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- Families With Special Challenges
By Vermont Research Partnership; March 2005
Description: This document from the Vermont Research Partnership presents information about families with special challenges (e.g., poverty, substance abuse, domestic abuse, incarcerated families, or refugee families)....
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=35672 (100.00%) - Closing the Survival Gap for Children Under 5
By Save the Children; May 2008
Description: This report focuses on the 200 million children under age five years who do not get the basic health care that they need. This results in nearly 10 million children dying needlessly every year from highly...
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=35657 (100.00%) - Family Well-Being After Welfare Reform
By Douglas J Besharov; 2002
Description: This report describes a 1999 conference on “Family Well-Being After Welfare Reform.” The conference had three objectives: (1) to provide an initial exploration of the well-being of low-income children...
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=35648 (100.00%) - Reconsidering the Federal Poverty Measure
By Douglas J Besharov, Peter Germanis, American Enterprise Institute, Welfare Reform Academy; June 14, 2004
Description: This report describes a project to explore whether the current poverty measure can be improved to reflect more accurately the material well-being of low-income Americans or, if not, whether other measures...
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=35617 (100.00%) - Nonpoor Children in Head Start: Explanations and Implications
By Douglas J Besharov, Jeffrey S Morrow; 2007
Description: This document presents testimony before the Joint Economic Committee, U.S. Congress, on how to invest in preschool programs so that they have a chance of being successful. Contains 59 references. HDPR0049...
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=35614 (100.00%) - Measuring Poverty in America
By Douglas J Besharov; 2007
Description: This paper describes the technical flaws of the Federal poverty measure. The official poverty measure does a poor job accounting for inflation and counting market income. DSSU0086 Measuring 2007 2007 American...
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=35611 (100.00%) - Point/Counterpoint: Head Start: Don't Expand It (Yet)
By Douglas J Besharov, Caeli A Higney; 2007
Description: This paper argues that Head Start cannot be improved without an honest appreciation of its weaknesses (as well as strengths) and an inquiry into how it can be strengthened further. Instead of expanding...
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=35602 (100.00%) - 2006 Kids Count Data Book
By Annie E. Casey Foundation; 2006
Description: This book presents statistical data and trends to illuminate the status of America’s children and to assess trends in their well-being for 2006. By updating the assessment every year, KIDS COUNT provides...
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=35525 (100.00%) - Smarter Choices for Stronger Families
By National Center for Children in Poverty; 2007
Description: This report indicates that there are many approaches to alleviating childhood poverty. These range from Federal policies, to state-specific initiatives, to the support services offered by a small community...
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=35486 (100.00%) - Access to subsidized child care in Monroe County, NY
By Donald E Pryor; September 2007
Description: This 2007 report explored access to subsidized child care in Monroe County, New York. More than 12,000 children (aged 0–12 years) in Monroe County are in need of child care, live in working poor families...
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=35483 (100.00%) - Local Data on Poverty Status and Health Insurance Coverage in Wisconsin, 2004-2006
By Department of Health and Family Services; 2008
Description: These Web pages from the Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services provide access to local information about poverty status and health insurance coverage. Estimates of the number and percent of...
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=35474 (100.00%) - 2008 Kids Count Data Book
By Annie E. Casey Foundation; June 2008
Description: This 2008 book presents statistical data and trends to illuminate the status of America’s children and to assess trends in their well-being in each of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto...
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=35401 (100.00%) - Seizing the Moment: State Governments and the New Commitment to Reduce Poverty in America
By Kristen Michelle Gorzelany, Jodie Levin-Epsetin; April 2008
Description: This report indicates that State governments are bringing political attention to poverty and opportunity in many ways, including poverty-reduction targets that set a specific goal and timeline, commissions...
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=35346 (100.00%) - Can Child Care Impact Risk for Depression?
By FPG Child Development Institute; May 2007
Description: This document presents findings from the Abecedarian Project to examine whether early child care experiences can temper the mental health impact of lower quality home environments. Data show that young...
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=35326 (100.00%) - Poverty and Early Childhood Intervention
By FPG Child Development Institute; April 2007
Description: This document presents descriptions of the following early education programs for poor children: (1) Head Start, (2) the Consortium for Longitudinal Studies, (3) Chicago Child-Parent Center Program, (4)...
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=35323 (100.00%) - Helping Low-Wage Workers Persist in Education Programs: Lessons from Research on Welfare Training Programs and Two Promising Community College Strategies
By Lashawn Richburg-Hayes; February 2008
Description: This 2008 paper summarizes what is known from welfare reform evaluations about the effectiveness of education acquisition to advance the earnings and careers of low-wage workers. Contains 42 references....
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=35276 (100.00%) - Immigration and Child and Family Policy
By Randy Capps, Karina Fortuny; January 2006
Description: This report assesses how the changing demographics of the low-income child population are affecting child and family policies in the United States. The report draws on findings from studies commissioned...
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=35266 (100.00%) - Improving Early Reading Skills for Children in Poverty
By FPG Child Development Institute and the School of Education at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; June 2007
Description: This study examined reading development from kindergarten to third grade for 1,913 economically disadvantaged children. The children were part of The Children from Early Childhood Longitudinal Study—Kindergarten...
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=35249 (100.00%) - An Overview of Childhood Poverty: Pathways and Programs
By Arturo Sesma; Fall 2007
Description: This Minnesota newsletter presents ten articles on the various approaches used to mitigate the effects of poverty on the development of young children. Mediators of poverty include: nutrition and health,...
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=35232 (100.00%) - Caregiver Well-Being Affects Academic Achievement
By Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute ; August 2007
Description: This study examined how family and social environments influence children’s academic skills. The sample included 501 children enrolled in public pre-K in five States. RECW0107 Caregiver 2007 August 2007
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=35198 (100.00%)
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