It was a pleasure working with colleagues in ACF’s Office of Child Support Services and OPRE’s Division of Economic Independence.

Please share these two docs with folks searching for child support research questions!

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(2) a Literature Synthesis.

The purpose of this brief is to summarize the findings from select child support literature identified by ACF’s OPRE and Office of Child Support Services and highlight remaining knowledge gaps.

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ACF’s Evidence Capacity Support project: inputs to a Child Support Learning agenda!

(1) A brief of operationally-relevant questions generated in workshops with federal staff and external Child Support experts.

Take note: This is a great source of questions of interest for policy & practice!

We worked with ACF’s Office of Human Services Preparedness & Response to capture emerging evidence on Disaster Human Services. A comprehensive report, webinar, & blog are all available on the web! 11/12

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What has OPRE learned about archiving data for secondary analysts?

We integrated insights from OPRE project officers, contracted researchers, & data repositories, leading to a framework For planning through the life cycle of federally-contracted research. 10/12

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Combining grants administrative data & interviews with resettlement agencies, we summarized how refugee resettlement agencies & local affiliates secure matching funds and build partnerships, including common challenges & strategies to address them. 9/12

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Also see: Refining Program Data to Support Learning.

The Office of Refugee Resettlement assessed the usefulness of data on Services to Survivors of Torture grants. They improved reporting to increase quality & reduce burden, enhancing infrastructure for performance monitoring. 8/12

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First up, Managing Complex Inputs to a Learning Agenda.

ACF’s refined Welfare & Family Self-Sufficiency Learning Agenda strengthens infrastructure to plan for research, evaluation, technical assistance, & other learning activities. 7/12

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This summer, we launched the Evidence Capacity Spotlight Series, describing ACF’s efforts to extend and deepen its Evidence Capacity. These two-page summaries are like methodology case studies—how do we go about this work?

Several more cases to drop in the coming months. 6/12

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In 2022, Congress authorized & ACF began administering a Diaper Distribution Demonstration program. Demonstrations are designed with evidence building in mind, & we provided a timely summary of the state of current evidence. 5/12

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We use the Evidence Capacity Framework for self-assessment, strategic planning, and continuous improvement. There is also a 2-page version! 4/12

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We also released a literature-informed framework on the key dimensions of Evidence Capacity. Drawing from across fields of study and practice, it summarizes the features of orgs that produce and use evidence to support decisions. 3/12

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In December, we described OPRE’s Evaluation and Monitoring 101 training. Useful for public administration types, the training covers important skills for civil servants to assess program performance & impact. 2/12

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ACF’s Evidence Capacity Support project has been busy this year! I'm the project officer with a great team of colleagues & program partners.

More on needs assessment, administrative data analyses, & learning agendas to strengthen evidence supporting ACF programs. A thread: 1/12
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Let’s give it another shot, indeed.

Happy to be here.

Please share the National Poverty Fellows program with folks looking for an interesting, applied postdoc opportunity! Applications due November 27.

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