A Preliminary Study of Service Use across Colocated Providers

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This Urban Institute report presents a preliminary set of findings on the effects of colocation of human services organizations in Washington, DC. The report illustrates initial lessons for service usage and the benefits received by participants of human services programs from multiple organizations housed at the Town Hall Education Arts Recreation Campus (THEARC). (Thirty million dollars in programs and services in human services programs at THEARC are coordinated by Building Bridges Across the River and served more than 100,000 people in 2017.) Initial report findings noted that the organizations at THEARC, which provide education, recreational, health care, workforce development, and other services, share similar goals. The intentional colocation produced notable positive effects on the health and well-being of the adults and children who utilized these organizations’ offerings.
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2019-10-28T20:00:00
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https://www.urban.org/sites/default/files/publication/101279/a_preliminary_stud…
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2019-10-29
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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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District of Columbia
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