A Two-Generation Approach: Helping Parents Work and Children Thrive

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A 2014 report from Connecticut’s Commission on Children providing an overview of their proposed two-generation strategy and the literature and evidence supporting it.

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2014-11-30T19:00:00
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OFA Initiatives
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SFS Sites
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City/County
Publication Date
2014-12-01

Connecticut Two-Generation Legislation

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As part of the state's 2015-2017 budget, the Connecticut General Assembly and Gov. Dannel P. Malloy included $4 million to establish pilot two-generational programs in six Connecticut communities.

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2015-05-31T20:00:00
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OFA Initiatives
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SFS Sites
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City/County
Publication Date
2015-06-01

Systems to Family Stability National Policy Academy 2015-2017

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The Systems to Family Stability National Policy Academy (Policy Academy) is an 18-month initiative sponsored by the Administration for Children and Families, Office of Family Assistance. Through the Policy Academy, eight teams are designing and building collaborative systems within and across agencies to improve family economic security. The Policy Academy has three primary objectives:

1) Build career pathways through job-driven training and alignment of TANF and workforce systems;
2) Improve business processes and systems coordination; and
3) Enhance case management by understanding brain science and applying two-generation approaches.

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2016-03-10T19:00:00
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OFA Initiatives
Region
City/County
Publication Date
2016-03-11

Utah Intergenerational Welfare Reform Commission Annual Report on Intergenerational Poverty, Welfare Dependency, and the Use of Public Assistance

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This annual report is mandated by Utah’s Intergenerational Poverty Mitigation Act, and requires the Utah Department of Workforce Services (DWS) to report on the status of individuals experiencing intergenerational poverty. Since 2012, DWS has met this requirement through coordination of data sharing across the five state agencies that comprise the Intergenerational Welfare Reform Commission, including the Department of Health, Department of Human Services, DWS, Juvenile Courts, and the Utah State Office of Education. This yearly report provides an update on state two-generation activities over the previous year, and includes evidence-based policy recommendations based on the data contained in each report.

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2016-03-10T19:00:00
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OFA Initiatives
SFS Category
SFS Sites
Region
City/County
Publication Date
2016-03-11

The HPOG University Partnership Research Grants

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The Health Profession Opportunity Grants (HPOG) Program funds training in high-demand healthcare professions targeted to TANF recipients and other low-income individuals. This brief from the Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation (OPRE) presents an overview of studies funded by HPOG University Partnership Research Grants and discusses the contributions these studies are making to the body of knowledge regarding the education and training, employment, and advancement of low-income job seekers. The brief includes recommendations developed by the studies’ investigators for local education and training programs and state/federal agencies to consider in order to apply the knowledge generated by their studies.
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2015-09-27T20:00:00
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Region
City/County
Publication Date
2015-09-28

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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Region
City/County
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
Publication Date
2015-12-10

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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Region
City/County
Publication Date
2015-12-01
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Two-Generational Strategies Can Help Fathers, Too

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In most of the two-generational strategies and programs, the attention is mainly focused on mothers. However, this brief from the Center for Law and Social Policy explains the early evidence from research that shows if noncustodial parents - mostly young men - are successfully employed and in healthy relationships in their own lives, they can also contribute to more successful outcomes for their children, both financially and emotionally.

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2015-03-25T20:00:00
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OFA Initiatives
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City/County
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2015-03-26

Gateway to Opportunity: Improving Parental Employment and Family Well-Being Outcomes

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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Family Assistance (OFA), hosted the Gateway to Opportunity: Improving Parental Employment and Family Well-Being Outcomes national TANF convening on September 1 – September 3, 2015 at the Renaissance Washington D.C. Downtown Hotel. The convening brought together TANF program administrators and national experts to promote dialogue around topics such as job-driven and career pathways training, TANF-WIOA coordination, client assessment and case management strengthening, the role of executive skills in employment outcomes, and two-generation approaches to family economic security. Gateway to Opportunity: Improving Parental Employment and Family Well-Being Outcomes provided attendees with opportunities to engage with their peers and experts from the field, to discuss best practices and the latest research, to converse with federal commissioners and ACF staff, as well as to plan ways to improve TANF programming for low-income families in their communities.

