The Hexagon Tool, developed by the National Implementation Research Network, is an interactive graphic that can help practitioners select evidence-based interventions and prevention approaches by reviewing six broad factors in relation to the program or practice under consideration. It can be tailored to a variety of settings and programs.

As an evaluation and planning tool, this resource provides an implementation team the opportunity to assess, plan, and track stage-based activities and improve the success of implementation efforts. The goal of the tool is to help practitioners produce action plans to improve access and outcomes for their participants.

Implementation Drivers are the key components of capacity and the functional infrastructure supports that enable a program’s success. This newly revised assessment tool can be used by implementation teams during any implementation stage of an innovation.

As a newly emerging field, the definition of implementation science and the type of research it encompasses may vary according to setting and sponsor. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) provides resources and an FAQ to provide a basis of understanding around implementation science.

This issue brief discusses some of the fundamentals of quality program implementation that have been identified through research and practice and that may be useful for practitioners, policymakers, and researchers alike. Research on quality program implementation has identified a number of factors that can significantly improve implementation processes to increase the effectiveness of programs.

This brief from the National Implementation Research network suggests that human services infrastructure requires a significant investment for effective implementation so that proven effective programs and practices can be broadly adopted and used to increase socially noteworthy results.

This video from the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s KIDS COUNT Data Center shows how the data center provides critical information about children and families to stakeholders, including federal and state legislators, advocates, activists, journalists, and community members. The data can be sorted by state, county, city, congressional district, school district, and nationwide. The KIDS COUNT Data Center empowers its users to make a difference in the lives of families and children across the country.

This report from the Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation describes the programmatic factors within the current TANF environment that may influence the numbers of work-eligible individuals or families with zero reported hours of participation. Additionally, the report highlights promising strategies used by state and local TANF agencies to encourage client engagement.

The Office of Family Assistance (OFA) has posted Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) caseload and application data for the fiscal year and current year of 2014. Also posted are the caseload and application data for the first quarter of fiscal year 2015.

On July 1, 2015, the National Skills Coalition (NSC) hosted this webinar focused on opportunities for integration between the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) and Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) systems. The Webinar featured national and local experts to address key principles for aligning human capital investments to produce better outcomes for individuals and local economies.