The Year Up program is one of nine career pathways programs in the Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation’s Pathways for Advancing Careers and Education (PACE) study. Year Up’s sites had to increase recruitment by 50% to meet the study sample…

In this report from the Urban Institute, the authors identify and discuss 13 building blocks that they deem fundamental to advancing the economic mobility of low-income Americans. The building blocks include: family formation and stability;…

The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) has realigned the Office of Community Services (OCS). This Federal Register notice explains that the realignment renames the “Division of State Assistance” as the “Division of Community Assistance…

This resource sheet from the American Academy of Pediatrics contains a wealth of information about how to keep children healthy during flu season. The sheet links to videos, web articles, and printable sheets for child care providers to tailor and…

The Welfare Indicators Act of 1994 requires the Department of Health and Human Services to prepare annual reports to Congress on indicators and predictors of welfare dependence. The 2016 report on Welfare Indicators and Risk Factors, from the Office…

The Employment Strategies for Low-Income Adults Evidence Review examined studies of employment and training interventions for low-income adults. The study review intends to provide a systematic assessment of the research evidence for the…

This Information Memorandum from the Office of Community Services discusses and encourages states, tribes, territories, and Community Action Agencies to use Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) funds to support and implement two-generation…

This annual release from the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) draws on national data from fiscal year (FY) 2015 and shows that less than half of the $31.3 billion in TANF and maintenance-of-effort (MOE) funds were spent on the…