Service Integration
RESEARCH AND EVALUATIONS - 2003 ARCHIVE
This section provides resources related to service integration issues such as culture change, agency coordination and One-Stop Centers.
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General Topic
Service Delivery and Institutional Linkages: Early Implementation Experiences of Employment Retention and Advancement Programs, October 2003
Authored by Jacquelyn Anderson and Karin Martinson. This study was prepared for the Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation by MDRC and The Lewin Group. As of 2002, a total of 15 Employment Retention and Advancement programs have been evaluated in 8 States.
To view or download: http://www.mdrc.org/publications/356/full.pdf
Culture Change
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Agency Coordination
Achieving Common Goals Conference Final Report: National Conference on Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) and Substance Abuse, November 2003
This report summarizes a national conference that took place in Arlington, VA on March 20-21, 2003. The conference was jointly sponsored by the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families (ACF) and Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). This conference brought together substance abuse treatment agency directors and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) administrators from forty States, the District of Columbia, and the Virgin Islands. The conference provided a forum for these policymakers and administrators to share information about their experience and concerns, and their promising strategies used in strengthening the collaboration and partnership of TANF and substance abuse treatment directors.
Download Document [PDF - 7,038 KB]
Walking the Collaboration Talk: Ten Lessons Learned from the Los Angeles County Children's Planning Council, November 2003
This report outlines the major lessons that were learned in a public/private cross-sector collaboration over a 20-year period in Los Angeles. These lessons serve the purpose of informing other collaboration, partnership, and systems integration efforts in the future.
For more information, please see: http://www.childrensplanningcouncil.org/resource-files/tenlessons.pdf
Partnering to Support Kids: TANF-CSE Collaboration, April 2003
This research, conducted for ACF Region VII, hightlight promising practics and lessons learned in IVA-IVD (TANF-Child Support) collaboration. The presentation was used to facilitate a meeting of State TANF and CSE directors from the Region
Final Report
[PDF - 661 KB]
PowerPoint
[PDF - 490 KB]
One-Stop Centers
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