Families

The relationship between work and family life is central to the productivity and well-being of America's citizens. The Center's work in this area focuses on how public policies and programs support adults in their multiple roles. The goal is to understand and influence policies that promote healthy family life, with emphasis placed on fatherhood, unmarried couples, at-risk families, child support enforcement, and family support/prevention programs.

Current Families Projects:

• Fragile Families and Child Well-Being Study
  
  
• Child Care and Parental Employment in Fragile Families
  
  
• Early Head Start Father Studies
  
  
• Maternal Employment and Child Development
  
  

Completed Families Projects:

• Time, Love, Cash, Care, and Children (TLC3)
  
  
• Family Work: The Effects of Maternal Employment on Single Black Mothers and Their Children
  
  
• Shared Caregiving
  
  
• Storytimes: Language and Literacy in the Context of Home Literacy Programs