To implement a two-generation approach, service providers and state and local governments rely on a range of programs and resources administered by agencies throughout the federal government. The following list, while not exhaustive, includes many programs that may be able to support a two-generation approach. This list includes programs mentioned in the May 2020 GAO report HHS Can Improve Information to Assist States and Localities in Adopting Approaches That Serve Whole Families and in other federal resources on two-generation approaches.
In some cases, two-generation approaches involve pairing programs targeted specifically at improving child outcomes, such as early childhood education programs, with separate programs targeted specifically at parent outcomes, such as workforce training. In other cases, individual federal programs may include components that provide support for multiple generations, such as Head Start. Services providers may also use state, local, or non-governmental resources to support two-generation approaches.
The programs below are listed alphabetically by federal department.
Department of Agriculture
- Child and Adult Care Food Program
- Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)
- Summer Food Service Program
- Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
- Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Employment and Training
Department of Education
- 21st Century Community Learning Centers
- Adult Education and Family Literacy
- Comprehensive Literacy State Development
- Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title I
- Full-Service Community Schools Program (FSCS)
- Parent Training and Information Centers
- Promise Neighborhoods
- School Climate Transformation Grant
- Statewide Family Engagement Centers
- Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act (Perkins V)
- Federal TRIO Programs
- Vocational Rehabilitation
Department of Health and Human Services
- Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF)
- Child Support
- Community Services Block Grant (CSBG)
- Community-Based Child Abuse Prevention Grants
- Family-to-Family Health Information Centers
- Head Start and Early Head Start
- Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program
- Maternal and Child Health Block Grant
- Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) Program
- Medicaid
- Older Americans Act Grants for Supportive Services and Senior Centers
- Preschool Development Grants
- Project AWARE (Advancing Wellness and Resiliency in Education) State Education Agency Grants
- Promoting Safe and Stable Families
- Refugee Support Services
- Social Services Block Grant Program (SSBG)
- State Opioid Response Grants
- State Targeted Response to the Opioid Crisis Grants
- Statewide Family Network
- Systems of Care Expansion and Sustainability Grants
- Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)
- Title IV-E Foster Care
Department of Housing and Urban Development
- Community Development Block Grants
- HOME Investments Partnerships Program
- Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers
- Section 8 Project Based Rental Assistance
- Family Self Sufficiency Grant Program (FSS)
- Resident Opportunities and Self Sufficiency Grant Program
- Choice Neighborhoods Program
Department of Labor
- Wagner-Peyser Employment Services Program
- Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Adult Program
- Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Dislocated Worker
- Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Youth Program
Department of the Treasury
- VITA – Return Preparation Assistance
- Earned Income Tax Credit & Other Refundable Credits (information for employers and preparers)
- Earned Income Tax Credit (information for taxpayers)
- Credits and Deductions for Individuals
- Education Credits (information for taxpayers)
- Child Credit (and Credit for Other Dependents) (information for taxpayers)
- Child and Dependent Care (information for taxpayers)
- Low-Income Housing Tax Credit