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Children’s Interagency Coordinating Council FY 2023 Report to Congress
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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.
The Fiscal Impact of Refugees and Asylees at the Federal, State, and Local Levels from 2005-2019
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Between 1990 and 2022, the United States welcomed over 2.1 million refugees and accepted over 800,000 asylees. While the purpose of granting visas to refugees and asylees is humanitarian, they do impact the United States economically. This analysis estimates the fiscal impact of refugees and asylees on federal, state, and local governments from 2005 to 2019.
22nd Welfare Indicators and Risk Factors Report to Congress
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This report provides welfare dependence indicators through 2019 for most indicators and through 2020 for other indicators, reflecting changes that have taken place since enactment of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA) in 1996.
Meeting Substance Use and Social Service Needs in Communities of Color
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In this brief, we highlight experiences and practices from substance use treatment providers and their human services partners when serving people of color. We selected providers that focused on serving people of color, and this study was not intended to assess outcomes or effectiveness of any of the practices highlighted.
Fact Sheet: Approaches for engaging fathers in child support programs
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Child support payments are associated with increased parent-child engagement, which can lead not only to better academic and social outcomes for children but also to better parent-child and parent-parent relationships. Moreover, child support payments lifted nearly three-quarters of a million families out of poverty in 2017.
Completing the Picture: Key Features of the Social Security Disability Insurance Program
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Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI), a program operated by the Social Security Administration, insures workers and their families against the inability to work because of a disability. As such, it provides a vital safety net for millions of Americans.
Study of Fathers’ Involvement in Permanency Planning and Child Welfare Casework
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Prepared under contract to ASPE, with funding from ACF by: Freya Sonenstein, Karin Malm, and Amy Billing The Urban Institute
The Number and Cost of Immigrants on Medicaid: National and State Estimates
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by Leighton Ku and Bethany Kessler of The Urban Institute.
The Affordable Care Act: Coverage Implications and Issues for Immigrant Families
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ASPE ISSUE BRIEF The Affordable Care Act: Coverage Implications and Issues for Immigrant Families April 2012
How Are Immigrants Faring After Welfare Reform?
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Preliminary Evidence from Los Angeles and New York City Submitted by: Randy Capps, Leighton Ku and Michael Fix Chris Furgiuele, Jeff Passel, Rajeev Ramchand, Scott McNiven, Dan Perez-Lopez [The Urban Institute]
An Exploratory Study of Barriers and Incentives to Improving Labor Force Participation Among Persons with Significant Disabilities: Final Report
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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Earnings and Child Support Participation Among Reentering Fathers
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A father’s incarceration can represent a serious threat to economic stability for his children and family, yet little is known about earnings and child support payments among justice-involved men over the course of incarceration and release.
Enhancing Child Support Enforcement Efforts Through Improved Use of Information on Debtor Income
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Contents Background Summary of Findings Implications for State Child Support Enforcement Agencies Background The recently released National Child Support Enforcement
Ten Key Findings from Responsible Fatherhood Initiatives
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Ten Key Findings from Responsible Fatherhood Initiatives February 2008 Prepared for: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Prepared By: Karin Martinson and Demetra Nightingale The Urban Institute
All Under One Roof: Mixed-Status Families in an Era of Reform
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All under One Roof: Mixed-Status Families in an Era of Reform by Michael Fix Wendy Zimmermann June 1999 This paper was initially presented at the 1999 Annual Meeting of the Population Association of America. Introduction
Encyclopedia of Financial Gerontology: Federal Disability Programs Section
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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Encyclopedia of Financial Gerontology: Federal Disability Programs Michele Adler U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 1996 PDF Version (17 PDF pages)
Pre-Application Activities of Social Security Disability Insurance Applicants
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Recent interest among policymakers in helping Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) beneficiaries return to work has increased the in desire for knowledge about the employment activities of people with disabilities before they apply for benefits.
A Demographic Snapshot of Disconnected Low-Income Men
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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.
Coordination of Care for Persons with Disabilities Enrolled in Medicaid Managed Care: A Conceptual Framework to Guide the Development of Measures
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Shoshanna Sofaer,Dr.P.H., Barbara Kreling, and Martha Carmel, M.S.P.H. Baruch College School of Public Affairs
Disconnected Low-Income Men
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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.