This blogpost explains how juvenile diversion programs can be used as an alternative to the juvenile justice system. The blogpost notes the effectiveness of diversion programs and how commonly these programs are implemented in lieu of incarceration. The blogpost also examines which youth should be diverted, whether juvenile diversion is safe, who decides when youth diversion should be used, and the consistency and disparities in using diversion as a practice.

This issue brief profiles the design and implementation of the 2Gen approach undertaken by the District of Columbia TANF program. The brief covers how staff were trained in 2Gen approaches, and the reorganization of TANF intake and eligibility processes. The report also features the District’s redesign of the TANF Employment and Education program, integration of 2Gen approaches for homeless families, and institution of a “whole family” model in universal pre-K and early childhood programs.

This Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation (OPRE) report examines the impact of the Health Careers for All program that supported TANF recipients in accessing and completing healthcare occupational training. The report reviews the three-year impact on employment and earnings as well as the credentials earned by participants. Health Careers for All included four key components: navigation and case management services; access to healthcare occupational training at the foundational (career discovery), entry-level and advanced levels along a healthcare career pathway; employment services (to include resume development and interviewing skills); and financial support to address barriers in completing training or entering employment. Health Careers for All is one of nine programs evaluated by OPRE under the Pathways for Advancing Careers and Education (PACE) project.

The Urban Institute will host a webinar on November 13, 2020 from 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. ET to discuss apprenticeship policies and practices and ways to utilize apprenticeship programs in the future. Speakers include representatives from the Urban Institute, the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development, Oberg Industries, CareerWise Colorado, the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development, the House Committee on Education and Labor, New America, and Jobs for the Future.

The effects of trauma on teens and young adults can be far reaching. The Dibble Institute will host a webinar on November 11, 2020 from 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. ET to present findings and lessons learned from a study conducted by researchers from the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. In the study, a trauma-informed approach utilizing relationship education was implemented with over 100,000 young people over four years in San Antonio. The speakers will define trauma, its effects on young people, and their reactions to trauma, and will discuss adverse childhood experiences. The webinar is intended for Federal- and state-funded grant managers, program supervisors, teachers, health care staff, and others who work with high-need youth.

This U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service report identifies the occurrence of food insecurity among all households and households with children and food insecurity levels by state. The report also includes data on food security among households receiving SNAP and participation rates for SNAP among food insecure households as well as average food expenditures for all households and households with children. The data in the report was collected in December 2019.

This webpage from Feeding America offers facts about the prevalence of food insecurity across the country and profiles examples of persons affected by hunger and food insecurity.

This interactive mapping tool of the United States offers the ability to locate a local food bank, either by zip code or state. Information provided includes the food bank’s name, street address, phone number, web address, and links to access local services offered.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture National Hunger Clearinghouse provides information about food resources available near an address or zip code, including meal sites, food banks, and other social services. Information from the Clearinghouse is accessible by contacting the USDA National Hunger Hotline by phone (with English and Spanish phone numbers provided) or by text.

This interactive set of waivers, issued by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service, features the distribution and funding for food purchases during the COVID-19 pandemic. Areas covered by the waiver include additional funding for The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP), disaster household distribution, food distribution on Indian reservations, funding sources for TEFAP, and the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR) Flexibilities for Tribal organizations and State agencies that administer FDPIR.