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Riccio, James; Dechausay, Nadine; Miller, Cynthia; Nuñez, Stephen; Verma, Nandita; Yang, Edith – MDRC, 2013
Opportunity NYC-Family Rewards, an experimental, privately funded, conditional cash transfer (CCT) program to help families break the cycle of poverty, was the first comprehensive CCT program in a developed country. Launched in 2007 by New York City's Center for Economic Opportunity (CEO), Family Rewards offered cash assistance to low-income…
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Experimental Programs, Incentive Grants, Poverty Programs
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1989
This document presents the record of a hearing on the reauthorization of the Demonstration Partnership Program (DPP), part of the Community Services Block Grant Act. The program offers community action agencies the opportunity to test new methods for reducing dependency and fostering self-sufficiency among the poor. Six agency representatives…
Descriptors: Community Action, Cooperative Programs, Demonstration Programs, Federal Legislation
Romero, Carol J. – 1994
A study examined the effectiveness of programs funded under Title II-A of the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) in raising female recipients of Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) above poverty. Data about the employment/earnings outcomes of nearly 6,500 women from 150 JTPA service delivery areas in 11 states who participated in a…
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Educational Legislation, Employment Programs, Federal Legislation