From the Front Lines to the Policy Table: Part 1

Some of the people who understand public policy best have never set foot in a state capital. They're the nonprofit leader helping a single mother keep her family housed, the caseworker watching a father turn down a raise because he can't tell how it will affect his benefits, the pastor whose church quietly covers gaps no government program was built to reach. They see the exact point where policy meets a person — and in this episode, we make the case that their perspective shouldn't just impl...