This April 9, 2020 webinar, hosted by the National Alliance to End Homelessness, was facilitated by Iain De Jong of OrgCode Consulting, Inc. The webinar highlighted several considerations for staff working in Rapid Re-Housing (RRH) and Permanent…

This Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation brief identifies current and past research and evaluation studies that assess program interventions targeting justice-involved, incarcerated, and formerly incarcerated parents and youth.

This issue brief from the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services describes the provisions of the Emergency Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act (EFMLEA). EFMLEA was created…

The U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration has released a recording of a webinar hosted on April 2, 2020 from 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. ET which overviewed the Training and Employment Guidance Letter (TEGL 12-19), National…

This blogpost offers conceptual strategies for helping parents to provide stability, safety, and security to children during the COVID-19 pandemic. The blogpost identifies the types of families most at risk of losing supports, and the services that…

The Institute for Research on Poverty at the University of Wisconsin at Madison will host a webinar on April 1, 2020 from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. CT to discuss the relationships that human services programs develop with the participants they serve,…

This issue brief from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) highlights key points addressing intimate partner violence and child abuse during the COVID-19 pandemic, where staying at home may not be safe for those who…

This issue brief from the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services offers guidance on how to implement virtual case management in the wake of COVID-19 pandemic guidelines for…

This research-to-practice brief profiles a needs assessment of TANF child-only cases undertaken as part of the Office of Family Assistance’s Assisting Special Populations to Improve Readiness and Engagement (ASPIRE) project. Researchers first…

This issue brief identifies COVID-19’s impact on household income and the income insecurity resulting from the macroeconomic slowdown. The brief presents data on emergency savings; the number of low-wage workers; the percentage of earners in low-…