Tipsheet - Sensitive Questions

Record Description
This resource from the Duke Initiative on Survey Methodology at the Social Science Research Institute deals with two issues that come up for researchers when asking people sensitive questions: 1) social desirability bias (where respondents answer in the way they know to be socially favorable) and 2) privacy (where respondents don't want to answer a question because they think it's too personal). The tipsheet describes techniques that researchers can use to combat sensitivity to these issues and increase the reliability of surveys.
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Posting Date
Combined Date
2016-03-23T20:00:00
Source
OFA Initiatives
SFS Category
Region
City/County
URL
http://www.dism.ssri.duke.edu/pdfs/Tipsheet%20-%20Sensitive%20Questions.pdf

Feasibility Study for Demonstration of Supported Education to Promote Educational Attainment and Employment Among Individuals with Serious Mental Illness: Final Report

Record Description
Supported Education (SEd) presents a promising approach to address the educational goals of individuals with serious mental illness. This report details findings from an exploratory project of the Office of Disability, Aging and Long-Term Care Policy, within the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE). The project sought answers to various questions about SEd programs in order to assess the feasibility of conducting a larger scale demonstration of SEd. The final report describes project results and identifies future needs and opportunities.
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Posting Date
Combined Date
2015-08-31T20:00:00
Source
Region
City/County
URL
https://aspe.hhs.gov/report/feasibility-study-demonstration-supported-education…
Publication Date
2015-09-01

The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act and the One-Stop Delivery System

Record Description
The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) was enacted in July 2014 to foster increased coordination among federal workforce development and related programs. This report from the Congressional Research Service details WIOA Title I state formula program structure, services, allotment formulas, and performance accountability. Additionally, the report provides a brief overview of the Employment Service, which is authorized by separate legislation but is an integral part of the One-Stop system created by WIOA.
Record Type
Posting Date
Combined Date
2015-10-26T20:00:00
Source
OFA Initiatives
Region
City/County
URL
http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2488&context=…
Publication Date
2015-10-27

Poverty in the United States: 50-Year Trends and Safety Net Impacts

Record Description
This report from the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) presents analyses of the impact of the safety net on poverty rates and a close look at populations experiencing high risks of poverty during the 50 years since the War on Poverty began. The report highlights the increasing role of safety net programs in lifting families and children out of poverty between 1967 and 2012 by providing estimates of what poverty rates would have looked like had resources from government policies and programs not been available.
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Posting Date
Combined Date
2016-03-13T20:00:00
Source
Region
City/County
URL
https://aspe.hhs.gov/poverty-united-states-50-year-trends-and-safety-net-impacts
Publication Date
2016-03-14
Innovative Programs

Innovations in Creating Access To Careers in Healthcare (I-CATCH)

Mission/Goal of Program

I-CATCH (Innovations in Creating Access To Careers in Healthcare) is healthcare training support for individuals aiming to achieve income independence through well-paying and high-demand careers in the healthcare industry.  Utilizing a partnership with three community colleges (Edmonds Community College, Everett Community College, and Skagit Valley College) and an active and vibrant partnership with social services, community, and healthcare leading business organizations, I-CATCH has built a stackable credential model to engage low income individuals in a health career pathway in high-demand jobs in the industry.

I-CATCH utilizes an online/hybrid and competency-based instruction throughout stackable certificates in a range of healthcare career ladder options in allied health/nursing, social and human services, and medical information technology.  It works to improve student achievement through intensive virtual and on-ground support services and builds student work readiness and technical skills, and supports employment success through strong engagement with employers and work-based learning opportunities.  I-CATCH strengthens and expands the education and training options to high-demand jobs in healthcare while providing seamless pathways from pre-college level to associate and baccalaureate degree programs.  Finally, it leverages partnerships with Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) agencies, community based organizations and employers to expand training and support capacity in both urban and rural areas.

Programs/Services Offered

Services include, but not limited to:

  • Tuition assistance
  • Fees and supplies assistance
  • Financial Aid assistance
  • Wrap around support services
  • Academic advising
  • Social and crisis supports
  • Transportation assistance
  • Digital Literacy resources
  • MiFi Internet access
  • Loaned laptop you can earn
  • Job development and coaching
  • Employer-trusted career training

Occupational training targets the following positions that currently are identified as opportunities for career growth and employer needs: Nursing Assistant, Patient Care Technician, Medical Assistant, Licensed Practical Nurse, Registered Nurse, Phlebotomist, Clinical Laboratory Assistant, Pharmacy Technicians, Social and Human Service Assistants, Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors, Medical Secretaries, and Medical Records and Health information Technicians.

