The newly launched www.PolicyForResults.org   is a Web-based initiative to help policy-makers govern more effectively by providing the up-to-the-minute, high quality research and evidence they need to enact policies that measurably improve the lives of children and families. 

Tough economic times call for policies that keep all children healthy and on track to succeed in school, support the economic success of families, and pay special attention to the most vulnerable young people and families, such as those in contact with the child welfare and juvenile justice systems.  The Web site gives governors, state legislators, agency administrators, and those who advise them clear examples of why a certain policy direction is important for children and families (based on evidence of effectiveness); what policies are succeeding in other states; and how to tailor policy to their own state’s conditions.  www.PolicyforResults.org also connects policy-makers to “two-generation” approaches that lift up children and their parents at the same time, with an emphasis on policies that close gaps and achieve equitable outcomes for all families.