This post from the Urban Institute examines a year’s worth of research on instability affecting children. The findings include: instability is widespread; stability depends on a complex system of supports; and instability is a costly problem for…

This video from the Annie E. Casey Foundation highlights Rural Integration Models for Parents and Children to Thrive (Rural IMPACT). Launched in 2015, this public-private partnership aims to combat poverty in ten rural and tribal communities around…

This PACT issue brief discusses a study of father social support networks from interviews with four responsible fatherhood grantees. Researchers sought to understand the size and composition of family and friendship groups, the type of support…

This post from the Annie E. Casey Foundation presents data at the state and national level regarding the well-being and economic status of families. The author notes that to achieve financial stability, all available parents will likely need to work…

This article summarizes several listening sessions that the National Responsible Fatherhood Clearinghouse held with fathers to gain information about workforce development efforts. It highlights three main themes and suggestions that emerged from…

Cultural competence refers to “a set of knowledge, skills, and attitudes that can be developed over time in order to work with those who appear and may be different from us.” This addition to the National Responsible Fatherhood Clearinghouse’s…

This five-minute video from the Urban Institute briefly discusses important facts related to child poverty. For instance, poverty affects children of all races, but in terms of persistent poverty, the racial gap is more apparent. The video concludes…

This report from the Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) examines lessons learned from the recent Census data on income and…

On September 19-20, 2016, the Administration for Children and Families, Office of Family Assistance (OFA), hosted an introductory convening for its Community of Learning on Two-Generation Strategies in Washington, DC. Eleven teams from across the…

The 2016 Systems to Family Stability National Policy Academy meeting was held on July 26-28, 2016 in Annapolis, Maryland at the Historic Inns of Annapolis. The Academy is an initiative that provides training and technical assistance to eight state…