This brief from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities provides a broad overview of research and evidence of the positive effect of public benefit programs on poverty rates in the U.S. Programs highlighted include SNAP, Medicaid, and refundable…

Colorado Works, Colorado’s TANF agency, created this handbook to compile best practices that enhance the well-being, safety, and economic security of domestic violence survivors who come into contact with TANF. The handbook provides the business…

This Q&A document discusses common questions concerning acceptable and unacceptable uses of TANF to provide short-term, emergency assistance, eligibility redetermination, cost sharing, and other policy issues.

As a newly emerging field, the definition of implementation science and the type of research it encompasses may vary according to setting and sponsor. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) provides resources and an FAQ to provide a basis of…

Implementation Drivers are the key components of capacity and the functional infrastructure supports that enable a program’s success. This newly revised assessment tool can be used by implementation teams during any implementation stage of an…

The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report that discusses issues and potential options for: 1) TANF's role in providing cash assistance to low-income families, 2) measuring TANF work participation, and 3) information on…

The Hexagon Tool, developed by the National Implementation Research Network, is an interactive graphic that can help practitioners select evidence-based interventions and prevention approaches by reviewing six broad factors in relation to the…

The College, Career & Technology Academy Toolkit developed by Jobs for the Future, provides detailed instructions, tools, and other resources for practitioners seeking to prepare off-track, out-of-school youth for postsecondary success.

This Jobs for the Future report highlights the findings from a Breaking Through partnership facilitated by Jobs for the Future, the National Council for Workforce Education, and the American Indian Higher Education Consortium. This eighteen-month…

As an evaluation and planning tool, this resource provides an implementation team the opportunity to assess, plan, and track stage-based activities and improve the success of implementation efforts. The goal of the tool is to help practitioners…