Webinar: WIOA State Plans and Labor Market Information (LMI) Best Practices

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The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration (DOLETA) will host a webinar on July 11, 2019 from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. ET to discuss best practices of using labor market information (LMI) data in creating Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) State Plans. Speakers include LMI Directors from Indiana, Ohio, and Michigan and representatives from the U.S. Department of Education and DOLETA.
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2019-07-11T10:00:00
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Region
City/County
URL
https://www.workforcegps.org/events/2019/06/25/17/55/WIOA-State-Plans-and-Labor…
Publication Date
2019-07-11
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Competency Model Resources

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The U.S. Department of Labor announces a series of competency model resources that outline the knowledge, skills, and abilities one needs to enter and succeed in an occupation or industry. Discussed are stackable competencies in the areas of personal effectiveness, academic requirements, and the workplace, and industry-wide and industry-sector skills.
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Combined Date
2019-05-15T20:00:00
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Region
City/County
URL
https://lmi.workforcegps.org/resources/2019/05/16/14/33/Competency-Model-Resour…
Publication Date
2019-05-16
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KIDS COUNT® Data Book: 2019 State Trends in Child Well-Being

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This dataset from the Annie E. Casey Foundation is the 30th annual report that follows and ranks states on metrics related to child well-being. Particular focus is on four larger categories of trend analysis: economic well-being, education, family and community, and health. Additionally, there are individual state profiles with relevant data that are presented as user-friendly fact sheets.
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Combined Date
2019-06-16T20:00:00
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Region
City/County
URL
https://www.aecf.org/resources/2019-kids-count-data-book/
Publication Date
2019-06-17
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Responsible Fatherhood: Fatherhood—Family-focused, Interconnected, Resilient, and Essential (FIRE)

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This Administration for Children and Families fact sheet identifies the positive outcomes reported as a result of fathers involved in raising their children. It also outlines activities that the agency’s Fatherhood FIRE grants address, including supporting healthy marriage and responsible parenting, as well as increasing employment and economic mobility opportunities.
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Combined Date
2025-01-01T00:00:00
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Region
City/County
URL
https://www.acf.hhs.gov/ofa/programs/healthy-marriage/responsible-fatherhood
Publication Date
2020-10-23
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Parents and Children Together: Effects of Four Responsible Fatherhood Programs for Low-Income Fathers

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This Mathematica study, conducted on behalf of the Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, examines the impact of four federally-funded Responsible Fatherhood programs: Connections to Success in Kansas and Missouri; Fathers’ Support Center in Missouri; FATHER Project at Goodwill–Easter Seals Minnesota; and Urban Ventures in Minnesota.
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2018-06-03T20:00:00
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City/County
URL
https://www.acf.hhs.gov/opre/resource/parents-and-children-together-effects-of-…
Publication Date
2018-06-04
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National Responsible Fatherhood Clearinghouse Data Snapshots 2018: Employment Characteristics of Fathers

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This National Responsible Fatherhood Clearinghouse data set provides statistics covering the employment rate, employment status, and earnings of fathers with children up to 17 years old; data patterns for households with at least one employed parent; working arrangements of couples with children; information relative to higher earners in two-parent households; time spent by fathers on child care, housework, and paid work; reasons that stay-at-home fathers are not in the workforce; and the division of labor among parents who work full-time.
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Combined Date
2017-12-31T19:00:00
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Region
City/County
URL
https://www.fatherhood.gov/sites/default/files/Resource%20Files/2018_data_snaps…
Publication Date
2018-01-01
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Effects of Four Responsible Fatherhood Programs for Low-Income Fathers: Evidence from the Parents and Children Together Evaluation

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This brief describes the Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation’s Parents and Children Together evaluation, which studied impacts of four Responsible Fatherhood-funded programs. The impacts pertained to the participant fathers’ parenting, relationships, economic stability, and well-being after one year of enrollment in the program.
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Combined Date
2019-03-31T20:00:00
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Region
City/County
URL
https://www.acf.hhs.gov/opre/resource/effects-four-responsible-fatherhood-progr…
Publication Date
2019-04-01
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National Welfare Data

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This comprehensive dataset from the University of Kentucky’s Center for Poverty Research profiles state-level data on every state, reflecting numbers, rates, amounts, and/or percentages of population; employed and unemployed individuals; three food insecurity levels; personal income; low-income uninsured children; and recipients receiving workers’ compensation, AFDC/TANF, SNAP, SSI, Medicaid, and EITC credits from 1980 to 2017. This dataset was updated in May 2019 to reflect 2017 in this longitudinal data collection that assembles information from multiple sources into one place.
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Combined Date
2019-04-30T20:00:00
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Region
City/County
URL
http://ukcpr.org/resources/national-welfare-data
Publication Date
2019-05-01
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Findings from the Health Careers for All Implementation and Early Impact Report

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This Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation report reviews the early impact and initial findings of the Health Careers for All program, one of nine career pathways programs evaluated under the Pathways for Advanced Careers and Education (PACE) study. The study identifies the percentage increase of participants enrolling in healthcare-related training over an 18-month period.
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Combined Date
2019-06-12T20:00:00
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Region
City/County
URL
https://www.acf.hhs.gov/opre/resource/health-careers-for-all-hca
Publication Date
2019-06-13
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National Association for Welfare Research and Statistics 2019 Workshop

The National Association for Welfare Research and Statistics will hold its bi-annual workshop on July 28 to July 31, 2019 in New Orleans, Louisiana. This workshop will feature examples of rigorous research methods used to evaluate programs and highlight opportunities to use administrative data for decision making. Additionally, there will be presentations on child support, early childhood education, child care, foster care, substance abuse, trauma-informed services, coaching, reentry service coordination, behavior interventions, workforce programs including SNAP E&T, career pathways, and other topics.
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Combined Date
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Partner Resources
Sponsor
National Association for Welfare Research and Statistics
Location
Omni Royal Orleans
621 St. Louis Street
New Orleans, Louisiana 70130
Web Url
https://nawrs.org/nawrs-2019-workshop-registration/
Topics/Subtopics
Employment
Education and Training
Family Strengthening
Asset Building
Supportive Services
Special Populations
TANF Program Administration
TANF Policy and Legislation
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