Center for Policy Research

Improving the lives of individuals, children, and families through tailored research, evaluation, and technical assistance. Co-director of @The_FRPN.

[Center for Policy Research @CPR_Denver]

45 years of research that changes lives — and a brand new website to show for it. 🎉

See what we're up to and where we're headed at https://t.co/RhSq8I6SY6

#ResearchThatChangesLives #CPR #45Years

[Center for Policy Research @CPR_Denver]

💜 October is #DomesticViolenceAwarenessMonth💜
At CPR, we believe survivors deserve safety, dignity, and responsive systems. Our research aims to inform the systems responsible for recognizing and responding to abuse and promote safe, stable, and survivor-centered outcomes.

[Center for Policy Research @CPR_Denver]

August is #ChildSupportAwarenessMonth — and this year, we celebrate 50 years of the national child support program! 🎉 For five decades, it’s helped to ensure kids receive the support they need to thrive. Explore
@ACFHHS resources to raise awareness here: https://t.co/dz1MoI4YtD

[Fatherhood Research & Practice Network @The_FRPN]

New brief from FRPN's @jsdeanda & @rwildfeuer shares how the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) reshapes access to benefits for dads—especially low-income & noncustodial fathers.

Read here ➡️ https://t.co/mIY5GLLmof

#fatherhood #policy

[Fatherhood Research & Practice Network @The_FRPN]

As we close out #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth, @thefatherfactor highlights the importance of peer support—via family (re)connection and peer relationships— in supporting #incarcerated dads' #mentalhealth https://t.co/8Tvpvat7Fz

[Center for Policy Research @CPR_Denver]

NEW @urbaninstitute report highlights the #evidence based #policy levers to support single mothers' #economicmobility. The solutions reinforce so much of what we constantly see through our evaluations at CPR https://t.co/4boGIKrcCc

[Center for Policy Research @CPR_Denver]

A new research study used more comprehensive and innovative approaches to understand of the reach of youth homelessness in Colorado. To learn more, please read the executive summary and full report. https://t.co/FaKExu0Iv9

[Jacque DeAnda Whearty @jsdeanda]

Expanding value/eligibility for the #EITC for childless workers would boost earnings for #noncustodial parents and their families. Bc state EITCs are typically tied to the federal, fed expansions would subsequently increase state credits for these workers.https://t.co/0tUfXGYkQe

[Center for Policy Research @CPR_Denver]

Center for Policy Research, which directs @the_frpn, recently published its latest copy of The Blueprint, your one-stop-shop for monthly updates in #fatherhood news, legislation, research, and events.

Read and subscribe below!👇https://t.co/9OfDIRH04S

[Josh McCabe @JoshuaTMcCabe]

Happy #EITCAwarenessDay to all who celebrate! Refundable tax credits provide a strong foundation for workers and families. The EITC and CTC lifted 6.4 million households out of poverty in 2023.

[Center for Policy Research @CPR_Denver]

A new @The_FRPN report by CPR's
@jsdeanda covers three policies— state min wages, earned income tax credits, and child tax credits— that can help to boost low-income fathers' earnings and ability to support their children. https://t.co/PXzhwacUsp

[ZERO TO THREE @ZEROTOTHREE]

Every child deserves a strong start in life, but not all families have access to the support they need. We are committed to advocating for policies that put babies and their families first. Learn more about our work: https://t.co/QpsWtuYBTu

[Center for Policy Research @CPR_Denver]

@MDRC_News and @OPRE_ACF identified three common themes for the #fatherhoodprograms that have the greatest impact on #childoutcomes:
1. Tailored to individuals or couples
2. Aimed to strengthen parenting skills/identities
3. Provided job training and/or education

[MDRC @MDRC_News]

Learn more about our process for identifying these core components in our new report, "Identifying Core Components in Fatherhood Programs: a Meta-analytic Approach" (w/ @OPRE_ACF) https://t.co/LAJDl2CwKF

[MDRC @MDRC_News]

What are "Responsible #Fatherhood" programs?

How do they work?

Check out the highlights from our first report for TIES: the Testing Identified Elements for Success in Fatherhood Programs project (w/ @OPRE_ACF) 🧵👇https://t.co/n0wJ4XqKms

[Urban Institute @urbaninstitute]

How can #workforce challenges be addressed to help reduce #homelessness?

Creating professional pathways for people with lived experience & other #strategies could help increase the workforce in homelessness response.

Learn more in a new Urban Wire post. https://t.co/cIzjtiQDEy

[Center for Policy Research @CPR_Denver]

Check out @thefatherfactor's new commentary on how the @Surgeon_General's advisory on parent mental health includes #fathers and what it means for serving them. https://t.co/BVQGepk89Z

[Center for Policy Research @CPR_Denver]

Can't wait to tune in! Register here: https://t.co/EEBRSA16If

[Alex Haralampoudis @AHaralampoudis]

Very excited to be included as a panelist on the upcoming @NiskanenCenter webinar, where we’ll dive into this new report in greater detail! Please join us 10/15 at 2 PM EST.

[NNEDV @nnedv]

Domestic Violence Awareness Month (#DVAM) starts NEXT WEEK! 💜 Register your org now and join us to raise awareness, increase donations and volunteer efforts, and deepen community engagement this fall: https://t.co/af0LUtcxBz

#Every1KnowsSome1 #GiveForDV #GivingTuesday

[Center for Policy Research @CPR_Denver]

Last week, the House passed #HR9076 (and attached bill, #HR7906) to temporarily reauthorize and modernize #TitleIV-B child welfare programs. This package would also strengthen #childsupportenforcement through more efficient administration and spending. Now off to the Senate!

[MDRC @MDRC_News]

"James Riccio, with the research group MDRC, has taken up HUD’s call to explore cash payments and will help design one pilot program," reports @JenniferLudden @NPR. https://t.co/hpuH8KgN1B