Publications

Presenting and disseminating research findings is an integral part of the policy evaluation process.

MEF staff have authored and co-authored numerous publications on a wide array of topics for varied audiences. This work reflects our ability to take complex, technical findings and describe them in ways that are accessible to researchers, practitioners, and policymakers. MEF strives to make our research products as accessible and appealing as possible for our clients’ audiences. Below is a list of our print publications and our audio/visual library.

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Understanding How State Agencies Determine SNAP Participants’ Fitness for Work

Food Assistance

Implementing New or Expanded Early Head Start Services After Converting Slots: Findings from the HS2EHS Case Studies

Early Care and Education

Developing an Application to Convert Head Start Enrollment Slots to Early Head Start: Findings from the HS2EHS Case Studies

Early Care and Education

Preparing to Deliver New or Expanded Early Head Start Services after a Conversion

Early Care and Education

Assessing the Need to Convert Head Start Enrollment Slots to Early Head Start

Early Care and Education

At the Starting Line: A Guide to Laying the Foundation for an Early Childhood Classroom Coaching Initiative

Early Care and Education

First Year Insights: Implementation and Outcomes of Sacramento’s My Empowerment Project

Child Support | Fatherhood and Family Strengthening Programs | Youth Services

The Child Support Program’s Response to the Pandemic and Economic Assistance: A Look at Three Sites in the Procedural Justice-Informed Alternatives to Contempt Demonstration

Child Support | COVID-19

Child Support Amidst the Pandemic: Changes to Service Delivery at Three Sites in the Procedural Justice-Informed Alternatives to Contempt Demonstration

Child Support | COVID-19

The Conversion of Enrollment Slots from Head Start to Early Head Start (HS2EHS) Case Studies

Early Care and Education

Evaluation of Child Support Enforcement Cooperation Requirements in SNAP

Child Support | Food Assistance

Preemployment Credit Checks: Employer Practices, Worker Outcomes, and Implications for Practice and Research

Asset Building and Financial Empowerment | Workforce System

Investing in Employee Financial Well-Being: Employer-Provided Financial Capability Services

Asset Building and Financial Empowerment | Career Pathways and Postsecondary Education and Training | Workforce System

Integrating Financial Capability and Employment and Training Services: Participant Perspectives

Asset Building and Financial Empowerment | Career Pathways and Postsecondary Education and Training | Self-Sufficiency | Workforce System

Understanding Financial Capability Interventions within Employment-Related Contexts for Adults with Low Incomes: Final Report

Asset Building and Financial Empowerment | Career Pathways and Postsecondary Education and Training | Self-Sufficiency | Temporary Assistance for Needy Families | Workforce System

Evaluating Tennessee’s TANF Opportunity Act: Building a State Learning Laboratory

Self-Sufficiency | Temporary Assistance for Needy Families

Employment and Parenting Services for Noncustodial Parents: A Descriptive Study

Career Pathways and Postsecondary Education and Training | Child Support | Fatherhood and Family Strengthening Programs

Sacramento’s My Empowerment Project: Design Highlights

Presenting and disseminating research findings is an integral part of the policy evaluation process.

FILTER PUBLICATIONS

Understanding How State Agencies Determine SNAP Participants’ Fitness for Work

Food Assistance

Implementing New or Expanded Early Head Start Services After Converting Slots: Findings from the HS2EHS Case Studies

Early Care and Education

Developing an Application to Convert Head Start Enrollment Slots to Early Head Start: Findings from the HS2EHS Case Studies

Early Care and Education

Preparing to Deliver New or Expanded Early Head Start Services after a Conversion

Early Care and Education

Assessing the Need to Convert Head Start Enrollment Slots to Early Head Start

Early Care and Education

At the Starting Line: A Guide to Laying the Foundation for an Early Childhood Classroom Coaching Initiative

Early Care and Education

First Year Insights: Implementation and Outcomes of Sacramento’s My Empowerment Project

Child Support | Fatherhood and Family Strengthening Programs | Youth Services

The Child Support Program’s Response to the Pandemic and Economic Assistance: A Look at Three Sites in the Procedural Justice-Informed Alternatives to Contempt Demonstration

Child Support | COVID-19

Child Support Amidst the Pandemic: Changes to Service Delivery at Three Sites in the Procedural Justice-Informed Alternatives to Contempt Demonstration

Child Support | COVID-19

The Conversion of Enrollment Slots from Head Start to Early Head Start (HS2EHS) Case Studies

Early Care and Education

Evaluation of Child Support Enforcement Cooperation Requirements in SNAP

Child Support | Food Assistance

Preemployment Credit Checks: Employer Practices, Worker Outcomes, and Implications for Practice and Research

Asset Building and Financial Empowerment | Workforce System

Investing in Employee Financial Well-Being: Employer-Provided Financial Capability Services

Asset Building and Financial Empowerment | Career Pathways and Postsecondary Education and Training | Workforce System

Integrating Financial Capability and Employment and Training Services: Participant Perspectives

