This playbook synthesizes lessons learned and recommendations from existing resources, emergency management protocols, and interviews with federal program staff about responding to emergencies and disasters. As federal human services program…

Providers are encouraged to adopt a trauma-informed lens and to use knowledge of trauma and its impact when making decisions about all aspects of their relationships with clients and how they run their programs. This is important to do year round…

This Children’s Bureau resource guide recognizes that there are actions that communities, organizations, and families can take to address the root causes of child abuse and neglect. It highlights innovative ways that communities conduct…

Unmet mental health needs may increase the risk of human trafficking, and trauma from trafficking victimization contributes to a wide range of adverse mental or behavioral health conditions. Studies show that individuals who have experienced…

Digital Resilience in the American Workforce (DRAW) is a new initiative from Jobs for the Future and World Education, with support from the Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education. DRAW better prepares adult education practitioners who…

This blogpost references a Generations United report’s policy and practice recommendations on how to better support grandfamilies. Included in the report are findings from the first nationwide survey of grandfamilies during COVID-19, which…

In observance of National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week, September 19-25, this compendium highlights nine practices that represent holistic approaches to delivering adult education programs. These programs represent approaches for…

This Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) webpage includes CDC and partner resources and offers guidance in reducing stress children might encounter when transitioning back to in-person learning. Also included is the link to a CDC…

TANF, enacted in 1996 as a flexible block grant with formula funding, provides states, territories, and tribes support to meet the need in the design of work at these local levels, has created a diverse set of services as well as varying benefit…

As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, food assistance programs have transitioned to limited or no in-person support for the populations they serve. This has impacted low-income communities of color which do not have internet access, as well as…