Although rural America is diverse, ever changing, and different from urban America, less is known about rural human and social services conditions and needs. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, which plays a major role in protecting and enhancing human capital and self-sufficiency...

In this primer on studying vouchers and their role in delivering social services, the authors summarize reasons for using vouchers; present an overview of how vouchers currently are used in public programs, with an emphasis on U.S. Department of Health and Human Services programs; derive lessons...

This brief presents recommendations created as part of the Research Development Project on the Human Service Needs of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Populations.

Faith-based and community organizations have the potential to be valuable partners in the workforce investment system. This report presents findings from Mathematica’s evaluation of grants to Workforce Investment Boards to increase the number of faith-based and community organizations...

To address challenges faced by hard-to-employ TANF clients, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension, in partnership with the Nebraska Health and Human Services System, operated the Building Nebraska Families (BNF) program from 2002 to 2005. The initiative combined intensive home visitation...

This report provides a foundation for Mathematica’s evaluation by reviewing the literature concerning partnerships between the workforce investment system and FBCOs. The report describes what is already known about the benefits of collaborations, as well as barriers and promotion strategies.

This report provides initial findings from Mathematica’s evaluation, based on information about grantees’ activities collected from interviews with staff at workforce investment boards, intermediaries, One-Stop Career Centers, and FBCOs during the first-quarter of 2005. It...

This brief presents recommendations created as part of the Research Development Project on the Human Service Needs of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT)Populations.