This Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation report assesses initial findings of Paycheck Plus, a refundable tax credit program for low-income workers without dependent children. The report examines the effect of this demonstration program among…

This report identifies a nexus between the physical, social, and economic conditions of low-income neighborhoods and the health and financial well-being of the people who live in these communities. Included are the importance of aligning these…

These 2020 National Indian and Native American Employment and Training Conference Western Regional Peer-to-Peer Training Conference presentations cover several areas which are relevant to tribal workforce development programs and operations.…

This research to practice brief identifies a set of established, promising, and developing practices that serve to improve low-income families’ economic well-being comprehensively. The practices cover financial security, workforce development,…

This policy brief examines how state tax systems use or have developed earned income tax credit (EITC) programs below the federal level. The brief also provides a set of steps that could be used to formulate a new state EITC campaign in the 31…

This Annie E. Casey Foundation blogpost discusses a new Foundation report entitled The Center for Working Families (CWF) Framework. This CWF framework or approach strives to assist low-income families in achieving greater financial security by…

This ASCEND podcast reviews the impact of the Magnolia Mother’s Trust, a Springboard to Opportunities program, which is a guaranteed income initiative for extremely low-income female-headed households. The program provides $1,000 in cash monthly for…