Child Welfare and Childcare

Name Description
Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System (AFCARS)
AFCARS collects case-level information from state and tribal Title IV-E agencies on all children in foster care and those who have been adopted with Title IV-E agency involvement. AFCARS includes demographic information of foster child and foster parents, number of placements, disability, removal dates, discharge from foster care and child receipt Title IV-E foster care payment.
National Data Archive on Child Abuse and Neglect (NDACAN)
Publicly available data set on child maltreatment for secondary analysis. Datasets help track the volume and nature of child maltreatment reporting each year within the United States.
Child Care and Development Funds (CCDF) and Child Care
Case level data on families receiving CCDF services collected on a monthly or quarterly basis.
Early Education Research Connections and Child & Family Data Archive
Child and Family Data Archive includes compendium datasets on child development, childcare, employment from 1997 to present.
National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System (NCANDS)
Data on child abuse and neglect known to child protective service agencies (CPS) in the United States. State submission of data is voluntary.
National Survey of children in Non-Parental Care
A national survey of children living apart from parents (in foster care, grandparent care or other non-parental care) from birth to 16 years old in 2011-2012.

Temporary Assistance of Needed Families (TANF)

Monthly and quarterly reports of individual data on four categories: active TANF recipients, closed TANF cases, active participants in Separate State Program (SSP), and closed SSP cases. Data can be collected through a nonrandom sample or stratified sample.

Name Description
OFA Data and Reports
Database on TANF caseload, expenditures, work participation rate and characteristic and financial conditions of TANF recipients.
States TANF and MOE
Collection of TANF plans of 50 states and District of Colombia from 2005 to 2014.
State TANF Policies: Welfare Rules Database Expansion, 2013-2021
Database on TANF eligibility and benefits rules and summaries of state TANF policies from July 2010 to 2018.

Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP)

Time-series data on State and county-level estimates of SNAP participation and benefit levels, combined with area estimates of the total population and the number of persons in poverty. the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC); child nutrition programs (National School Lunch, School Breakfast, Child and Adult Care, Summer Food Service and Special Milk); and food distribution programs (Schools, Emergency Food Assistance, Indian Reservations, Commodity Supplemental, Nutrition for the Elderly, and Charitable Institutions)

Name Description
FoodAPS National Household Food Acquisition and Purchase Survey
USDA’s National Household Food Acquisition and Purchase Survey (FoodAPS) of households’ food purchases and acquisitions. Survey includes representative sample (4826) of both SNAP participants and low-income households that are not participating in SNAP.
Food Security in the U. S
Household level Current Population Survey Food Security Supplement (CPS-FSS) that provides data on SNAP utilization and the characteristics of program’ participants from 2005 to 2018.
Food and Nutrition Assistance Research Reports Database
Collection of over 1100 peer reviewed reports and articles on food security studies and completed FNS funded and completed research projects.
SNAP Policy Data Sets
Database on state level SNAP policies relating to eligibility criteria, recertification, reporting requirements, benefits issuance, and other SNAP’s programmatic practices in all 50 states and District of Columbia.
Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP) Data System
Time-series dataset data on state and county levels of SNAP participation and benefits levels including poverty and demographics indicators. Dataset covers period from 2012 to 2010.
Food Access Research Atlas
Census tract level data on food access for low incomes using different measures of supermarket accessibility.

Poverty and 2 Gen Approach

Name Description
National Center for Children in Poverty
Data tools on state-level statistics about low-income children. Other indicators include parental education, parental employment, marital status, race/ethnicity, income level, and home ownership.
United States Census Bureau Poverty Data Tools
Data on income, earnings, income inequality, and poverty across number of individuals and family characteristics.

Social Determinants of Health

Name Description
U.S Census
Online data tool that provides information on social, economic, and housing characteristics, as well as the most recent demographic estimates.
U.S Bureau of Labor Statistics
National Economic data on employment and labor force.
Kids Count Data Center
Comprehension demographic and economic data on children and families.
National Center for Health Statistics
Educational data from early education to postsecondary.
American Chamber of Commerce Research Association
Data for 47 selected metropolitan areas receiving federal housing assistance.
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Data on substance abuse treatment facilities.
Census Scope
U.S demographic trends data.
Health Indicators Warehouse
Data to improve understanding of community’s health status and determinants.
Quick Health Data
Health data to help assess needs, develop programs, and inform policies.