OPRE Insights Blog

Engaging with Community Partners to Build Evidence Together

 Explore a selection of 2023 accomplishments from across our portfolio of research and data topics.

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Recognizing Native American Heritage

In honor of Native American Heritage Month, OPRE is pleased to share our newly established webpage: OPRE Research and Evaluation with Indigenous Communities.

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Addressing Equity in Workforce Development Programs

Much work in OPRE’s Division of Economic Independence focuses on workforce development - specifically, on evaluating employment and training programs that provide individuals with skills, credentials, and experiences.

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Introducing the Welfare and Family Self-Sufficiency Learning Agenda

The OPRE Division of Economic Independence and the ACF Office of Family Assistance have released a joint learning agenda called the Welfare and Family Self-Sufficiency Learning Agenda.

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Celebrating Girley Wright and 50 Years of Federal Service

We are so proud to recognize and celebrate Girley Wright’s 50 years of service with the federal government!

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How We Work Together is Just as Important as What We Produce in RPPs

While RPPs have often had the goal of reducing inequalities or improving practice, less attention has been paid to correcting inequities in how the partnerships work together. This means taking a more critical look at the dynamics within the partnerships.

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Human Service Needs and Disaster Displacement: Why Disaster Displacement and Why Now

Recent disasters and emerging threats have illuminated the importance of understanding the relationship between disaster displacement and its effect on individuals, households, and communities.

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Broadening the Lens of Evidence Use

Reports that evidence isn’t used in policy may be greatly exaggerated. There has been much discussion about a research-to-policy gap, but is it actually a gap or a narrow view endemic in discussions of evidence use?

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Remembering and Honoring Dr. Bright Sarfo

This Father’s Day, we celebrate and honor Bright’s contributions as a researcher, team member, father, and man.

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Fellows in the Field: Developmental Science and the OPRE Experience

Over the last two decades, SRCD fellows placed in OPRE have supported federal staff in conducting rigorous research and evaluation efforts with the mission to improve the wellbeing of children and families served by the Administration for Children and Families.

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