This synthesis report summarizes the work of several federal grantees charged with identifying and implementing models of effective collaboration between child welfare and TANF agencies. The demonstration project, which included five grantees,…

More than 5 million U.S. children have had a parent in jail or prison at some point in their lives. The incarceration of a parent can have as much impact on a child’s well-being as abuse or domestic violence. However, while substantial amounts are…

This report describes the major research investments of our Division of Family Strengthening through Fiscal Year 2015. This division has primary responsibility for research and evaluation projects related to strengthening relationships within…

This report from the Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University focuses on “core capabilities,” including executive function, and how they can be impacted by toxic stress, leading to challenges with life skills such as parenting and…

On December 1, 2015, the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (ETA), Region 2 hosted the How Can ETA Assist Our Grantees in Serving Disconnected Youth under WIOA? Discovery Session. The session involved state…

This paper from Two Dollars a Day examines the Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP) and other sources of data, including Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) records, school reports of homeless children, and utilization of…

This report presents findings from a needs assessment conducted by the Family Self-Sufficiency Data Center. As an initial activity, the Data Center obtained input from key stakeholders regarding their current capacity, challenges, and needs with…

America’s youth confinement rate dropped across all racial and ethnic groups during the past decade, and fell by 40% overall. However, there is still room for improvement. In 2013, America placed more than 54,000 youth in juvenile detention,…

In 2014, only about half of youth and young adults ages 16-24 held jobs, and about one in five were neither working nor in school. This problem most severely affects disadvantaged groups, including individuals with less education, lower incomes, and…

This purpose of this paper, from MDRC, was to conduct a scan of the current state of the evidence regarding what works in helping disconnected young people. To develop the paper, MDRC conducted a literature review and…