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The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is transforming the field of child welfare by supporting communities’ efforts to prevent child maltreatment, rather than only respond once it occurs. ACF funded two cohorts of grantees under the Child…

Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) programs typically provide job search assistance (JSA) in addition to their income-support role. JSA strategies can include group, one-on-one, or self-directed activities. While there is evidence JSA…

Abt’s decade-long evaluation of AgResults explains how its approach works (and doesn’t) to spur uptake of commercial innovations in emerging economies.

Under the new Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO), the UK government sought to maximise the benefits of an approach that integrates diplomacy and development. These benefits included generating new evidence through research and evaluation…

Coaching-based interventions have shown promise in a range of settings to help people identify and develop self-regulation skills needed to set and make progress toward goals. Building on a growing body of evidence, the Administration for Children and…

Low-income workers with only a high school education face poor and declining employment prospects. Policymakers, workforce development organizations, educators  and other key stakeholders are interested in how to facilitate a better match between the…

Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) is a key component in supporting self-sufficiency among families, including those experiencing or at-risk of homelessness. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Administration for Children…

Abt is evaluating if new approaches to CMS’s Integrated Care for Kids (InCK) Model can improve outcomes for Medicaid-enrolled children while controlling costs.

Substance use disorders (SUDs), including opioid use disorder (OUD), represent a significant barrier to employment. Growing rates of SUDs also require a skilled workforce to help communities respond to the needs of individuals in recovery. The Department…