This report, from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), provides an update on trends in State and local regulations that affect housing development and reducing barriers to affordable housing for low-income populations…

The Welfare Peer TA Network sponsored this statewide Roundtable event that took place in Charleston, WV from January 20-21, 2005. Attended by over 60 Federal, State, and local representatives, this Roundtable was designed to impart the tools and…

This monograph summarizes findings from a review of the research literature on implementation and proposes frameworks for understanding effective implementation processes. The results of this literature review and synthesis confirm that systematic…

The training conference was to deliver training and education to program administrators to conform to Federal regulations, collaborate on faith- and community-based coordination, and to foster strategic plans for carrying out ACF's objectives.…

This special report is on family structure and children's well-being. It provides family structure breakouts for five indicators selected from the Population and Family Characteristics, Health, and Education sections of America's Children.

It is estimated that nearly two million children have an incarcerated parent. This article reviews the challenges that these children face and potential psychological and behavioral implications. Due to the disruption in the child's life,…

This article, from the Annie E. Casey Foundation, reviews three successful programs from the Jobs Initiative. The Jobs Initiative was developed 9 years ago to help low-income workers maintain employment and advance in the workplace. This piece…

With the inception of welfare reform in 1996, the goal was to move recipients off welfare and into work. While many States have adopted supports for recipients moving to work, many former recipients have difficulty maintaining stable employment.…

The proportion of married African-American couples has declined over the past years. This report seeks to identify the potential consequences to African-American families due to these low marriage rates and compare the consequences of marriage to…

This resource provides information to stakeholders running fatherhood programs with tools related to fatherhood, including program development and funding and the Responsible Fatherhood Management Information System.