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2015-10-20T20:00:00
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City/County
Publication Date
2015-10-21
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State TANF Summit Summary Report 1.33 MB
Agenda 783.38 KB
Participant List 516.79 KB
Session Descriptions 798.26 KB
Opening Plenary Presentation - Gertrude Lynn Brown 266.13 KB
Opening Plenary Presentation - Joe Jones 1.38 MB
Opening Plenary Presentation - Dr. Sheila Katz 886.18 KB
Domestic Violence Assessment and Service Coordination - Dr. Marylouise Kelley 1.36 MB
Drug Testing Practices in TANF - Gary Allen 164.87 KB
Integrating Career Pathways Components into TANF Programs - Kermit Kaleba 856.69 KB
Helping Families Develop Social Capital to Foster Economic Security - Dr. Megan Smith and John Padilla 1.48 MB
Helping Families Develop Social Capital to Foster Economic Security - Mauricio Lim Miller 2.58 MB
Helping Families Develop Social Capital to Foster Economic Security - Dr. Mario Small 400.31 KB
Promoting Child Well-Being and Family Self-Sufficiency Through Improved Non-Custodial Employment - Bob Prevost 237.23 KB
Promoting Child Well-Being and Family Self-Sufficiency Through Improved Non-Custodial Employment - Lauren Antelo 1.24 MB
Promoting Child Well-Being and Family Self-Sufficiency Through Improved Non-Custodial Employment - Tamara Thomas 962.68 KB
Two-Generation Approaches - Dr. Megan Smith and John Padilla 2.98 MB
Two-Generation Approaches - Shelley Waters Boots 1.12 MB
BIAS-GOALS - Emily Schmitt 517.63 KB
TANF Data Q&A - Yun Song 243.88 KB
Improving Business Processes for Delivering Work Supports for Low-Income Families - Heather Hahn 202.56 KB
Reframing Human Services for the 21st Century - Michael Laracy 1.86 MB
Reframing Human Services for the 21st Century - Michael Laracy, part 2 1.34 MB
Integrating Career Pathways into a TANF Context - Karon Rosa 1.28 MB
Integrating Career Pathways into a TANF Context - Gilda Kennedy 1.79 MB
Promoting Interoperability Across Human Services and the ACA - Jack Rogers 366.56 KB
Promoting Interoperability Across Human Services and the ACA - Stan Dorn 344.78 KB
Promoting Interoperability Across Human Services and the ACA - Uma S. Ahluwalia 2.36 MB
Integrating Mental Health Services for TANF Recipients through ACA Collaboration - Denise Marzullo 1.88 MB
Integrating Mental Health Services for TANF Recipients through ACA Collaboration - Lori Beyer 345.2 KB
Integrating Mental Health Services for TANF Recipients through ACA Collaboration - Phyllis Ottley 161.45 KB
Integrating Trauma-Informed Care into Human Services Programs - Kathy Szafran 2.57 MB
Integrating Trauma-Informed Care into Human Services Programs - Susan Dreyfus 1.72 MB
Integrating Trauma-Informed Care into Human Services Programs - Spotlight on Poverty 101.97 KB
Integrating Trauma-Informed Care into Human Services Programs - Change in Mind 61.45 KB
Integrating Trauma-Informed Care into Human Services Programs - Family Policy Council 351.31 KB
Integrating Trauma-Informed Care into Human Services Programs - WorkFirst 881.3 KB
Does 1 + 1 = 3? Two-Generation Approaches to Improve Parental Employment and Family Well-Being Outcomes - Sisifo Taatiti 226.72 KB