The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) announced a new childcare reform package aimed at making childcare more affordable, expanding access for families, and increasing parental choice. For Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) programs, this announcement is especially important because childcare challenges often affect whether parents can participate in work, education, or training activities consistently. The announcement helps TANF practitioners understand emerging federal priorities and how childcare policy may continue to evolve to better support working families.

This ACF resource can also help TANF practitioners identify opportunities to strengthen coordination between TANF and childcare systems while reducing barriers that prevent parents from maintaining employment. The reforms emphasize flexibility and accessibility, which may be particularly valuable for families with non-traditional work schedules or limited local childcare options. By staying informed about these changes, TANF staff can better connect families to supports that promote stability and long-term economic mobility.

This Jobs for the Future case study demonstrates how apprenticeship programs can create practical pathways to stable employment for individuals who may not benefit from traditional education or training models alone. For Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) practitioners, it offers an example of how workforce partnerships can help participants earn wages while learning skills connected to real job opportunities. The resource is especially valuable for agencies interested in expanding career-focused strategies that lead to long-term employment. The case study also shows how organizations can scale apprenticeship models through employer engagement, structured support, and clear advancement opportunities, giving TANF staff ideas for building stronger employment pathways for the families they serve.

This collection of resources focuses on improving coordination across workforce, education, and human services systems. For Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) agencies, better alignment with Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) programs can help participants access job training, career pathways, and supportive services more efficiently. Families involved with TANF may interact with several programs at once, while disconnected systems can create confusion, delays, and duplicated work for both staff and clients. This collection can help practitioners understand how stronger partnerships and shared planning can improve service delivery and reduce barriers to employment. Resources in this collection can also be useful for TANF agencies looking to streamline referrals, strengthen cross-program collaboration, and build more connected pathways to economic mobility.

The National Youth Employment Coalition will host a webinar on May 14, 2026 at 2:30 p.m. to assist workforce development professionals with better understanding and responding to the emotional experiences of young people. For Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) practitioners working with youth and young adults, especially those facing instability or major life transitions, emotional regulation and communication can directly affect engagement in employment and supportive services. This webinar will provide practical evidence-based strategies staff can use to build trust, improve communication, and create more supportive interactions with youth participants.

From the Wheatley Institute at BYU, this report examines how economic shifts, education gaps, and digital engagement patterns are influencing men’s participation in work, relationships, and family life. The resource connects broader structural trends to challenges in marriage formation and father engagement. For Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) programs, it provides context for understanding barriers men face in employment and family roles, and it informs efforts to strengthen fatherhood supports, workforce engagement, and family stability strategies.

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 practical ways, not just financial ones. For Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) programs, it can help frame policy and service discussions around employment supports that recognize caregiving responsibilities while also strengthening pathways to economic stability.

This Institute for Family Studies resource examines how consistent, quality employment for men is connected to stronger family stability and engagement. The report highlights employment not only as an economic factor, but as something closely tied to relationship stability and family formation. Within Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) programs, it can be used to better align workforce development efforts with family well-being goals, particularly in supporting fathers’ economic participation and long-term family contributions.

WorkforceGPS will host a webinar on May 7, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. ET to provide straightforward strategies to help job seekers present themselves more effectively, from resumes to interviews. This webinar will give Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) staff tools they can quickly translate into coaching sessions or workshops. It fills a practical need—helping participants compete in a crowded job market—and can be directly applied in day-to-day case management.

This AIR resource explores how adopting practices that focus on skills rather than other predictors of success like degrees and past job titles can open more employment opportunities. That approach aligns closely with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families’ (TANF’s) goal of helping individuals enter and advance in the workforce. For TANF practitioners, it offers a practical shift in how to assess participants’ work history and skills and connect them to jobs. It also helps address hiring barriers many TANF clients face and provides ideas for working with employers who are open to skills-based hiring.