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Caring for Nursing Home Residents with Dementia
Project
Studies indicate that dementia care in the United States is, generally, impersonal and fragmented. Massachusetts requires long-term care facilities to provide dementia care training to direct-care workers. The intention of the regulation was to address…
Abt Evaluates Family and Early Childhood Workforce Needs for Rhode Island’s PDG B-5
Project
Rhode Island’s Preschool Development Grant – Birth through Age Five (PDG) grant is being used to implement a plan to ensure all children from birth through age 5 (B-5) are supported by services and programs that will prepare them for lifelong success. To…
Health Careers for All Increased Healthcare Training Enrollment
Project
Healthcare jobs are projected to be the fastest-growing occupations in the next decade. Almost all jobs in healthcare require postsecondary education or training, whether for entry-level employment or for advancement to higher-paying positions. But many…
Addressing Health-Related Social Needs via Community Resources: Lessons from the Accountable Health Communities Model
Publication
This Health Affairs article explains how CMS’s Accountable Health Communities links people to social services & needs resources, & how more research could help.
The Cost of Administering the Housing Choice Voucher Program
Project
The Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program is the federal government’s largest low-income housing assistance program. It gives 2.1 million households subsidies to rent units in the private market. The 2,300 public housing agencies (PHAs) that administer…
Abt Conversations: Implementing Summer EBT—Tips from the Chickasaw Nation
Podcast
Abt’s René Nutter talks with Tyra Shackleford, Chickasaw Nation’s Summer EBT Manager, about what it takes for a successful Summer EBT implementation.
High School Counseling and College Financial Aid
Publication
This report from Abt and Anlar finds correlations between meeting with a high school counselor, FAFSA completion, and receipt of need-based grants for college.
Family Self-Sufficiency Program Delivers Success
Project
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.
Supporting Low-Income Veteran Households Experiencing—or At-Risk of Experiencing—Homelessness
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Supportive Services for Veterans Families (SSVF) is a Veterans Affairs program that provides grants to more than 250 private, non-profit organizations (grantees) and consumer cooperatives that rapidly re-house low-income Veteran households.