MONDAY, AUGUST 18
10:15-11:30
Breakout session #1
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Michelle Derr, Mathematica Policy Research |
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Finding a Job, Keeping a Job, & Getting Financial Assistance When There Is No Job
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Health, Wellness, & Exercise as an Intervention for the Long-term Unemployed |
Common & Promising Industries among Employed Welfare Leavers |
Promising Workforce Development Programs and Policies for Low-Wage Workers |
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Improving Child Support Outcomes |
Welfare Recidivism in Maryland: The Importance of Child Support |
Parents’ Views on Child Support in NYC |
Building Assets for Fathers & Families: Washington State |
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Low Income Elderly’s Health Care & Working Status |
Medicaid’s Impact on Older Patients’ Long-term Care Institutionalization Upon Hospital Discharge |
The Role of Insurance in Providing Access to Cardiac Care in Maryland |
Baltimore’s Post-recession Socioeconomic Environment & Local Job Access for Older Work-eligible Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Recipients: a Locational Approach for Welfare-to-work Examination |
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Nudging for Better Social Service Outcomes: Behavioral Interventions to Increase Child Support Payments & Work Among Less-Skilled Singles |
Nadine Dechausay, MDRC |
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11:45-12:45
Plenary
Data Analytics
Facilitator: Don Winstead, Winstead Consulting
Scott Cody, Mathematica Policy Research
Matt Stagner, University of Chicago
1:00-2:15
Breakout session #2
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Three Big Pictures: Child Deprivation; Economic Opportunities for Women; and Poverty in US vs. UK |
Income & Beyond: Taking the Measure of Child Deprivation in the United States |
How to Improve Economic Opportunity for Women |
Poverty In The US and the UK: Relative Measurement and Relative Achievement |
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Making the Safety Net Stronger for SSI Recipients: Understanding What Recipients Need & Helping Them Get It |
Service Coordination: Connecting SSA Disability Beneficiaries to Other Supports to Promote Self-Sufficiency |
The Strength of the Safety Net for Parents Who Receive Supplemental Security Income |
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Improving Economic Stability & Food Security |
Benefits Policies & the Cliff Effect in Ohio |
The Effect of Safety Net Programs on Food Insecurity |
Childhood Food Insecurity: The Mitigating Role of SNAP |
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NAWRS Research Academy Session #1
Low-Cost Randomized Control Trials
Facilitator: Mike Fishman, MEF Associates
Irma Perez-Johnson, Mathematica Policy Research
Erika Martin, Minnesota Department of Human Services
Asaph Glosser, MEF Associates
This session will include brief presentation on three randomized control trials (RCTs) planned or conducted using administrative data. The session will focus on planning the RCT, key research questions, data sources, & results (as available). Ample time will be provided for discussion. Participants will gain a deeper understanding of options for designing & conducting RCTs that rely on administrative data as the key data source for measuring impacts.
2:30-3:45
Breakout session #3
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Using Randomized Control Trials to Improve Financial Literacy & Employment Outcomes |
Do Financial Education Programs Work? A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Financial Literacy Curriculum for Domestic Violence Survivors |
Accelerating Connections to Employment—A Randomized Control Trial |
The “Untreated” Problem in Social Experiments |
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Employment & Work Activities in SNAP & TANF |
Estimating the Impact of Job Search Assistance on the Employment Outcomes for TANF Recipients |
Community College as a Work Activity for Cash Assistance Clients: Analysis of short- & long-term outcomes for clients in NYC |
A New Perspective on SNAP Caseload Dynamics: A Decade (2004-2013) of Change in the Employment Status of SNAP Recipients in Maryland |
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Michelle Derr, Mathematica Policy Research |
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Practical Tools: Sitting On, or Near, the Data You Need But Not Knowing What They Can Tell You – How You Can Change That |
Improving the Safety Net through Data Sharing |
The Answer to Improving Practice & Outcomes Lies Within Your Data |
The Data Oriented Research Service, On-Site & Affordable |
4:00-5:30
Plenary
50 Years of the War on Poverty: How to Win It
Facilitator: George Falco, New York State Office of Temporary & Disability Assistance
A dynamic discussion among:
Ron Haskins, The Brookings Institution
Gordon Berlin, MDRC
Michael Wiseman, The George Washington University
Larry Mead, New York University
TUESDAY, AUGUST 19
8:30-10:00
Plenary
Executive Functioning
LaDonna Pavetti, Center on Budget & Policy Priorities
Ruthie Liberman, Crittenton Women’s Union
Kia Levey, New Haven MOMS Partnership
Jill Reynolds, Public Consulting Group
10:15-11:30
Breakout session #4
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Jon McCay, Mathematica Policy Research |
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Subsidized Employment: What Federal Research Is Telling Us About the Implementation & Effectiveness of Public Employment Programs |
Erica Zielewski, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services |
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Making Programs For Children & Teens User-Friendly & More Effective |
Parental Preferences for Early Intervention Programming Examined Using Best-Worse Scaling Methodology |
Teen ACTION Qualitative Evaluation |
Doubling Up Among Low-Income Families Before & During the Recession |
11:45-1:15
Lunch Plenary
Putting the Pieces Together Better: Making the Safety Net More Effective at Reducing Poverty
Linda Giannarelli, The Urban Institute
Chris Wimer, Columbia University
1:30-2:45
Breakout session #5
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Understanding the Supply of Child Care & Ensuring Its Availability to Low-Income Families |
Informal Child Care Providers in the Subsidy System: A Longitudinal View toward the Future |
Insights into Child Care Providers Decisions to Accept Subsidies: A Preliminary Analysis of Provider Recruitment Strategies & Participation Rates in Massachusetts |
Confronting the Child Care Eligibility Maze: Simplifying & Aligning with Other Work Supports |
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Improving Child Welfare: Recent Evidence on Multi-system Involvement & the Impacts of Housing & Behavioral Problems on Child Outcomes |
Using Linked Administrative Data to Examine Involvement in Child Serving Systems |
Predicting Reentry into Foster Care for Children Who Reunified |
Impact of Family Unification Vouchers on Child Welfare Outcomes |
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Building Relationships; Building Self-Sufficiency |
Relationship Education as a Strategy to Help Families Achieve Economic Self-Sufficiency |
Shifting Perspectives: Improving Child Welfare & Outcomes using Coaching Principles |
A Community-Based Healthy Marriage & Responsible Fatherhood Workforce Strategy |
NAWRS Research Academy Session #2
Practical Tips for Conducting High-Quality Implementation Studies
Facilitators: Michelle Derr, Mathematica Policy Research;
Heather Hahn, The Urban Institute
The goal of the Practical Tips for Conducting High-Quality Implementation Studies Workshop is to build the capacity of state and local researchers and practitioners to produce and use qualitative implementation studies to evaluate and inform service delivery. During the workshop, participants will learn practical and relevant tips for: (1) creating a strong research design; (2) developing responsive, systematic, and user-friendly data collection instruments and procedures; (3) organizing and analyzing data; (4) summarizing research findings into clear, accessible documents; and (5) using research findings to initiate program change.