I-CATCH promotes, supports and sustains long-term intrusive and holistic advising and support relationships. Using in-person and on-line technology enables staff to engage in advising and community crisis support relationships that: 1) approaches participant support as a teaching function; 2) touch participants on a regular basis; and 3) connects them to the information and services they need when they need to keep the participant and their families on track to career success. Program participants will have access to a community of support services via referrals for childcare, transportation, mental health services, veterans’ assistance, health services, housing, legal services, domestic violence services, tax preparation, SNAP, academic supports, tutoring and employment services, among others.

Recognizing the tremendous advantage that having computer and broadband access in the home to allow great flexibility to balance education with employment and family, the program loans each participant a strong laptop computer and one year of wireless high speed broadband access in the home. Participants have the opportunity to earn the computer if they complete the program.

Start Date
Friday, January 1, 2010
Type of Agency/Organization
Community College
City
Lynnwood
State
Washington
Geographic Reach
Onesite
Clientele/Population Served
TANF and other low income adults in Snohomish, Skagit and Island Counties
Topics/Subtopics
Employment
Education and Training
Career Pathways
URL
https://www.acf.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/documents/ofa/hpog_promising_practi…

Implementing WIOA: Voices of Experience: Seamless TANF Partnerships

Record Description
In this short video, TANF practitioners explain how partnerships at their local American Job Centers are creating opportunities to reach more people who utilize their services. North Carolina, Tennessee, and Utah programs are highlighted for their successes in TANF/WIOA collaborations.
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Posting Date
Combined Date
2016-03-09T19:00:00
Source
OFA Initiatives
Region
City/County
URL
https://vimeo.com/154606507
Publication Date
2016-03-10

The HPOG University Partnership Research Grants

Record Description
The Health Profession Opportunity Grants (HPOG) Program funds training in high-demand healthcare professions targeted to TANF recipients and other low-income individuals. This brief from the Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation (OPRE) presents an overview of studies funded by HPOG University Partnership Research Grants and discusses the contributions these studies are making to the body of knowledge regarding the education and training, employment, and advancement of low-income job seekers. The brief includes recommendations developed by the studies’ investigators for local education and training programs and state/federal agencies to consider in order to apply the knowledge generated by their studies.
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Posting Date
Combined Date
2015-09-27T20:00:00
Source
Region
City/County
URL
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/opre/resource/the-hpog-university-partnership-research-g…
Publication Date
2015-09-28

Social Enterprises: Doing Good While Doing Business

Record Description
Employment social enterprises offer individuals with employment barriers an opportunity to gain real-world work experience in settings that combine a transitional jobs model with a business mission of financial viability. Based on analysis of data from eight social enterprises, this report suggests that the more successful approaches made soft skills training a central component of support and provided structured intensive job search and job placement supports.
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Posting Date
Combined Date
2016-01-31T19:00:00
Source
Region
City/County
URL
http://www.mathematica-mpr.com/~/media/publications/pdfs/labor/2016/social%20en…
Publication Date
2016-02-01

Webinar Materials Available: Working with Fathers in Rural Areas and Small Communities

Record Description
On Wednesday, March 16, 2016, the Office of Family Assistance (OFA), through the National Responsible Fatherhood Clearinghouse, hosted this technical assistance webinar for responsible fatherhood practitioners, including current OFA grantees, and other interested stakeholders. The webinar explored the context of responsible fatherhood programming in rural areas and small communities, considered differences and similarities between rural and urban communities, looked at strategies that some programs have used in working with dads in small communities, and reflected on general lessons for fatherhood programs in all communities.
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Posting Date
Combined Date
2016-03-16T08:30:00
Source
Region
City/County
URL
Webinar Materials
Publication Date
2016-03-08

2014 Child Care Reauthorization and Opportunities for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) and Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) Programs

Record Description

The Office of Child Care and the Office of Family Assistance published an Information Memorandum (IM) on opportunities for coordinating the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) programs. In particular, the IM focuses on how the 2014 CCDF reauthorization offers new ways for the two programs to align.

The CCDF and TANF programs are linked in federal legislative history and, in many states, through the daily operations of both programs. In fiscal year 2014, states spent approximately $2.6 billion of federal TANF funds on child care, either directly or through a transfer to the CCDF program. Coordination between the two programs is a key part of two-generation strategies that can address the needs of children and their parents together along with the goal of improving the entire family’s overall economic security. The implementation efforts for CCDF reauthorization provide an opportunity to take even greater advantage of the benefits of this kind of partnership.

Record Type
Posting Date
Combined Date
2016-02-18T19:00:00
Source
Region
City/County
URL
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/ofa/resource/tanf-acf-im-2016-02-2014-child-care-reautho…
Publication Date
2016-02-19
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