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The grouping "Hispanic" often makes it challenging to observe important social experiences that relate strongly to the needs, service experiences, and outcomes of interest to ACF for various Hispanic subgroups. Existing federal surveys do not consistently collect data to sufficiently examine how Hispanic ethnicity interacts with other socio-cultural experiences or how it relates to specific outcomes. Because current measurement is inadequate to differentiate characteristics within...

This report describes the first year of activities of the 14 tribes and tribal organizations who in 2011 received demonstration grants from the Office of Family Assistance (OFA) for Coordination of Tribal TANF and Child Welfare Services to Tribal Families at Risk of Child Abuse or Neglect.  The overarching goal of the Study of Coordination of Tribal TANF and Child Welfare Services is to document the way in which the tribal grantees are creating and adapting culturally relevant and...

A companion to the literature review entitled Human Services Research Dissemination: What Works...

What are the most effective approaches to disseminating research on human services programs...

Several projects sponsored by the Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation (OPRE) focus on Hispanic populations or on issues with particular relevance for Hispanic communities in the U.S., including children who are dual language learners, children in immigrant families, or families employed in migrant and/or seasonal industries. This list provides brief summaries of recent OPRE-sponsored research efforts that span a wide range of topics informing ACF programs and policies supporting...

This is the Agenda for the Hispanic Research Work Group Meeting that took place on December 3, 2012, in Washington, DC...

This is the Agenda for the Hispanic Research Work Group Meeting that took place on March 26, 2012, in Washington, DC...

This is the Agenda for the Hispanic Research Work Group Meeting that took place on May 2, 2011, in Washington, DC...

This is a presentation on Caregiving in the Home: What Can We Learn From International Experiences-South Africa...

This is a presentation on Universals and Intervention in Early Childhood...