This paper is from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) and provides a review of programs serving at-risk youth transitioning into adulthood. Youth that are disconnected from school and employment are more likely to take part in crime, use public assistance, and become incarcerated. The GAO conducted an analysis of local programs serving these youth, and found that the Department of Labor should work with States and Workforce Investment Boards to support programs serving at-risk youth.

These profiles were completed through the National Center for Children in Poverty, and provide information on a variety of State policies that promote health and education for families with young children. Authors offer an overview of policy choices in comparison to State-level data on child well-being.

The National EITC Outreach Partnership is made up of a variety of national organizations and federal government agencies that are focused around promoting Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) outreach, free tax preparation alternatives, and asset development strategies.

From the Urban Institute, this fact sheet provides an overview of how households cope with financial emergencies. For low-income families, asset building can often provide the necessary supports to help families deal with unforeseen expenses and remain economically stable. Authors review how households with incomes over $30,000 cope in financial emergency as compared to those with incomes below $30,000.

This resource is from the Chapin Hall Center for Children and provides information on youth aging out of foster care. Researchers conducted in-depth interviews with young adults that had transitioned from foster care into adulthood, and explored the social support networks of the respondents. It was found that “familial support” was an important support for young adults, which is defined as a support system that provides a sense of family connection.

This resource guide was designed to support child welfare workers, supervisors, administrators, and other professionals that work with American Indian families. From the Rocky Mountain Quality Improvement Center, this guide offers strategies for best practices in serving these families with both child protection and substance abuse concerns.

This issue brief is from the National Responsible Fatherhood Clearinghouse and provides an overview of “what works” in fatherhood programs. Researchers outline evaluation procedures for such programs, as only rigorous evaluations of programs can provide evidence of whether programs have the positive outcomes for families. This issue brief outlines ten lessons learned from evaluated fatherhood programs.

This report provides an overview of President Bush’s Faith-Based and Community Initiative. The Initiative was developed in 2001 by President Bush to help eliminate government barriers inhibiting partnerships with faith-based and community organizations. This report gives a seven year overview of the Initiative’s progress.

Recent research shows that when work and education programs are combined, low-income families have improved outcomes. This research is from MDRC and provides evaluation information from programs that include education components to increase earnings of low-wage workers. Specifically, performance-based scholarships can have a large positive effect on academic achievement among a single-parent student population that faces multiple barriers to completing college.

This study was funded through the Department of Agriculture and provides information on food security in households that participate in the Food Stamp Program (FSP). Using data from the Current Population Survey, researchers found that Food Stamp households have higher at-home food spending and lower away-from-home-spending than comparable non-participants.