For single-parent families, child support from non-custodial parents is a critical way to reduce poverty. The Child Support Enforcement program (CSE) serves 16 million children as well as 22 million parents and caregivers each year. A recent report from the Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE) highlights…

In 2015, TANF spending on child care decreased by $45 million in 2015. Nationally, about $2.6 billion of TANF funds were used for child care through direct spending on child care and transfers to the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG).

CLASP has released a new memo in our WIOA Game Plan Opportunities for Action series. It serves as a reference guide on the WIOA adult program’s priority of service provision.

Today’s economy increasing requires post-secondary credentials for good jobs. President Obama has said every American should have at least one year of postsecondary education and training, leading to a credential. Yet our anti-poverty programs have rules that directly contradict those goals.

Many low-income children fail to receive the meals for which they are eligible because they do not return the required paperwork. 

As we approach the 20th anniversary of the creation of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) block grant, new spending data for fiscal year (FY) 2015 shows great variation in state spending.

A new study finds that people who self-identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender (LGBT) experience more food insecurity and participate in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) at higher rates than non-LGBT adults.

California policymakers can realize the promise of the federal child care law with Assembly Bill 2150. The state bill, passed unanimously by the CA Assembly and Senate Policy Education Committee, would support providers and parents and enhance continuity of care.

The U.S. economy has vastly transformed since TANF was created, but TANF has not. TANF should be redesigned to improve its effectiveness as both a safety net and an employment program, so that it can truly reduce poverty.

In June, Maine Governor Paul LePage made headlines by threatening to end his state’s participation in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program unless Maine was permitted to ban SNAP recipients from using their benefits for “junk” food.