Early childhood home visiting programs typically target pregnant women and mothers of young children, but some programs have started to include fathers, as well. A recent study from the Urban Institute aimed to understand how home visiting programs…

This report from the Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation (OPRE) summarizes key findings from the implementation of the adapted version of the Reducing the Risk comprehensive sex education program in the Barren River and Lincoln Trail…

The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) is a refundable tax credit given to workers with low to moderate incomes, and has been expanded over the years to become one of the country’s most effective anti-poverty policies for low-income workers with…

Survivors of domestic violence can face various legal issues, such as obtaining protection orders against abusers, filing for divorce, receiving child support, and determining custody and visitation rights for minor children. This collection, from…

This new career pathways website is a hub for information about career pathways research from the Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation (OPRE). It includes the PACE study, the Health Profession Opportunity Grants (HPOG)…

Between 70 million and 100 million Americans, or as many as one in three American adults, have some type of criminal record. Furthermore, between 33 million and 36.5 million children in the United States, or nearly half of all American children,…

The West Coast Poverty Center released a new Poverty Research Flash, highlighting new research on the causes, consequences, and effective policy recommendations to poverty. This issue focuses on intra-year household income dynamics and adolescent…

This toolkit from the Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration is designed to provide the workforce system with a framework, resources, and tools for State and local partners to develop, implement, and sustain…

With many soldiers returning from wars in Iraq and Afghanistan in the late 2000s, the risk of homelessness significantly increased for veterans. The Departments of Housing and Urban Development, Veterans Affairs, and Labor collaborated to implement…

This report from the National Vital Statistics Reports presents data on United States births according to various characteristics. Data are presented for maternal age, birth order, race and ethnicity, marital status, and more.