The Peer TA Network hosted a Webinar on providing services to low-income teen parents. The Webinar highlighted the program design and implementation of two programs serving low-income teen parents, provided information to TANF organizations on…

From the Pew Research Center for Social and Demographic Trends, a report was released describing the trends over time in the household income composition of America's neighborhoods or census tracts. The report focused on the characteristics of…

The Urban Institute published the "Low-Income Working Families Fact Sheet" for August 2012. Within this fact sheet, information about what has been learned about the TANF program over the past 16 years has been summarized. Elements of TANF…

The Brookings Institute published a paper that aimed to provide metro, State, and national policy makers with a clearer understanding of the specific problems facing metropolitan labor markets today. An analysis examining trends in the demand for…

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported on August 24, 2012 that from January 2009 through December 2011, 6.1 million workers were displaced from jobs they had held for at least three years. This is down from the 6.9 million for the survey…

Child Welfare Information Gateway published "Online Resources for State Child Welfare Law and Policy" to provide web addresses for State statutes that are accessible online. These addresses list part of the code for each State and territory that…

The implementation of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program presents a series of possible challenges and potential opportunities for local administrators providing services for low-income and working families seeking to…

The National Responsible Fatherhood Clearinghouse (NRFC) hosted a webinar that provided ideas and resources to guide work with fathers who are returning to the community from prison. This webinar offered participants an improved knowledge and…

Social capital – the value of an individual’s relationship with other people – can influence one’s life opportunities and choices, including the decision to invest in postsecondary education. In this article, researchers look at how the…

This Why it Matters fact sheet from the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy details the impact of teen childbearing on educational attainment and income. It also discusses the receipt of public funds and child…