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Field Reports

Dead Ends: Assessing transportation barriers among the Able-Bodied Adults Without Dependents (ABAWDs) population in Illinois

Maria Cristina Chicuén, Emerson Fellow
Published 2018

Chicago, Illinois

Dead Ends: Assessing Transportation Barriers among the ABAWD Population in Illinois is the culmination of Maria Cristina’s work at the Illinois Hunger Coalition, where she spent her field placement researching the impact of SNAP work requirements on the Able-Bodied Adults Without Dependents (ABAWDs) population. She focused her HFCR on transportation barriers and how these negatively impact ABAWDs’ ability to attain and sustain long-term employment, and offered policy recommendations that focused on taking a more nuanced approach to employment and training (E&T) programs for ABAWDs.  

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Publication tags: Field Reports - ABAWD, Income, Expenses, and Hunger, Transportation - ABAWDs, Urban Communities

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Maria Cristina Chicuén

Emerson Fellow