Introduction
This portfolio of research describes all of the active or newly funded projects of our Division of Economic Independence (DEI) in Fiscal Year 2022. Over the past several years, DEI and the Office of Family Assistance (OFA) partnered to develop the Welfare and Family Self-Sufficiency Learning Agenda, or WFSSLA—a more comprehensive learning agenda that both encompasses and builds on the ACF Research and Evaluation Agenda snapshots pertinent to their portfolio.
Purpose
This document provides detailed summaries of each family self-sufficiency research project that was active or newly funded during FY 2022, along with brief overviews of past projects, and highlights select findings released in FY 2022.
The studies in this report are organized to align with the WFSSLA Framework:
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TANF Policy, Funding, and Administration
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Capacity Building within Human Services Programs
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Strategies for Advancing Positive Participant Outcomes — Human Capital Development
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Strategies for Advancing Positive Participant Outcomes — Employment Attainment and Retention
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Strategies for Advancing Positive Participant Outcomes — Social Services Delivery Systems
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Strategies for Advancing Positive Participant Outcomes — Social Context and Environment
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Knowledge Building and Communication
The report also describes our efforts to disseminate rigorous research on welfare and family self-sufficiency topics.
Citation
Portfolio of Research in Welfare and Family Self-Sufficiency, OPRE Report #2023-209, Washington, DC: Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.