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Healthy Marriage and Responsible Fatherhood Initiative : Further Progress Is Needed in Developing a Risk-Based Monitoring Approach to Help HHS Improve Program Oversight. Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Income Security and Family Support, Committee on Ways and Means, House of Representatives

Strengthening marriages and relationships in low-income families has emerged as a national strategy for enhancing the well-being of children. The Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 (DRA) appropriated $150 million in discretionary grants each year from 2006 through 2010 to implement the Healthy Marriage and Responsible Fatherhood Initiative. To provide insight into how these programs are […]

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09 Jan
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ACF Rapid Response Colorado Strengthening Families Conference

While welfare reform in Colorado has been generally successful and innovative, government and community programs and partnerships have moved many families to self sufficiency, State leaders recognized that supporting the long-term success of all of Colorado’s families will require continued innovation and strong programmatic partnerships. Conference planners envisioned a meeting where “”policymakers from different communitysectors […]

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09 Jan
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Oklahoma Marriage Initiative Workshop : Technical Assistance Report

The Welfare Peer TA Network sponsored a multi-State TA event on July 15-16, 2003, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. This event was co-coordinated with Public Strategies, the public relations firm that manages the Oklahoma Marriage Initiative. The Administration for Children and Families’ Region VI, VII and IX Offices provided additional support, ensuring this event met State […]

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09 Jan
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Marriage and the economic well-being of families with children : a review of the literature

This paper brings together a body of empirical evidence on how marriage affects the economic well-being of families with children. The paper considers the theoretical reasons marriage might enhance economic well-being, clarifies the empirical questions about the potential roles of marriage, and presents descriptive data and the evidence from empiricalstudies. The review deals with the […]

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09 Jan
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Impacts of marital status and parental presence on the material hardship of families with children

The decline in marriage and its serious consequences for poverty and inequality are well documented. This paper concentrates on how marriage, cohabitation, single parenthood and the presence of biological parents affect the incomes and material hardships of children. The study uses data from the National Survey of America’s Families to examine: 1) recent changes in […]

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How do marriage, cohabitation, and single parenthood affect the material hardships of families with children?

This paper examines the effect of marital and family status on the experience of material hardship, using data from the Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP). Among the key indicators of hardship are the ability to meet essential expenses, housing conditions, neighborhood problems (including crime, schools, public services), and having enough resources to buy […]

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09 Jan
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Married and unmarried parenthood and economic well-being : a dynamic analysis of a recent cohort

This paper examines the dynamics of marriage and family patterns and their relationship to living standards of a recent cohort of mothers. It is not obvious that married mothers should perform economically better than mothers in cohabitingrelationships or single mothers living with at least one other adult. But marriage is likely to raise living standards […]

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09 Jan
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Developing a Marriage Initiative for Your State

ACF, with support from the Welfare Peer TA Network, sponsored the Developing a Marriage Initiative for Your State workshop on September 17-18, 2002, in Oklahoma City, OK. Participants primarily represented Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) and child support staff from the following States: Iowa, Georgia, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Carolina, and […]

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09 Jan
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Healthy Marriage Forum. Full Report

As a collective group, The Bay Area Social Services Consortium (BASSC), requested technical assistance (TA) from the Welfare Peer TA Network. The request outlined BASSC’s desire to explore innovative policies and best practices in promoting two-parent families. This area of interest was in response to the President’s Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) program goal […]

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