The Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) Program supports voluntary, evidence-based home visiting services for at-risk pregnant women and parents with young children up to kindergarten entry.
The Child Support Services Division of the Colorado Department of Human Services made a conscious decision to change its service delivery method from an enforcement approach to a two-generational (2Gen), family-centered approach. Eleven counties have participated in a pilot project, the 2Gen Child Support Services Transformation Project, to implement the 2Gen approach. This report summarizes the findings and lessons learned from the first eight months of the project.
This presentation was given at the 57th National Association for Welfare Research and Statistics (NAWRS) Workshop in 2019. Moderated by Yana Kusayeva, the presentations provides an overview of processes for studying and implementing design-driven improvements to service provision; a case study regarding TANF engagement in Adams County, CO serves as an example.
This presentation was given at the 57th National Association for Welfare Research and Statistics (NAWRS) Workshop in 2019. The presentation provides an overview of Larimer County's efforts to develop a better system for serving job-seekers. Efforts include 24/7 services, unified and consistent delivery of job seeker content, expertise leveraged from each program across the Larimer County Workforce and Economic Development Department, and a single, two-way facing system for both coaches and participants that gives participants ownership of their data and greater self-determination.
This presentation was given at the 57th National Association for Welfare Research and Statistics (NAWRS) Workshop in 2019. It highlights the need for and implementation of the Pathways to Prosperity and Wellbeing pilot program, a two-generational pilot program aimed at young families with children.
This presentation was given at the 57th National Association for Welfare Research and Statistics (NAWRS) Workshop in 2019. It provides an overview of how Larimer County Works identified and developed solutions for administrative stress amongst TANF coaches, including implementing new technologies that work with the Goal4 It! Coaching Model to streamline coaching tasks.
These presentations are from the 57th National Association for Welfare Research and Statistics (NAWRS) Workshop. This presentation discusses the components and principles of the ESCentials Model which is a coaching system that emphasizes the role of executive skills in goal setting and attaining goals through self-regulation.
The final implementation report on the National Child Support Noncustodial Parent Employment Demonstration (CSPED) was released on January 15, 2019. It reflects demonstration activities that commenced in fall 2012, when the eight child support agencies competitvely awarded grants by OSCE to participate in CSPED began a one-year planning period, and concluded with the end of the demonstration period in September 2017.
The purpose of this report is to begin to fill in the blanks by documenting the characteristics of more than 10,000 noncustodial parents who participated in the Child Support Noncustodial Parent Employment Demonstration program (CSPED). The federally funded intervention was operated by child support agency grantees within eight eligible states, and served noncustodial parents who were behind on child support payments and experiencing employment difficulties. (Author introduction)
The final impact report on the National Child Support Noncustodial Parent Employment Demonstration (CSPED) was released on March 14, 2019. The primary goal of the intervention was to improve the reliable payment of child support in order to improve child well-being and avoid public costs. Key outcomes related to noncustodial parents' (1) child support orders, payments and compliance, as well as attitudes toward the child support program; (2) work and earnings; (3) sense of responsibility for their children.