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OPRE is celebrating the women who participate in, staff, and administer human services programs across the country. This month, we highlight women’s roles in those fields and share OPRE’s projects that are helping to build evidence on the human services workforce.
Food and shelter are critical to the well-being of youth and young adults who are often underserved or marginalized. This dear colleague letter provides information and resources on new exceptions from the Able-Bodied Adults without Dependents (ABAWD) time limits and work requirements in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). This information can assist youth and young adults experiencing homelessness and transitioning out of foster care who are eligible for SNAP benefits.
Decades after beginning her federal career in 1984 as a Presidential Management Fellow at the Justice Department, Carolyn Hightower, Deputy Director of the Office on Trafficking in Persons has sustained her commitment and dedication to public service.
Recent disasters and emerging threats have illuminated the importance of understanding the relationship between disaster displacement and its effect on individuals, households, and communities.
People at risk for, currently experiencing, and who have experienced human trafficking may also experience substance use and co-occurring disorders that impact themselves, their families, and communities.
The Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (FVPSA) program will award $550 million to grantees to support COVID-19 testing, vaccines, and mobile health units for millions of domestic violence survivors nationwide.
The Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (FVPSA) program will award $198 million in supplemental American Rescue Plan funding to states, territories, and tribal grantees to provide additional supports survivors and victims of sexual assault during COVID-19 public health emergency. With these supplemental funds, FVPSA grant programs will be able to provide critical supports to even more families all across the country.