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Pathways to Adulthood and Marriage: Teenagers’ Attitudes, Expectations, and Relationship Patterns. References

Abma, J.C., G.M. Martinez, W.D. Mosher, and B.S. Dawson. "Teenagers in the United States: Sexual Activity, Contraceptive Use, and Childbearing, 2002." National Center for Health Statistics. Vital and Health Statistics , series 23, no. 24, December 2004. Amato, Paul R. "Children of Divorce in the 1990s: An Update of the Amato and Keith (1991) Me

Pathways to Adulthood and Marriage: Teenagers’ Attitudes, Expectations, and Relationship Patterns. Contents

How Common Are Romantic Relationships and Marriage for Young Adults? How Do Young Adults Rate the Quality of Their Romantic Relationships?

Pathways to Adulthood and Marriage: Teenagers’ Attitudes, Expectations, and Relationship Patterns. Do Teens’ Attitudes Differ by Background Characteristics?

As discussed in Chapter I , many of the recent policy efforts aimed at supporting healthy marriages have been targeted to low-income families with children. However, in this section we show that it is family structure — and not family income level — that is most closely associated with teens’ attitudes toward marriage. There are also diff

Evaluation of Family Preservation and Reunification Programs: Final Report

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Foundations for Strong Families 201. Conclusion

Family-focused services that build both relationship and financial skills have much promise. In this tumultuous economy, recognizing that couples with stable relationships accumulate greater levels of wealth over time and have the potential to better ride out the ebbs and flows of market changes, more and more service providers are keen to work wi

Indicators of Welfare Dependence: Annual Report to Congress, 2007. Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)

The Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) program — originally named the Aid to Dependent Children program — was established by the Social Security Act of 1935 as a grant program to enable states to provide cash welfare payments for needy children who had been deprived of parental support or care because their father or mother was abs

Indicators of Welfare Dependence: Annual Report to Congress, 2006. Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)

The Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) program — originally named the Aid to Dependent Children program — was established by the Social Security Act of 1935 as a grant program to enable states to provide cash welfare payments for needy children who had been deprived of parental support or care because their father or mother was abs

Addressing Domestic Violence in Family Strengthening Programs for Couples Affected by Incarceration

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Cohabitation and Marriage Rules in State TANF Programs

Cohabitation and Marriage Rules in State TANF Programs by: Robert A. Moffitt, Johns Hopkins University Robert T. Reville, RAND Corporation Anne E. Winkler, University of Missouri, St. Louis Jane McClure Burstain, RAND Corporation August, 2008 Revised, February 2009 Presented in Fulfillment of HHS-100-02-001, Task Orders 1 and 2 This re

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American Community Survey: New Survey Questions Enable Measurement of Marital Transitions

ASPE RESEARCH BRIEF American Community Survey: New Survey Questions Enable Measurement of Marital Transitions October 2008 This Research Brief is available on the Internet at: http://aspe.hhs.gov/hsp/09/MarriageDivorceStats/ACSBrief/rb.shtml

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Refugee Economic Self-Sufficiency: An Exploratory Study of Approaches Used in Office of Refugee Resettlement Programs

Refugee Economic Self-Sufficiency: An Exploratory Study of Approaches Used in Office of Refugee Resettlement Programs Prepared for: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation Prepared by: Peggy Halpern, Ph.D. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Assist

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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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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

Foundations for Strong Families 101. Federal Programs Across the U.S.

Federally funded healthy marriage, relationship skills, fatherhood, and asset building programs are located across the United States. The map below displays all of the healthy marriage and family-strengthening programs that have Healthy Marriage or Responsible Fatherhood grants (purple triangles) as well as the Assets for Independence (AFI) grante

Foundations for Strong Families 101. What Do Marriage and Family Strengthening Programs Do?

Marriage and family-strengthening programs seek to develop participants’ relationship skills (e.g. communication, problem solving) in order to develop and sustain healthy relationships, marriages and families.

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

Marriage Education, Financial Literacy, and Asset Development Roundtable Meeting Summary. Appendix B Marriage Education, Financial Literacy and Asset Development Roundtable Participant List and Contact Information

Name Organization Contact Information Rebecca Blank Brookings Institution 1775 Massachusetts Ave., NW Washington, DC 20036 (202) 797-6299 rblank@brookings.edu Robyn Cenizal Jacksonville Network for Strengthening Families

Marriage Education, Financial Literacy, and Asset Development Roundtable Meeting Summary. Collaborations in the Field

Federal Efforts to Encourage Collaboration: Building Assets, Building Stronger Families

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

Parents’ marital status is a key correlate of child wellbeing. The economic and social benefits of marriage for children’s well-being have been well documented through rigorous scientific research. Some of these benefits are related directly to married families’ higher income, while others are the result of family stability and other social

Indicators of Welfare Dependence: Annual Report to Congress, 2008. Legislative Changes

The current legislative authority for the TANF block grant is from the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-171). Enacted in February 2006, the Act reauthorizes the original 1996 legislation at an annual funding level of $16.5 billion and continues to require each state to have at least 50 percent of its work eligible families participa

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