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The Resource Center's virtual library collects material from a wide array of organizations available in a variety of formats to build a knowledge base around healthy marriage and relationship education, integration into safety-net service systems, and related topics for couples, educators, policy makers, public service agencies, and other safety-net stakeholders.

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Promoting Prenatal Health and Positive Birth Outcomes: A Snapshot of State Efforts.

To address poor birth outcomes in the United States, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) developed the Strong Start for Mothers and Newborns (Strong Start) initiative. The Strong Start initiative is studying enhanced prenatal care approaches aimed at...
Using Research and Evaluation to Support Programs that Promote Parents’ Economic Security and Children’s Well-being.

The Exploration of Integrated Approaches to Supporting Child Development and Improving Family Economic Security project investigated the design and evaluability of approaches to alleviating poverty that address the needs of low-income parents and children. The project...
Conceptual Frameworks for Intentional Approaches to Improving Economic Security and Child Well-being.

This brief describes two conceptual frameworks that have the potential to expand our understanding of programs that aim to meet the needs of low-income parents and children through intentionally combined activities and approaches. It is geared particularly to program...
Coresident Grandparents: Caregivers versus Non-Caregivers.

This profile examines coresident grandparents and their responsibility for grandchildren by grandparents’ age and poverty status as well as how long they have been responsible for their grandchildren. The profile also examines changes in household structure among...
Nebraska Child Welfare Blueprint Report.

This Blueprint tells the story of Nebraska’s recent progress on child welfare reform and outlines key opportunities to continue improving outcomes for the state’s most vulnerable children and families. The information for the report was gathered from a diverse group of...
Authentic Youth and Youth Adult Partnerships: Broadening the Narrative of LGBTQ Youth Homelessness.

This article will introduce a framework for authentic youth and young adults (YYA) partnerships, describe the philosophy and values underlying the True Colors Fund’s successful partnerships with YYA, and provide examples of how YYA partnerships have informed our work, and as a result, the...
Features of Programs Designed to Help Families Achieve Economic Security and Promote Child Well-being.

This brief identifies common features of programs that offer integrated services to support both the economic security of families and the development and wellbeing of children. Focusing on programs operating as of early 2016, the brief discusses programs’ development...
Exploration of Integrated Approaches to Supporting Child Development & Improving Family Economic Security.

This report presents findings from the Exploration of Integrated Approaches to Supporting Child Development and Improving Family Economic Security project. The project activities included (1) a targeted literature review, environmental scan, and fieldwork to identify...
At Risk for Sex Trafficking: Youth Who Run Away From Foster Care.
This snapshot examines what States and counties can learn from data in
their child welfare case management systems and reported in the Adoption
and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System (AFCARS). The snapshot can
prompt conversations about youth who run away...
White House Convening on Developmentally Appropriate Services for Children, Youth, and Young Adults in Foster Care Summary Report.
On May 29, 2015, the White House, The Children’s Bureau, the Annie E. Casey Foundation, and
the Jim Casey Youth Opportunities Initiative, hosted a national meeting at the Eisenhower
Executive Office Building in Washington, District of Columbia to address normalcy for youth...
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