The Alliance for Children and Families has a rich history of research services. Nearly 100 reports, white papers, and other research materials are available in a variety of subject areas.
Communicates the key findings and beliefs of the Alliance and United Neighborhood Centers of America Civic Engagement Steering Committee, following the first seven years of an effort to encourage members to work for social change in their communities. The piece covers what civic engagement is, anecdotes from member agencies, why it is essential for nonprofits to promote civic engagement.
Concise summary of the 2011 Evaluation of the National Ways to Work Program, which evaluates the Ways to Work program from 2007 and March 2011. Details key benefits of the program on borrowers, employers, taxpayers, and local lenders.
Evaluates the Ways to Work program from 2007 and March 2011. Full evaluation is made up of three distinct studies: program outcomes study, credit impact study, and return on investment study. Finds that borrowers average an 8.2 percent increase in wages; 82 percent of borrowers who previously received Temporary Assistance for Needy Families cash assistance are able to sustain themselves without it after receiving the loan.
Part of the Scanning the Horizons: Issue Briefs collection, this guide discusses social determinants of health. Social and behavioral factors account for more than 50 percent of a population’s health outcomes. Nonprofit human service agencies are critical partners in efforts to bend the nation’s health care cost curve because they address vulnerable populations’ social and behavioral factors through the provision of a wide range of services.
Part of the Scanning the Horizons: Issue Briefs collection, this guide discusses the impact of adverse childhood experiences (ACE) on health. The ACE study is a large-scale population study that points to a strong relationship between childhood exposure to abuse and trauma and lifelong negative health outcomes. Investments in child abuse prevention can yield long-term savings in health care costs associated with depression, addiction, heart disease, and teen pregnancy.
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