A Two-Generation Approach: Helping Parents Work and Children Thrive

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A 2014 report from Connecticut’s Commission on Children providing an overview of their proposed two-generation strategy and the literature and evidence supporting it.

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2014-11-30T19:00:00
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OFA Initiatives
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SFS Sites
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City/County
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2014-12-01

Connecticut Two-Generation Legislation

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As part of the state's 2015-2017 budget, the Connecticut General Assembly and Gov. Dannel P. Malloy included $4 million to establish pilot two-generational programs in six Connecticut communities.

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2015-05-31T20:00:00
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OFA Initiatives
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SFS Sites
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City/County
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2015-06-01

How to Write Easy-to-Read Health Materials

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The U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM) created this guide for writing easy-to-read materials for audiences who have trouble reading or understanding information. The guide offers tips on how to understand your audience, how to write clearly and format materials cleanly, and how to evaluate your materials for readability.

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2015-11-29T19:00:00
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OFA Initiatives
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City/County
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2015-11-30

Systems to Family Stability National Policy Academy 2015-2017

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The Systems to Family Stability National Policy Academy (Policy Academy) is an 18-month initiative sponsored by the Administration for Children and Families, Office of Family Assistance. Through the Policy Academy, eight teams are designing and building collaborative systems within and across agencies to improve family economic security. The Policy Academy has three primary objectives:

1) Build career pathways through job-driven training and alignment of TANF and workforce systems;
2) Improve business processes and systems coordination; and
3) Enhance case management by understanding brain science and applying two-generation approaches.

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2016-03-10T19:00:00
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OFA Initiatives
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City/County
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2016-03-11

TANF/WIOA Resource Hub

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The TANF/WIOA Learning Community is an initiative sponsored by the Administration for Children and Families, Office of Family Assistance. Developed in response to the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), which offers an opportunity for significant and improved collaboration between workforce agencies and partners such as TANF, the community brings together seven teams from states across the country to explore strategies for successful integration of TANF and workforce programs. Through the initiative, teams focus on WIOA planning and implementation strategies ranging from creation of a common vision to on-the-ground implementation. The learning community kicked off in September 2015 with a Peer Exchange Workshop and continues through 2016 with ongoing technical assistance including webinars, conference calls, peer-to-peer support, and resource sharing.

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2016-03-10T19:00:00
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OFA Initiatives
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City/County
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2016-03-11

Washington State Frontiers of Innovation Cluster Overview

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Washington state was among an initial cohort of Harvard University's Center on the Developing Child innovation clusters, a network of pilot sites within the state that links human service programs with university-based researchers to address issues of toxic stress, executive function and early learning.

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2011-12-31T19:00:00
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OFA Initiatives
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SFS Sites
Region
City/County
Publication Date
2012-01-01

Ramsey County, Minnesota Training

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This Ramsey County, Minnesota website provides resources in PDF format under the "Training" tab for the Diversionary Work and Minnesota Family Investment Programs. Multiple resources are included, such as service provider trainings in 2015 and 2014, that cover the topics of coaching, domestic violence, and executive functioning.

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2016-03-10T19:00:00
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OFA Initiatives
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SFS Sites
Region
City/County
Publication Date
2016-03-11

Larimer County, Colorado Workforce Center Career Exploration

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The Larimer County Workforce Center (Colorado) website provides tools that can assist individuals as they plan a career path. The tools include assessments of interests and values, skills assessments, and tools for understanding local labor market information.

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2016-03-10T19:00:00
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OFA Initiatives
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SFS Sites
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City/County
Publication Date
2016-03-11

ACT WorkKeys

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ACT WorkKeys is a job skills assessment system that helps employers select, hire, train, develop, and retain a high-performance workforce. This series of tests measures foundational and soft skills, and offers specialized assessments to target institutional needs. As part of ACT's Work Readiness System, ACT WorkKeys has helped millions of people in high schools, colleges, professional associations, businesses, and government agencies build their skills to increase global competitiveness and develop successful career pathways. Successful completion of ACT WorkKeys assessments in Applied Mathematics, Locating Information, and Reading for Information can lead to earning ACT's National Career Readiness Certificate (ACT NCRC), a portable credential earned by more than 2.3 million people across the United States.

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2016-03-10T19:00:00
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OFA Initiatives
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Region
City/County
Publication Date
2016-03-11

Utah Intergenerational Welfare Reform Commission Annual Report on Intergenerational Poverty, Welfare Dependency, and the Use of Public Assistance

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This annual report is mandated by Utah’s Intergenerational Poverty Mitigation Act, and requires the Utah Department of Workforce Services (DWS) to report on the status of individuals experiencing intergenerational poverty. Since 2012, DWS has met this requirement through coordination of data sharing across the five state agencies that comprise the Intergenerational Welfare Reform Commission, including the Department of Health, Department of Human Services, DWS, Juvenile Courts, and the Utah State Office of Education. This yearly report provides an update on state two-generation activities over the previous year, and includes evidence-based policy recommendations based on the data contained in each report.

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2016-03-10T19:00:00
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OFA Initiatives
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SFS Sites
Region
City/County
Publication Date
2016-03-11