How can the government support families with diaper needs?

挑战

Diapers are an essential resource for families with young children, yet unmet diaper need is a widespread material hardship. Addressing diaper need has potential implications for a wide range of outcomes related to child, 照顾者, 家庭, 以及社区福利.

To help address diaper need and increase economic security, 社区服务办公室(OCS), in partnership with the Office of Planning, 评价, and Research (OPRE) in the 儿童和家庭管理, recently launched the Diaper Distribution Demonstration and Research Pilot (DDDRP). 的 DDDRP评价 will collect information on the implementation of the new DDDRP grant program and lay the groundwork for a rigorous future impact evaluation.

解决方案

趣赢平台 brings decades of experience evaluating programs designed to increase the economic security of families to this 5-year, 多点评估. 我们的合作伙伴, 公共利益, is one of the few organizations to have evaluated diaper distribution programs specifically, bringing practical lessons to inform the evaluation. 我们的顾问医生. Jennifer Randles, conducts seminal research on how families experience diaper need.

趣赢平台 will conduct an implementation study of 14 DDDRP grantees employing innovative, 参与, and culturally relevant methods appropriate for diverse populations and in a manner that produces early and regular findings to help OCS share information about this important and high-profile initiative and its rollout.

主要创新包括:

• Gathering input and feedback from a panel of 护理人员 who have experienced diaper scarcity
• Identifying when and how to measure outcomes in this new area of research
• Grounding the study in culturally responsive and equitable evaluation

结果

的 DDDRP评价 will inform the administration of this new program and lay the groundwork for a future impact evaluation. 具体地说, we will contribute objective and independent information of the activities, 障碍和促进因素, 输出, and outcomes associated with diaper distribution programs to this burgeoning field of knowledge. We expect to establish time frames for theoretical outcomes to ensure the future impact evaluation is able to accurately track and measure potential program impacts of families, 护理人员, 和孩子.

Throughout the study period 趣赢平台 will develop and disseminate findings that are visually appealing and informative, 包括情况说明书, 信息图, 和内裤.