Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Individuals: Ongoing Research and Program Evaluation Efforts

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Many programs within the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) work with incarcerated individuals and individuals with a criminal history to promote economic self-sufficiency and social well-being for them, their families, and communities. ACF programs also implement research and evaluation programs designed to improve the understanding of how to serve those individuals most effectively. This brief highlights some of those projects and programs.
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2015-06-16T20:00:00
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http://www.acf.hhs.gov/opre/resource/incarcerated-and-formerly-incarcerated-ind…
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2015-06-17

Final Report on Significant Accomplishments by State Advisory Councils on Early Childhood Education and Care

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This blog post highlights the recently released final report on the accomplishments of State Advisory Councils (SAC) on early childhood education and care. SACs were authorized in the Head Start Act of 2007, with a goal of promoting partnerships between Head Start agencies, state and local governments, and the private sector.
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2015-06-01T20:00:00
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http://www.acf.hhs.gov/blog/2015/06/just-released-final-report-on-significant-a…
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2015-06-02

Health Profession Opportunity Grants: Summary of interim outcomes

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This brief summarizes key findings from the Interim Outcome Study Report: National Implementation Evaluation of the Health Profession Opportunity Grants (HPOG) to Serve TANF Recipients and Other Low-Income Individuals report, released in 2014. Findings come from administrative data collected through the HPOG Performance Reporting System one year after program enrollment. Information provided includes characteristics of the typical HPOG participant, types of training courses enrollees participated in, types of support services participants received, and participants’ outcomes. (author abstract)

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2015-08-04T20:00:00
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http://www.acf.hhs.gov/opre/resource/health-profession-opportunity-grants-summa…
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2015-08-05

Willing, Able, Ready: Basics and Policy Implications of Readiness as a Key Component for Implementation of Evidence-Based Interventions

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This brief establishes the basics of readiness using the R=MC2 (Readiness = Motivation × General Capacity and Intervention-Specific Capacity) heuristic, examines some of the policy implications of readiness, and identifies directions for future research. Although a scientific body of knowledge about readiness already exists, there is a need to develop more concrete recommendations for federal agencies and practitioners to use when implementing evidence-based interventions.
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2014-08-31T20:00:00
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https://aspe.hhs.gov/report/willing-able-ready-basics-and-policy-implications-r…
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2014-09-01

Moving into Adulthood: Implementation Findings from the Youth Villages Transitional Living Evaluation

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The Youth Villages Transitional Living program is intended to help youth who were formerly in foster care or juvenile justice custody, or who are otherwise unprepared for adult life, to make the transition to independent living. This report presents key findings of participation levels, staff interviews, and implementation variation across different sites.
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2014-02-28T19:00:00
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http://www.mdrc.org/publication/moving-adulthood
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2014-03-01

Implementing a Conditional Cash Transfer Program in Two American Cities: Evidence from Family Rewards 2.0

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Family Rewards 2.0 was launched in July 2011 in the Bronx, New York and Memphis, Tennessee. This report presents early findings on the program’s implementation and families’ receipt of rewards during the first two years. While still offering rewards in the areas of children’s education, family health, and parents’ work, Family Rewards 2.0 has fewer rewards in each domain, offers the education rewards only to high school students, makes the rewards timelier by paying them each month, and includes family guidance.
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2014-09-30T20:00:00
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City/County
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http://www.mdrc.org/publication/implementing-conditional-cash-transfer-program-…
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2014-10-01

Final Implementation Findings from the Supporting Healthy Marriage Evaluation

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This final report documents the implementation by eight organizations of the yearlong, multi-component Supporting Healthy Marriage (SHM) program model of marriage and relationship education services. It presents information about implementation of the programs, the characteristics of couples who enrolled, and their participation in the programs.
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2012-07-31T20:00:00
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http://www.mdrc.org/publication/final-implementation-findings-supporting-health…
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2012-08-01

Early Implementation Findings from Responsible Fatherhood Reentry Projects

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This report provides early implementation findings from a study of six Responsible Fatherhood Reentry grantees that provide soon-to-be and recently-released fathers and their families with an array of activities and services in responsible fatherhood/parenting, healthy marriage/relationships, and economic stability. The goals of the programs are to help stabilize fathers and their families, move the fathers toward self-sufficiency, and reduce recidivism.
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2015-02-04T19:00:00
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http://www.urban.org/research/publication/early-implementation-findings-respons…
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2015-02-05

Tribal Health Profession Opportunity Grants (HPOG) Program Implementation & Evolution

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This brief provides an overview of the strategies that Tribal HPOG grantees have used to implement the HPOG program, challenges encountered during implementation, lessons learned, and ongoing program evolution and adaptation to address unique tribal cultural and programmatic needs. The brief draws upon qualitative data collected from the first year of evaluation activities with the Tribal HPOG programs.
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2014-02-19T19:00:00
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http://www.acf.hhs.gov/opre/resource/tribal-health-profession-opportunity-grant…
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2014-02-20

Local Implementation of TANF in Five Sites: Changes Related to the Deficit Reduction Act, Final Report

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This assessment sought to provide a clear picture of recent changes implemented by local program managers to improve performance, several years after the initial wave of change brought about by the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA). The legislation and related regulations included several provisions that strengthened the program’s work participation requirements.
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2008-03-30T20:00:00
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http://www.acf.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/opre/five_sites_reduction.pdf
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2008-03-31