3:00-4:15
Breakout session #6
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Making Child Care Work for Low Income Mothers Who Must Work |
Child Care & Workforce Development: Bridging the Gap |
How Participation in Other Safety Net Programs Affects Receipt of Child Care Subsidies |
Effects of Child Care Costs & Child Care Subsidies on Single Mothers’ Employment |
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The TANF Program: Who Gets Assistance, Who Doesn’t, & the Effects on Single Mothers & Their Children |
Implications of Dependent Children’s Age on TANF Eligibility and Work Requirements: Evidence from the Welfare Rules Database |
Impact of 1996 PRWORA & TANF on the Wellbeing of Low-Income Americans in the 21st Century |
Understanding the Dynamics of Disconnection from Employment & Assistance |
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Supporting Low-Skilled Adults in College & Career Programs: A Story of Supports & Partnerships |
Theresa Anderson, The Urban Institute |
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Ensuring that SNAP-Eligible Americans Have Access to SNAP: Better Data, Better Outreach, & Better Policies |
SNAP Receipt among the Non-Poor: Issues of Measurement in Household Survey Data |
SNAP Outreach within Food Banks: A View from the Ground |
Can the economy explain the explosion in the SNAP caseload? An assessment of the local-level approach |
4:30-5:45
Plenary
SNAP Employment & Training
Robert Ek, Maryland Department of Human Resources
Elizabeth Lower-Basch, Center for Law & Social Policy
Jacob Klerman, Abt Associates
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 20
9:00-10:30
Plenary
Human Services & the Affordable Care Act: Improving Program Integration, Efficiency, & Integrity (the Experience of Work Support Strategies States)
Facilitator: Julia Isaacs, Urban Institute Richard Evans, Public Consulting Group
Erin Henderlight, Public Consulting Group
Deborah Buffi, Rhode Island Department of Human Services
Michael Katz, Urban Institute
10:45-12:00
Breakout session #7
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Preventing Poverty & Child Maltreatment: Getting Parents & Children the Services They Need (Two-Generation Approaches) |
Child Welfare Agencies’ Service Gaps & Strategies for Using Federal Funds to Preserve & Reunite Families |
Shaping a Two-Generational Approach For Reducing Poverty: Identifying & Addressing the Missing Pieces |
Using Public and Subsidized Housing as a Platform for Two-Generation Strategies |
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Moving to Work: Job Search Assistance Strategies for TANF Recipients & Other Low-Income Individuals |
Developing Evidence on “What Works” in Moving TANF Recipients to Work through Job Search |
Recent Trends & Innovative Job Search Strategies for Disadvantaged Populations Developing Evidence on “What Works” in Moving TANF Recipients to Work through Job Search |
Learning How DOL’s |
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Doing a Better Job of Educating & Helping Homeless Children & Adults |
Education of Homeless Children & Youth |
Does a Program That Focuses on Interagency Collaboration Help Homeless Single Men Be Independent? An Evaluation of NYC’s REMA Pilot |
Homeless Program in Los Angeles |
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Practical Tools: Getting the Information You Need to Help Economically Needy Families |
Making Connections between Research, Policy & Practice: The Self-Sufficiency Research Clearinghouse (SSRC) in Action |
Using Power Pivot for Performance Monitoring, Work Supports, & Multi-Source Data Analysis |
ACF’s New Systematic Review of Employment Strategies for Low-Income Adults: Providing Evidence on what Works for Improving Outcomes |
NAWRS Research Academy Session #3
Surveys
Facilitators: Kinsey Dinan, NYC Human Resources Administration; Karen Bogen, Mathematica Policy Research This interactive session will explore key questions regarding survey design, sampling, survey administration, & analysis. Participants will gain a deeper understanding of rigorous survey methods & of the important role surveys can play in research & evaluation.
12:15-1:45
Closing Plenary
The Future of Public Assistance
Facilitator: Michael Bono, Los Angeles County Department of Public Social Services & NAWRS president
Robert Doar, American Enterprise Institute
Elizabeth Lower-Basch, Center for Law & Social Policy
Mark Greenberg, Acting Assistant Secretary for Children & Families, Administration for Children & Families