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Food prices were rising in West Africa, particularly for imported food. In-country and international shipping costs also were climbing.  Could promoting food trade increase farm families’ incomes, helping ensure food security by increasing families’…

For more than 25 years, the Family Self-Sufficiency program (FSS) has helped subsidized housing residents make progress toward economic security. The Department of Housing and Urban Development, which runs FSS, wanted to document some successes.

Low-income workers with only a high school education face poor and declining employment prospects. Policymakers, workforce development organizations, educators  and other key stakeholders are interested in how to facilitate a better match between the…

The Green Jobs and Health Care Impact Evaluation (GJ-HC) is a rigorous evaluation of four career pathways programs funded by the U.S. Department of Labor. The programs – enacted in response to the 2008 recession – targeted unemployed workers and those…

For the SNAP to Skills (S2S) technical assistance initiative of USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service, Abt is partnering with the project lead, the Seattle Jobs Initiative, to create tools and resources for states to develop demand-driven Supplemental…

Decoding is an essential skill to read words that a person may only have heard spoken. It is not just important for children. Millions of U.S. adults are non-literate or can perform only simple, literacy tasks. They need decoding skills, too—although…

The Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) within the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) oversees federal efforts to resettle refugees and help them become self-sufficient. ORR administers the Refugee Cash Assistance (RCA) program, which…

The American Cancer Society (ACS) is engaged in the Health Systems Capacity Building initiative that supports 21 Community of Practice (COP) health systems working to expand screening for colorectal and breast cancer and vaccination for human…

Structures such as buildings and roads, absorb and re-emit much more of the sun’s heat than do natural landscapes such as forests and bodies of water. Urban areas with highly concentrated structures become “islands” of higher temperatures compared to…

In 2017, Hurricanes Irma and Maria left behind a massive trail of destruction in Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands. Local officials were faced with the challenge of quickly and efficiently assessing the most pressing needs, and determining how to…