This research report, from the National Alliance to End Homelessness, discusses measurement and data gathering strategies to measure efforts to alleviate homelessness. While there is a recent charge to end chronic homelessness in local…

The National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services authored this document on rural health and human services in the United States. This report examines the following key topics: Medicare Advantage, Head Start, and substance abuse…

This study was completed through the Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, and explores how local management of TANF programs has adapted practices to address changing needs of the TANF population in the local areas. This study was…

Authored by the Annie E. Casey Foundation, this research brief provides information on car ownership programs for low-income families to support job stability. This resource offers information on local programs around the country aimed at …

The Institute for Research on Poverty authored this discussion paper on the impact of policies, such as child support orders, divorce policies, custody regulations, on the wellbeing of children and families. Authors use information on the marital…

From the Administration for Children and Families, Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE), this Compendium is a Federal source for learning about successful child support programs and organizational practices from around the country. OCSE…

Engaging employers is key in supporting youth transition in the workforce and foster job retention and advancement. This paper, from the Center for Children at the University of Chicago, provides the findings from interviews with youth program…

This article provides a cost-benefit analysis of the Maryland Reentry Partnership Initiative, and compares outcomes of prisoners who received the program, and those that did not. The Urban Institute evaluated the program’s outcomes by looking at…