Asset Building and Financial Empowerment | Career Pathways and Postsecondary Education and Training | Self-Sufficiency | Workforce System

Understanding Financial Capability Interventions within Employment-Related Contexts for Adults with Low Incomes: Final Report

Asset Building and Financial Empowerment | Career Pathways and Postsecondary Education and Training | Self-Sufficiency | Temporary Assistance for Needy Families | Workforce System

Evaluating Tennessee’s TANF Opportunity Act: Building a State Learning Laboratory

Self-Sufficiency | Temporary Assistance for Needy Families

Employment and Parenting Services for Noncustodial Parents: A Descriptive Study

Career Pathways and Postsecondary Education and Training | Child Support | Fatherhood and Family Strengthening Programs

Sacramento’s My Empowerment Project: Design Highlights

Child Support | Fatherhood and Family Strengthening Programs | Youth Services

Child Care and Early Education Workforce Recruitment and Retention

Early Care and Education | Workforce System

Tennessee TANF Opportunity Act Baseline Scan

Temporary Assistance for Needy Families

Capturing Capacity for Self-Sufficiency: A Multidimensional Framework and Measurement Tools

Temporary Assistance for Needy Families

Promising Occupations Achievable Through Short-term Education or Training

MEF Presents: Incorporating Individuals with Lived Experience into Decision Making

Learning from Those with Life Experience: Client Voices in the Understanding the Value of Centralized Services Study

Career Pathways and Postsecondary Education and Training | Early Care and Education | Workforce System

Providing Employment Services, Treatment, and Supportive Housing to Individuals with Substance Use Disorder

Career Pathways and Postsecondary Education and Training | Social Security and Disability Employment Policy | Substance Use Disorder | Workforce System

Expanding Access to Housing Support Resources for Postsecondary Students Experiencing Homelessness in Washington

Career Pathways and Postsecondary Education and Training | Housing

Identifying and Combating Bias in TANF-Funded Employment Services

Career Pathways and Postsecondary Education and Training | Temporary Assistance for Needy Families | Workforce System

Comparing the Costs and Benefits of Two Approaches to Addressing Nonpayment of Child Support

Child Support

HIAS’ Women’s Empowerment Pilot Project

Career Pathways and Postsecondary Education and Training | COVID-19 | Refugee Resettlement and Assistance | Substance Use Disorder | Temporary Assistance for Needy Families | Workforce System | Youth Services

Arapahoe/Douglas Works!’ (ADW’s) Virtual Work Readiness Program (VWRP)

Career Pathways and Postsecondary Education and Training | COVID-19 | Refugee Resettlement and Assistance | Substance Use Disorder | Temporary Assistance for Needy Families | Workforce System | Youth Services

Solutions for Change

Career Pathways and Postsecondary Education and Training | COVID-19 | Refugee Resettlement and Assistance | Substance Use Disorder | Temporary Assistance for Needy Families | Workforce System | Youth Services

Santa Cruz County Human Services Department’s Remote Motivational Orientation for CalWORKs Employment Services

Career Pathways and Postsecondary Education and Training | COVID-19 | Refugee Resettlement and Assistance | Substance Use Disorder | Temporary Assistance for Needy Families | Workforce System | Youth Services

Michigan Works! Southwest’s Remote Coaching for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Recipients

Career Pathways and Postsecondary Education and Training | COVID-19 | Refugee Resettlement and Assistance | Substance Use Disorder | Temporary Assistance for Needy Families | Workforce System | Youth Services

Greyston Bakery’s Open Hiring Model

Career Pathways and Postsecondary Education and Training | COVID-19 | Refugee Resettlement and Assistance | Substance Use Disorder | Temporary Assistance for Needy Families | Workforce System | Youth Services

Economic Mobility Pathways’ (EMPath) Mobility Mentoring®

Career Pathways and Postsecondary Education and Training | COVID-19 | Refugee Resettlement and Assistance | Substance Use Disorder | Temporary Assistance for Needy Families | Workforce System | Youth Services

Kentucky Targeted Assessment Program

Career Pathways and Postsecondary Education and Training | COVID-19 | Refugee Resettlement and Assistance | Substance Use Disorder | Temporary Assistance for Needy Families | Workforce System | Youth Services

Kaka`ako Family Assessment Center (FAC)

Career Pathways and Postsecondary Education and Training | COVID-19 | Refugee Resettlement and Assistance | Substance Use Disorder | Temporary Assistance for Needy Families | Workforce System | Youth Services

New Moms’ Job Training Intervention

Career Pathways and Postsecondary Education and Training | COVID-19 | Refugee Resettlement and Assistance | Substance Use Disorder | Temporary Assistance for Needy Families | Workforce System | Youth Services

Community Action Organization of Scioto County’s Employment and Workforce Development Interventions

Career Pathways and Postsecondary Education and Training | COVID-19 | Refugee Resettlement and Assistance | Substance Use Disorder | Temporary Assistance for Needy Families | Workforce System | Youth Services

Employer Resource Networks (ERNs)