The Father Factor

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The Aspen Institute’s ASCEND program will host a webinar on June 13, 2019 from 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET to discuss investing in fathers to enhance the well-being of children. The webinar will cover the importance of mothers and fathers, trends in policy to address the needs of 21st century families, and partnerships to connect justice-involved families as they return to their communities. Speakers include representatives from the GOOD+ Foundation, the Center for Urban Families, the Western Center on Law and Poverty, and DC Central Kitchen.

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2019-06-13T11:00:00
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https://ascend.aspeninstitute.org/webinar-the-father-factor-a-critical-link-in-…
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2019-06-13
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Employment Coaching Program Snapshots

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This Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation report reviews the effectiveness of using coaches to help low-income individuals move toward self-sufficiency. The evaluation profiles four coaching models: Iowa’s Family Development and Self-Sufficiency (FaDSS); coaching at home visits implemented in Jefferson County, Colorado; LIFT, a national nonprofit organization that delivers career and financial coaching in Washington (D.C.), New York (New York), Chicago (Illinois), and Los Angeles (California); and MyGoals for Employment Success, a model designed by MDRC and piloted in Baltimore (Maryland) and Houston (Texas).
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2019-05-15T20:00:00
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https://www.acf.hhs.gov/opre/resource/employment-coaching-program-snapshots
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2019-05-16
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Policy Academy for Innovative Employment Strategies (PAIES) Kickoff 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), held the Policy Academy for Innovative Employment Strategies (PAIES) Kickoff Meeting in Arlington, Virginia on January 7-9, 2019. Through PAIES, state teams receive 18 months of coaching and technical assistance to help design, plan, and implement innovative and comprehensive approaches to increase employment outcomes for TANF participants through coaching and career pathways. Working with ACF staff, local evaluators, and other partners, coaching teams work to move from traditional case management models to coaching models in local TANF programs, and career pathways teams strive to improve career pathways through the provision of training, work experience, and support services.  

The PAIES kickoff meeting provided an in-person opportunity for coaching and career pathways teams from across the U.S. to meet with each other, their coaches, subject matter experts, and federal and contract staff. Objectives of the meeting were to: share promising and research-informed practices in coaching, career pathways, organizational culture, and change management; discuss key levers and processes to implement, evaluate, and monitor PAIES activities; support dedicated team times, peer exchanges, and expert consultations to inform action planning; and lay the foundation for team work over the course of PAIES with coaching, expert consultation, and other supports.

 

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2019-03-21T20:00:00
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2019-03-22
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PAIES Kickoff Meeting Agenda 399.02 KB
Ellis Mindfulness PPT 3.19 MB
Ellis Perceived Stress Scale Handout 36.12 KB
Jacobson Osborn Evaluation Feasibility Plans PPT 216.1 KB
Hastings Mortrude Durden Career Pathways PPT 4.44 MB
Coaching Workshop Handout 215.04 KB
FEP Refocus Training Snapshot for EDO Handout 450 KB
FEP Refocus Timeline Handout 125.42 KB
FEP Refocus Recommended Changes Handout 136.53 KB
Career and Education Project Calendar Handout 228.84 KB
Project Timeline Handout 66.92 KB
Derr Rachidi Successfully Implementing PPT 1.03 MB
Payne Successfully Managing PAIES Grants PPT 572.77 KB
Beegle Move Out and Stay Out of Poverty PPT 1.32 MB

EITC Expansions, Earnings Growth, and Inequality: Evidence from Washington, D.C.

