8:45–9:05 a.m.

Welcome and Opening Remarks

9:05–10:15 a.m.

PLENARY SESSION

Building Bridges Between Evidence Production and Use

(Presidential Ballroom)

Disrupting Racial Bias in Employment Processes: Opportunities for Workforce Programs and Building Evidence

(Presidential Ballroom)

TANF-Eligible Parents' Access to Critical Supports for Their Young Children

(Senate)

Connecting Individuals With Justice Involvement to the Workforce: Findings From Federal Evaluations

(South American A/B)

Advancing Learning, Evaluation, and Research for Two-Generation Approaches

(Federal A)

Federal Investment in Fathers: Evidence from Fatherhood TIES, SIRF, and REFRAME

(Federal B)

Using Positive Youth Development to Improve Services Across Systems Serving Youth and Young Adults

(Statler A/B)

11:45 a.m.–1:30 p.m.

Lunch Break

12:15–1:15 p.m.

TANF Listening Session (by invitation only)

(South American A/B)

12:30–1:15 p.m.

Lunchtime Panel Discussion

Careers in Research Related to Poverty, Family Economic Well-Being and Mobility, and Social Welfare

(Presidential Ballroom)

1:30–2:45 p.m.

Plenary Session

TANF Flexibilities to Provide Concrete and Economic Supports for Primary Prevention in Child Welfare

(Presidential Ballroom)

Relevant, Actionable Information to Making Meaningful Improvements to TANF: What Do We Need to Know?

(Senate)

Using Analytic Frameworks and Methods for Evidence-Driven Change in Human Services and Related Programs

(Presidential Ballroom)

How to Improve Access to Safety Net Programs for Young People

(Presidential Ballroom)

Value, Opportunities, and Challenges in Federal Efforts to Incorporate Lived Experience as Expertise

(Presidential Ballroom)

Policies and Programs to Reduce Intergenerational Poverty: NASEM's Report of Findings and Recommendations

(Presidential Ballroom)

Innovative Strategies to Capture Participant Perspectives in Federal Research

(South American A/B)

Tools for Success at the National African American Child and Family Research Center

(South American A/B)

Using Data to Evaluate Equity in Workforce Development Services

(Federal A)

Data Limitations in Equity Research: Implications and Promising Strategies

(Federal B)

Sticking Points in Infusing Equity Into Research: A Roundtable Discusssion for Taking Tangible Steps to Embed Equity in Your Work

(Statler A/B)

Apprenticeship for All: Reaching and Serving Under-Represented Populations

(Pan American)

3:00–4:00 p.m.

Virtual-Only* Facilitated Roundtable Discussions

*Virtual roundtables are accessible from the RECS App and will be held on Zoom.

Lessons Learned From Partnering with Programs to Co-Create a Study

Improving Your Program's Outreach, Services, and Outcomes: How Can Knowing the Foundational Literacy and Numeracy Rates of Your Community Help?

Well-Being for the Workforce of the Future: Career Pathways and the Youth Mental Health Crisis

Conducting an Impactful and Integrated Continuous Quality Improvement Process by Creating a Culture of CQI

Identifying Core Components of Healthy Marriage and Relationship Education Programs

Challenges and Opportunities in the Evaluation of Programs Serving Transition-Age Youth

(Presidential Ballroom)

Building Evidence on Equitable Program Implementation Through Evaluating American Rescue Plan Investments

(Senate)

Race, Ethnicity, and the TANF Program: Connections With Policy, Level of Need, and Caseworker Perspectives

(South American A/B)

Mobility Mentoring for Youth and Young Parents: What We've Learned and Where We're Headed

(Federal A)

Evaluating Sectoral Training Programs With an Eye Towards Employer Engagement

(Federal B)

Effects of COVID-19 Era TANF Program Changes on Caseload Dynamics

(Statler A/B)

5:30 p.m.

RECS Social

(Statler Lounge — Hotel Lobby Bar)

6:30–7:30 a.m.

Local Area Walk/Run

(Meet in Hotel Lobby near front doors)

8:45–10:00 a.m.

PLENARY SESSION

LGBTQIA2S+ Inclusivity and Equity in Healthy Marriage and Relationship Education Programs

(Presidential Ballroom)

Using the Program Manager's Guide to Evaluation: A Training for Evaluators and Practitioners

(Presidential Ballroom)

Approaches to Culturally Responsive Programming and Evaluation With Indigenous Communities

(Senate)

Putting Data to Work: Transforming a Program Monitoring Dataset Into a Resource for Evidence-Building

(South American A/B)

Improving Youth Access to Economic Opportunity: Leveraging Learning Partnerships for Program Innovation and Scale

(Federal A)

Integrating Financial Capability With Employment and Training Programs

(Federal B)

Estimating How Contextual Changes Affect Program Impacts: Lessons from Conducting RCTs During the COVID-19 Pandemic

(Statler A/B)

12:00–1:00 p.m.

