In response to the joint memo from the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) and the Department of Agriculture’s Food and Nutrition Service where they expressed their awareness of increasing reports of Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT)…

The U.S. labor force participation rate has been trending downwards since the beginning of the 21st century. This paper notes that labor force participation (the percentage of people working or looking for work) plummeted during the first two…

Notable knowledge gaps continue to persist regarding how human services programs can best serve the needs and interests of rural communities. This study aims to address these knowledge gaps in the delivery of human services programs in rural…

The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) and Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) will host a virtual training for parents and caregivers on children’s mental health on March 22, 2023 from 6:00 p.m. to 7:15…

Goal4 It!™ is a participant-…

TANF cash assistance and child support programs, with their restrictive policy environments and historically compliance-focused cultures, have opportunities for growth in how they engage families during continuous quality improvement efforts. To…

The Pathways to Work Evidence Clearinghouse will host a webinar on March 21, 2023 from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. ET, which will help participants better understand the chances that an employment program will improve earnings and other outcomes for…

The Office of Family Assistance (OFA) hosted a webinar on March 21, 2023 — the second of a two-part webinar series entitled, The Whole Family Approach: How TANF Programs Can Engage Customers in Mental Health Services. In Part I of the webinar…

The U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration hosted a webinar on March 21, 2023 about the Federal Highway Administration's Every Day Counts 6: Strategic Workforce Development initiative, which identifies, trains,…