This Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation report provides a qualitative review of the Mobile Coaching model used in La Plata County, Colorado to address transportation barriers that TANF participants in rural communities face. Under the…

This Office of Family Assistance-produced resource guide intends to support HPOG grantees’ ability to implement stronger employer engagement and employment services. The guide includes case studies and tools created as a result of the HPOG…

This Aspen Institute blog draws from the initial findings of its Reimagine Retail project, which examines strategies to improve retail jobs and identifies career pathways in this industry sector. A discussion of the partnership between family-owned…

The Office of Family Assistance has published a series of success stories from the HPOG program. Each of the dozen stories reflects the first-person narrative of an HPOG participant, drawn from Tribal and non-Tribal HPOG grantees, who has…

More than 36 million U.S. adults cannot read, write, or do basic math above a third grade level. No state is immune to low literacy, and in Washington State, one in six adults lacks basic skills for acquiring a livable wage job. While Seattle is one…

The Office of Family Assistance’s (OFA) Systems to Family Stability National Policy Academy (Policy Academy) was an 18-month intensive technical assistance (TA) initiative in 2015–2016 for seven states and one county interested in modernizing and…

Ascend at the Aspen Institute offers a case study on Colorado’s two-generation efforts within their human services system. Some of the strategies implemented by Colorado include: more holistic practice models and policies; broad partnerships between…

As states near the final stages of WIOA planning, many in the field are asking what final steps they can take to impact their state plans. National Skills Coalition’s (NSC) partners at Chicago Jobs Council (CJC)…

Erie County Social Services ensures a coordinated and integrated social service delivery approach between the County's TANF program and refugee partner organizations. Refugees in the greater Buffalo area receive services targeted to cultural…

In Washington State, two pilot projects aimed to connect LEP refugees with workforce development opportunities within WorkFirst, Washington’s TANF program. Specifically, the two pilots: provided more subsidized employment opportunities for LEP…