Produced by the National Head Start Association with support from the Ascend project at The Aspen Institute, this report highlights six case studies from Head Start and Early Head Start programs that have implemented two-generation approaches within…

What Works/Lifecourse Interventions to Nurture Kids Successfully (LINKS) is a database featuring over 600 programs with at least one randomized, intent-to-treat evaluation for assessing child or youth outcomes related to education, life skills, and…

This report discusses a study conducted by The Children’s Defense Fund and the Urban Institute. The purpose of the study was to estimate the rate at which child poverty could be reduced by using various comprehensive policies. Some of the policies…

This report discusses the current state of financial security in American households. It provides information about the three components of family balance sheets: income, expenditures, and wealth. In addition, the report details how these three…

As part of Policy Futures, the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) examines what works in terms of federal and state policies and programs to reduce poverty and promote opportunity for low-income populations. This resource synthesizes the…

This resource from FindYouthInfo.gov consists of an interactive mapping tool to locate federally supported youth programs in communities across the United States. Users are able to search by full address or zip code, and then can click on the…

This report from the Stanford Center on Poverty and Inequality is part of an annual series on monitoring trends in poverty and inequality. In this installation, the focus is on state-level variation in key outcomes. The report assesses where…

In this study, published by the Alliance for Strong Families and Communities, caseworkers provided information regarding a mother’s number and quality of social supports and whether an infant was removed from her care. Analyses indicated that…

Conditional cash transfer programs offer cash assistance to low-income families to reduce immediate hardship, but base this assistance on actions such as investing in children’s educational achievement and family preventive health care, in the hope…

This USDA/FNS report details the results of a study that allowed six state SNAP agencies to receive waivers to implement Community Partner Interviewer demonstration projects between 2009 and 2010. The waivers allowed nonprofit organizations, such as…