Between 2000 and 2005, the poverty rate for children in the United States increased by 11 percent, which equates to 1.3 million more children living in poverty. This fact sheet, from the National Center for Children in Poverty, provides the…

This article offers strategies for education programs to sustain and grow, despite diminishing funding. Authors review challenges for States regarding this issue and supporting worker advancement. Successful strategies include focusing on local…

The report, from the New York City Employment and Training Coalition and the Pratt Center for Community Development, provides an overview of how linkage policies facilitate urban revitalization and reduce poverty among urban areas. Authors…

The TANF Seventh Annual Report to Congress has been published, reporting on FY 2003. Since the enactment of TANF, millions of families on the TANF caseload have achieved stable employment. Employment among low-income single mothers has increased…

This article, from the Family Violence Prevention Fund, provides an overview of the Community Partnerships for Protecting Children (CPPC) initiative and offers information on the intersection between domestic violence and child maltreatment.…

This report was completed by the Program Review and Investigations Committee on Connecticut’s Welfare Reform Initiative. Authors describe the Jobs First program in detail as well as provide caseload trends, recipient demographics, and funding…

The Administration for Children and Families currently funds the Early Head Start program, which is aimed at enhancing the development of infants and toddlers while strengthening families. This report includes research from the Survey of Early…

This report provides three profiles of workforce organizations in Colorado, Georgia and New York. Authors review how these programs were able to build their local programs and also provides strategies for delivering services to job seekers,…

The Urban Partnerships Initiative was designed by the Administration for Children and Families to support the work of TANF stakeholders in urban environments by promoting shared learning, enhancing cities' performance management, and developing…

From the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU Law School, this report highlights reasons to engage incarcerated parents and their children in programs to help support reunification. The authors offer recommendations to help balance addressing…