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Question from Connecticut Department of Social Services

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A representative from the Connecticut Department of Social Services would like to know if any TANF lead agencies use “housing search” as an approved work activity for homeless or transitional housing TANF participants.

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Date
May 2016
Source
OFA Peer TA
Agency/Organization
CT Department of Social Services
State
Connecticut
Topics/Subtopics
Special Populations
Homeless Families
TANF Program Administration
Work Activities
TANF Regulatory Codes

Webinar: 2Gen 101: An Overview of the 2Gen Framework

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In the webinar, Ascend shared examples of 2Gen work currently being implemented across the country and highlighted opportunities ahead. The webinar occurred June 29, 2016 from 4:00-5:00 p.m. EDT.
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Posting Date
Combined Date
2016-04-27T12:00:00
Source
Region
City/County
URL
Register here
Publication Date
2016-04-25

OFA Webinar: When TANF Intersects with Pregnant Teen and Young Parent Services

Record Description

The Office of Family Assistance hosted a Webinar titled When TANF Intersects with Pregnant Teen and Young Parent Services on May 11th, 2016 from 2:00-3:30 p.m. EDT. Pregnant teens and young parents have been a focus of national attention and intervention over the past two decades. While teen pregnancy rates have declined nationally, rates are still high for minority and low-income teens, and teen parents continue to be at great risk for living in poverty. Many teen parents struggle to find work opportunities, which increases the likelihood that their children will face similar struggles later in life. In this webinar, presenters provided information about innovative ways that programs are serving low-income pregnant teens and young parents. Presenters for the Webinar included: Sabrina Chapple, MPH, Public Health Advisor with the Office of Adolescent Health; Deborah Schlick from the Minnesota Department of Human Services; Ray Fleming Dinneen, Executive Director of CLIMB Wyoming; and Kristi Bruwer, Young Parents Demonstration Coordinator at Training Resources of America.

 

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Combined Date
2016-05-11T10:00:00
Source
Region
City/County
URL
View Webinar
Publication Date
2016-04-25
Section/Feed Type
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Webinar Transcript 136.4 KB
Webinar PowerPoint 5.22 MB

Work-Oriented Programs for Noncustodial Parents: Program Innovation Maps

Record Description
This compendium from the federal Office of Child Support Enforcement provides information from February 2014, showing that at least 30 states and the District of Columbia had work-oriented programs with active child support agency involvement to serve noncustodial parents. Only three of the states (Georgia, Maryland, and North Dakota) were providing statewide services.
Record Type
Posting Date
Combined Date
2014-02-28T19:00:00
Source
OFA Initiatives
SFS Category
Region
City/County
URL
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/css/resource/work-oriented-programs-for-noncustodial-par…
Publication Date
2014-03-01

TANF – Child Welfare Collaboration

Record Description
This bibliography from the Child Welfare Information Gateway shares literature and tools on TANF child-only cases and TANF-child welfare collaboration. It includes a wide range of resources, including an online toolkit on strategies to coordinate child welfare and TANF services, as well as literature and research on the right of child-only cases.
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Posting Date
Combined Date
2016-04-18T20:00:00
Source
Region
City/County
URL
https://www.childwelfare.gov/pubPDFs/TANF_webinar_bibliography.pdf

Protective Factors Approaches in Child Welfare

Record Description
This Child Welfare Information Gateway issue brief provides an overview of protective factors that prevent and treat child abuse and neglect. It is designed to help policymakers, administrators, child welfare and related professionals understand the concepts of risk and protective factors in families and communities and learn ways to decrease child maltreatment risks.
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Posting Date
Combined Date
2016-04-18T20:00:00
Source
Region
City/County
URL
https://www.childwelfare.gov/pubs/issue-briefs/protective-factors/

National Child Abuse Prevention Month 2016 Microsite

Record Description

This website from the Child Welfare Information Gateway provides resources and materials as part of child abuse prevention and awareness month. A center piece of the site is the 2016 Prevention Resource Guide: Building Community, Building Hope, which includes interactive scenarios, outreach tools, over 20 practice tip sheets, and a video gallery promoting the value of community-based child abuse prevention programs. The site also connects users to a variety of prevention-related publications.

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Posting Date
Combined Date
2016-03-31T20:00:00
Source
Region
City/County
URL
https://www.childwelfare.gov/topics/preventing/preventionmonth/
Publication Date
2016-04-01

Collaboration Between TANF and Child Welfare to Improve Child Welfare Outcomes: U.S. Children’s Bureau Demonstration Grants

Record Description
This synthesis report summarizes the work of several federal grantees charged with identifying and implementing models of effective collaboration between child welfare and TANF agencies. The demonstration project, which included five grantees, theorized that such models would result in improved outcomes for children, youth, and families who are involved with the child welfare system or are at risk of involvement. The report discusses key program interventions and activities, including joint and cross-training, data-sharing technology, data assessments, and service integration procedures.
Record Type
Posting Date
Combined Date
2016-04-18T20:00:00
Source
Region
City/County
URL
https://www.childwelfare.gov/pubPDFs/cwtanf.pdf

Brain Awareness Night Highlights Importance of Childhood Resilience

Record Description
This year’s Brain Awareness Night, hosted in Memphis by the Urban Child Institute and the University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s Neuroscience Institute, featured speakers Dr. Pat Levitt and Dr. Eraina Schauss. They presented on the topic of childhood resilience, which is defined by the American Psychological Association as the ability to adapt well to adversity, trauma, tragedy, threats or even significant sources of stress. Resilient children can thrive despite being exposed to risk factors such as poverty. Resilience is not a trait an individual is born with, it is a skill that can be developed.
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Posting Date
Combined Date
2016-03-31T20:00:00
Source
Region
City/County
URL
http://www.urbanchildinstitute.org/articles/features/brain-awareness-night-high…
Publication Date
2016-04-01

Children’s Contact with Incarcerated Parents

Record Description
Over half of the 2.3 million inmates in the United States are parents of children under the age of 18. Children with incarcerated parents are more likely to exhibit trauma symptoms than other children, and they are at an increased risk of developing behavior problems, substance abuse, academic difficulties, criminal activity, and physical and mental health conditions. Having regular contact with incarcerated parents through visits, phone calls, and other means of communication is important for family well-being during and following incarceration. This report from the Institute for Research on Poverty highlights research that shows the link between parental incarceration and trauma symptoms can be mediated through quality parental visitation experiences.
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Posting Date
Combined Date
2015-12-31T19:00:00
Source
Region
City/County
URL
http://www.irp.wisc.edu/publications/focus/pdfs/foc322c.pdf
Publication Date
2016-01-01