This paper provides technical assistance to Health Profession Opportunity Grants (HPOG) programs. The technical assistance discussed in the paper focuses on using data to understand and respond to employer demands, develop career pathways, and more…

This paper provides peer technical assistance to HPOG programs on incorporating promising strategies to build relationships with TANF agencies and guide TANF participants through career pathways. In addition, the paper provides tips about…

This paper provides peer technical assistance to HPOG and similar programs considering utilizing an apprenticeship program. Authors provide detailed successes, challenges, and lessons learned from numerous HPOG grantees. The paper also features…

This National Resource Center for Healthy Marriage and Families toolkit uses a backdrop of significant historical events as a foundation for understanding perspectives, improving communication, and strengthening relationships with those in the…

This interactive survey tool was conducted by Robin Hood and the Columbia University Population Research Center. The Poverty Tracker measures income poverty, material hardship, and serious cases of health challenges. In addition, the tool utilizes…

Published by the American Academy of Pediatrics, this booklet provides an overview of important health issues for children and youth in foster care. The appendix provides three downloadable age-appropriate forms that judges can share with…

This study, commissioned by MENTOR: The National Mentoring Partnership, shares the findings from a nationally representative survey of young people’s perspectives on mentoring. The report offers young people’s perspectives on mentoring in three…

This research brief, from Portland State University, uses data from the Longitudinal Study of Adult Learning (LSAL) to determine the impact of participation in adult basic skills (ABS) programs on General Educational Development (GED) attainment.…

A growing body of research suggests there is a high economic return to participation in Adult Basic Skills (ABS) programs. This research brief, from Portland State University, is the first of a series of Research Briefs that utilize data from the…

This chapter of The Shriver Report: A Woman’s Nation Pushes Back From the Brink, describes the efforts undertaken by the Aspen Institute to help low-income women attain self-sufficiency. Ascend, a program of the Aspen Institute,…