National Center for Children in Poverty Releases 2025/2026 TANF Cash Assistance Policy Series Post author Karen Chatfield, Sydney Eltringham Project Improving Family Economic Security Through Evidence-Based State Policy Reforms; Publication Type Report Post date May 18, 2026
TANF Policies Linked to Child and Family Well-Being Across All 50 States and DC (2025-26) Post author Karen Chatfield Project Improving Family Economic Security Through Evidence-Based State Policy Reforms; Publication Type Fact Sheet Post date May 15, 2026
TANF Cash Assistance Maximum Benefit Amounts (2025/26) Post author Karen Chatfield Project Improving Family Economic Security Through Evidence-Based State Policy Reforms; Publication Type Fact Sheet Post date May 15, 2026
Partnering with Faith Communities to Expand Early Care and Education Access for Children in Foster Care Post author Nancy Perez, Kirby Chow, Todd Grindal, Sheila Smith, Nicola Connors Edge, Anne Partika Project Improving Participation of Children in Foster Care in Stable, High Quality Early Care and Education; Publication Type Report Post date December 1, 2025
Missing Out on What Matters: Early Care and Education Quality and Stability Gaps for Children in Foster Care Post author Sheila Smith, Maribel R. Granja, Kirby Chow, Nicola Connors Edge, Nicholas Ortiz, Nancy Perez Project Improving Participation of Children in Foster Care in Stable, High Quality Early Care and Education; Publication Type Report Post date September 1, 2025
Methods for Meaningful Connection: Supporting Teacher-Child Relationships in Early Care and Education Post author Sheila Smith, Maribel R. Granja, Cristina Medellin-Paz, Mark Nagasawa Project Supporting Teacher-Child Relationships in Early Care and Education; Publication Type Report Post date July 1, 2025
What the 2025 Reconciliation Bill’s SNAP Overhauls Could Mean for Children, Families, and States Post author Lauren Hecht, Karen Chatfield Project Improving Family Economic Security Through Evidence-Based State Policy Reforms; Publication Type Fact Sheet Post date June 12, 2025
Legislative Library: State Policies on TANF, SNAP, and State-Level Tax Credits, version 1.2 Post author Karen Chatfield, Lauren Hecht, Esther Lau Project Improving Family Economic Security Through Evidence-Based State Policy Reforms; Publication Type Post date May 8, 2025
A 50-State Comparison of TANF Policies Linked to Child and Family Protection (2024) Post author Karen Chatfield, Daniel Ferguson, Lauren Hecht Project Improving Family Economic Security Through Evidence-Based State Policy Reforms; Publication Type Fact Sheet Post date March 24, 2025
Balancing Priorities: Foster Parents’ Child Care Search and Selection Process Post author Nancy Perez, Todd Grindal, Kirby Chow, Sheila Smith, Nicola Connors Edge, Maribel R. Granja Project Improving Participation of Children in Foster Care in Stable, High Quality Early Care and Education; Publication Type Fact Sheet Post date March 21, 2025
