Early Childhood State Policy Profiles

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These National Center for Children in Poverty policy briefs provide a two-generation view of current policies affecting children from birth to age eight, nationally and state-by-state, in the areas of health and nutrition, early care and education, and parenting and economic supports. The profiles are updated and expanded regularly.
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2014-12-31T19:00:00
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http://nccp.org/profiles/early_childhood.html
Publication Date
2015-01-01

Using Brain Science to Build a New 2Gen Intervention

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In this presentation, Stephanie M. Jones, Marie and Max Kargman Associate Professor in Human Development and Urban Education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, describes a new intervention that links the science of brain development with supports for adults and children. The intervention focuses on building executive function skills in children, teachers, and parents by interrupting the stress cycle and putting the front of the brain back in control.
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2015-12-09T19:00:00
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OFA Initiatives
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City/County
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http://developingchild.harvard.edu/resources/using-brain-science-build-new-2gen…
Publication Date
2015-12-10

Engaging low-income fathers in home visiting: Approaches, challenges, and strategies

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This brief describes the experiences of a select group of home visiting programs in the United States that are engaging low-income fathers in services. Interviews with program staff and participating fathers and mothers highlight the approaches programs use, the challenges they face in engaging fathers, and the strategies they use to overcome these challenges. This information has implications for home visiting programs that wish to extend their services to fathers, as well as other programs that serve fathers, such as healthy marriage and responsible fatherhood programs. (author abstract)

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2014-12-31T19:00:00
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http://www.acf.hhs.gov/opre/resource/approaches-to-father-engagement-and-father…
http://www.urban.org/research/publication/engaging-low-income-fathers-home-visi…
Publication Date
2015-01-01

Webinar Materials Available: Employment and Economic Stability Services for Fathers

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The National Responsible Fatherhood Clearinghouse (NRFC) hosted a webinar on Wednesday, January 20, 2016. The webinar focused on how responsible fatherhood programs and other interested stakeholders can help low-income fathers gain new employment skills, find better jobs, and improve their overall financial situation.
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2016-01-20T07:30:00
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OFA Initiatives
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View Materials
Publication Date
2016-03-01

Removing Barriers to Opportunity for Parents with Criminal Records and Their Children

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Between 70 million and 100 million Americans, or as many as one in three American adults, have some type of criminal record. Furthermore, between 33 million and 36.5 million children in the United States, or nearly half of all American children, have at least one parent with a criminal record. Even a minor criminal record can present obstacles to employment, housing, education, public assistance, financial empowerment, and more. This report advocates for a two-generation approach to address barriers to opportunity associated with having a criminal record. Additionally, the report offers policy recommendations to give parents with criminal records and their children opportunities to succeed.
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2015-11-30T19:00:00
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OFA Initiatives
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City/County
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https://cdn.americanprogress.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/09060720/CriminalRe…
Publication Date
2015-12-01
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Latest Information from Network (Home)

Evaluation of the Marriage and Family Strengthening Grants for Incarcerated and Reentering Fathers and their Partners

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As part of the Marriage and Family Strengthening Grants for Incarcerated and Reentering Fathers and their Partners (MFS-IP), twelve grantees received funding from the Office of Family Assistance to implement activities to support and sustain marriages and families of fathers during and after incarceration. Grantees also provided reentry, parenting, education, and employment services. The evaluation includes publications such as research briefs, reviews of promising practices, and implementation data.
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2015-11-01T19:00:00
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https://aspe.hhs.gov/basic-report/evaluation-marriage-and-family-strengthening-…
Publication Date
2015-11-02

Poor, Unemployed, and Not on Welfare: The Prevalence of "Disconnected Families" by State

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U.S. families living in poverty who survive without either income from a job or from government-sponsored cash assistance are sometimes referred to as “disconnected.” This research brief from Child Trends uses data from the 2011-2012 National Survey of Children’s Health to quantify the population of children living in disconnected families in each state and to describe the extent to which families access other forms of public assistance. Some findings include: 30 percent of all children lived in disconnected families in 2011-2012; the majority of children in disconnected families lived in a household where someone received some form of public assistance, such as Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance Program; and the amount of children in disconnected families varied widely by State.
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2015-02-01T19:00:00
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http://www.childtrends.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/2015-03DisconnectedFamili…
Publication Date
2015-02-02

Marriage and Fatherhood Grants Released

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The Office of Family Assistance recently announced the new Healthy Marriage and Responsible Fatherhood grantees. This blog post provides funding details and explains the types of services these grantees will provide, including responsible parenting, economic stability, and marriage and relationship skills services.
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ACF Blog Spotlight
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2015-10-08T20:00:00
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City/County
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http://www.acf.hhs.gov/blog/2015/10/marriage-and-fatherhood-grants-released
Publication Date
2015-10-09

A Support and Resource Guide for Working with Military Families

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This National Resource Center for Healthy Marriage and Families toolkit is designed to help stakeholders help safety-net service providers and other stakeholders sustainably integrate healthy marriage and relationship education into their services for military service members and their families. The guide uses a three-stage process, allowing readers to: (1) better understand military structure and culture; (2) better understand and connect with existing resources for military service members and their families; and (3) learn more about the role that core marriage and relationship skills play in work, school, family, and military environments.
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2012-12-31T19:00:00
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https://library.healthymarriageandfamilies.org/cwig/ws/library/docs/MARRIAGE/Bl…
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2013-01-01

Mother’s Education and Children’s Outcomes: How Dual-Generation Programs Offer Increased Opportunities for America’s Families

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This report from the Foundation for Child Development highlights the benefits of dual-generation programs in terms of children’s outcomes. Specifically, research shows the many disparities between children whose mothers had not graduated from high school and children whose mothers had obtained a bachelor’s degree. Children whose mothers had not graduated from high school experience higher rates of poverty, lower rates of mathematics and reading proficiencies, a lower likelihood of graduating high school on time, and poorer overall health. The report also spotlights dual-generation programs in Tulsa, Oklahoma and Los Angeles, California. Finally, the authors offer policy options for all levels of government to develop and implement successful dual-generation programs.

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2014-06-30T20:00:00
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OFA Initiatives
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City/County
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https://www.fcd-us.org/mothers-education-and-childrens-outcomes-how-dual-genera…
Publication Date
2014-07-01