Health Profession Opportunity Grants: Year four annual report 2013-2014

Record Description

This fourth annual report provides a snapshot of Health Profession Opportunity Grants Program grantee activities from its inception through September 2014, its fourth year of operation. Drawing from the program’s Performance Reporting System and Year 4 Performance Progress Reports, the report summarizes program operations and participant activity and outcomes. Information provided includes participant characteristics, support service receipt, healthcare training course participation patterns, and employment outcomes. (author abstract)

Record Type
Posting Date
Combined Date
2014-12-31T19:00:00
Source
Region
City/County
URL
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/opre/resource/health-profession-opportunity-grants-year-…
Publication Date
2015-01-01

Multijurisdictional Teen Court Evaluation: A Comparative Evaluation of Three Teen Court Models

Record Description
The Maryland Administrative Office of the Courts has released this report, which presents the results of a study of three geographically diverse teen courts in Maryland. The study found that youth in each jurisdiction who completed a teen court program had fewer instances of recidivism than youth who did not complete the program.
Record Type
Posting Date
Combined Date
2013-05-31T20:00:00
Source
Region
City/County
URL
http://www.globalyouthjustice.org/uploads/New_Teen_Court_Evaluation.pdf
Publication Date
2013-06-01

Two Perspectives on Child Support

Record Description
This blog post was written by an employee at the Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE) and describes her childhood experience with child support. She highlights the work of OCSE, including their recent Child Support Report newsletter, and how the agency has improved exponentially throughout the past decades.
Parent Record
ACF Blog Spotlight
Record Type
Posting Date
Combined Date
2015-06-21T20:00:00
Source
Region
City/County
URL
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/blog/2015/06/two-perspectives-on-child-support
Publication Date
2015-06-22

Improving Engagement of TANF Families: Understanding Work Participation and Families with Reported Zero Hours of Participation in Program Activities

Record Description
This report from the Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation describes the programmatic factors within the current TANF environment that may influence the numbers of work-eligible individuals or families with zero reported hours of participation. Additionally, the report highlights promising strategies used by state and local TANF agencies to encourage client engagement.
Record Type
Posting Date
Combined Date
2015-02-24T19:00:00
Source
Region
City/County
URL
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/opre/resource/improving-engagement-of-tanf-families-unde…
Publication Date
2015-02-25

OFA Releases TANF Caseload and Application Data for FY 2014 and First Quarter of FY 2015

Record Description
The Office of Family Assistance (OFA) has posted Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) caseload and application data for the fiscal year and current year of 2014. Also posted are the caseload and application data for the first quarter of fiscal year 2015.
Record Type
Posting Date
Combined Date
2015-05-21T20:00:00
Source
Region
City/County
URL
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/ofa/resource/caseload-data-2014
Publication Date
2015-05-22

Department of Education Guidance Expands Access to Federal Student Aid for Students in Career Pathways

Record Description
In this “Dear Colleague” letter, the Department of Education clarifies important information about student eligibility for Pell Grants and student financial aid. Through the Higher Education Act’s “Ability to Benefit” provision, federal aid will be provided to students without a high school diploma (or equivalent) if they participate in career pathways programs that meet certain criteria, which are described in the guidance letter.
Record Type
Posting Date
Combined Date
2015-05-21T20:00:00
Source
Region
City/County
URL
https://ifap.ed.gov/dpcletters/GEN1509.html
Publication Date
2015-05-22

Child Support Report, June 2015

Record Description
In the latest issue of the Office of Child Support Enforcement's Child Support Report, practitioners can learn about programs and initiatives that help fathers deepen their financial and emotional commitments to their children. Topics include temporary custody, the Responsible Fatherhood Toolkit, Medicaid, collaborative partnerships, and more.
Record Type
Posting Date
Combined Date
2015-05-31T20:00:00
Source
Region
City/County
URL
https://www.acf.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/programs/css/june_2015_child_suppor…
Publication Date
2015-06-01

Aligned by Design: WIOA & TANF

Record Description

On July 1, 2015, the National Skills Coalition (NSC) hosted this webinar focused on opportunities for integration between the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) and Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) systems. The Webinar featured national and local experts to address key principles for aligning human capital investments to produce better outcomes for individuals and local economies.

Record Type
Posting Date
Combined Date
2015-06-23T20:00:00
Source
OFA Initiatives
Region
City/County
URL
Fact Sheet
Slides
Publication Date
2015-06-24

New Pathways to Careers and College – Examples, Evidence, and Prospects

Record Description
This report describes some prominent career and college pathways programs and models, as well as identifies localities where this type of approach has gained the most traction. The authors discuss overall principles that characterize the most promising programs and provide recommendations for future investment to strengthen these types of initiatives.
Record Type
Posting Date
Combined Date
2015-03-31T20:00:00
Source
Region
City/County
URL
http://www.mdrc.org/sites/default/files/New_Pathways.pdf
Publication Date
2015-04-01

Supporting Youth Transitioning Out of Foster Care

Record Description
Youth transitioning out of foster care and into adulthood need various supports to navigate the challenges they face. Recently, federal child welfare policy has significantly increased the availability of these supports. In 1999, the Foster Care Independence Act amended Title IV-E of the Social Security Act to create the Chafee Foster Care Independence Program. This amendment increased funds available to states for independent living services including training in daily living skills, education and employment assistance, counseling, and case management. Although these funds can be spent on a wide range of services and supports, much of the funding is being spent on services aimed at promoting educational attainment, which has become increasingly essential to economic self-sufficiency and better lifelong outcomes.
Record Type
Posting Date
Combined Date
2014-11-30T19:00:00
Source
Region
City/County
URL
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/opre/chafee_education_brief_final_to…
Publication Date
2014-12-01