Webinar / Webcast
In partnership with the Administration for Children and Families, and American Institutes for Research, the Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, Division of Youth Services hosted a webinar on Trauma-Informed Practice for System-Involved Youth. Many disconnected youth, including youth who are runaway and homeless, or have been involved in the child welfare or juvenile justice systems, find it difficult to connect to work because of traumatic experiences.
December, 2015
Report
Senate Resolution 2013-62 (Appendix A) directed the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee to consider the effect of major federal and state programs in assisting low-income families to achieve self-sufficiency and reduce the number of families living in poverty. In particular, the Committee was asked to determine if and how such programs mitigate the “cliff effect.” “Cliff effects” occur when program benefits are not phased out on a sliding scale basis, or increased earnings are not sufficient to cover the full cost of the lost benefit.
December, 2015
Stakeholder Resource
This policy debate on employer engagement in workforce development programs, hosted by the Urban Institute, discusses the implications of WIOA on engaging employers. Effective employer engagement has been a challenge for workforce systems and programs; this discussion aims to pinpoint what is needed to support effective policy and practice.
December, 2015
Report
This brief from the Urban Institute provides a framework for why workforce programs and employers must engage with one another. First, the brief presents the challenges that workforce programs may face when engaging employers. Employers may not see the value in partnering with workforce programs or may be wary of working with the government or nonprofits. Then, the brief discusses why employers become involved in workforce programs, why workforce programs engage employers, and how employers are involved in workforce programs.
December, 2015
Video
In this presentation, Stephanie M. Jones, Marie and Max Kargman Associate Professor in Human Development and Urban Education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, describes a new intervention that links the science of brain development with supports for adults and children. The intervention focuses on building executive function skills in children, teachers, and parents by interrupting the stress cycle and putting the front of the brain back in control.
December, 2015
Research-To-Practice Brief
The Annie E. Casey Foundation (AECF), in collaboration with the Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP), held a roundtable discussion to explore policy and practice reforms that can help both parents and kids in immigrant families thrive. This brief from AECF summarizes the event and highlights next steps, including creating strategic partnerships and building new mainstream institutions.
December, 2015
Webinar / Webcast
In this webinar from the Institute for Research on Poverty, the presenters discussed findings from their new edited volume from Stanford University Press on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as Food Stamps. The presenters discussed issues that included changes in SNAP participation over time and the impact of SNAP on poverty, food security, consumption, health, and obesity.
December, 2015
Webinar / Webcast
This 2015 webinar from the Migration Policy Institute profiled a series of fact sheets with in-depth data profiles of immigrant and refugee adult learners and workers. The webinar explored Census data findings and state and local efforts to devise plans for implementation of the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA).
December, 2015
Stakeholder Resource
This new career pathways website is a hub for information about career pathways research from the Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation (OPRE). It includes the PACE study, the Health Profession Opportunity Grants (HPOG) research portfolio, and other programs being evaluated.
December, 2015
Report
Between 70 million and 100 million Americans, or as many as one in three American adults, have some type of criminal record. Furthermore, between 33 million and 36.5 million children in the United States, or nearly half of all American children, have at least one parent with a criminal record. Even a minor criminal record can present obstacles to employment, housing, education, public assistance, financial empowerment, and more. This report advocates for a two-generation approach to address barriers to opportunity associated with having a criminal record.
December, 2015
