This paper provides peer technical assistance to HPOG programs on incorporating promising strategies to build relationships with TANF agencies and guide TANF participants through career pathways. In addition, the paper provides tips about…

This chapter of The Shriver Report: A Woman’s Nation Pushes Back From the Brink, describes the efforts undertaken by the Aspen Institute to help low-income women attain self-sufficiency. Ascend, a program of the Aspen Institute,…

Since the creation of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) in 1996, there has been concern about low-income individuals who may be eligible for TANF cash assistance but are neither receiving TANF nor working. These individuals…

The Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation released the HPOG Annual Report to highlight information regarding the program after its second year of operation. The report provides an overview of HPOG grantees, characteristics of participants,…

This resource from Generations United focuses on frequently asked questions and resources that may be useful to grandparent and relative caregivers. Oftentimes, TANF is the only financial support available for grandfamilies. The information from…

The Institute for Research on Poverty released an article discussing a new policy being tested in New York City that adopts the conditional cash transfer principle and that is extended to a broader set of family efforts to build human capital.…

On November 21, 2013, the Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Region X held a webinar, "State TANF Redesign/Human Services Modernization Efforts" that was open to all State TANF Directors and staff, local TANF agencies, and…

In this guide about two-generation strategies, the authors offer state and local policymakers ideas as they begin to develop and implement these new approaches in their areas. The guide provides an overview of the recent innovative two-generation…

The Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation (OPRE), Administration for Children and Families released a report outlining their portfolio of research related to welfare and family self-sufficiency projects for the fiscal year 2013. OPRE's…

The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) held a 2-part webinar series on Proposed Revisions to TANF Financial Reporting: Implementing the ACF-196R:

• Part 1: Overview took place on Monday, September 23, 2013; and
• …