Strengthening Systems to Family Stability

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This post from a TANF program specialist at the Office of Family Assistance (OFA) describes OFA’s efforts in improving TANF programs across the country. To share ideas about improving case management, integrating two-generation approaches, engaging workforce partners, and enhancing training, OFA has launched a national policy academy. The first groups to enter the academy are Connecticut, Colorado, Maryland, North Carolina, Ramsey County (Minnesota), Utah, Washington, and West Virginia.
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ACF Blog Spotlight
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2015-05-18T20:00:00
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http://www.acf.hhs.gov/blog/2015/05/strengthening-systems-to-family-stability
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2015-05-19

Healthy and marriage relationship education: Considerations for collecting outcomes data from parents in complex families

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The Healthy Marriage and Relationship Education Models and Measures project developed recommended measures for assessing the outcomes of healthy marriage and relationship education programs. The products focus on two key target populations: parents in complex families and adolescents between the ages of 14 and 18. For each of these populations, we developed:

1. A dynamic measures spreadsheet that summarizes the items and measures recommended for assessing a range of targeted outcomes that may be used in evaluations of programs that serve the population.

2. A companion “tip sheet” with advice on collecting data from the population. (author abstract)

This resource is the tip sheet for parents in complex families.

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2015-06-09T20:00:00
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http://www.acf.hhs.gov/opre/resource/healthy-marriage-relation-ed-consider-data…
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2015-06-10

2015 Prevention Resource Guide: Making Meaningful Connections

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This guide from the Children’s Bureau was created primarily to support community-based child abuse prevention professionals who work to prevent child maltreatment and promote well-being. The guide focuses on protective factors that build family strengths and promote optimal child and youth development.
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2015-05-31T20:00:00
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https://www.childwelfare.gov/pubPDFs/2015guide.pdf

Child Support Report, May 2015

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In the May 2015 issue of the Office of Child Support Enforcement’s Child Support Report, practitioners can learn about different strategies for best serving their clients. Topics include an introduction to two-generation approaches, modifying child support orders for incarcerated parents, and grantee success stories.
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2015-04-30T20:00:00
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https://www.acf.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/programs/css/may_2015_child_support…
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2015-05-01

Two Generations, One Future: Moving Parents and Children Beyond Poverty Together

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In this report from Ascend at the Aspen Institute, the authors outline the emerging case for two-generation approaches to moving parents and families toward economic security. The report outlines key trends and data that are prompting the need for this approach. Data suggests that more than one in five U.S. children live in poverty, a connection exists between maternal education and child outcomes, and women and children in single-mother families have disproportionately high rates of poverty. Ascend identified three components in its equation for two-generation approaches: education + economic supports + social capital; a combination of these three components can lead to successful two-generation policies.
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2011-12-31T19:00:00
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https://assets.aspeninstitute.org/content/uploads/files/content/docs/ascend/Asc…
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2012-01-01

Two-Generation Programs in the Twenty-First Century

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This article from the Future of Children Collaboration examines programs with an explicitly two-generation approach. The authors look at these past and current programs’ efficacy, and although the more recent two-generation programs are too young to have clear evidence, they found that the justification for these programs is strong and their early results are promising. Now is the time to innovate, experiment, and further study this two-generation approach.
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2013-12-31T19:00:00
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https://www.princeton.edu/futureofchildren/publications/docs/24_01_01.pdf
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2014-01-01

Two Generations Together: Case Studies from Head Start

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Produced by the National Head Start Association with support from the Ascend project at The Aspen Institute, this report highlights six case studies from Head Start and Early Head Start programs that have implemented two-generation approaches within their programs. Each case study includes information on the project design, funding, partnerships, research, and future plans. Finally, an analysis of funding, partnerships, and research across all the programs is provided for a broad perspective.
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2014-12-31T19:00:00
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https://www.nhsa.org/files/resources/twogenerationstogetherreport.pdf
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2015-01-01

New Ways of Creating Opportunities for Families in Poverty: Perspective on the Emerging Two-Generation Policy Discussion

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The report from First Focus provides a historical context and lessons learned on two-generation approaches to reducing poverty. The author discusses three policy areas to implement two-generation approaches, including Head Start, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Employment and Training, and TANF.
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2015-03-10T20:00:00
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https://firstfocus.org/resources/report/new-ways-of-creating-opportunities-for-…
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2015-03-11

Two Generations. One Future. An Anthology from the Ascend Fellowship

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Two Generations. One Future: An Anthology from the Ascend Fellowship at the Aspen Institute, edited by Dr. Christopher King, Dr. P. Lindsay Chase-Lansdale, and Dr. Mario Small, offers insights into 2-Gen 2.0 approaches spearheaded by 20 leaders from across sectors, including the fields of human services, mental health, justice-involved families, and early childhood. It is divided into four sections: 1) Underpinnings of two-generation strategies, 2) Addressing and empowering families, 3) Innovative policies and programs, and 4) Evaluating and fostering two-generation strategies. Led by the inaugural class of Aspen Institute Ascend Fellows, the Anthology offers the latest and most comprehensive picture of the two-generation field and its challenges, successes, and lessons.

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2014-12-31T19:00:00
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OFA Initiatives
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http://ascend.aspeninstitute.org/pages/ascend-fellowship-anthology
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2015-01-01

Responsible fatherhood programming: Two approaches to service delivery

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This brief provides a general overview of four Responsible Fatherhood (RF) grantees involved in the Parents and Children Together Evaluation (PACT) Evaluation. The brief: 1) provides a general overview of two approaches to service delivery in fatherhood programs; 2) documents how service delivery is linked to fathers’ characteristics; and 3) describes how service delivery approach may be linked to program participation and retention rates. Data gathered via staff interviews, program observations conducted during site visits, ongoing interactions with leadership at each program, and data on service receipt from each programs’ management information system was used to create this brief. (author abstract)

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2015-04-20T20:00:00
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http://www.acf.hhs.gov/opre/resource/responsible-fatherhood-programming-two-app…
http://www.mathematica-mpr.com/our-publications-and-findings/publications/respo…
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2015-04-21