This report provides a conceptual framework on the effects of asset holding and reviews the empirical literature based on this framework. The report distills the main findings on how assets influence economic, social, psychological, and child well-being and provides empirical support for the benefits of asset building. [39 PDF pages]
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Advanced SearchRefugee Economic Self-Sufficiency: An Exploratory Study of Approaches Used in Office of Refugee Resettlement Programs
The purpose of this exploratory study was to learn what factors and approaches utilized by Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) programs contribute to refugee economic self-sufficiency. The issue of whether these approaches were applicable to mainstream welfare-to-work programs was also addressed.
The Underserved and Health Information Technology: Issues and Opportunities
Prepared by: Adil Moiduddin Jonathan Moore
Home Modifications: Use, Cost, and Interactions with Functioning Among Near-elderly and Older Adults
This report analyzes new data from an experimental module to the 2006 Health and Retirement Study on assistive home features for near-elderly and older adults. In 2006, two-thirds of the population born in 1953 or earlier (ages 52 and older) had one or more assistive home features, about one-third added at least one of these features, and 40% used at least one feature in the last 30 days.
Incarceration and the Family: A Review of Research and Promising Approaches for Serving Fathers and Families
The number of individuals involved in the criminal justice system is at a historic high. There are almost 2.3 million individuals in U.S. jails and prisons and more than 798,000 people on parole.
Incarceration and the Family: A Review of Research and Promising Approaches for Serving Fathers and Families
Prepared for U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE)Administration for Children and Families/Office of Family Assistance
Well-Being of Children in Working Poor and Other Families: 1997 and 2004
When Congress reformed the welfare system in 1996, major goals of the legislation were to increase employment and income of needy families and to decrease child poverty. Another major goal was to improve child outcomes through increased parental employment and earnings along with other provisions of welfare reform.
Research Brief
Well-Being of Children in Working Poor and Other Families: 1997 and 2004: Research Brief
Child Care Eligibility and Enrollment Estimates for Fiscal Year 2005
ASPE ISSUE BRIEF Child Care Eligibility and Enrollment Estimates for Fiscal Year 2005 U.S. Department of Health and Human ServicesOffice of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation By: ASPE Staff June 2008
Examining the Relationships between Excess Body Weight, Health and Disability
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services