This report includes data on 831 homebuyers in 17 states who purchased homes using Individual Development Accounts (IDAs) between 1999 and 2007. Data show that low-income homeowners who participated in programs that used IDAs to purchase homes…

The Bureau of Labor Statistics released this report on the employment experience of youth. At age 22, women are more likely to be enrolled in college than men and are also more likely to have completed a bachelor’s degree. Among 22-year-olds not…

From the Institute for Research on Poverty and researchers at Columbia University, this article provides information on the status of low-income men. Since the mid-1970s, wages and labor force participation has been decreasing for young, lesser…

The Rockefeller Institute at the University at Albany released a report examining the intersections of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) and the Workforce Investment Act (WIA). After conducting field research at six different sites…

The Choice Neighborhoods Initiative is an initiative through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to transform neighborhoods of extreme poverty and distressed housing into mixed-income communities. From the Urban Institute,…

Home-based child care—regulated family child care and child care provided by family, friends, and neighbors who are legally exempt from regulation—accounts for a significant share of the child care supply in the United States. Researchers…

The Welfare Peer TA Network hosted a Webinar entitled, “Green Jobs: Reaching TANF and Low-Income Populations” on March 10, 2010 from 2:00 PM EST to 3:30 PM EST. The Webinar included information on green jobs, job placement, workforce development…

This research article uses data from the Fragile Families Study to analyze intergenerational family relationships and stability among married and unmarried parents within five years of a child’s birth. Authors find that positive relationships…