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U.S. Department of Agriculture . 2023. Child Nutrition Programs . Washington, DC: Economic Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, (Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Agriculture)

Annotation: This web page describes the child nutrition programs provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to help ensure that children receive nutritious meals and snacks that promote their health and educational readiness. The site describes how the pandemic affected USDA child food programs and provides links to annual reports that summarize the food and nutrition assistance program landscape. Information on the following child nutrition programs is included: National School Lunch Program, School Breakfast Program, Child and Adult Care Food Program, Summer Food Service Program, and After School Snacks and Meals.

Keywords: Child health, Federal programs, Food insecurity, Nutrition and Food, Prevention, Public assistance, School based programs

U.S. Maternal and Child Health Bureau, Division of Maternal and Child Health Workforce Development. 2016. Division of MCH Workforce Development strategic plan progress: 2015 highlights. Rockville, MD: U.S. Maternal and Child Health Bureau, Division of Maternal and Child Health Workforce Development, 2 pp.

Annotation: This document highlights progress made by the federal Division of Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Workforce Development toward achieving strategic goals in partnership with grantees, national partners, and the MCH field. Topics include financial investment in and expansion of MCH public health activities; the number and geographic reach of training, recruitment, and continuing education activities and the number of current and future MCH professionals trained; the number of technical assistance events provided by grantees and the number of collaborative activities between the division's programs and Title V/MCH-related agencies; innovation; the percentage of former trainees who demonstrate key outcomes; and what's ahead. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Keywords: Continuing education, Federal programs, Financing, Grants, MCH programs, Public private partnerships, Strategic plans, Technical assistance, Training, Work force

Administration for Children and Families and Health Resources and Services Administration. 2016. Demonstrating improvement in the maternal, infant, and early childhood home visiting program: A report to Congress. [Washington, DC]: Administration for Children and Families; [Rockville, MD]: U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration, 39 pp.

Annotation: This report summarizes the successes of the federal home visiting program's state grantees in serving high-risk populations and substantially expanding home visiting services nationwide. Topics include the extent to which state grantees demonstrated improvements in each of the benchmark areas, technical assistance provided to grantees including the type of assistance provided, and recommendations for legislative or administrative action.

Keywords: Federal legislation, Health care reform, Health services delivery, High risk groups, Home visiting, MCH research, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Program improvement, Quality assurance, State MCH programs, Technical assistance

U.S. Maternal and Child Health Bureau, Division of Maternal and Child Health Workforce Development. 2015. MCHB graduate education programs support Title V block grant transformation: Collaboration to advance shared goals. Rockville, MD: U.S. Maternal and Child Health Bureau, Division of Maternal and Child Health Workforce Development, 8 pp.

Annotation: This fact sheet provides an overview of the U.S. Maternal and Child Health Bureau's graduate education training programs. Topics include programs' areas of expertise and efforts to collaborate with state Title V programs to address regional, state, and local maternal and child health needs and priorities through technical assistance, consultation, continuing education and training, and work force and leadership development. Examples of collaborative activities are included.

Keywords: Adolescent health, Collaboration, Continuing education, Developmental disabilities, Federal programs, Graduate education, Leadership, MCH training programs, Multidisciplinary approach, Nutrition, Technical assistance, Work force

ASCD. 2014. Food stamp cuts: Effects on education. Alexandria, VA: ASCD, 4 pp. (ASCD policy points)

Hanson K, Oliveira V. 2012. How economic conditions affect participation in USDA Nutrition Assistance Programs. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service, 56 pp. (Economic information bulletin no. 100)

Annotation: This report describes the results of a study to investigate the relationship between economic conditions and participation at the national level across the five largest nutrition assistance programs administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Based on data collected between 1976 and 2010, the report suggests that economic conditions, as measured by the unemployment rate, influence participation in all of the major nutrition assistance programs, including the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly tknown as the Food Stamp Program). The report also provides a detailed description of how changes in program policies and other factors such as demographics affected participation in the nutrition programs.

Keywords: Economic factors, Federal programs, Food, Low income groups, Nutrition programs, Poverty, Public assistance

MDRC. 2011. Building a culture of quality in home visitation. New York, NY: MDRC,

Annotation: This webinar focused on the essential prerequisites to developing and implementing a continuous quality improvement (CQI) strategy in home visiting programs. The webinar was held on January 13, 2011, the first in a series of technical assistance webinars. The series is part of the Design Options for Home Visiting Evaluation (DOHVE) project, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, which is providing technical assistance to grantees of the federal home visiting program and developing design options for conducting a national evaluation of the federal initiative.