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This discussion paper from the University of Kentucky’s Center for Poverty Research analyzes longitudinal administrative tax data to determine the correlation between Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) expansions in Washington, D.C. and income and wage inequality. This analysis, covering expansions of EITC between 2001 and 2009, are associated with pre-tax earnings growth between 3 and 4 percent. The authors conclude that this association complements other research that demonstrates EITC has a positive effect on labor market outcomes and household well-being.
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2018-11-30T19:00:00
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http://ukcpr.org/sites/ukcpr/files/research-pdfs/DP2018-09.pdf
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2018-12-01
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Expanding Opportunity at State & Local Levels through Evidence-Based Policymaking

Considering the volume of important public policy decisions made at state and local levels, there can be a dearth of data to create evidence-informed policies. The Brookings Institution will host a forum on January 31, 2019 at its Washington, D.C. office from 9:30 a.m. to 12 noon ET to address this topic and explore how to increase evidence-based practice and push for improved state public policies. In particular, the forum will draw on three new papers about making better use of data in policy implementation and housing and transportation services.
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Brookings Institution
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1775 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
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http://www.hamiltonproject.org/events/expanding_opportunity_at_the_state_local_…
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A Promising Alternative to Subsidized Lunch Receipt as a Measure of Student Poverty

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Historically, low-income students have been identified in schools by receipt of the federal free or reduced lunch program, but this measure is becoming irrelevant and misleading as more districts offer “community eligible” free lunches to all students. As a result, some states have begun to identify low-income students by family participation in programs like TANF, SNAP, Medicaid, and foster care. The post’s authors at the Brookings Institution applaud these methodological changes because they will yield more accurate data on the achievements of disadvantaged students without including non low-income students who may be receiving free or reduced price lunch. This post highlights practices and data from states, such as Delaware, Massachusetts, New Mexico, and Tennessee, as well as the District of Columbia, as exemplary initiatives of linked data measure systems.
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2018-08-15T20:00:00
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https://www.brookings.edu/research/a-promising-alternative-to-subsidized-lunch-…
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2018-08-16
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The Effects of Universal Preschool in Washington, D.C.

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In 2009, Washington, D.C. began offering two years of full-day public preschool, citing literature on better school performance and higher parental work hours that come with preschool enrollment. This report from American Progress studies the effects of D.C.’s program on maternal labor force participation (LFP) and finds that the program caused a 10-percentage point increase in maternal LFP, as well as a large increase in employment. The effects come mainly from low- and high-income women, since LFP for middle-income families remained the same. Overall, the researchers conclude that universal full-day preschool positively affects maternal labor supply and suggests that the United States should consider expanding child care for all.
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2018-09-25T20:00:00
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https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/early-childhood/reports/2018/09/26/4582…
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2018-09-26
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Provisional Drug Overdose Death Counts

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The National Center for Health Statistics presents a data visualization, drawn from the National Vital Statistics System, for drug overdose deaths for all 50 states and the District of Columbia. This data series compares the percentage changes in provisional drug overdose deaths in the current 12 month period with the previous 12 months. There is also data to indicate the reported and predicted provisional counts by month.
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2018-11-13T19:00:00
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https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/vsrr/drug-overdose-data.htm
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2018-11-14
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TANF on the Brink of Change: Reflections of Mothers Receiving Cash Assistance in the District of Columbia

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This report from the Urban Institute shares the experiences of women who have received TANF cash assistance for more than five years in the District of Columbia. Recently, the District changed their policy to do away with the five-year time limit for full benefits and as of April 1, 2018, those past the five- year limit will still receive full benefits. The report does not evaluate the DC TANF program but provides a picture in time of the participating women's experiences as DC embarks on services changes and improvements to their program.
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2018-04-30T20:00:00
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OFA Initiatives
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City/County
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https://www.urban.org/sites/default/files/publication/98505/tanf_on_the_brink_o…
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2018-05-01
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Status of State Efforts to Integrate Health and Human Services Systems and Data: 2016

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This research brief from the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation provides a snapshot of the progress health and human service agencies are making to integrate their data systems across programs. The brief presents the results of a questionnaire completed by officials in 45 states and the District of Columbia and provides a synthesis of results that paint a picture of this issue nationally.
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2017-01-04T19:00:00
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https://aspe.hhs.gov/pdf-report/status-state-efforts-integrate-health-and-human…
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2017-01-05
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