This issue brief uses data from Chapin Hall’s evaluation of the Elev8 Full-Service Schools Initiative as a case study to reflect on the potential challenges and benefits of offering economic support services to families at schools. The findings suggest that a small group of parents who used the services felt that they helped improve their family’s financial well-being. In addition, staff members of the various Elev8 partner organizations reported that a major success was the ability of the economic supports staff to make individual connections to families. »
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Issue Brief on the Economic Well-Being of LGB Youth Transitioning Out of Foster Care
This brief describes the characteristics and economic well-being of young people aging out of foster care who identify themselves as lesbian, gay, or bisexual (LGB). It also compares their economic self-sufficiency to that of their heterosexual peers also aging out of care. »
New Report on TANF Child-Only Cases
Child-only cases were far from the center of attention when the federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program was created in 1996, and even when it was reauthorized in 2005. However, with adult-aided cases at less than one-quarter of their pre-TANF levels, child-only cases have become a substantial presence in the nation’s TANF caseload, and interest in these cases is growing. This report is written to aid policy makers as they contemplate modifications to TANF. »
New Report on Replicating Home Visiting Programs with Fidelity
In 2008, the Children’s Bureau (CB) in the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) entered into cooperative agreements with 17 projects in 15 states to support the implementation of home visiting programs designed to prevent child maltreatment. This report describes the fidelity measurement framework adopted by the cross-site evaluation team and early fidelity outcomes for 44 agencies implementing home visiting services as part of the initiative. »