Tailoring Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Services to System Involved Youth

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This blog post kicked off National Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month. Although the pregnancy rate among U.S. teens has decreased by more than half since 1990, disparities remain. Some youth, including those in the juvenile justice and child welfare systems, are at a much higher risk of experiencing a pregnancy than are their peers. This post highlights the need to tailor teen pregnancy prevention programs to different populations. Some approaches include empowering youth and staff, creating continuity, and testing strategies to see what works.
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ACF Blog Spotlight
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2015-05-04T20:00:00
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http://www.acf.hhs.gov/blog/2015/05/tailoring-adolescent-pregnancy-prevention-s…
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2015-05-05

The Employer-Driven Model and Toolkit: Strategies for Developing Employment Opportunities for Justice-Involved Individuals

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As part of the employer-driven model and toolkit developed by the National Institute of Justice, this report provides guidance on using labor market information (LMI) to target high-growth occupations for potential employment opportunities for justice-involved individuals.
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2014-04-30T20:00:00
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https://nicic.gov/employer-driven-model-and-toolkit-strategies-developing-emplo…
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2014-05-01
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Providing Effective Employment and Supportive Services to Low-Income Women with Criminal Records

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The Administration for Children and Families’ Office of Family Assistance through the OFA Peer Technical Assistance (PeerTA) Network held a webinar on “Providing Effective Employment and Supportive Services to Low-Income Women with Criminal Records,” on July 22, 2015 from 2:00 to 3:30 p.m. EDT. This free webinar explored strategies utilized to overcome barriers to employment and to successful re-entry into mainstream society. The conversation was about understanding the effect incarceration has on the individual, her children, and the family, and centered on innovative uses of case management, education and training, and employment strategies. Speakers from the Office of Family Assistance, ICF International, College and Community Fellowship, Center for Employment Opportunities, and the STRIDE Program at Quinebaug Valley Community College in Connecticut discussed their experiences and strategies used to help low-income women overcome the barrier of a criminal record, find and maintain employment, and move their families out of poverty.

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2015-07-22T10:00:00
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2015-07-22
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Webinar Audio 10.21 MB
Webinar PowerPoint 6.82 MB
Webinar Transcript 407.27 KB
STRIDE Brochure 516.27 KB
Windham County Reentry Directory 936.97 KB
Follow-Up Questions 300.53 KB
Connecticut Roundtable Meeting Schedules 226.36 KB

How Grantees of Ex-Prisoner Reentry Project Work with Fathers to Strengthen Families

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This blog entry highlights a recent report that examines the early implementation activities of six Reentry grantees. The report includes descriptions of the many different services offered by these programs, feedback from program participants, and the various aspects of initial program implementation.
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ACF Blog Spotlight
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2015-02-24T19:00:00
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http://www.acf.hhs.gov/blog/2015/02/how-grantees-of-ex-prisoner-reentry-project…
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2015-02-25

OFA Brown Bag Series: Ex-Offenders, Criminal Background Checks, and Racial Consequences

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On August 20, 2014, the Office of Family Assistance (OFA) hosted a Brown Bag "Ex-Offenders, Criminal Background Checks, and their Racial Consequences." This Brown Bag featured Dr. Michael A. Stoll, a Professor of Public Policy and Urban Planning at the Luskin School of Public Affairs at UCLA. During the Brown Bag, Dr. Stoll discussed his research on the barriers to re-entry of ex-offender hiring. His presentation included extensive employer research and rigorous statistical analysis to visualize the challenges and barriers to employment facing for ex-offenders currently.
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2014-08-20T10:00:00
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Poverty Fact Sheet: Life Beyond Bars: Children with an Incarcerated Parent

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In 2010, 2.7 million children in the United States had a parent in jail or prison. This fact sheet from the Institute for Research on Poverty highlights the various impacts that incarceration of a parent can have on a child. Some of these effects include the loss of daily contact, changes in family structure, negative family dynamics, emotional instability, poverty, and social behaviors and stigma. The author offers several policy options that could help mitigate these impacts.
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2014-10-31T20:00:00
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http://www.irp.wisc.edu/publications/factsheets/pdfs/Factsheet7-Incarceration.p…
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2014-11-01

