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Download full textWebster, Riley – Administration for Children & Families, 2019
The Minnesota Subsidized and Transitional Employment Demonstration (MSTED) is testing the effectiveness of subsidized employment for individuals enrolled in the Minnesota Family Investment Program (MFIP), Minnesota's Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program, who were unable to find employment after participating in the state's existing…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Welfare Services, Employment Programs, Grants
Schmidt, Lucie; Shore-Sheppard, Lara; Watson, Tara – University of Kentucky Center for Poverty Research, 2018
Previous literature documents a strong relationship between food insecurity and mental health, and also examines the impact of safety net programs on food insecurity. However, little is known about the intersection between mental health, safety net participation, and food insecurity. In this research, we use a multi-program safety net calculator…
Descriptors: Hunger, Food, Mental Health, Health Insurance
Colorado Children's Campaign, 2013
"Kids Count in Colorado!" is an annual publication of the Children's Campaign, providing state and county level data on child well-being factors including child health, education, and economic status. Since its first release 20 years ago, "Kids Count in Colorado!" has become the most trusted source for data and information on…
Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Legislation, Program Effectiveness
Colorado Children's Campaign, 2011
"Kids Count in Colorado!" is an annual publication of the Colorado Children's Campaign, which provides the best available state- and county-level data to measure and track the education, health and general well-being of the state's children. "Kids Count in Colorado!" informs policy debates and community discussions, serving as…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Child Care, Child Health, Economic Factors
Martinson, Karin; Hendra, Richard – MDRC, 2006
This report presents an assessment of the implementation and the two-year impacts of a program in Texas that aimed to promote job placement, employment retention, and advancement among applicants and recipients to the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program. The program in Texas is part of the Employment Retention and Advancement…
Descriptors: Employment Level, Labor Market, Job Placement, Human Services
Illinois Univ., Chicago. Center for Urban Economic Development. – 2000
In 1998, the Illinois statewide coalition Work, Welfare and Families, in partnership with the Chicago Urban League, undertook a study to assess the effects of welfare reform on low-income families and children across Illinois. The findings were derived from three sources: a self-administered survey of 2,166 low-income clients of Illinois social…
Descriptors: Economic Status, Economically Disadvantaged, Employment Level, Employment Patterns
Berlin, Gordon L. – 2002
To inform policymakers as they deliberate over the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) reauthorization, this guide reviews what states have done with the flexibility afforded them by the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act. The first section examines how states have shaped their welfare reform strategies…
Descriptors: Economically Disadvantaged, Federal Legislation, Innovation, Participation
General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. Health, Education, and Human Services Div. – 1999
Research on effectiveness of welfare-to-work approaches shows programs that combine approaches--job search assistance and education and training--have better employment and earnings outcomes than either approach alone. Consistent with findings and the work focus of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act, states have…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Comparative Analysis, Cooperative Programs, Coordination
Tally, M. K. – 2002
In the context of the reauthorization of the federal Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) block grant, research data about the benefits of resulting programs were synthesized and recommendations were made for changes to current law based on the research. Some of the research findings were that those who leave welfare are not earning…
Descriptors: Adults, Compliance (Legal), Employed Women, Federal Legislation
Patel, Nisha; Greenberg, Mark; Savner, Steve; Turetsky, Vicki – 2002
This document is intended to provide business leaders, policymakers, and others with information about the operation and value of six work support programs designed to help low-income parents obtain the assistance needed to enter a job, retain employment, and better provide for their families' needs. The six programs profiled are as follows: the…
Descriptors: Child Care, Child Support, Comparative Analysis, Eligibility
Plein, L. Christopher – 2001
Structured work and training activities for welfare recipients in West Virginia began in 1962 when the state's entire caseload of two-parent families receiving Aid to Families with Dependent Children was enrolled in mandatory work and training activities. In 1980s-1990s, the Community Work Experience Program became an important tool in…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Compliance (Legal), Economic Climate, Economic Opportunities
Smith, Rebekah J.; Deprez, Luisa S.; Butler, Sandra S. – 2002
Maine's Parents as Scholars (PaS) program provides parents who are eligible for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) with cash assistance and support services while they attend a two-year or four-year postsecondary degree program. PaS participants receive the same cash benefits and access to support services as TANF recipients receive.…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Child Care, College Attendance, Education Work Relationship
Integration of Welfare and Workforce Development Systems in the Midwest: Analysis of Implementation.
La Prad, Jeannine; Sand, Sharon – 1999
Progress in integration of state-level welfare and work force development systems in the Midwest was examined through case studies of 10 communities in 7 states. The case studies focused on local-level coordination and/or integration between the welfare and work force development systems. Despite legislative mechanisms to encourage collaboration,…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Case Studies, Change Strategies, Comparative Analysis
Fagnoni, Cynthia M. – 2001
The General Accounting Office (GAO) examined progress in meeting work-focused goals of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program. The following issues were considered: (1) states' progress in implementing TANF; (2) the status of families who have left welfare; (3) the characteristics of adults currently receiving TANF; (4) states'…
Descriptors: Adults, Delivery Systems, Economic Climate, Economic Factors
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and the Workforce. – 2002
This Congressional report contains the testimony and documents presented for the record of the first of two hearings to gather testimony on the effects of welfare reform and the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) block grant. The oral and written testimony focuses on TANF legislation's outcomes and impact on work and families in…
Descriptors: Block Grants, Economics, Employment Level, Employment Patterns
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