Two generation development

8/9/2019 Two generation development

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I. Welcome and Introductions (Sue Lin Chong)

II. Review of Policy Report and Data (Patrice

Cromwell and Laura Speer)III. Research on Two-Generation Approaches (Ron

Haskins)

IV. Two-Generation Policies in Connecticut

(Commissioner Roderick Bremby)

V. Voices for Utah ChildrensApproach to AddressingPoverty (Karen Crompton)

VI. Q&A

Agenda

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Problem: Nearly half of young children 17million are growing up in low-income families.

We need to ensure these kids have a shot at theAmerican dream.

Today, too many programs address the needs ofparents and children separately and in isolation.

What we need is a new approach thatrecognizes kids succeed when families succeed

a two-generation approach.

A Two-Generation Approach to Creating Opportunity forFamilies: An Overview

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10 million low-income families withchildren age 8 and under

Limited skills, low wages, inflexible

work schedules:

Only half with full-time work

Nearly 80 percent lack

postsecondary degree

Nearly five times more likely to

have difficulty speaking English

Families Are Struggling to Make Ends Meet

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Our Approach: Strengthening the Whole Family

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Financial Stability

Education and jobtraining

Access to income andwork support benefits

Financial coaching

Access to affordablefinancial products

Parent Involvement

Treating parents asassets and expertson their kids

Having culturallycompetent staff

Addressing family stress

Enhancing socialnetworks

Quality Early Care andElementary Education

Access to high-quality early educationprograms

Successful transition toelementary school

Quality elementaryschool experiences

Effective teaching


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Our Goal: Better Outcomes for Families

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PARENT OUTCOMES

Less parental stress

Stronger parentingskills

Parent confidence aschilds first teacher

and best advocate

Recognition of

parents as leadersand experts on caringfor their kids

CHILD OUTCOMES

More positive, high-quality interactionswith parents

Improved social-emotionaldevelopment

Readiness for school

Ability to meet schooland life milestones

FAMILY ECONOMIC OUTCOMES

Ability to meet basic needs

Greater income and financial stability

Ability to achieve major economic outcomes

Housing stability


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Create policies thatequip parents andchildren with the

income, tools andskills for success.

Make governmentpolicies and

programs more

family friendly.

Build evidenceon promisingprograms and

platforms focusingon parents and

children together.

Policy Recommendations

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Equip Families With the Income and Tools They Need

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Enable families keep more of theincome they earn to raise their family

- Increase and make refundable

the child tax credit and expand

the earned income tax credit

for workers without dependents

Strengthen policies that equip parentswith limited education and job skills

to earn a family-supporting income.

Adult-serving programs should

build bridges to family and

child programs

Policies should pay particular

attention to the role of fathers


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Give parents more flexibility and paid time off (family and sick leave) andoptions for parents to create more flexible work arrangements

Connect families to health care and newly expanded mental health programsnow available to adults.

Recognize parents strengths, help them interact with fellow parents and buildpeer support systems, and offer leadership development opportunities.

Equip Families With the Income and Tools They Need


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Make Government More Family Friendly

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Use interagency commissions andinnovation funds to promote cross-sector

collaboration

Connect child and adult data systems Adopt practices that offer no wrong door

and take the whole family into account

Use new federal legislation andreauthorization periods to begin to bridge

policies and programs


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Build Evidence on Promising Programs and Platforms

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Schools and early-education, home-visiting andjob-training programsare some of the platforms that offeropportunities to create partnerships

that address in the needs of parentsand children together.


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Parent voice is critical. Partnerwith families in creatingsolutions and decision making.

Poverty disproportionatelyaffects children of color.Prioritize equity for all families.

Government cant do this alone.Engage a full range of publicand private partners.

