This paper examines how asset limits run counter to the goals of TANF and SNAP of supporting recipients in work and enabling them to advance economically.
By India Heckstall and Christian Collins One of the greatest flaws in the American higher education system is that it caters to students matriculating straight from high school and fails to account for the diverse lived experiences and backgrounds of all students. Student parents strive…
In this report, we analyze the landscape for family-based alternative sentencing programs to assess the effectiveness of these programs in meeting their program goals.
Child care has long been unaffordable and inaccessible for many families. The Child Care Development Fund, the primary federal funding source to help families with low incomes access child care, is a crucial support for many families. However, Congress has never funded child care at…
The Children Thrive Action Network (CTAN), along with seven partners and one independent researcher, held listening sessions across the country to learn about the concerns, desires, and challenges of immigrant parents and youth.
SNAP’s Employment and Training (E&T) program is designed to assist participants in gaining skills, training, or work experience that helps them obtain regular employment.
This project aims to provide a deeper understanding of the impact that federal COVID child care relief funds have already had across four states: Louisiana, Michigan, New York, and Virginia.
This report presents findings from a survey of families with children conducted in July 2022 on the impacts of the CTC in the United States and Puerto Rico.
The New Deal for Youth's Evaluation Strategy group partnered with Praxis Institute on a year-long research cycle to evaluate the impact of ND4Y and inform future ND4Y strategies. This group systematically documented the ND4Y initiative’s impact using a youth participatory action research approach.
This report addresses and assesses many policies—particularly presumptive eligibility—that may be useful to other states' efforts to improve their child care subsidy programs.