Top Journalists in Social Services
Alastair Gee The Guardian US
Homelessness editor at Guardian US who led the award-winning Outside in America project and deep investigations such as “Bussed Out,” shaping national discourse on how cities respond to homelessness. Specialties: Homelessness reporting and editor oversight; West Coast homelessness policy, encampments, services access.
Amy Goldstein The Washington Post
Veteran Washington Post reporter covering health-care policy and wider social policy, including Medicaid unwinding and poverty measures, with decades of authoritative reporting on America’s safety net. Specialties: Medicaid and Medicare; Social Security; social safety net and poverty trends.
Angela Hart KFF Health News
Senior correspondent at KFF Health News focused on the intersection of homelessness and health-care policy in California and the West, including street medicine and Medi‑Cal social supports. Specialties: Homelessness and health policy; street medicine; Medicaid flexibilities and social services integration.
Anita Wadhwani Tennessee Lookout (States Newsroom)
Senior reporter at the Tennessee Lookout with a long track record covering child welfare systems and social services impacts across the state. Specialties: Child welfare and DCS oversight; poverty, health access and state social policy in Tennessee.
Chabeli Carrazana The 19th News
Economy and child care reporter at The 19th who has built a distinctive child care beat, chronicling access, affordability and the broader care economy’s role in family well‑being. Specialties: Child care systems and financing; care economy; gender and LGBTQ+ dimensions of social policy.
Doug Smith Los Angeles Times
Senior writer at the Los Angeles Times renowned for data-rich accountability reporting on LA’s homelessness response and spending. Specialties: Homelessness policy and accountability in Los Angeles; data-driven coverage of housing and services.
Eli Hager ProPublica
ProPublica reporter covering threats to federal safety net programs and how state and local systems affect low‑income families, including landmark reporting on foster youth benefits and family surveillance. Specialties: Social safety net (Social Security, SNAP, Medicaid); child welfare/family policing; child support and juvenile systems.
Hannah Dreier The New York Times
New York Times investigative reporter whose Pulitzer‑winning series exposed the breadth of migrant child labor and spurred reforms, with deep sourcing across agencies and communities. Specialties: Child labor and child welfare intersections; federal oversight and policy failures; narrative investigations on vulnerable youth.
Jason DeParle The New York Times
New York Times reporter and author who has chronicled American poverty and the evolution of welfare and anti‑poverty policy for decades, producing agenda‑setting analyses and narratives. Specialties: Poverty and inequality; welfare reform and the U.S. safety net; immigration and social mobility.
Jeff Stein The Washington Post
Chief economics reporter at The Washington Post who breaks and explains federal safety‑net and budget developments that directly impact social services delivery. Specialties: Federal anti‑poverty initiatives; SNAP/TANF and child tax credit; fiscal and economic policy shaping social services.
John Kelly The Imprint
Senior editor at The Imprint and founding editor of The Chronicle of Social Change, known for deeply sourced reporting and analysis on child welfare systems nationwide. Specialties: Child welfare policy and finance; juvenile justice; providers and public‑agency operations.
Kate Giammarise 90.5 WESA (Pittsburgh’s NPR News)
WESA reporter focused on poverty, social services and affordable housing, with prior years on the same beat at the Pittsburgh Post‑Gazette. Specialties: Poverty and public benefits; housing affordability; regional social services access and outcomes.
Liam Dillon Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times staff writer covering housing affordability and neighborhood change across California, connecting policy choices to on‑the‑ground social outcomes. Specialties: Housing policy and affordability; land‑use reforms; tenant protections and homelessness prevention.
Megan Conn The Imprint
Reporter at The Imprint covering child welfare systems, with sustained reporting on reforms, oversight and lived experience of families and youth. Specialties: Child welfare and foster care; racial equity in family services; state and local reforms.
Phil Galewitz KFF Health News
KFF Health News senior correspondent and one of the nation’s most cited reporters on Medicaid and state health policy, translating complex changes into real‑world impacts. Specialties: Medicaid (eligibility, unwinding and waivers); Medicare; long‑term care; state health/social policy.
Rachel M. Cohen Vox
Vox policy correspondent focused on U.S. social policy—housing supply and evictions, child care access, and the politics shaping safety‑net programs. Specialties: Housing and homelessness; child care and education; family policy and economic supports.
Robbie Sequeira Stateline (States Newsroom)
Stateline staff writer covering housing and social services nationwide, highlighting cross‑state policy shifts and their effects on low‑income residents. Specialties: Housing and social services across states; eviction record‑sealing; state policy trends affecting benefits and supports.
Roxanna Asgarian Freelance (work in NYT, WaPo, Texas outlets)
Texas‑based journalist and author of “We Were Once a Family,” known for deeply reported stories on child welfare and legal systems that center affected families. Specialties: Child welfare and family courts; Texas social systems; foster care and family separation.
Sam Levin The Guardian US
Guardian US correspondent in Los Angeles who regularly covers homelessness, public health and social-policy flashpoints across the West. Specialties: West Coast social policy; homelessness and mental health; policing and encampment enforcement.
Sara Tiano The Imprint
Senior reporter at The Imprint covering child welfare and youth justice, with high‑impact investigations into residential treatment and local system performance. Specialties: Child welfare and juvenile justice; Los Angeles County systems; accountability and youth/family experiences.
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