Maintaining the Momentum to Reduce Child and Family Poverty: In-Depth Lessons from the 2015 Census Poverty and Income Reports

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This report from the Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) examines lessons learned from the recent Census data on income and health insurance coverage. CLASP identifies major findings from the reports and discusses their implications. Overall, the poverty rate decreased and the health coverage rate increased, but some disparities still exist among children and young adults.

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2016-09-29T20:00:00
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http://www.clasp.org/resources-and-publications/publication-1/2016-Maintaining-…
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2016-09-30

Improving Service Delivery for Children Affected by Trauma: An Implementation Study of Children’s Institute, Inc.

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The Children’s Institute, Inc. (CII), located in Los Angeles, California, combines clinical mental health and other supports to serve children and families affected by trauma. This report from MDRC presents findings from an evaluation of CII’s service model and delivery of evidence-based practices.
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2016-07-31T20:00:00
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OFA Initiatives
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City/County
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http://www.mdrc.org/publication/improving-service-delivery-children-affected-tr…
Publication Date
2016-08-01

SNAP to Skills Website

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The SNAP to Skills website was recently launched by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food and Nutrition Service. This new resource will serve as a hub for information and news about the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Employment and Training (E&T) program. Users can access information about the SNAP to Skills project, SNAP E&T tools and resources, policy briefs, and stories from successful SNAP E&T programs.
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2016-10-02T20:00:00
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https://snaptoskills.fns.usda.gov/
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2016-10-03

Evaluation 2016: AEA 30th Annual International Conference

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American Evaluation Association
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Atlanta, Georgia
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http://www.evaluationconference.org/
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National
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TANF Program Administration
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Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR) 21st Annual Conference

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Society for Social Work and Research
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New Orleans, Louisiana
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http://secure.sswr.org/2017-conference-home/
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National
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TANF Program Administration
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Empowering Adults to Thrive at Work: Personal Success Skills for 21st Century Jobs: A Report on Promising Research and Practice

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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.
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2016-02-29T19:00:00
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OFA Initiatives
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City/County
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https://www.sri.com/sites/default/files/publications/joyceempoweringadultstothr…
Publication Date
2016-03-01

Which Families are Poor and Why?

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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.
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2016-08-31T20:00:00
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http://www.irp.wisc.edu/publications/factsheets/pdfs/FactSheet11-PoorFamilies.p…
Publication Date
2016-09-01

25 Community Colleges that Advance Opportunities for Low-Income Students

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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.
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2016-08-31T20:00:00
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City/County
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https://blog.ed.gov/2016/09/25-community-colleges-that-advance-opportunities-fo…
Publication Date
2016-09-01

Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2015

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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.
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2016-08-31T20:00:00
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https://www.census.gov/content/dam/Census/library/publications/2016/demo/p60-25…
Publication Date
2016-09-01

Financial incentives and sanctions: Can they improve employment outcomes for low-income adults?

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Many programs attempting to improve employment outcomes for low-income adults use financial incentives or sanctions to motivate participants to obtain and/or retain a job. This brief describes the employment and earnings impacts of 12 interventions, identified by the Employment Strategies for Low-Income Adults Evidence Review, that used financial incentives or sanctions as a primary strategy. It also highlights four promising interventions and their impacts in more detail. (author abstract)

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2015-12-31T19:00:00
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http://www.acf.hhs.gov/opre/resource/financial-incentives-sanctions-can-they-im…
Publication Date
2016-01-01