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6 Cornell University staff in the College of Human Ecology completed a study entitled An Examination of Child-Only Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Cases in New York State, which provides a detailed picture of the children in Child- Only cases, as well as the families within which they live. Three distinct family types were examined: non-parent relative families; families in which the parent receives Supplemental Security Income (SSI); and non-citizen families. Many children and family members in all three family types can benefit from targeted services and supports. To meet those needs, several districts continue to fund discreet programs targeting the children, and often the caregivers, in Child-Only cases. The goal is to improve family stability and increase child well-being, including financial stability as children age out of their Child-Only cases. Services include respite for the caregivers; specialized services for the children to increase school attendance and success, giving them an opportunity to participate in school activities similarly to their peers; increasing training and educational opportunities; and developing interests and career/employment goals to help the children plan for an independent young adulthood in an age appropriate way; and ix. Pre-Kindergarten (Pre-K) Activities – The Pre-K program, which is similar to the federal Head Start program, provides a structured environment for young children to socialize in positive ways by supporting responsible behaviors, promoting self- control, exposing children to positive adult role models, and fostering self-esteem. The foundation established by Pre-K is intended to help children develop the skills they will need in later years to avoid the negative peer pressures that could lead to out-of-wedlock pregnancies. Accordingly, Pre-K provides early interventions as part of a more comprehensive pregnancy prevention strategy. 5. Conduct a program, designed to reach State and local law enforcement officials, the education system, and relevant counseling services, that provides education and training on the problem of statutory rape so that teenage pregnancy prevention programs may be expanded in scope to include men. This goal will be accomplished through gender- neutral programs developed by the New York State Department of Health (DOH), including the following: i. Comprehensive Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Program - Focuses on healthy relationships, coercion, age differential, consent and abuse. Project goals include the advancement of a comprehensive and sustainable local community effort to improve the community environment for adolescents through the development of a coordinated community plan; ii. ACT for Youth Center for Community Action – Provides training and technical assistance for adolescent health providers and has published resources on intimate partner violence to help inform New York State DOH’s adolescent health providers. In addition, adolescent health providers have developed a robust referral system to engage local entities, including mental health services/counseling and local law enforcement; iii. Regional Centers for Sexual Violence Prevention - Work on community-level strategies, including healthy nightlife and healthy school community initiatives to create safe spaces free of sexual violence. The Regional Centers work closely with bar owners and managers, staff, and local entities such as law enforcement, Chambers of Commerce and Business Improvement Districts; iv. Rape Prevention Program (RPE) – Currently implements the Healthy Schools Initiative, within which RPE subcontractors work directly with schools (primarily high