Webinar / Webcast
The Institute for Research on Poverty at the University of Wisconsin at Madison will host a webinar on February 19, 2020 from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. CT to discuss ways that a father’s health and behaviors impact their children’s well-being. Researchers will present findings about fathers’ experiences in prenatal and pediatric care settings and strategies for promoting fathers’ physical and mental health; also presented will be findings on how to support fathers in modeling positive health behaviors for their children.
February, 2020
Research-To-Practice Brief
This research to practice brief identifies a set of established, promising, and developing practices that serve to improve low-income families’ economic well-being comprehensively. The practices cover financial security, workforce development, housing, and case management and highlight research on each area’s benchmarks and measures of success and the organizations that are engaged in these programmatic areas.
February, 2020
Report
This report summarizes findings from random assignment studies of 13 subsidized employment programs funded under the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Subsidized and Transitional Employment Demonstration (STED) and the U.S. Department of Labor Enhanced Transitional Jobs Demonstration (EJTD). The report presents the impacts on the employment and earnings for participants in each of the 13 programs and also examines nonemployment outcomes for participants such as reducing recidivism and increased child support payments.
February, 2020
Research-To-Practice Brief
This research-to-practice brief profiles Kentucky’s Addiction Recovery Care program, which offers workforce development services for individuals with a history of substance misuse. The brief notes how individuals with opioid use disorder often encounter concurrent issues at the time of recovery, including poverty, homelessness, and low-level education attainment. The brief also identifies that workforce development services are not tailored to individuals with opioid use disorder and that these individuals need skills to maintain recovery and support self-sufficiency.
February, 2020
Question / Response(s)
A representative from the Massachusetts Department of Children and Families would like to know if there is a state directory that lists contacts for teen parent residential programs (also known as Second Chance Homes or Maternity Homes) across the U.S. for TANF recipients, and if so, how to locate such a directory.
February, 2020
Research-To-Practice Brief
This U.S. Department of Labor policy brief reviews approaches to incorporate Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Employment and Training (SNAP E&T) services into career pathway programs at the state level. These approaches include selecting SNAP E&T partners already offering career pathway services to SNAP participants and helping the partners expand their reach, and collaborating with SNAP E&T partners in filling service delivery gaps.
February, 2020
Question / Response(s)
A representative of the Iowa Department of Human Services is interested in finding out if any states require a home visit as part of their eligibility process for TANF cash assistance for all applicants, or for applicants meeting certain criteria. If so, is this requirement mandated by state legislation?
February, 2020
Event
The Institute for Research on Poverty at the University of Wisconsin at Madison will host a seminar on February 13, 2020 from 12:15 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. CT to discuss the effect of parental incarceration on families. A faculty member at the University of Wisconsin at Madison will present research exploring risk factors that influence how adults perceive and experience parenting, including attachment, relationship quality, and socioeconomic status. The seminar will also identify mechanisms to promote resiliency in underserved and disadvantaged children.
February, 2020
Event
Jobs for the Future will host an invite-only event on February 12, 2020 in San Francisco, California on how virtual reality impacts corporate learning and employee performance. Corporate leaders will share stories of immersive learning; discussion will focus on the implications of immersive learning technology in the workplace and demonstrations of immersive learning tools. Space for the event is limited.
February, 2020
Question / Response(s)
A representative of the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services is interested in finding out if any states have successfully implemented programs or other initiatives to help individuals with the "benefit cliff" (i.e., when an individual loses TANF or other benefits due to increase in earnings)—maybe with matching programs, payment points for continued employment, etc.
February, 2020