ALT A father sits on a wooden park bench, smiling into a baby stroller with one hand resting on the stroller handle. Large trees and greenery fill the sunlit background.

ALT New Evidence on TANF Sanction Enforcement

ALT A server wearing a white T-shirt and blue-and-white striped apron uses a touchscreen register in a bright restaurant. Seated patrons are visible in the background.

ALT Promotional graphic for a webinar in the Research Capacity Building Webinar Series titled, “Bridging Research to Policy.” The blue and yellow graphic features headshots of three speakers: Michael Stoll, Ph.D., UCLA Black Policy Project; Prisca Tuyishime, M.A., Chapin Hall; and Miranda Lynch-Smith, M.S., Chapin Hall.

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ALT Promotional graphic for a webinar in the NAACFRC Research Capacity Building Webinar Series. The webinar title is “Sustaining Community Engaged Research: Leveraging Resources in Response to Shifting Legislative Landscapes.” The graphic features headshots and identifies three speakers: Patrick D. MacFarlane; Charles E. Lewis, Jr., Ph.D., M.S.W.; and Tabia Akintobi, Ph.D., M.P.H.

ALT Two adults sit at a table in a home office, reviewing a document together beside an open laptop.

ALT Graphic summary of the March 21, 2024, Moore County, North Carolina, Listening Session. It highlights community perspectives on resources, information access, childcare, transportation, TANF, state support, health care, staffing, and awareness of available services.

ALT Promotional graphic for the Research Capacity Building Webinar Series. The webinar title, “Developing a Community-Engaged Research Agenda,” appears in a yellow banner on a blue background. Headshots and professional titles appear for speakers Tabia Akintobi, PhD, MPH, and Lashawn Hoffman.

ALT Promotional graphic for a webinar in the NAACFRC Research Capacity Building Webinar Series. A yellow background features the webinar title, “Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Human Services,” in a blue rounded banner. Two circular speaker headshots appear below: James Washington, Ph.D., M.S., of Morehouse School of Medicine and Odis Johnson, Jr., Ph.D., of Johns Hopkins University. The NAACFRC logo appears in the upper left corner.

ALT Promotional graphic for the latest webinar in NAACFRC's Research Capacity Building Webinar Series. The webinar title, “Navigating Change: Strategies for Responding to Shifts in Public Assistance Programs,” appears in bold blue text within a yellow banner on a dark blue background. Three speaker headshots appear below the title: Teon Hayes, M.A., Senior Policy Analyst at CLASP; Parker Gilkesson Davis, M.P.P., Senior Policy Analyst at CLASP; and Shaneen Moore, Ph.D., M.B.A., Assistant Commissioner, Minnesota Department of Children, Youth, and Families. The NAACFRC logo appears in the upper left corner.

ALT A close-up photo shows a mother smiling while holding an infant in front of a bright window. They face each other at eye level.

ALT Five adults pose in front of a NAACFRC (National African American Child and Family Research Center) step-and-repeat backdrop. Three adults hold glass awards.

ALT NAACFRC research brief cover featuring a father and young son playing basketball on an outdoor court. Curved blue graphic elements frame the image, with the NAACFRC logo in the upper right corner. The title reads, “An Overview of Social Characteristics of African American Fathers Connected to Families Receiving TANF Benefits.”

ALT Report cover for a NAACFRC research brief. The cover features a family with two parents and two young children seated together on a couch in a home setting. Blue curved graphic elements frame the photo, with the NAACFRC logo in the upper right corner. White text on a blue background reads: “Improving TANF economic outcomes with Black participants and families in mind.”