The Maine Department of Health and Human Services, in partnership with a statewide community outreach program called New Ventures Maine, is providing entrepreneurship training to TANF participants. Eligible and interested TANF participants enroll…

TANF participants in Utah are moving from poverty to earning incomes at or above 200% of the federal poverty level (FPL) through a social capital-building strategy. Implemented by the Utah Department of Workforce Services through partnerships…

This brief from the Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation presents findings from the Understanding the Intersection Between TANF and Refugee Cash Assistance Services (TANF-RCA) study which was designed to find out more about the interactions…

A seven-year government project that researched ways to strengthen social services using principles from behavioral science, called Behavioral Insights to Advance Self-Sufficiency (BIAS), recently ended and published a case study based on their…

This study from the Fatherhood Research and Practice Network provides the final evaluation results of a randomized controlled trial of a culturally tailored fatherhood curriculum for low-income fathers residing in Baltimore, Maryland. The program is…

Integrating financial security services into workforce development programs can achieve greater impact without requiring significant cost and time. Corporation for a Skilled Workforce (CSW) and The Financial Clinic (the Clinic) have partnered to…

This report from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau shares the proceedings from the "Youth Employment Success Roundtable: Setting Up America’s Young Workers For Success" which took place in February 2017. The roundtable convened federal…

This working paper from the Upjohn Institute for Employment Research examines the effects of receipt of the federal Pell Grant on future earnings of low-income students and a cost-benefit analysis for the program. Researchers found that Pell Grant…

This paper from the National Council of La Raza explains the challenges that immigrants may face when learning about the U.S. financial system, such as using banks, accessing credit, and avoiding predatory loans. It then presents options for safe,…