This facilitated webinar from OFA PeerTA explored promising practices and programs from TANF programs and contractors that have been effective in addressing domestic violence with an intergenerational approach. Webinar participants were provided with an overview of programs that have been shown to be effective in addressing the needs of survivors and children who have experienced domestic violence, while empowering them to move toward economic self-sufficiency. The webinar also explored methods of preventing the intergenerational transmission of domestic violence to children who have witnessed domestic violence. It was held on October 26, 2016, from 2:00-3:00 p.m. ET.

Presenters included:
-Rocío García, Violence Interruption Program, Inc.
-Catholic Charities Diocese of Wichita/Kansas Department for Children and Families
-Debra Hughes, Brookview House

In addition to academic, technical, and professional skills, today’s workers also need a set of personal success skills. Personal success skills are skills that allow adults to deal with challenges, relationships, and transitions involved in the workplace. This report from SRI Education and the Joyce Foundation highlights the need for unemployed and underemployed adults to hone these skills in order to build a sustainable career.

This fact sheet from the Institute for Research on Poverty and the Morgridge Center for Public Service examines ways to improve opportunity and reduce poverty for families. Policymakers should consider three main factors—family, education, and work and wages—when developing policies to reduce poverty and increase social mobility.

The U.S. Department of Education published this list of two-year colleges that enroll over 40% low-income students and have high outcomes for that population. The list includes share of low-income students, average net price, percentage repaying loans, and average earnings.

The U.S. Census Bureau released data on health insurance coverage in the United States in 2015, based on information collected in two surveys: the Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement (CPS ASEC) and the American Community Survey (ACS). The data suggests that the uninsured rate decreased by 1.3 percent between 2014 and 2015. For all or part of 2015, 90.9 percent of individuals were covered by health insurance.

Ascend at the Aspen Institute offers a case study on Colorado’s two-generation efforts within their human services system. Some of the strategies implemented by Colorado include: more holistic practice models and policies; broad partnerships between state government, counties, nonprofits, and philanthropies; smart planning and resilient execution; testing and course adjustments; and embedding two-generation approaches into existing efforts, instead of creating separate programs.

In this publication, the U.S. Census Bureau presents data on income and poverty in the United States based on information collected in the 2016 and earlier Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplements (CPS ASEC). Authors note that in 2015, the median household income was $56,516, which signified the first annual increase of this measure since 2007. Additionally, the official poverty rate was 13.5 percent, which shows a decrease of 1.2 percentage points from 2014. The data is categorized by demographics such as race, ethnicity, and region.

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 country were selected to participate in this year-long initiative to learn from peers and nationally recognized experts about two-generation strategies that meet the needs of children and parents together. The Community will focus on using strategies that support workforce development for parents, provide access to high quality educational experiences for their children, build social capital, and improve the well-being of children and families. At the introductory convening, teams heard from subject matter experts in two-generation practices, policies, and research, as well as experts in building participant social capital and implementation science. The convening mixed interactive panel discussions with the opportunity for peer networking and time for teams to engage with expert content faculty and work together to develop an action plan to drive the implementation of their two-generation strategies.