The federal government will be providing significant new funding to state and local governments in 2018 and future years through an array of programs serving low-income children and parents. By weaving together new and existing funding streams, they can pursue aggressive two-generation (2Gen) system reforms that create more efficient ways to improve economic security, education, health, and well-being for low-income parents and children.
According to this report published by Ascend at The Aspen Institute, there are also a number of clearinghouses to help us learn what strategies are evidence-based and which match the needs of communities. “Some of the most relevant to 2Gen approaches are the Pew Results First Clearinghouse, the California Clearinghouse for Evidence-Based Practices, the Department of Labor’s CLEAR, ACF’s Research and Evaluation Clearinghouses, the Department of Education’s What Works Clearinghouse, and the Laura and John Arnold Foundation’s Social Programs That Work.”