Designing Effective Mentoring Programs for Disadvantaged Youth

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This Brookings Institution policy memo reviews the evidence of success from past and current mentoring programs and recommends best practices that can make a difference in the lives of young people. The author looks at programs in school-based and community-based settings and identifies the program components that work best. He concludes that community-based mentoring programs are most likely to boost earnings for disadvantaged youth, and advocates for private sector and non-governmental organizations to help expand those programs. He also recommends best practices for implementing mentoring programs, such as thoroughly screening potential mentors and mentees and providing training and supervision.
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2014-06-18T20:00:00
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https://www.brookings.edu/research/designing-effective-mentoring-programs-for-d…
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2014-06-19

Moving Parents and Children Out of Poverty: A Two-Generation Approach

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The two-generation approach typically promotes uniting two types of programs to serve families. One type consists of early childhood development programs such as home visiting, Head Start/Early Head Start, and successful transition to elementary school. Simultaneously, two-generation programs attempt to link these efforts to services that focus on parents, including postsecondary education and workforce development. By promoting early education and supports for children along with tools to improve parents’ economic situation, the two-generation approach aims to improve outcomes for both. This brief from Child Trends provides an overview of the approach and calls for more research to explore the potential benefits for families.
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2015-03-23T20:00:00
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http://www.childtrends.org/moving-parents-and-children-out-of-poverty-a-two-gen…
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2015-03-24

OFA Regions IV, V, VI, VII, and VIII Tribal Technical Assistance Meeting

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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Family Assistance (OFA), Regions IV, V, VI, VII, and VIII hosted the Tribal Technical Assistance Meeting on May 3‐5, 2016 at the Hilton Minneapolis/St. Paul Airport Mall of America Hotel in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The meeting brought together Tribal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) and Native Employment Works (NEW) stakeholders to discuss innovative strategies and collaborations to promote economic and social well‐being for individuals, families, and tribal communities. During the meeting, tribal representatives engaged in talking circles and listening sessions, shared best practices, and participated in workshops and action planning in order to more successfully serve the program participants in their communities.
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2016-06-08T20:00:00
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2016-06-09
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Agenda 706.05 KB
Participant List 521.82 KB
TANF Drug Testing FY2014 - Elaine TopSky 228.35 KB
TANF Drug Testing FY2016 - Elaine TopSky 196.85 KB
Intake Process for Clients - Elaine TopSky 94.08 KB
OFA Regions IV-VIII Tribal TA Meeting Action Planning Template 352.18 KB
2Gen in Tribal Communities - Holly Snowball Morales 1.44 MB
Employment Strategies for Youth and the Hard-to-Employ - Charles Modiano 825.51 KB
Human Trafficking in Indian Country - Sadie YoungBird-Barusto_Linda Thompson 3.47 MB
Opportunity Link: Havre, Montana - Barbara Stiffarm 1.88 MB
Building Individual and Community Prosperity in Northcentral Montana - Barbara Stiffarm 1.05 MB
Case Management Strategies for Participation and Engagement in Career Pathways Programs, Pt. 1 - Jodie Sue Kelly 4.12 MB
Case Management Strategies for Participation and Engagement in Career Pathways Programs, Pt. 2 - Jodie Sue Kelly 3.79 MB
Garden of Truth_The Prostitution and Trafficking of Native Women in Minnesota - Nicole Matthews 817.74 KB
Speaker Biographies 519.53 KB
Tribal Talking Session_Start-Up and Planning 235.88 KB
WECARE_White Earth Coordination Assessment Resources and Education - Kim Turner 3.64 MB
Workin with Tradition_Barbara Stiffarm 1.82 MB
Summary Report 1.44 MB

Young Adults and TANF

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One-third of adult recipients of TANF benefits are under age 25. This group of young adult parents is typically treated like all other recipients, which does not allow the program to address the specific educational and developmental needs of young parents and their children. The implementation of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) presents an opportunity to address these needs and expand the focus on disadvantaged young adults. This brief from the Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) discusses ways in which TANF can partner with youth-serving workforce programs under WIOA.
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2015-09-30T20:00:00
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http://www.clasp.org/resources-and-publications/publication-1/Young-Adults-and-…
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2015-10-01

National and State-Level Estimates of Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Eligibles and Program Reach (2013)

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The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) serves low-income infants, children under age 5, and pregnant and postpartum women. The program provides access to nutritious foods, nutrition education, and referrals to other support services. Using data from 2013, this report from the Urban Institute found that an average of 14.2 million individuals were eligible for WIC each month, including 61 percent of all infants. Overall, about 60 percent of eligible people participated.
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2016-01-11T19:00:00
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http://www.urban.org/research/publication/national-and-state-level-estimates-sp…
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2016-01-12

Progress Check: Youth Confinement in America Today

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America’s youth confinement rate dropped across all racial and ethnic groups during the past decade, and fell by 40% overall. However, there is still room for improvement. In 2013, America placed more than 54,000 youth in juvenile detention, correctional facilities, and residential facilities. This release from the Annie E. Casey Foundation highlights data from the KIDS COUNT Data Center regarding youth confinement.
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2016-02-11T19:00:00
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http://www.aecf.org/blog/progress-check-youth-confinement-in-america-today/
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2016-02-12

A Paycheck Away from Crisis

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In this four-minute video from the Center for Poverty Research at the University of California, Davis, sociologist Victoria Smith describes the various challenges facing low-wage workers. Policies that increase earnings and stabilize work schedules can make a difference for economically disadvantaged workers and their families.
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2016-01-31T19:00:00
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-hxuKfTAEM
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2016-02-01

Opportunities for Action

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As part of its WIOA Game Plan for Low-Income People, CLASP is providing a series of short, action-focused memos outlining how states, local areas, advocates, and service providers can leverage opportunities to serve low-income youth and adults through state and local plans, policies and guidance, and budget choices.

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2015-12-31T19:00:00
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OFA Initiatives
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http://www.clasp.org/issues/postsecondary/wioa-action
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2016-01-01

Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act: Information on Planned Changes to State Performance Reporting and Related Challenges

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This report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) addresses: 1) changes selected states plan to make in how they collect and report performance information for core programs; 2) challenges these states face related to performance reporting and how they might be addressed; and 3) whether these states have reported breaches to core program data systems and what practices they have to safeguard personal information.

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2016-02-29T19:00:00
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OFA Initiatives
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http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-16-287
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2016-03-01

Webinar Materials: WIOA Implementation: What Adult Education Practitioners Need to Know

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The National Skills Coalition (NSC) presented this webinar on September 15, 2015 in partnership with the Commission on Adult Basic Education (COABE). The webinar addressed the current WIOA landscape and discussed opportunities for adult educators to weigh in on implementation issues in their states and localities.

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2015-09-01T08:00:00
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OFA Initiatives
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http://www.nationalskillscoalition.org/resources/publications/wioa-implementati…
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2015-09-01