Early implementation findings from Responsible Fatherhood Reentry Projects

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This report from the Urban Institute provides early implementation findings from a study of six grantees that provide soon-to-be and recently-released fathers and their families with an array of activities and services in responsible fatherhood/parenting, healthy marriage/relationships, and economic stability. The goals of the programs are to help stabilize the fathers and their families, move the fathers toward self-sufficiency, and reduce recidivism. These OFA grantees began program operations in October 2011; this report covers program activity through May 2013. (author abstract)

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2014-12-31T19:00:00
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OFA Initiatives
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http://www.acf.hhs.gov/opre/resource/early-implementation-findings-from-respons…
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2015-01-01

Evaluating an Earned Income Tax Credit for single adults

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This session will explore the emerging research on an expanded Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) for single adults. The EITC, a refundable tax credit for low- to moderate-income working individuals and couples, is an effective way to make work pay for low-wage workers. However, many childless adults are ineligible for benefits. This session will explore emerging evidence on how expanding the EITC may improve self-sufficiency for low-income, single adults, including non-custodial parents. Carson Hicks (New York City Center for Economic Opportunity) will moderate this session, and Vicki Turetsky (Administration for Children and Families) will serve as a discussant.

• Paycheck Plus: Testing an Expanded EITC for Single Adults in New York City

Cynthia Miller (MDRC)

• Effects of an Expanded EITC on Labor Market Participation for Black and Latino Young Men

Ronald Mincy (Columbia University)

• Strengthening Families with Non-Custodial Parents: Effects of an Expanded EITC on Child Support

Elaine Sorensen (Administration for Children and Families) (conference program description)

These presentations were given at the 2014 Welfare Research and Evaluation Conference (WREC).

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2014-05-28T20:00:00
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http://recsconference.net/2014videos.htm
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2014-05-29

The Behavioral Interventions to Advance Self-Sufficiency Project: Applying behavioral economics principles to child support programs

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Insights from behavioral economics, which combines findings from psychology and economics, suggest that an improved understanding of human behavior and decision-making could inform program design and improve outcomes. OPRE’s Behavioral Interventions to Advance Self Sufficiency (BIAS) project designs and tests behaviorally-informed program innovations for ACF programs. This session will share early findings and lessons learned from BIAS’s work with child support agencies in Texas and Ohio. (conference program description)

• Behavioral Economics and Social Policy: Designing Innovative Solutions for Programs Supported by the Administration for Children and Families

Lashawn Richburg-Hayes (MDRC)

The presentation gives an overview of how behavioral concepts are being applied to social policy within the context of the Behavioral Interventions to Advance Self-Sufficiency (BIAS) Project.

• Using Behavioral Economics to Help Incarcerated Parents Apply for Child Support Order Modifications

Mary Farrell (MEF Associates)

Michael Hayes (Texas Office of the Attorney General)

The presentation describes the Texas pilot of the Behavioral Interventions to Advance Self-Sufficiency (BIAS) Project, a program designed to increase the number of incarcerated, non-custodial parents who apply for child support order modifications.

• Using Behavioral Economics to Increase Timely and Regular Child Support Payments

Peter Baird (MDRC)

Susan Brown (Franklin County Child Support Enforcement Agency

The presentation describes the Franklin County, Ohio pilot of the Behavioral Interventions to Advance Self-Sufficiency (BIAS) Project, an initiative to increase the total amounts of child support collected and the frequency of payments.

These presentations were given at the 2014 Welfare Research and Evaluation Conference (WREC).

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2014-05-27T20:00:00
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OFA Initiatives
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http://recsconference.net/2014videos.htm
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2014-05-28

Evaluation of the Newark Prisoner Re-entry Initiative Replication

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This report evaluates the implementation and results from the Newark Prisoner Re-entry Initiative Replication (NPRIR). Formally known as the Prisoner Re-entry Initiative (PRI) Model, it seeks to help ex-offenders successfully transition into paid employment opportunities. Offenders who participate in the initiative receive intensive case management and work readiness assistance. In addition, participants are assisted with their job searches as well as job placement. The final report includes extensive information on partnerships, project services, quantitative data on participants, and much more.
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2014-08-31T20:00:00
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Interim Report
Final Report
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2014-09-01