This eight-minute video from MDRC highlights six New York participants of the Paycheck Plus demonstration, which is testing an expanded Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) for low-income single workers without children in New York City and Atlanta.

Although the labor market has been steadily recovering since the Great Recession, younger workers have not been benefiting at the same rate as the overall workforce. The unemployment rate among adults aged 20-24 is almost double the national average, and the jobless rate among people aged 16-19 is almost triple the national rate. This report from the National Skills Coalition and the National Youth Employment Coalition highlights how work-based learning can provide youth with job training, in addition to the essential income support for disconnected and at-youth individuals.

This ACF Family Room Blog post discusses a new partnership between ACF’s Office of Child Care and the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) about strengthening investments in working families and child care. ACF and DOL will push for a national conversation on how to increase access to high-quality, affordable child care.

This report from the Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation presents early findings from a random assignment evaluation of subsidized employment for TANF participants in Los Angeles County. The report analyzes the impact of two approaches to subsidized employment: paid work experience and on-the-job training.

This brief from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food and Nutrition Service provides states with information about 50 percent reimbursement funds. First, the brief details the staffing and infrastructure that may be necessary to implement an expanded Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Employment & Training (SNAP E&T) program. Additionally, it offers states recommendations for identifying and accessing important resources to support this added capacity.

As of November 2015, more than 2.5 million children, many younger than six years old, are homeless each year. This report from the Bassuk Center presents strategies to end family homelessness, including assessing all family members, addressing trauma, and providing permanent affordable housing.

Many low-income parents may lack the child care necessary to obtain education and training that could improve their job prospects. In this report, the Urban Institute presents findings from interviews with 17 programs in 14 states to understand how child care organizations, academic institutions, and workforce agencies can support these families. Additionally, the authors provide strategies that programs can use to address child care challenges among their participants.

The National League of Cities released this report that examines technological changes that are impacting the American workforce. The report outlines solutions to help cities plan for the future, while forecasting the viability of the retail and office administration sectors, in which 25 percent of Americans are presently employed.

A new study, launched by the Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation and conducted by Mathematica Policy Research and Abt Associates, will document the design and implementation of coaching interventions and examine their effectiveness of helping low-income individuals work toward economic stability.

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 with disabilities and other severe barriers.