Helping Youth with Disabilities Flourish: Improving Outcomes for Children in the Supplemental Security Income Program

Event Description: 

The Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program provides cash assistance to the families of low-income children with disabilities. Program enrollment has risen faster than can be explained by changes in demographics, health, or income. More concerning is that SSI youth suffer low levels of educational attainment and low work rates, and trends are similar for adults who grew up on the program. Additional steps need to be taken to understand and curb these trends.

The conference features researchers, SSI administrators, field staff, and youth representatives in a series of five panels to discuss the SSI youth program, efforts to improve it, and new avenues for improving the life outcomes of youth with disabilities.

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The conference can also be viewed live online through AEI's website.

Dates: 
Tuesday, December 2, 2014 - 9:00am to 3:30pm EST
Sponsor: 
American Enterprise Institute and the Brookings Institute
Venue: 
Event Type: 
Keywords: 
SSI, children with disabilities, reform, SSI Youth Transition Demonstration project, Michigan, North Carolina
Contact Name: 
Brad Wassink
Contact Email or Phone: 
brad.wassink@aei.org
Location: 
AEI Twelfth Floor 1150 Seventeenth Street, NW Washington, DC 20036