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This brief describes how the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic and its related economic and policy changes affected the economic circumstances and emotional well-being of nine families with low incomes from one rural and two urban localities in the United States, drawing on in-depth interviews with families to share their experiences during the first six months of the pandemic.

To address the gap in knowledge about how children and adolescents from disadvantaged backgrounds perceive their family's relative socioeconomic position and their ideas about economic inequality, this brief presents findings on children’s and adolescents’ perceptions of their families’ experiences of living in poverty and their views about wealth, poverty, and economic inequality.

This report describes findings from a study that used qualitative methods to understand how children, adolescents, and their parents in families with low incomes perceive and experience poverty.

This brief highlights how six TANF programs around the country pursued organizational change and sought to promote and sustain a positive organizational culture.

Read OPRE's "The Role of Positive Organizational Culture in a Pandemic Response: Lessons from Five TANF Programs" to learn more about how programs adapted to the COVID-19 pandemic.

This report explores how organizational culture, office design, and office procedures contribute to shaping clients’ experiences with TANF, the services provided to them, and potentially their outcomes. To date, little prior research has focused on what state and local TANF programs are doing to promote organizational cultures that support positive experiences for clients and staff.

This infographic distills key findings from a literature review conducted as part of the Understanding Poverty: TANF Office Culture study sponsored by the Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation in the Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The full literature review identifies key factors associated with a positive organizational culture as well as accompanying strategies TANF offices may employ to promote positive organizational culture.

The Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program is designed to help needy families achieve self-sufficiency by providing cash assistance and promoting job preparation, work, marriage, and two-parent families. States receive block grants from the federal government to design and operate TANF cash assistance programs in addition to other benefits and services that promote these goals.

One in five American children — 14.5 million — live in poverty, with even higher proportions among groups such as black and Hispanic children and those in rural areas. While the scholarly literature on families experiencing poverty is sizable, relatively little attention has been paid to how children describe what it is like to be poor, their thoughts and feelings about their economic status...