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In Several Metropolitan Areas, Most Low-Income

A Demographic Snapshot of Disconnected Low-Income Men. In Several Metropolitan Areas, Most Low-Income Men Are Hispanic

Low-income men are disproportionately Hispanic and African American. Looking at low-income men age 18–44 nationwide, no single racial or ethnic group is a majority: 45 percent are white, 32 percent are Hispanic, 16 percent are African American, and 7 percent are other races and ethnicities. Among all men age 18–44 nationally, however, there is
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States and Metropolitan Areas with the Most Low-

A Demographic Snapshot of Disconnected Low-Income Men. States and Metropolitan Areas with the Most Low-Income Men and the Highest Shares of Low-Income Men Are Not the Same

The differences between size versus share of low-income men in a metropolitan area may pose different challenges and opportunities for states and localities as they consider what low-income men need in order to succeed and connect with mainstream economic and social systems.
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Characteristics and Risk of Being or Becoming

A Demographic Snapshot of Disconnected Low-Income Men. Characteristics and Risk of Being or Becoming Disconnected

Nationally, 16.5 million civilian men age 18–44 lived in families with incomes below 200 percent of FPL 3 in 2008–10. Fifteen million men meet our definition of “low income”—that is, in addition to living in poor families, they are without four-year college degrees. Low-income men accounted for more than a quarter (28 percent) of men ag
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Overlapping Eligibility and Enrollment: Human

Overlapping Eligibility and Enrollment: Human Services and Health Programs Under the Affordable Care Act

This report presents information on overlaps in eligible and participating populations in various health and human services programs, and identifies three main human services programs – the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), and the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) – as havi
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Coming of Age: Employment Outcomes for Youth Who

Coming of Age: Employment Outcomes for Youth Who Age Out of Foster Care Through Their Middle Twenties

A primary task for youth in transitioning to adulthood is sustaining employment to be self-sufficient. Studies of former youth who age out of foster care find that they generally experience unstable employment patterns and earn very low incomes between ages 18 and 20. However, less is known about whether these youths' initial patterns of employm
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Continuation of Drug Risk Adjustment

Continuation of Drug Risk Adjustment

This project reports on analysis using linked Medicaid and FEHBP data examining refinements to the risk adjustment factors for drug plans for low income and institutionalized populations; geographic variation in drug spending by health plan area; and prior use models of drug plan risk-adjustment. [77 PDF pages]
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Head Start: What Do We Know About What Works?

Head Start: What Do We Know About What Works?

Head Start programs provide comprehensive child development, educational, health, nutritional, social and other services to predominantly low income preschool children and their families. In recognition of the important role parents play in their child's development, Head Start programs are required to provide for the direct participation of paren
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Serving TANF and Low-Income Populations through

Serving TANF and Low-Income Populations through WIA One-Stop Centers

ASPE initiated a study of WIA and TANF coordination to understand better and assess the degree to which TANF and WIA programs work together to further their mutual policy goals at a time when both programs were undergoing congressional reauthorization. The report presents information on how WIA participation and services for individuals receiving
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Self-Sufficiency of Former Foster Youth in

Self-Sufficiency of Former Foster Youth in Wisconsin

Amy Dworsky and Mark E. Courtney Institute for Research on Poverty University of Wisconsin-Madison December 2000 A report prepared for the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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Serving TANF and Low-Income Populations through

Serving TANF and Low-Income Populations through WIA One-Stop Centers

Serving TANF and Low-Income Populations through WIA One-Stop Centers Report on Highlights of Site Visits Prepared for: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning & Evaluation U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Prepared by: Alan Werner, Project Director Kendra Lodewick Abt Associates Inc. January 2004
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Conclusion

Imprisonment and Disenfranchisement of Disconnected Low-Income Men. Conclusion

Statistics on prisoners do not allow us to determine how disproportionately low-income men are imprisoned, but data on imprisonment by race and ethnicity provide a stark picture of the extent of disparities. Since African American and Hispanic men are more likely to be low income, this perspective gives some sense of the impact of being low income
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Health Insurance Coverage Varies by State,

The Health of Disconnected Low-Income Men. Health Insurance Coverage Varies by State, Citizenship, Ethnicity, and Education

Among the 10 states with the largest number of low-income men (“the top 10 states”), rates of private and public insurance coverage vary widely (figure 1). Low-income men in Pennsylvania (36 percent), Ohio (33 percent), and Illinois (30 percent) have the highest rates of private insurance only. Private insurance rates are lowest in New York (2
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Low-Income Men Are More Likely to Lack Health

The Health of Disconnected Low-Income Men. Low-Income Men Are More Likely to Lack Health Insurance Coverage

Less than half (49 percent) of low-income men age 18–44 in the United States have any insurance coverage (figure 1). 2 The insured rate for low-income men is significantly lower than the rate for all men age 18–44, which is 71 percent. Low-income men are half as likely as all men in that age group to be covered by private insurance only (30 p
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Foundations for Strong Families 201

Foundations for Strong Families 201

This is the second of two briefs that examine the interplay between education and skills-building programming for lower income individuals and families in the areas of marriage and relationships, financial literacy, and asset development.  It explores how communication, marriage and divorce, money management, credit and debt, children and child s
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Conclusion

Foundations for Strong Families 101. Conclusion

This brief was intended to demystify financial education and marriage and relationship skills education for educators who may be more familiar with one area than another. A second objective was to highlight the common ground between financial and marriage educators in terms of increasing family stability for low-income families. Specific practices
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Existing Collaborative Efforts

Foundations for Strong Families 101. Existing Collaborative Efforts

Current marriage and financial stability efforts have been developed at the community level by providers who are often located within the same social service agency, focus on the importance of family stability, and have developed referral networks with outside agencies that could be strengthened through dialogue. A number of community-based organi
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Asset Building

Foundations for Strong Families 101. Asset Building

While financial education is focused on knowledge and skill development, asset building goes further, seeking to build wealth for low-income and economically vulnerable individuals and families. While these two areas can and do intersect, as with asset building programs that include financial education requirements, they are separate fields.
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Introduction

Foundations for Strong Families 101. Introduction

Family and finances are key sources of strength and self-sufficiency that interact in the lives of most Americans. However, many face ongoing problems and stress because of family and financial instability, especially in these uncertain times. Families in low-income communities may face greater difficulties in accessing resources to build strong f
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Research Needs

Marriage Education, Financial Literacy, and Asset Development Roundtable Meeting Summary. Research Needs

Research needed to support collaboration:
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Laying the Ground Work for Collaboration

Marriage Education, Financial Literacy, and Asset Development Roundtable Meeting Summary. Laying the Ground Work for Collaboration

Participants’ Suggestions for Collaborative Work with Couples and Families:

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