Administration for Children and Families Grant
Project Summary:
The Administration for Children and Families, Department of Health and Human Services
awarded funding to UVI's Caribbean Exploratory Research Center (CERC) for a cooperative
agreement between CERC and the V. I Department of Human Services to support research
aimed at increasing the overall quality, delivery and outcomes of human services programs
in the territory. There is a paucity of research on the efficacy of Head Start programs
and no research on the quality or impact of the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families
(TANF) program in the U. S. Virgin Islands. The proposed project seeks to fill critical
gaps in the research on the human service needs and assets, and to identify the most
efficacious approaches to improve the quality of life for the residents who participate
in the Head Start and TANF programs.
Objectives:
- By the end of 2017, establish an accessible comprehensive research infrastructure to support the provision of quality human services programs to clients in the Head Start and Temporary Assistance to Needy Families programs in the US Virgin Islands.
- By the end of 2017, conduct two human services research studies.
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Additional Information:
- Contact Information
- Project Description
- News Release - UVI CERC Awarded $900,000 Human Services Grant (November 17, 2014)
- CERC-CFVI Community Needs Assessment
- Fact Sheet
- Newsletter Vol 1 Issue 1
- Newsletter Vol 1 Issue 2
- Newsletter Vol 2 Issue 1
- Newsletter Vol 2 Issue 2
- Newsletter Vol 3 Issue 1
- National Research Conference on Early Childhood (NRCEC) Poster June 2018
- Partnerships in the US Virgin Islands
- Environmental Scan Report
- Panel Discussion Presentation at NAWRS Conference August 2017
- USVI TANF: Family and Staff Needs, Program Challenges and Opportunities after Disruptions