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How Do TANF Policies Support Families Experiencing Homelessness?
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Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) is a key component in supporting self-sufficiency among families, including those experiencing or at-risk of homelessness. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Administration for Children…
Spotlight On: Machine Learning
Spotlight On
Abt uses machine learning to do things that until recently would have been impossible, such as categorizing a vast amount of unstructured text into main themes or counting mosquito eggs from a smartphone picture using image recognition.
Shreveport Guaranteed Income Program Final Evaluation Report
Publication
This report shares encouraging final evaluation findings from the Shreveport, La., Guaranteed Income Pilot, which gave single parents $660 a month for a year.
Building Evidence on Employment Strategies (BEES)
Project
Many Americans struggle in the labor market even when overall economic conditions are good. Unemployment is persistently high for some demographic groups and in certain geographic areas, and a large proportion of working-age adults – about one in five in…
ELS@H: Cutting-Edge Research Is Informing the Early Education Field
Project
Researchers and policymakers are trying to understand and build on the benefits of early learning programs. New research was needed to identify the short- and long-term effects of early learning experiences—from social, emotional, and cognitive, to how…
New Research Highlights Important Patient Safety Practices across the Healthcare Continuum
Impact Brief
AHRQ enlisted Abt Global and IMPAQ to develop MHCSIII to improve patient safety; four journal articles by Abt staff were generated by the project.
Deeper Insights on Americans’ Financial Well-Being
Project
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) works to help consumers enhance their financial well-being, a holistic metric that goes beyond income and credit score to capture individuals’ perceptions of their financial security and ability to make…
Spotlight On: Natural Resource Damage Assessment (NRDA) and Restoration Services
Spotlight On
For more than 25 years, Abt staff have been leaders and innovators in the NRDA field. We have assisted federal, state, and tribal natural resource agencies (who serve as trustees of natural resources on behalf of the public) with scientific, economic, legal, and strategic support on more than 150 NRDA cases around the country and in U.S. territories.