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Vesely, Marie; And Others – 1982
Applying for public assistance can be a difficult, long, and humiliating process. Administrative practices can prevent applicants from receiving their lawful benefits from agencies handling Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC). To examine these problems, Project Fair Play recruited graduate social work and law students as advocates for…
Descriptors: Administrative Problems, Client Characteristics (Human Services), College Students, Communication Problems
Download full textBloom, Dan; Melton, Laura; Michalopoulos, Charles; Scrivener, Susan; Walter, Johanna – 2000
Connecticut's Jobs First program, which began operating in January 1996, combines a time limit on welfare receipt with generous financial work incentives and requires recipients to participate in employment-related services targeted toward rapid job placement. The impacts of the Jobs First program were examined by following several thousand…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Client Characteristics (Human Services), Comparative Analysis, Employment Level
Auspos, Patricia; Miller, Cynthia; Hunter, Jo Anna – 2000
This report examines implementation and impacts of Ramsey County's Minnesota Family Investment Program (MFIP), a "work first" program. Chapter 1 lists key findings, provides an overview of the Ramsey County variant (MFIP-R) evaluation, and policy relevance of MFIP-R. Chapter 2 describes key features of MFIP-R and compares them with…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Client Characteristics (Human Services), Comparative Analysis, Economically Disadvantaged
Illinois State Dept. of Public Aid, Springfield. – 1995
This report examines the operation and outcomes of Illinois' welfare programs in fiscal year 1995. The Illinois Department of Public Aid's new emphasis on providing incentives/assistance to move welfare recipients from welfare to work is explained. Next, the following programs are discussed: Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) and Job…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Annual Reports, Client Characteristics (Human Services), Community Colleges
Miller, Cynthia; Knox, Virginia; Gennetian, Lisa A.; Dodoo, Martey; Hunter, Jo Anna; Redcross, Cindy – 2000
The Minnesota Family Investment Program (MFIP) began in 1994 as a major welfare initiative that differed from the Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) by featuring the following elements: financial incentives to work; participation requirements for long-term welfare recipients; and simplification of welfare rules and procedures. In…
Descriptors: Adult Programs, Adults, Change Strategies, Children
Michalopoulos, Charles; Schwartz, Christine – 2000
The impacts of 20 welfare-to-work programs across the United States were evaluated to determine which clients derive the greatest benefits from different approaches to moving individuals from welfare to work. Of the 20 programs examined, 7 were characterized as employment focused, 5 provided a mix of first activities without an employment focus, 4…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Basic Skills, Client Characteristics (Human Services), Comparative Analysis
