in the areas of welfare research, employment, family self-sufficiency and social welfare policy will come together to highlight key themes and findings for families during the current economic downturn, as well as for implementation of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

WHO:	Martha Coven, Domestic Policy Council Robert Gordon, Office of Management and Budget John Monahan, HHS counselor for human services Naomi Goldstein, director, Office of Planning Research and Evaluation David Ellwood, Harvard University Mary Jo Bane, Harvard University Olivia Golden, Urban Institute
WHAT:	12th Annual Welfare Research and Evaluation Conference
WHEN:	May 27-29, 2009
WHERE:	Capital Hilton 1001 16th Street, NW Washington, DC  20036

For more information visit: http://www.wrconference.net/

Note: All ACF news releases, fact sheets and other materials are available at www.acf.hhs.gov/opa/index.html.