U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation
The Consortium engages federal, state, and local entities to become better producers and users of data, and conducts path-breaking, rigorous, and relevant research on contemporary questions related to family self-sufficiency and stability.
The Consortium consists of 3 main components.
- Advancing Welfare and Family Self-Sufficiency Research Project (Project AWESOME): Project AWESOME documents the state of the field; communicates with key constituencies; responds to emerging policy and research needs; creates and disseminates products that enhance the knowledge base; and supports collaboration and coordination of Consortium activities.
- Data Center for Family Self-Sufficiency: The data center assesses the state and needs of the field; supports the development of state and institutional capacity for data collection, linkage, or storage; facilitates data access agreements for administrative and program evaluation data; supports secondary analysis of data; and works with state and local human services to improve data quality.
- Scholars Network: Led by seven scholars who work independently and collectively, the scholars network undertakes a systematic, multi-disciplinary examination of the current gaps in family self-sufficiency and stability policies, programs and research; focuses on the institutional status of state and local human service agencies; and executes research and program evaluation activities in collaboration with human services agencies.
Evidence & Insights From This Project
Changing Demography of Social Safety Net Programs
This report highlights the changing socio-demographic composition of program participants for AFDC/TANF, SNAP and SSI between 1988 and 2015 and discusses the importance of addressing the needs of program participants from diverse backgrounds.
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