State Approaches to Diversion Programs and Activities under Welfare Reform

TABLE I-2. COMBINATIONS OF STATE DIVERSION ACTIVITIES (n=51)

No Diversion Activities (20 States)
Alaska 
Connecticut 
District of Columbia 
Delaware 
Hawaii 
Illinois 
Louisiana
Massachusetts 
Michigan 
Mississippi 
Nebraska 
New Hampshire 
New Jersey 
New Mexico
North Dakota 
Pennsylvania 
Rhode Island 
Tennessee 
Vermont 
Wyoming

Only One Diversion Activity (22 States)
Lump Sum 
California 
Colorado 
Iowa 
Kentucky 
Maine 
Minnesota 
North Carolina 
South Dakota 
Utah 
Virginia 
Washington 
West Virginia
Alternative Resources  Mandatory Applicant Job Search 
Alabama 
Arizona 
Georgia 
Indiana 
Kansas 
Missouri 
Nevada 
Oklahoma 
Oregon 
South Carolina

Only Two Diversion Activities (6 States)
Lump Sum and Alternative Resources 
Montana 
Texas 
Florida
Alternative Resources and Mandatory Applicant Job Search 
New York
Lump Sum and Mandatory Applicant Job Search 
Arkansas 
Ohio

Three Diversion Activities (3 States)
Idaho 
Maryland 
Wisconsin
   


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