The Annie E. Casey Foundation authored this issue brief on improving access to benefits for low-income families. As a result of the current economic recession, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act increased resources such as food stamps,…

From the Institute for Research on Poverty and researchers at Columbia University, this article provides information on the status of low-income men. Since the mid-1970s, wages and labor force participation has been decreasing for young, lesser…

Home-based child care—regulated family child care and child care provided by family, friends, and neighbors who are legally exempt from regulation—accounts for a significant share of the child care supply in the United States. Researchers…

The Promising Practices Network (PPN) is a group of individuals and organizations who are dedicated to providing quality evidence-based information about what works to improve the lives of children, families, and communities. The Promising…

From the Carsey Institute at the University of New Hampshire, this policy brief examines child care costs for low-income families using data available from the 2004 Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP). Researchers find that low-…

From the Administration for Children and Families, Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, this report provides findings from the implementation evaluation of Head Start programs that participated in the "I Am Moving, I Am Learning"…