The Urban Institute's HOST Demonstration is developing and testing the effectiveness of using two-generation "whole family" approaches to address the challenges of deeply poor, vulnerable families living in public and assisted housing. HOST…

This report from the Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, written by MDRC, provides early findings from the on-going TANF/SSI Disability Transition Project, which is sponsored by the Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation. This…

The National Poverty Center has released an in-progress study that documents the increase in the prevalence of extreme poverty among U.S. households with children between 1996 and 2001. It also assesses the response of major Federal means-tested…

For many youth, the path to economic self-sufficiency in adulthood is challenging. For those who lack stable family support, have grown up in deep poverty, or have been exposed to repeated violence and abuse as children, the path can seem…

The National Center for Children in Poverty released a brief that provides an up-to-date look at how pioneering States and localities are using improved poverty measurement to build smarter social policy.

The Center for Studying Disability Policy and Mathematica Policy Research released a report summarizing policies and programs that the United States and 10 other Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) countries are using to…

MDRC released a policy brief describing an innovative program designed to target the psychological and social behaviors that contribute to pain, disability, and inactivity among veterans with disabilities. The goal is to help these veterans…

In March of 2012, the WPTA Network collaborated with CLIMB Wyoming to learn more about their program's sustainability and successes with working with low-income single mothers through tailored job trainings and wraparound services.

This brief from the Youth Transition Funders Group highlights challenges in current policy related to youth education and employment and offers recommendations for change. The brief is targeted at policymakers and philanthropic organizations…