This resource is the second in a series of policy-relevant issue briefs by Caliber Associates, Inc. that discuss trends in corrections, the role of religion in reentry, and results of current research. The first issue brief entitled "Prisoner…

On March 2, 2004, the Welfare Peer Technical Assistance Network hosted its first moderated Online Forum as part of the Child-Only Learning Community. Representatives from eight States logged onto this moderated discussion to engage with Federal…

Authored by Jeanette Hercik, Karen Lynn-Dyson, H. Lien Bragg, Courtney Kakuska, and Bradley Myles. This technical assistance packet was developed by Caliber Associates, Inc. as part of the Urban Partnerships for Welfare Reform Initiative. This…

This Final Report describes a workshop that took place on September 16, 2003, in New York City, sponsored by the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) and the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (ETA).

The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) Region III convened two strategic planning meetings in eastern Pennsylvania on February 12, 2004 and February 18, 2004 to provide information to county officials about the advantages of the…

This resource is a Microsoft Powerpoint presentation offered by Grant Collins, Chief Program Officer of the Office of Family Assistance (OFA), during a Welfare Peer TA Moderated Forum event on the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC).

Authored by Kelly Noonan, Rider University, National Bureau of Economic Research; Nancy E. Reichman, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey; and Hope Corman, Rider University, National Bureau of…

This article, through the Institute for Women's Policy Research, examines the prevalence of disabilities among mothers and children in low-income families and the work participation rates among mothers.

This resource is a Brookings Institution report on the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC). It concludes that State governments should consider building on the federal EITC through State tax codes; ensuring that more eligible families get the credit…

In 1994, the Secretary’s Advisory Committee on Services for Families with Infants and Toddlers set forth a vision for Early Head Start programs in declaring that all child care settings used by Early Head Start families, whether or not the…