A bold plan to transform access to the US social safety net | Amanda Renteria

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🗓️ 8 May 2022

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Digital public servant Amanda Renteria has seen that the millions of people who rely on government welfare services are often discouraged from seeking them out, frustrated by long lines and unnecessarily complicated processes. At Code for America, Renteria is helping develop human-centered technology that "respects you from the start, meets you where you are and provides an easy, positive experience." She details the four factors that hinder effective delivery of government benefits and explains Code for America's plan to bring user-centric, digital-first social services to more than 13 million Americans and unlock 30 billion dollars in benefits for low-income families. (This ambitious plan is a part of the Audacious Project, TED's initiative to inspire and fund global change.)

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0:07.4	You probably have plenty of examples in your own life of how technology has helped you
0:12.1	and automated parts of your life that used to be cumbersome.
0:15.7	But digital public servant Amanda Renteria points out that automation hasn't reached
0:19.9	people who really need it.
0:22.2	She shares in her Ted 2022 talk how code for America is trying to change that.
0:27.5	Her work is part of the latest cohort in the Audacious Project, a collaborative funding
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