This brief describes the Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation’s Parents and Children Together evaluation, which studied impacts of four Responsible Fatherhood-funded programs. The impacts pertained to the participant fathers’ parenting,…

The Jump$tart Coalition is comprised of more than 100 national organizations and 51 state coalitions united by the common goal of advancing youth financial literacy. The Coalition promotes Financial Literacy Month to its network of partners with a…

MDRC’s new web series entitled “In Practice: Lessons for and from Practitioners” includes tips, tools, and stories based on program collaborations. This first blog post focuses on key questions that program managers should ask as they set benchmarks…

This blog post from the Children's Bureau Office on Child Abuse and Neglect identifies programs and resources that foster safe and stable environments for children and their families. The post highlights an initiative funded under the Community-…

This MDRC brief describes how behavioral strategies were used to encourage parents to make child support payments and to explain child support orders once issued. The Start Smart initiative guides eligible noncustodial parents on income withholding…

Both at the national and state level, Prosperity Now scorecards provide data on household financial health and racial economic inequality. These scorecards rank financial status and the path to prosperity for residents across all states. Indicators…

This Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) issue brief is drawn from a jointly funded initiative from the ARC and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, “Creating a Culture of Health in Appalachia: Disparities and Bright Spots.” The brief presents…

This report from the Center for Policy Research at Syracuse University’s Maxwell School reviews the implications of childhood exposure to the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) on marriage and childbearing. In particular, the researchers examine…

This U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention data report covers statistics on girls engaged in the juvenile justice system. Data tables review the female proportion of total youth arrests for violent and non…

This Urban Institute study examines the effect of reinstating SNAP work-related time limits in Kentucky on a county-by-county basis. The review covers SNAP participation of able-bodied adults without dependents and reviews caseload data from January…