Emerging Scholars Mentoring Event
(separate registration required)

(Senate)

12:15–1:00 p.m.

Lunchtime Symposium

The Side Hustle Safety Net: A Short-Term Solution With Longer-Term Challenges

(Presidential Ballroom)

Characterizing Families Experiencing Homelessness Across a Midwestern State: Housing Stability Following Enrollment in Rapid Re-Housing

The Role of Coaches as Social Capital in Securing Resources and Opportunities for Low-Income Families

Patterns of Family Economic Well-Being Among American Indian and Alaska Native Families with Young Children

The Effects of Agency Frames on Resource Allocation: Moral Motives for Giving and Receiving Aid

Conceptual Framework for the Relationship Between Welfare and Self-Sufficiency Programs/Policies and Family Social Well-Being

How Does Prosocial Identity Protect Juveniles from Reoffending? Testing Core Components of a Conceptual Model

Vocational Training and Low-Wage Workers' Mobility: Job Ladders and the Match Between Training and Jobs

Spillover Effect of State-Sponsored Surveillance: Implications for Parental Engagement in Home Visiting Services

Engaging Fathers: A Collaborative and Trauma-Informed Approach to Enhance Father Involvement in Rochester, NY

Strengthening Parenting, Relationships, and Economic Stability Among Urban Fathers: A Descriptive Evaluation

Supporting Foster and Former Foster Youth During the Transition to Adulthood

Engaging Community Authentically: Centering Young Parent Experiences

Financial Matters: Housing Trajectories and Eviction During the Transition from Foster Care to Adulthood

Taking Action: A Look at Culturally Responsive Program Evaluation During COVID-19

2:45–4:00 p.m.

PLENARY SESSION

Understanding Whole-Family Well-Being: Looking Beyond Employment and Earnings

(Presidential Ballroom)

Employment Coaching: Giving People With Low Incomes More Autonomy as They Work Toward Economic Security

(Presidential Ballroom)

Building Evidence on Employment Programs: New Tools and Initiatives from the Pathways to Work Evidence Clearinghouse

(Senate)

Tools and Approaches for Community Engagement in Research and Evaluation at the Federal Level

(South American A/B)

Supplemental Supports for People Experiencing Poverty

(Federal A)

Implementation and Impact of a High School Internship Program in Career and Technical Education

(Federal B)

Adaptive Participatory and Convergent Research Methods to Evaluate TANF Programs

(Statler A/B)

Family-Centered Information Portals: Aligning Public Systems to Increase Access to Services

(Pan American)

5:30 p.m.

Early Career Social

(Blackfinn DC — 1620 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20006)

The Challenges and Benefits of Integrative Healthy Marriage and Responsible Fatherhood Programming: Unique Perspectives From Three Veteran Grantees

(Presidential Ballroom)

Pivoting During the Pandemic: How Human Services Made Immediate Changes With Lasting Effects

(Senate)

“Watch What Happens Live!” When We Use Evidence to Scale Relational-Based Work Across an Organization

(South American A/B)

Family Outcomes and Perspectives on Recertifying Child Care Subsidies: Findings From Three States

(Federal A)

Labor Market Evidence Syntheses for Populations That Face Barriers to Employment

(Federal B)

Economic Support Policies and Family Outcomes

(Statler A/B)

The Evaluation Evidence on HUD's Employment and Self-Sufficiency Programs: What Have We Learned?

(Pan American)

Expanding Opportunities for Latino and Indigenous Student Parents Through Higher Education

(Presidential Ballroom)

Building Evidence Through Equity Assessments in Human Services

(Senate)

Employment Programs for People with Substance Use Disorders: New Findings on Rural Implementation

(South American A/B)

Using Trauma-Informed Practices While Operating a Fatherhood Program or Conducting Fatherhood Research

(Federal A)

Understanding Measures of Success in Job Training Programs

(Federal B)

Helping Youth in Texas and California Be READY4Life

(Statler A/B)

11:45–11:50 a.m.

Closing Remarks

(Presidential Ballroom)

11:50 a.m.–1:00 p.m.

Plenary Session

Next Steps for Applying Behavioral Insights and Reducing Administrative Burden in Work Support Programs

(Presidential Ballroom)