Implementing a Conditional Cash Transfer Program in Two American Cities: Evidence from Family Rewards 2.0

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Family Rewards 2.0 was launched in July 2011 in the Bronx, New York and Memphis, Tennessee. This report presents early findings on the program’s implementation and families’ receipt of rewards during the first two years. While still offering rewards in the areas of children’s education, family health, and parents’ work, Family Rewards 2.0 has fewer rewards in each domain, offers the education rewards only to high school students, makes the rewards timelier by paying them each month, and includes family guidance.
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2014-09-30T20:00:00
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City/County
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http://www.mdrc.org/publication/implementing-conditional-cash-transfer-program-…
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2014-10-01

Final Implementation Findings from the Supporting Healthy Marriage Evaluation

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This final report documents the implementation by eight organizations of the yearlong, multi-component Supporting Healthy Marriage (SHM) program model of marriage and relationship education services. It presents information about implementation of the programs, the characteristics of couples who enrolled, and their participation in the programs.
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2012-07-31T20:00:00
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City/County
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http://www.mdrc.org/publication/final-implementation-findings-supporting-health…
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2012-08-01

Early Implementation Findings from Responsible Fatherhood Reentry Projects

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This report provides early implementation findings from a study of six Responsible Fatherhood Reentry grantees that provide soon-to-be and recently-released fathers and their families with an array of activities and services in responsible fatherhood/parenting, healthy marriage/relationships, and economic stability. The goals of the programs are to help stabilize fathers and their families, move the fathers toward self-sufficiency, and reduce recidivism.
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2015-02-04T19:00:00
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City/County
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http://www.urban.org/research/publication/early-implementation-findings-respons…
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2015-02-05

Tribal Health Profession Opportunity Grants (HPOG) Program Implementation & Evolution

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This brief provides an overview of the strategies that Tribal HPOG grantees have used to implement the HPOG program, challenges encountered during implementation, lessons learned, and ongoing program evolution and adaptation to address unique tribal cultural and programmatic needs. The brief draws upon qualitative data collected from the first year of evaluation activities with the Tribal HPOG programs.
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2014-02-19T19:00:00
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City/County
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http://www.acf.hhs.gov/opre/resource/tribal-health-profession-opportunity-grant…
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2014-02-20

Local Implementation of TANF in Five Sites: Changes Related to the Deficit Reduction Act, Final Report

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This assessment sought to provide a clear picture of recent changes implemented by local program managers to improve performance, several years after the initial wave of change brought about by the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA). The legislation and related regulations included several provisions that strengthened the program’s work participation requirements.
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2008-03-30T20:00:00
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City/County
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http://www.acf.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/opre/five_sites_reduction.pdf
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2008-03-31

Strengthening Student Success with Non-Academic Supports: The Role of State Policy

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This policy brief from the Working Poor Families Project highlights the importance of college completion for being successful in the American workforce. By 2020, 65% of jobs will require at least some form of postsecondary education; however, today, only 41% of adults have an associate degree or higher. The brief describes the need for policies to focus not only on academic supports, but on non-academic supports targeted toward low-income community college students, especially student parents and first-generation students. These populations are often faced with financial, developmental, or other non-academic barriers.
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2015-03-31T20:00:00
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City/County
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http://www.workingpoorfamilies.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/WPFP-Spring-2015-…
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2015-04-01

Implementing WIOA: State Policy Choices to Assist Low-Income Working Families

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This policy brief from the Working Poor Families Project (WPFP) highlights key state policy decision points related to the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) and considers ten key provisions within WIOA that can help states address the needs of low-income working families: 1) WIOA planning and program alignment, 2) priority on serving low-income people, 3) WIOA performance measures, 4) increased training options, 5) career pathways and industry/sector partnerships, 6) supportive services, 7) new ability to serve incumbent workers, 8) adult basic education, 9) integrated education and training approaches, and 10) changes to serving youth and young adults.

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2015-06-30T20:00:00
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OFA Initiatives
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City/County
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http://www.workingpoorfamilies.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/WPFP-Summer-2015-…
Publication Date
2015-07-01

ACF is Funding Research to Strengthen Subsidized Employment Efforts

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ACF and the Department of Labor (DOL) recently announced an evaluation of subsidized employment efforts. The evaluation will aim to help States and localities use and expand subsidized employment strategies for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) recipients, non-custodial parents, disconnected youth, and other low-income and/or at-risk youth and adults. This blog post informs States and localities how they can use the evaluation to strengthen subsidized employment and transitional jobs programming.
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ACF Blog Spotlight
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2015-06-14T20:00:00
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City/County
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http://www.acf.hhs.gov/blog/2015/06/acf-is-funding-research-to-strengthen-subsi…
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2015-06-15

Engaging Families and Communities to Bridge the Word Gap

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This post highlights recent resources from the U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services and Education that can help enrich children’s early language experiences by providing tips for talking, reading, and singing with young children. The resources include tip sheets for families, teachers, and caregivers; a developmental milestone chart; and a fact sheet that highlights the benefits of being bilingual. All tip sheets are available in both English and Spanish.
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2015-06-30T20:00:00
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City/County
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https://blog.ed.gov/2015/07/engaging-families-and-communities-to-bridge-the-wor…
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2015-07-01

The Rise of Single Fathers: A Ninefold Increase since 1960

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Over the past several decades, men have been making up a growing share of single parent householders. In 1960, about 14% of single parent households were headed by fathers; today, almost 25% are headed by fathers. This report from the Pew Research Center analyzes this trend and the data about characteristics of these single-father households.
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2013-07-01T20:00:00
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City/County
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http://www.pewsocialtrends.org/files/2013/07/single-fathers-07-2013.pdf
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2013-07-02