This brief explores strategies to help young adults successfully connect to education and employment pathways. Effective career pathway models emphasize coordinated services, work-based learning, and strong partnerships across systems. For TANF programs, these approaches reinforce the importance of aligning employment services with education and training opportunities, especially for young parents and youth transitioning to independence, to support long-term economic mobility.

This clearinghouse from the American Public Human Services Association provides guidance on developing and managing third-party partnerships within SNAP E&T. For TANF programs, it offers practical strategies to expand service capacity and strengthen access to employment, training, and supportive services that support long-term workforce attachment for individuals transitioning off assistance.

This issue brief from the Office of Family Assistance explores how coordinated TANF and SNAP E&T services can improve employment and stability outcomes for families. It emphasizes alignment across programs to reduce service gaps and strengthen access to training, employment preparation, and supportive services during key transition points.

This resource hub from REDF provides practical tools and guidance for designing and strengthening employment and training strategies within SNAP E&T programs. TANF agencies can leverage these materials to complement existing employment services and expand access to structured skill-building and job placement supports for individuals moving beyond TANF.

Developed through the National Association of Workforce Boards’ SNAP E&T Community of Practice, this collection of tools and best practices supports effective program administration and service delivery. TANF programs can use these resources to identify opportunities for alignment with SNAP E&T partners and strengthen the continuity of employment supports available to individuals transitioning off TANF assistance.

The National Youth Employment Coalition will host a webinar on March 19, 2026 at 2:30 p.m. ET to explore how opportunity navigation and social capital strategies can help young people connect to education, training, and career pathways. TANF programs supporting youth and young parents may find these approaches valuable for strengthening workforce partnerships and improving employment outcomes.

A new brief from Child Trends examines how workforce and career programs can better support young people with foster care experience as they transition to employment and adulthood. Its roadmap format highlights flexible, individualized approaches to career services and the importance of supportive relationships and targeted workforce supports – insights that may help TANF programs strengthen partnerships serving young parents and youth transitioning from foster care.

The Department of Labor and the Federal Trade Commission will host a webinar on March 11, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. ET to highlight strategies job seekers can use to recognize and avoid employment-related scams and identity theft. TANF programs supporting participants in job search activities may find these tips useful for helping individuals navigate online job platforms safely and protect personal information during the employment process.

This National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) toolkit offers strategies for designing workforce programs that strengthen career pathways, sector partnerships, and participant-centered engagement. It shares the main findings of NCAI’s ongoing research examining the innovative approaches to workforce development that Tribal Nations and other Native-led workforce development entities are forging, how they are achieving success, and why. TANF programs can use it to enhance training access, skill building, and long-term economic stability for families.

This Jobs for the Future toolkit serves as a strategic, action-oriented resource to help intermediaries build data-driven, learner-centered, and employer-aligned pathways to digital jobs. It provides guidance on building digital career pathways, including training design, employer connections, and credential alignment. The toolkit offers practical strategies for TANF programs to support participants in high-growth, technology-driven fields.