The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration presents two podcasts that support how Workforce Development Boards (WDBs) can engage with employers and businesses in their advisory capacity. This advisory role supports WDBs as…

This blogpost, written by an ICF analyst and featured in the National Community Action Partnership’s In Focus online magazine, identifies the importance of creating strategic partnerships among organizations that serve job seekers with multiple…

This blogpost from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food and Nutrition Service identifies the activities and experiences that occurred at the first SNAP E…

This Casey Family Programs blogpost illustrates the lessons learned in the integration of a trauma-informed approach into the policies, programs, and practices at the Connecticut Department of Children and Families. The blogpost discusses the…

This brief describes the Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation’s Parents and Children Together evaluation, which studied impacts of four Responsible Fatherhood-funded programs. The impacts pertained to the participant fathers’ parenting,…

The Jump$tart Coalition is comprised of more than 100 national organizations and 51 state coalitions united by the common goal of advancing youth financial literacy. The Coalition promotes Financial Literacy Month to its network of partners with a…

MDRC’s new web series entitled “In Practice: Lessons for and from Practitioners” includes tips, tools, and stories based on program collaborations. This first blog post focuses on key questions that program managers should ask as they set benchmarks…

This blog post from the Children's Bureau Office on Child Abuse and Neglect identifies programs and resources that foster safe and stable environments for children and their families. The post highlights an initiative funded under the Community-…

This Mathematica literature review features the causal relationship between employment and health among low-income Americans. Instead of cause and effect, research has mostly emphasized the correlational relationship of changes in employment and…

This National Conference of State Legislatures blogpost identifies state initiatives and model programs that support early education and child care. Highlighted are initiatives on parental leave programs; home visiting; improving infant and toddler…