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Landmark Dates for TANF
Families are Stronger Together
This Administration for Children and Families brief, co-authored by Assistant Secretary Alex Adams, explores how predictive risk modeling and modern data systems can strengthen child welfare decision-making and improve safety outcomes. For TANF…
Transportation challenges can create significant barriers for kinship caregivers trying to access services, employment, and school. These case profiles from the Grandfamilies & Kinship Support Network highlight real-world strategies…
The Generations United Intergenerational Program Database provides a searchable collection of programs that bring multiple generations together for shared learning, caregiving, and community engagement. TANF programs and their child welfare…
Strong relationships and communication skills can play an important role in family stability and long-term success. These short eCourses and quick lessons from Utah State University Extension offer practical tools on relationship skills,…
Rural communities are developing creative approaches to bring older adults and youth together through shared spaces and intergenerational programming. This Generations United resource highlights examples of programs that foster mentorship,…
This program profile from the Grandfamilies & Kinship Support Network highlights how Lutheran Social Services of the Southwest supports kinship caregivers through navigation services, resource connections, and community-based supports. The…
Work Innovations
This Department of Labor guidance focuses on expanding registered apprenticeships by making them easier to start and more accessible to both employers and participants. For Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) participants,…
This faith-based training program combines soft skills, job readiness, and employer engagement. It provides an example of how community partnerships can expand access to career pathways and help participants achieve lasting employment outcomes.…
This Connecticut Faith Jobs Collaborative webpage highlights cross-sector collaboration to connect participants with training and employment opportunities. Programs can review these partnerships to replicate in creating structured, accessible…
This Institute for Family Studies resource looks at how job stability for men and flexible work arrangements for mothers influence decisions around forming and sustaining families. It brings attention to how work conditions shape family life in…
The THRIVE Initiative eLearning platform offers courses at zero cost, designed to strengthen organizational capacity and improve service delivery across human services programs. Topics include leadership, collaboration, and system improvement…
Developed through the National Association of Workforce Boards’ SNAP E&T Community of Practice, this collection of tools and best practices supports effective program administration and service delivery. TANF programs can use these resources…
Promoting Healthy Marriages and Two-Parent Families
This report describes this Rapid Response Technical Assistance event held in Washington, DC, September 5-6, 2001. The purpose of this conference was to give practitioners an opportunity to exchange information on experiences, learn of promising…
This resource by Study.com provides practical family conflict resolution activities that help people recognize what is driving disagreement, see situations from different perspectives, and work through problems in a more structured way. For…