April 03, 2007
Pleading to Stay a Family - Children of Illegal Immigrants
From washingtonpost.com: As the government's crackdown on illegal immigrant workers has intensified in recent months, so have the consequences for a large subgroup of U.S. citizens: American-born children of illegal immigrants. Numbering at least 3.1 million, according to an analysis...
March 22, 2007
Adapting Healthy Marriage Programs for Disadvantaged and Culturally Diverse Populations
Center for Law and Social Policy: Since 2002, more than 300 healthy marriage (HM) programs have been funded by the Administration for Children and Families (ACF). The first wave of competitive HM grants were funded using discretionary vehicles available in...
February 27, 2007
Cost-Effective Investments in Children
Brookings Institution: Based on a review of benefit-cost evidence, this paper identifies four areas of investment that merit expanded federal funding even in a time of fiscal austerity. America's future economic well-being will benefit from targeted investments to ensure that...
February 20, 2007
Support For Individuals and Families Seeking Help to Recover from Addiction
From Ascribe Newsfeed: HBO, A Safe Haven and the Illinois Association of Extended Care is hosting a "Living in Recovery" forum and special preview of the new HBO documentary "Addiction." Following the screening, a panel of community advocates, leaders and...
February 07, 2007
Families Forgotten: Administration's Priorities Put Child Care Low on List,
From Center for Law and Social Policy: The President has once again sent a message that America's hardworking families are on their own, especially when it comes to child care. The federal Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) was...
January 17, 2007
No Private Matter! Ending Abuse in Intimate & Family Relations
Changemakers: This is the first in a series of Changemakers's Collaborative Competitions sponsored by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF). RWJF's aim for this competition is to find innovative solutions and to catalyze a community of changemakers to help eliminate...
January 11, 2007
Factors Influencing the Sequence of Marriage and Childbirth Among Disadvantaged Americans
Center for Law and Social Policy: Is marriage an institution that helps its members achieve economic goals (e.g., owning a home or having a savings account) or an institution to be entered only after these goals are met? This policy...
January 08, 2007
Caregiving for those at End of Llife Rewarding Despite Challenges
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: Family or friends served as informal caregivers to almost three-quarters of disabled older adults living in the community during their final year of life, according to an article in the January 8 issue of Archives...
October 17, 2006
Married and Single Parents Spending More Time With Children
Russell Sage Foundation Over the last forty years, the number of American households with a stay-at-home parent has dwindled as women have increasingly joined the paid workforce and more women raise children alone. Using time diary data from surveys of...
October 02, 2006
Building Bridges Between the Healthy Marriage, Responsible Fatherhood, and Domestic Violence Movements
From Center for Law and Social Policy: This brief explores how the healthy marriage, responsible fatherhood, and domestic violence communities can work together to promote the well-being of families and children. It explains some of the barriers to building bridges...
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