Subsidized employment programs create jobs for unemployed individuals using public funds. According to this issue brief by MDRC, these programs are helpful in challenging economic circumstances when individuals are struggling to find work, and they…

This post from the Chronicle of Evidence-Based Mentoring is part of a series on toxic stress. In this post, the authors highlight what professional staff need to know about toxic stress to best serve vulnerable youth and families.

IMPACT 5000 is the District of Columbia Housing Authority’s (DCHA) initiative to increase support for the 5,000 children living in its properties. These children face several challenges, including food insecurity, economic uncertainty, and health…

The Office of Family Assistance published the TANF caseload and application data for the fourth quarter of fiscal year (FY) 2016, which completes the data for FY 2016. The data include assistance through state TANF and separate state program…

Commonwealth, an Annie E. Casey Foundation grantee, recently launched an incentive program to help Americans build savings through a program called Prize Savings. Prize Savings allows Walmart MoneyCard customers to enter monthly sweepstakes that…

Dating Matters^®: Strategies to Promote Healthy Teen Relationships is the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s comprehensive teen dating violence prevention initiative based on evidence about what works in prevention. Dating…

This blog by Lane Schonour, Goodwill Vice President of Learning and Development, looks at the challenges faced by many non-profits related to talent management in today’s economy. Mr. Schonour shares insights and lessons learned by Goodwill as a…

This web page from the Office of Disability Employment Policy within the U.S. Department of Labor provides information and resources regarding customized employment – an employment strategy that has been shown to work well for those with…

A financially literate workforce helps the economy, but acquiring the needed skills can be costly. The level of financial literacy in developed countries is low and contributes to growing wealth inequality. Benefits from increasing the level of…

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Division of Violence Prevention published a technical package based on evidence-based strategies and approaches to help communities and states…