The U.S. incarceration rate remains exceptionally high, especially for socioeconomically disadvantaged groups, and the incidence of involvement in child protective services (CPS) is also quite high among disadvantaged groups. This confluence of…

The most recent WIOA regulations described how education and workforce development partners can design and implement a key strategy in career pathways: Integrated Education and Training (IET). IET programs are designed to help participants seek goal…

Jobs-Plus is a place-based workforce development model to help public housing residents find employment. The model was tested in six cities between 1998 and 2006 and is now being replicated across the United States. This infographic from MDRC…

September is recognized as National Preparedness Month to raise awareness around planning ahead for emergencies. This year's theme, “Don’t Wait, Communicate. Make Your Emergency Plan Today,” emphasizes preparedness for youth, older adults, people…

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Family Assistance (OFA), Regions VI and VIII hosted the Bi-Regional TANF Technical Assistance Meeting on June 28-30, 2016 at the Region…

Twenty years after the passage of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA) in 1996, the Manhattan Institute has published this report examining poverty trends over the past two decades. The report focuses…

The Children’s Institute, Inc. (CII), located in Los Angeles, California, combines clinical mental health and other supports to serve children and families affected by trauma. This report from MDRC presents findings from an evaluation of CII’s…

This report presents a first-of-its-kind collaborative tribal-federal blueprint for improving the behavioral health of American Indians and Alaska Natives. This was developed in response to calls from tribal leaders for improved collaboration with…

American Indian and Alaska Native youth are 2.5 times more likely to experience trauma than their non-native peers, and this trauma can result in mental health disorders, substance abuse, violence, and suicide if not treated. This Mathematica Policy…

This working paper from the U.S. Partnership on Mobility from Poverty explores a variety of approaches to help move families out of poverty. One of the building blocks explored is community building and social capital (beginning on page 36).…