The Fathers & Families Coalition of America will host its 23rd Annual National Conference as a hybrid event from March 8 to March 11, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. The conference will feature a Roundtable Series covering child support, engaging families, child welfare, disparities in education, and local to national policy impacting practices; 10 Workshop Strands; and Fireside General Sessions. Also included are credential or certificate programs and networking opportunities. Conference registration includes a fee for in-person and virtual participants.

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 model demonstrates how coordinated services can help stabilize kinship placements and improve outcomes for children and caregivers. TANF programs can draw lessons from this approach to strengthen partnerships and better support relatives caring for children outside the traditional foster care system.

This report from the American Enterprise Institute examines the role of family structure, particularly single parenthood, in shaping long-term economic mobility outcomes. The analysis explores how family dynamics intersect with opportunity and highlights implications for policy and program design. TANF programs may find this research useful in understanding the broader context of family stability, informing strategies that support parents, strengthen economic security, and promote positive outcomes for children across generations.

This Child Trends publication explores how existing data can be used to track progress toward ensuring every child has a safe, stable home. It highlights key indicators related to housing stability, child welfare involvement, and family well-being, offering insights into how systems can better measure and improve outcomes. For TANF programs, this resource underscores the importance of data-informed decision-making and cross-system collaboration to identify needs, target supports, and strengthen prevention efforts that keep families safely housed and together.

The National Council for Adoption will host a training on April 2, 2026 at 1:00 p.m. ET to enhance understanding of attachment strategies and how caregivers and professionals can help children develop secure, supportive relationships following foster care or adoption. The session will offer practical insights that can benefit professionals working with families navigating child welfare involvement or reunification.

Generations United will host a webinar on March 26, 2026 at 1:00 p.m. ET to highlight lessons from communities that have developed shared intergenerational sites where programs serving children and older adults operate together. The session will explore how these models strengthen community connections, support caregivers, and create meaningful engagement opportunities across generations.

A new brief from Child Trends examines how partnerships between public agencies and private organizations can help identify and support kinship placements for children in foster care. The report highlights strategies that strengthen collaboration and expand support for relatives caring for children. TANF programs may find these insights useful when working with community partners to support kin caregivers, improve service coordination, and promote family stability.

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, caregiving support, and community connection across generations. TANF agencies working in rural areas may find these models useful for strengthening local partnerships, supporting caregivers, and creating opportunities for families to build supportive community networks.

Professionals supporting children and families involved in child welfare can benefit from the services and tools offered by AdoptUSKids. This resource highlights how agencies and community partners can use their training, recruitment strategies, and technical assistance to strengthen permanency efforts for children and youth. TANF programs working alongside child welfare partners may find these services helpful for understanding how family recruitment, adoption support, and permanency planning intersect with broader family stability and economic support goals.

Coordinating services across multiple public benefit programs can significantly improve how families access supports and navigate human services systems. This toolkit, funded by the Administration for Children and Families, was designed to help state and local agencies better align programs and services to support whole families.

The resource provides practical tools and structured guidance for identifying coordination challenges, developing shared goals across agencies, implementing cross-program strategies, and tracking progress over time. By helping agencies move away from siloed service delivery and toward integrated approaches, the toolkit aims to reduce administrative barriers, improve the experiences families have when seeking multiple benefits, and strengthen outcomes for children and parents. For TANF programs, these strategies can support stronger coordination with programs such as workforce services, SNAP, childcare, and child welfare — helping families access the full range of supports needed to achieve long-term stability and economic mobility.