The New York State WIC program website provides access to nutritious foods, nutrition education, breastfeeding/chestfeeding support, and referrals to eligible pregnant, breastfeeding, and postpartum individuals, infants, and children up to age five.
This session from FormFest 2024 features the South Carolina Early Childhood Advisory Council’s work developing a single portal to integrate applications for publicly funded programs and services, and the office of Federal Student Aid’s work on the FAFSA form.
This report provides guidance on building equitable and user-friendly affordable housing portals, highlighting best practices from platforms like Bloom Housing and Housing Navigator MA.
Louisiana issued an RFI to identify solutions that can provide a technology platform for determining eligibility and managing cases across multiple human services programs.
This policy establishes requirements and best practices to ensure that all digital content and services provided agencies are accessible to all users, including individuals with disabilities.
A case study explaining how a predictive, data-driven machine-learning model was developed to detect unauthorized cash benefit withdrawals more quickly and accurately in California.
This report highlights California's strides in modernizing state government through data-driven innovation, human-centered design, and strategic initiatives aimed at enhancing public services and equity.​
PolicyEngine is a nonprofit that provides a free, open-source web app enabling users in the US and UK to estimate taxes and benefits at the household level, while also simulating the effects of policy changes. By combining tax and benefits data, PolicyEngine helps individuals and policymakers better understand the impacts of existing policies and proposed reforms, using microsimulation models built from legislation and enhanced survey data.
This mainstage session from FormFest 2024 included conversations about form design, accessibility, user experience, and data collection to show how good forms can build trust and confidence in government.
This presentation, from the Data Sharing Working Group, highlights a Michigan Department of Health and Human Services and Benefits Data Trust project to increase enrollment in the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program.
