The Office of Family Assistance hosted a webinar, "Leveraging TANF Funds and Strategic Partnerships to Improve Housing Stability and Economic Outcomes for Low-Income Families." The webinar provided an overview of Federal regulations relating to…

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…

ImpleMap is an interview process to map the current implementation landscape of an organization. It assists implementation specialists in collecting information to inform active implementation planning and development. It was developed by the…

The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities released a report that is second in a series on changes in TANF caseload since the start of the economic downturn. The first paper covered the two years after the start of the recession from December…

The Office of Family Assistance, Division of Tribal TANF has posted National Tribal TANF characteristics data for fiscal years (FY) 2008, 2009, and 2010. The characteristics data has been produced for the following categories of information:…

This brief from the National Center on Family Homelessness provides an overview of ways TANF can be used to help homeless families find and maintain stable housing. It explains the difficulty which some homeless families experience when…

This Office of Family Assistance Information Memorandum discusses the importance of addressing family homelessness with allowable uses of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) funds for families experiencing and at risk of experiencing…

This issue brief discusses some of the fundamentals of quality program implementation that have been identified through research and practice and that may be useful for practitioners, policymakers, and researchers alike. Research on quality program…

This brief from the National Alliance to End Homelessness explores the innovative ways that communities are using TANF to combat family homelessness. These include short-term rental assistance, employment services, and promoting stability for people…

This paper was developed by the Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) to inform those working with career pathways programs of a common language and standards for programs. Through a review of existing literature, feedback from the ongoing…