Federal funding for child care subsidies has increased substantially since 1996.…
From the Bureau of Labor Statistics, this press release provides data on the employment characteristics of families. Specifically, the share of families with an unemployed member rose from 7.8 percent in 2008 to 12.0 percent in 2009. Additionally…
From the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, this report offers information on how states can use federal stimulus dollars provided through the TANF Emergency Fund to provide emergency food assistance to needy families through food banks,…
This brief is from Public/Private Ventures and the third in the GroundWork series, which summarizes evidence on a variety of policy topics to provide a foundation for future work. The brief provides an overview of promising strategies for…
From Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago, this report describes the results of a study using data to better understand the need for employment-related services and supports among youth in foster care and how a community-based employment…
The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities issued this report on revised USDA policy for free school meals for children. Under the new policy, if anyone in a household is a recipient of benefits under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program…
This report from the Urban Institute details findings from an evaluation of the High Growth Job Training Initiative (HGJTI). The HGJTI was a national grant program administered by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), Employment and Training…
This journal article from the journal Psychiatric Services describes a study that identified Temporary Assistance for Needy Family (TANF) recipients who use mental health services, compared them with Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients,…
From the Government Accountability Office (GAO), this report provides information on an evaluation that the GAO is conducting on the uses of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act). In this report, the GAO provides an…