U.S. Medicaid could be more available to those in need / have less administrative errors
Foster children could receive Social Security, death / survivorship, and/or veterans benefits rather than the state
Baby bonds could be started for low-income children
Foster care could be less difficult for foster parents to prevent children from going to group homes
U.S. government block grants could be unaccountable / unable to meet needs
U.S. TANF (welfare) could have less strict eligibility / diversion requirements, time limits, non-compliance sanctions to reach families in need
Low-income people could receive legal help with trained legal navigators
Families could have ways to heal from prison incarceration
Prison rehabilitation programs could reduce violence / crime
Domestic abuse survivors could access permanent housing more easily / faster
Services delivered could be audited at nonprofits / government contractors and feedback could be continuously collected from service recipients
Absent fathers could be supported to reenter children's lives
Funders could invest in nonprofit capacity building
Foster siblings could stay together
A rehabilitative model / cash support / schools / places to sleep could be used to help street children
U.S. social welfare policy could engage fathers more
Systems of care could be used in human services
A single information system could be used for people seeking social / homeless / housing services
Meals could be delivered to the elderly, disabled, new mothers, sick, or mentally ill
Local governments could have one integrated data system and universal intake
The welfare cliff could be fixed in public benefits to not discourage work / marriage
Cash could be given through rental subsidies, taxes, or child savings accounts to aid poverty
Marriage disincentives in public benefit programs could change
Organizations could have open hiring practices / hire people with barriers
Social services could be coordinated / mapped out across agencies and community organizations
Families could lead themselves out of poverty
U.S. TANF work requirements could be improved
An online account could distribute all public benefits
Citizens could receive a basic / guaranteed income (with restrictions or on a EBT card)
Workers' training could be subsidized at companies or community colleges
Asset limits for public benefits could be reformed to not discourage saving
