Homes for Families, Inc. developed this guide to help service providers, policymakers, community leaders, state agencies, and other stakeholders conduct comprehensive assessments of homeless families. The guide defines assessment, describes the…

The Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE) launched the National Child Support Noncustodial Parent Employment Demonstration (CSPED) to test the efficacy of child support-led employment programs. The project, currently in its 3rd year, is a model…

This report from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) addresses the significant impact of the criminal justice system, both on individuals directly challenged in employment searches, and also on the U.S. labor market and economy as a…

This blog entry highlights a recent report that examines the early implementation activities of six Reentry grantees. The report includes descriptions of the many different services offered by these programs, feedback from program participants, and…

This fact sheet from the Annie E. Casey Foundation presents data from the Supplemental Poverty Measure (SPM). The SPM measures the impact of various social programs, including the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and the Earned…

This report from the Office of Planning, Research & Evaluation (OPRE) provides a comprehensive framework for understanding self-regulation in context, using a theoretical model that reflects the influence of biology,…

In this webinar, Child Trends, through the Office of Adolescent Health (OAH), discussed how to select evidence-based prevention programs and why it is important to select the right teen pregnancy prevention (TPP) program. The programs in the OAH…

This report provides early implementation findings from a study of six Responsible Fatherhood Reentry grantees that provide soon-to-be and recently-released fathers and their families with an array of activities and services in responsible…

The Office of Family Assistance (OFA) hosted a webinar entitled Integrating Executive Functioning Principles, Soft Skills Activities, and Case Management Coaching in order to Improve Economic Success for TANF Recipients. This…

The ACF blog - The Family Room - talks about new initiatives at the agency, success stories and policy announcements. The blog also provides links that help direct viewers to other parts of ACF's website.