What States Are Doing A number of states are currently involved in collecting and disseminating information about best practices. In most states information is shared during management meetings and meetings with county public assistance office directors, central office staff and state welfare advisory boards. Montana prepares regular Best Practice reports, while New York highlights programs in a newsletter developed by the Division of Transitional Supports and Policy. The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services has developed a web site of best practices in work force development. Users can search the site for programs currently being implemented.
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Information is also distributed at central staff field services work team meetings, and at monthly district manager s meetings. The Welfare Information Network is supported by grants from the Annie E. Casey Foundation, the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, the Edna McConnell Clark Foundation, the Ford Foundation, the Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and the U.S. Department of Labor.