Keywords: Federal initiatives, Home visiting, Program evaluation, Quality assurance, Research design, Technical assistance

Zero To Three. 2011. Federal home visiting grants and implications for Early Head Start. Washington, DC: Zero to Three, 2 items.

Annotation: This website contains materials from a conference call held on February 23, 2011, to provide technical assistance to states on integrating Early Head Start into state early childhood systems. The conference call focused on the Supplemental Information Request (SIR) for the Submission of the Updated State Plan for a State Home Visiting Program (SIR). Topics included an overview of the SIR and the implications for Early Head Start, and home visiting planning processes in states.

Keywords: Early Head Start, Federal MCH programs, Home visiting, Program planning, State MCH programs, Technical assistance

Zero to Three. 2009. Navigating the opportunities for families with young children in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: An interactive tool. Washington, DC: Zero to Three, 142 pp.

Annotation: This set of slides provides comprehensive access to information about how the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) affects federal programs that serve infants, toddlers, and their families. Information for each program includes: an overview of the current program, the population served or eligible, the specific provisions in the ARRA, and potential ways in which programs and eligible families may use the recovery funds. The resource contains internal links to other slides in the set and external links to Web pages.

Keywords: Child care, Families, Federal programs, Infants, Information sources, Insurance, Medicaid, Temporary Assistance to Needy Families, Toddlers

U.S. Government Accountability Office. 2008. Health Resources and Services Administration: Many underserved areas lack a health center site, and the health center program needs more oversight. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Accountability Office, 39 pp.

Annotation: This report examines (1) to what extent medically underserved areas lacked health centers in 2006 and 2007 and (2) the Health Resources and Services Administration's oversight of training and technical assistance cooperative agreement recipients' assistance to grant applicants and its provision of written feedback to unsuccessful applicants. The report includes results in brief, background information, results, conclusions, and recommendations.

Keywords: Community health centers, Federal programs, Grants, Health services, Low income groups, Technical assistance, Training, Underserved communities

Coffey S, Holsclaw AH, Bosland J. 2005. Screening tools to help families access public benefits. Washington, DC: Institute for Youth, Education, and Families, 35 pp. (Special report)

Annotation: This publication is intended to provide a brief introduction for municipal officials to some of the approaches, considerations, and specific technology options for using benefits screening tools that connect eligible residents to key state and federal benefits. The publication includes an overview of benefits screening tools, a selection of nationally franchised tools, and a discussion of other approaches to benefits screening. Two appendices are included: (1) contact information and (2) additional resources about screening tools.

Keywords: Access to health care, Child care, Eligibility, Families, Federal programs, Food Stamp Program, Low income groups, Public assistance, Screening, State programs, Tax credits

Epstein J. 2003. Welfare, women, and health: The role of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families. Menlo Park, CA: Kaiser Family Foundation, 12 pp. (Issue brief)

Levin-Epstein J, Greenberg MH, eds. 2003. Leave no youth behind: Opportunities for Congress to reach disconnected youth. Washington, DC: Center for Law and Social Policy, 109 pp.

Annotation: This report discusses six programs being considered by the 108th Congress for reauthorization, using a lens of policies to assist disconnected youth. The programs discussed include (1) adult education and literacy programs of the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act in Title II of the Workforce Investment Act (WIA), (2) financial aid programs addressing cultural and academic barriers to access to higher education under the Higher Education Act, (3) special education and related services under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), (4) services and programs for homeless and runaway youth funded by the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (RHYA), (5) services and cash assistance provided to youth under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) block grant, and (6) youth services and activities funded under the WIA. The report concludes with endnotes.

Keywords: Adolescents, Adult education, Cultural barriers, Disabilities, Federal programs, Homeless persons, Literacy programs, Public policy, Runaways, Special education, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, Young adults

Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs. 2003. Welfare reform must protect the health of women and children. Washington, DC: Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs, 3 pp.

Annotation: This document focuses on the importance of protecting the health of women, children, and families by helping them move out of poverty. It calls on Congress to adopt the following proposals in the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families reauthorization: (1) increase funding for child care, (2) help parents care for children with special health care needs, (3) provide transitional medical assistance, (4) lift restrictions on legal immigrants, (5) prevent domestic violence, (6) expand definition of work, (7) include all families, such as children living with grandparents or other relatives, (8) build strong youth, (9) stop the "super waiver, " and (10) strengthen abstinence education.

