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2013 Conference Location

This year’s conference will once again take place in Washington, DC, at The Omni Shoreham Hotel.

Online registration for the 2013 WREC is now closed.

Onsite registration will be available during the conference.

New OPRE Website

The Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation has developed a new website, which provides access to relevant research on low-income children and families and information on funding opportunities.

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Conference Videos on ACF YouTube Channel

Conference footage from previous conferences, as well as other relevant videos, can be found on the ACF YouTube channel.

The Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation (OPRE) in the Administration for Children and Families (ACF), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is pleased to announce that the 16th Annual Welfare Research and Evaluation Conference (WREC) will be held May 29–31, 2013 at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, DC.

For more than fifteen years, the WREC has been a leading forum for family self-sufficiency and poverty researchers, State and local administrators, practitioners and program operators and Federal officials and policymakers to network with peers and discuss cutting-edge research on family self-sufficiency and social welfare programs and policies.