Search Results for "poverty guidelines"
Displaying 1 - 20 of 37 results. 20 results shown per page. Page 1 of 2.
Children’s Interagency Coordinating Council FY 2023 Report to Congress
Publication Date
As part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, Congress provided HHS with funding for the Children’s Interagency Coordinating Council (CICC). The CICC is charged with fostering greater coordination and transparency on child policy across federal agencies and examining a broad array of cross-cutting issues affecting child poverty and child well-being.
Economic Patterns of Single Mothers Following Their Poverty Exits
Publication Date
This report examines the employment patterns and income progression of single mothers and their families for two years after they exit poverty. The study found that 30 percent of single mothers were poor but then left poverty. Work effort was high among single mothers who left poverty: on average they worked for three-quarters of the subsequent two years following their poverty exit.
Economic Patterns of Single Mothers Following Their Poverty Exits - Research Brief
Publication Date
This ASPE Research Brief summarizes findings from a project examining the income and employment experiences of single mothers who left poverty. Nearly thirty percent of single mothers who left poverty were able to stay out of poverty during the next two years. These single mothers tended to be older, with older children.
Economic Patterns of Single Mothers Following Their Poverty Exits: Acknowledgments and Introduction
Publication Date
Prepared for:U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE)Office of Human Services Policy (HSP)Contract: 233-02-0086; Task Order 23
The Role of Health and Human Service Providers in Preventing Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Research Brief
Publication Date
This brief reviews the role of health and human service providers in preventing Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder.Related Products:
State Responses to FASD: Effective Strategies and Ongoing Challenges Research Brief
Publication Date
This brief synthesizes effective state and local level strategies for prevention, identification and intervention of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder.Related Products:
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Research Briefs
Publication Date
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) is an umbrella term used to describe the range of disability that can result from prenatal alcohol exposure. FASD is an important public health and social issue associated with a large burden on society through the healthcare system, mental health and substance abuse system, foster care, criminal justice system, and long-term disability care services.
A Policy to Provide Child Care Access for All Working Families: Effects on Mothers’ Employment and Caseload
Publication Date
This brief describes the effects of an alternative policy that would expand child care by providing subsidies for children ages three and younger in working families with incomes at or below 200 percent of the federal poverty guidelines.
Use of Outpatient Pharmacological Treatment Among Infants Born with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome: Medicaid 2008-2017 Issue Brief
Publication Date
Use of Outpatient Pharmacological Treatment Among Infants Born with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome: Medicaid 2008-2017 ASPE ISSUE BRIEF Mir M. Ali, Emma Nye, and Kristina West U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Risks that Come with Increasing Earnings for Low-Income Workers Receiving Safety Net Programs: Perspectives of Working Parents
Publication Date
In focus group discussions with 44 working parents receiving assistance from one or more federal programs, many parents shared the view that increasing earnings involves a number of risks. Participants described the sequence of possible risk events as follows:
Status Report on Protecting Our Infants Act Implementation Plan
Publication Date
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration January 17, 2019 Printer Friendly Version in PDF Format (109 PDF pages)
Marginal Tax Rate Series
Publication Date
Our Marginal Tax Rate research series examines the range of effective marginal tax rates for low-income households and common benefit program “bundles.” We also focus on families receiving child care subsidies (CCDF) and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF).
Measuring T/TA Effectiveness
Publication Date
HHS and other federal agencies support a wide range of training and technical assistance (T/TA) initiatives to enhance delivery of programs aimed at reducing poverty, increasing economic mobility, and improving child and family well-being. However, little is known about how to best measure the effectiveness of this T/TA.
A Demographic Snapshot of Disconnected Low-Income Men
Publication Date
This brief, one in a series on disconnected low-income men, provides a geographic and demographic snapshot of these men. Low-income men are defined as those age 18 to 44 who live in families with incomes below twice the federal poverty level (FPL)1 and do not have four-year college degrees.
Disconnected Low-Income Men
Publication Date
A large number of U.S. men of prime working age are neither gainfully employed nor pursuing education or other training, suggesting a potentially significant disconnection from mainstream economic and social life. The Urban Institute, funded by the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, U.S.
Outreach and Enrollment for LGBT Individuals: Promising Practices from the Field
Publication Date
June 19, 2015 Tia Zeno, Katherine Warren, John Snyder
Innovation in monitoring in early care and education: Options for states - An ASPE White Paper, in partnership with ACF
Publication Date
An ASPE White Paper in Partnership with the Administration for Children and Families (ACF)
Infant Attachment: What We Know Now
Publication Date
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Infant Attachment: What We Know Now Virginia L. Colin Nancy Low & Associates, Inc. June 28, 1991 PDF Version
Marital Quality and Outcomes for Children and Adolescents: A Review of the Family Process Literature
Publication Date
Marital Quality and Parent-Adolescent Relationships Marital Quality and Outcomes for Children and Adolescents: A Review of the Family Process Literature May 2009