Keywords: Abstinence, Adolescents, Child care, Child health, Children with special health care needs, Domestic violence, Families, Federal programs, Financing, Immigrants, Parents, Poverty, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, Welfare reform, Women's health

Frechtling J, Lockwood J, Silverstein G, Somers L, Tuss P. 1999. Evaluation of the Telecommunications and Information Infrastructure Assistance Program for the 1994 and 1995 grant years. Washington, DC: National Telecommunications and Information Administration, ca. 130 pp. (Evaluation report)

U.S. General Services Administration, Governmentwide Information Systems Division. 1998-. Catalog of federal domestic assistance—With: Federal assistance award data system. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, semi-annual.

Annotation: The Catalog of federal domestic assistance is a semi-annual government-wide compendium of federal programs, projects, services, and activities which provide assistance or benefits to the American public, specifically state and local governments; territories of the U.S.; public and private organizations and institutions; and individuals. It explains the nature and purpose of each program, specifies who is eligible to apply and who benefits, lists the application and award process and requirements, provides financial information for three fiscal years, and offers guidance on developing and writing grant proposals. This catalog provides information on nearly 1, 400 grant and loan programs administered by more than 50 federal agencies. This CD-ROM also contains The Federal assistance award data system which provides information about financial awards made under programs shown in the Catalog.

Keywords: CD-ROMs, Catalogs, Databases, Eligibility, Federal grants, Federal programs, Government financing, Public assistance

National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health. 1998. Catalog of federal domestic assistance: Review of programs relevant to the maternal and child health population. Arlington, VA: National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health, 65 pp.

Annotation: This annotated listing of federal domestic assistance programs is drawn from the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance. It is organized by kind of program: maternal and child health programs of significant investments ( one billion or more, or managed by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau); health care; populations (age, diagnosis related, homeless, Native Americans, refugees and migrants); community development; and training and infrastructure (research and technical assistance). Each entry includes information about objectives of the program, types of assistance, and obligations (budgeted amounts). An alphabetical index of program names is included. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Keywords: Age groups, American Indians, Community development, Diagnosis related groups, Directories, Environment, Federal MCH programs, Federal aid, Health services, Intervention, Technical assistance, Training

Collins A. 1997. Anticipating the effects of federal and state welfare changes on systems that serve children. New York, NY: National Center for Children in Poverty, 11 pp. (Children and welfare reform issue brief; 2)

Annotation: This paper focuses on how federal and state welfare initiatives may have an impact on state and community policies and systems that serve children and families. It discusses the implications of welfare reform, strategies to link agencies so that they can best help children, and how to develop support systems to implement these strategies.

Keywords: Access to health care, Block grants, Child care, Child health, Child welfare, Federal legislation, Health care reform, MCH programs, Medicaid, State health agencies, Temporary Assistance to Needy Families, Welfare reform

U.S. General Accounting Office. 1997. At-risk and delinquent youth: Multiple programs lack coordinated federal effort. Washington, DC: U.S. General Accounting Office, 27 pp.

Annotation: This report presents the 1997 Congressional testimony of the Associate Director for Education and Employment Issues for the U.S. Government Accounting Office on the effectiveness of Federal programs for at-risk and delinquent youth. Issues addressed include: 1) who administers federal programs serving at-risk and delinquent youth; 2) how much money is spent on these programs; and 3) what is known about their effectiveness. The appendices detail spending amounts and specific services provided by federal agencies and their programs for fiscal year 1996. The report includes references.

Keywords: Accountability, Assessment, Federal assistance, Federal legislation, Health care financing, High risk adolescents, High risk children, Juvenile delinquency, Juvenile delinquents, Outcome evaluation, Policy analysis, Program coordination, Program evaluation, Service coordination, Substance abuse prevention, Violence prevention, Vocational education

National Governors' Association, National Conference of State Legislatures, and American Public Welfare Association. 1996r. Analysis of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 conference agreement for H.R. 3734 (P.L. 104-193). [Online]. Washington, DC: National Governors' Association, 32 pp.

Annotation: This report provides commentary on the conference agreement for the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PL 104-193). For each of the major provisions of the act, the report explains its intent and clarifies the states' responsibilities for implementing it. The act itself makes modifications to welfare services within these topical areas: Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), child care, Medicaid, social services, benefits for immigrants, supplemental security income (SSI), child protection, the Food Stamp program, child nutrition, electronic benefit transfer systems, and child support enforcement.

Keywords: Block grants, Child abuse, Child care, Child nutrition, Child support, Federal legislation, Food Stamp Program, Immigrants, Prevention programs, Social services, Supplemental security income, Temporary Assistance to Needy Families, Time limited benefits, Welfare reform
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