Challenging How We Think About Government Assistance with Clarence Carter

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Kevin McShan

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Multimedia Journalist and Motivational Speaker Kevin McShan brings you a multi-faceted and multi-dimensional YouTube Podcast called: “Let’s Have This Conversation. The intention is to provide a large assortment of diverse content in all facets of our news cycle. From news, sports, business technology, fitness, lifestyle, entertainment and politics. McShan hopes to bring the viewers an informative, thought-provoking experience. Stimulating careful consideration or attention on the issues making news today. Let’s Have This Conversation.

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Challenging How We Think About Government Assistance with Clarence Carter

Lets Have This Conversation

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Challenging How We Think About Government Assistance with Clarence Carter

As of February 2025, more than 68 million Americans arerecipients of Social Security benefits. Recognized as the largest anti-povertyinitiative in the nation, Social Security lifted 27.6 million individuals outof poverty in 2023, according to data from the Center on Budget and PolicyPriorities.

A 2024 survey conducted by the American PsychologicalAssociation indicated that most U.S. adults consider societal division to be asignificant source of stress.

Clarence H. Carter offers a unique perspective on issuesrelated to poverty, governmental innovation, and systemic transformation,drawing upon over three decades of leadership within major safety net agenciesacross the United States. His experience spans service under two presidents,four governors, and a mayor. As Commissioner of the Tennessee Department ofHuman Services, Carter oversees a $3 billion agency that serves vulnerablecommunities in all 95 counties. Notably, his expertise centers on re-evaluatingthe role of government assistance programs. He has implemented sustainablereforms such as transitioning Washington D.C.’s homeless shelter system towardpermanent housing solutions and administering the $16.5 billion federal TANFprogram. Carter is also the founder ofthe Institute for the Improvement of the Human Condition and frequentlyprovides testimony before Congress. As a Fellow of the National Academy ofPublic Administration, he shares candid insights regarding effectivestrategies, identified challenges, and reasons traditional safety nets can beinsufficient.

Find out more:

https://www.tn.gov/humanservices/dhs-commissioner.html

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