This bill, passed by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado and signed into law by the Governor on June 5, 2015, details the child-support pass through as it relates to the Colorado Works program.

This brief is part of a series offered by Jobs for the Future, Bridging the Gap: Postsecondary Pathways for Underprepared Learners, to help communities build effective employer-educator partnerships to increase college and career…

As part of the state's 2015-2017 budget, the Connecticut General Assembly and Gov. Dannel P. Malloy included $4 million to establish pilot two-generational programs in six Connecticut communities.

Kentucky has been providing education-focused and work participation-driven case management to the TANF population since 1998. The TA Requestor, Ms. Shauna King-Simms, Director of Transitional Education Programs at the Kentucky Community and…

Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are associated with numerous risk behaviors and mental health outcomes among youth. This study examines the relationship between the number of types of exposures to ACEs and risk behaviors and mental health…

This resource includes data from each state’s TANF work participation rates, which measure how well states engage families receiving assistance in certain work activities. States must meet an overall and a two-parent work participation requirement…

This series of policy briefs focuses on three basic TANF components: cash assistance, block grants, and work participation rates. The briefs, geared toward policymakers, practitioners, and advocates within all levels of government, explain the…

This article from Indian Country Today discusses how the science of epigenetics suggests that human genes can carry “memories” of trauma experienced by ancestors, and may influence how individuals react to their own trauma and stress. According to…

The Administration for Children and Families’ Office of Family Assistance through the OFA Peer Technical Assistance (PeerTA) Network hosted a webinar on “Breaking the Poverty Cycle and Opening Doors to Opportunity for TANF Families: Developing a Two…

In this paper, the authors characterize the effects of neighborhoods on children’s earnings and other outcomes in adulthood by studying more than five million families who move across counties in the United States. The analysis includes quasi-…