Core Principles and a Call To Action

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KIDS COUNTCreating Opportunity for Families: A Two-Generation Approach

Ron Haskins

Senior Fellow & Co-Director, Center on Children & Families

The Brookings Institution

November 12, 2014


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Two-Generation Programs in the Twenty-First CenturyP. Lindsay Chase-Lansdale & Jeanne Brooks-Gunn

Combine education/job training for adults with preschool forkids

First wave in 1980s & 1990s; modest success

Current resurgence:

Build strong connections between components for kids andadults

Ensure adequate duration & intensity of programs for kidsand adults

Incorporate advances in preschool and workforcedevelopment

Moderate evidence of impacts: The time is ripe for innovation,experimentation, and further study.

Source: Future of Children, Spring, 2014.


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Sources of Chronic Stress

Homelessness

Abuse/neglect/domestic violence

Chaotic environments Poverty

Foster care

Maternal depression


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The Theory of How Stress Works

StressBiological

development

and function

Behavior

Example behaviors:

Impulse control Focused attention Control of emotions Memory, learning, language


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A Stress Pathway for Getting Under the Skin

Stress Cortisol

Hypothalamusand amygdala(emotion andmotivation)

Prefrontalcortex (self-regulation)

Hippocampus(memory)


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Priority Groups for Intervention

Children in Head Start

Children in foster care

Parents who have abused or neglected theirchildren

Foster parents


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CreatingOpportunity forFamilies: A Two-Generation

Approach

Our Connecticut

Experience

Roderick L. BrembyCommissioner

State of ConnecticutDepartment of

Social Services

November 12, 2014

'The Eyes of the Future are looking back at us and they are

praying for us to see beyond our own time.- Terry Tempest Williams


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Simulating the Effect of the Great Recession on Poverty

Emily Monea and Isabel Sawhill, of the Brookings Institution

9/16/2010

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Adverse experiences common

among poor children include:

Living in poverty exposes children tomany adverse experiences

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Income instability Substandard and unstable

housing Caretaker disruptions Excessive exposure to violence

High levels of family stress High levels of depression and

other mental health disorders Exposure to environmental

toxins

Sustained food insecurity

LaDonna Pavetti, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, 9/24/2014


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Connecticut Two Generation Framework

R1 Create policies that equipparents and children with theincome, tools and skills forsuccess

Earned Income Tax Credit to 27.5% of

the federal EITC

1st State to Raise the Minimum Wage

to $10.10

1st State to Mandate Paid Sick Leave

1st State to expand Medicaid coverage

under the ACA. Successful launch of a

state based insurance exchange.

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R2 Make government policiesand programs more family friendly.

Establishment of Office of Early

Childhood

Legislation to develop a two-generation

learning plan that will address

intergenerational barriers to school

readiness and workforce readiness.

Adoption of no wrong door integrated

eligibility approach via ACA fundingopportunities.

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R3

Use existing child, adult andneighborhood programs andplatforms to build evidence forpractical pathways out of povertyfor entire families.

Pay for Performance Medicaid

OB&GYN Initiative

Fatherhood Initiative

TANF Temporary Assistance for

Families, RESET The New Haven Mental Health

Outreach for MotherS (MOMS)

Partnership

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A Two-Generation Approach to

Addressing Poverty in Utah


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www.utahchildren.org

2012 Legislation

S.B. 37 Intergenerational Poverty Mitigation Act

Defined intergenerational poverty

Required gathering of data to track intergenerational poverty


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2013 Legislation

S.B. 53 Intergenerational Welfare Reform

Created Commission and Advisory Committee

Required sharing of data between state agencies; creation of 5

and 10 year plans


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Next Generation Kids Pilot Program


Utahs Family Employment Program (FEP)

has historically focused on employment goals.

The pilot will focus on the entire family by

assisting parents with employment and

intensive services that benefit everyone.

Targets families with children 12 years and

younger who have received financial

assistance through FEP during the last 12

months.


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Next Generation Kids Pilot Program

Launched September 1 in the

urban Ogden area:

Largest concentration of

intergenerational welfare

dependent families in these zip

codes

Strong community support

A second pilot scheduled for

2015 in Salt Lake County


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THANK YOU


For more information, contact:

Voices for Utah Children

801-364-1182

[email protected]

Visit our website at www.utahchildren.org


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