{"id":931,"date":"2026-03-13T04:13:11","date_gmt":"2026-03-13T04:13:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/testbridgetohope\/?page_id=931"},"modified":"2026-06-23T22:04:50","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T22:04:50","slug":"research","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/bridgetohope\/about-us\/research\/","title":{"rendered":"Research"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\n About Bridge to Hope\n <\/p>\n\n

\n TANF and Higher Education\n <\/h2>\n\n

\n This page gathers research, policy, advocacy, and public-information organizations connected to TANF, welfare reform, poverty, higher education, family support, and economic self-sufficiency.\n <\/p>\n\n

\n Bridge to Hope (BTH) supports education as a path to leave poverty, not just welfare.<\/strong>\n <\/p>\n\n

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\n Research & Policy\n <\/h3>\n\n

\n National research organizations focused on poverty, education, public benefits, and social policy.\n <\/p>\n\n

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\n Federal & State Resources\n <\/h3>\n\n

\n Public agencies and government information related to TANF, childcare, family support, and human services.\n <\/p>\n\n

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\n Advocacy & Legal Support\n <\/h3>\n\n

\n Organizations focused on social work, legal rights, economic justice, and family-support policy.\n <\/p>\n\n

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\n TANF Education Models\n <\/h3>\n\n

\n Resources connected to TANF education programs such as Maine\u2019s Parents as Scholars model.\n <\/p>\n\n

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\n Research and Policy Organizations\n <\/h2>\n\n

\n These organizations provide research, analysis, public education, or policy information related to poverty, welfare reform, TANF, higher education, and family economic stability.\n <\/p>\n\n

\n \n The Brookings Institution<\/strong>\n <\/summary>\n\n
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\n The Brookings Institution is an organization that does research, analysis, and public education with emphasis on economics. This website offers several links to research topics on a number of things including education and social policy. It also offers links to programs regarding economic studies and governance studies. The Center on Children and Families has taken on low-income families and poverty.\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/details>\n\n

\n \n The Center for Law and Social Policy<\/strong>\n <\/summary>\n\n
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\n The Center for Law and Social Policy is an organization focused on family policy and access to legal assistance for low-income families. Some of the projects include welfare reform, workforce development, childcare, child support enforcement, child welfare, couples and marriage policy, reproductive health, and teen parents.\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/details>\n\n

\n \n The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities<\/strong>\n <\/summary>\n\n
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\n The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities is one of the nation\u2019s premier policy organizations working at the federal and state levels on fiscal policy and public programs that affect low- and moderate-income families and individuals. They conduct research and analysis to inform public debates over proposed budget and tax policies and to help ensure that the needs of low-income families and individuals are considered in these debates. They also develop policy options to alleviate poverty, particularly among working families. Some areas of research include poverty and income, unemployment insurance, welfare reform and TANF, and food assistance.\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/details>\n\n <\/section>\n\n

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\n Federal and State Information Resources\n <\/h2>\n\n
\n \n The Administration for Children and Families<\/strong>\n <\/summary>\n\n
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\n The Administration for Children and Families, within the Department of Health and Human Services, is responsible for federal programs that promote the economic and social well-being of families, children, individuals, and communities. This website offers links to services for families such as childcare, child support, and TANF. There are also links to ACF programs such as the Office of Family Assistance and Office of Financial Services.\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/details>\n\n

\n \n Hawai\u02bbi State Government Sites<\/strong>\n <\/summary>\n\n
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\n Hawai\u02bbi State Government sites provide links to family, citizen, and community assistance, links to various state departments and agencies, and educational information about Hawai\u02bbi.\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/details>\n\n <\/section>\n\n

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\n Advocacy, Legal, and Social Work Organizations\n <\/h2>\n\n
\n \n The National Association of Social Workers<\/strong>\n <\/summary>\n\n
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\n The National Association of Social Workers is rooted in the mission and core values of the social work profession such as social justice. NASW focuses its efforts on three priorities: reducing the number of families living in poverty, improving assistance to recipients with multiple barriers to self-sufficiency, and enhancing the capacity of the welfare system infrastructure, particularly the welfare workforce. This website offers information on advocacy, legislative issues, and links to NASW publications and journals.\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/details>\n\n

\n \n National Center for Law and Economic Justice<\/strong>\n <\/summary>\n\n
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\n The National Center for Law and Economic Justice works with and on behalf of low-income people to ensure that adequate income support \u2014 public funding provided on the basis of need \u2014 is available whenever and to the extent necessary to meet basic needs and foster healthy human and family development. They offer information regarding childcare and welfare, disability and welfare, food stamp access, job opportunities, and related issues.\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/details>\n\n <\/section>\n\n

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\n Maine TANF Education Resources\n <\/h2>\n\n

\n Maine\u2019s Parents as Scholars program is often referenced in discussions about TANF, education, and welfare-to-work policy.\n <\/p>\n\n

\n \n The Maine Equal Justice Partners Organization<\/strong>\n <\/summary>\n\n
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\n This website is part of the Maine Equal Justice Partners organization. This site provides links to information on the Parents as Scholars program, Maine\u2019s TANF education program.\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/details>\n\n

\n \n Maine Equal Justice Partners Table of Contents<\/strong>\n <\/summary>\n\n
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\n This link is part of Maine Equal Justice Partners. It provides links to articles regarding families and welfare reform, work, and raising children.\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/details>\n\n <\/section>\n\n

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\n Why This Research Matters\n <\/h2>\n\n

\n BTH is grounded in the idea that access to post-secondary education can help families move toward long-term economic stability.\n <\/p>\n\n

\n These organizations provide background information for understanding TANF, welfare reform, public benefits, First to Work (FTW) participation, poverty, and the role higher education can play in family economic mobility.\n <\/p>\n\n <\/section>\n\n

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\n Overview\n <\/h3>\n\n

\n Learn what Bridge to Hope does and how it supports FTW students.\n <\/p>\n\n

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\n View the program timeline and learn how BTH developed.\n <\/p>\n\n

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\n Find answers about eligibility, TANF, FTW, and work hours.\n <\/p>\n\n

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