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Work Activity and Obstacles to Work among TANF Recipients. New Federalism: National Survey of America's Families, Series B, No. B-2. Assessing the New Federalism: An Urban Institute Program To Assess Changing Social Policies.
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Zedlewski, Sheila R. – 1999
Dramatic shifts from cash assistance to work, embodied in the 1996 replacement of Aid to Families with Dependent Children with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), highlight the need to understand how current cash assistance recipients participate in required work-related activities and obstacles faced in getting and keeping jobs. The…
Descriptors: Employment Patterns, State Legislation, State Programs, Welfare Recipients
Job Search, Training, and Work Experience: The Lessons for California from Eight Evaluations of the Work Incentive Program.
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Warren, Paul; Johnson, Hadley – 1985
As part of a review of California's strategy for helping recipients of Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) find jobs through the Work Incentive Program (WIN), eight demonstration programs were analyzed. There were four major findings. First, the Department of Social Services (DSS), which targets AFDC recipients with recent job…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Employment Programs, Job Training, Program Costs
Welfare Graduates: College and Financial Independence. Policy Notes 1998/1.
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Karier, Thomas – 1998
A study evaluated the performance of 253 welfare recipients who listed Aid to Families with Dependent Children as an income source and graduated from Eastern Washington University (EWU) between September 1994 and August 1996. Graduates' wages were obtained from the state Employment Securities Division; current welfare status was established…
Descriptors: Adult Education, College Graduates, Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Attainment