TANF "Leavers", Applicants, and Caseload Studies: All Reports by State

Including:

• State/County Reports (NOTE:  ASPE-funded state studies are in bold.)
  • Arizona
  • California
  • Colorado
  • District of Columbia
  • Florida
  • Georgia
  • Illinois
  • Iowa
  • Maryland
  • Massachusetts
  • Missouri
  • New Jersey
  • New Mexico
  • New York
  • North Carolina
  • Ohio
  • Oklahoma
  • Oregon
  • South Carolina
  • Texas
  • Virginia
  • Washington
  • Wisconsin

State/County Reports

Arizona

• Arizona Cash Assistance Entrance Study.  October 2001.  Arizona Department of Economic Security (in PDF format).
• Arizona Cash Assistance Exit Study: 2nd Year.  October 2001.  Arizona Department of Economic Security. (in PDF format) (Appendix in Word format)
• Arizona Cash Assistance Exit Study.  January 2000.  By Karen Westra and John Routley, Arizona Department of Economic Security.  (Report in PDF format) (Appendix in Excel format) (Appendix II in Excel format)

California

• Monitoring Outcomes for Los Angeles County's Pre- and Post-CalWORKs Leavers: How Are They Faring?  (Executive Summary) by Nandita Verma and Richard Hendra, MDRC, January 2003.  Abstract.  Full report in PDF format.
• Assessing the Family Circumstances of Current and Former TANF Child-Only Cases in San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties:  Executive Summary.  July 2002.  By Charles Lieberman, et al, The SPHERE Institute.  Full report in PDF format.
• Examining Circumstances of Individuals and Families Who Leave TANF:  Assessing the Validity of Administrative Data.  Final 18-Month Report (San Mateo, Santa Cruz, and Santa Clara Counties, CA).  November 2001.  By David Mancuso, et al, The SPHERE Institute.  (in PDF format)
• Assessing the Family Circumstances of TANF Applicants and Leavers in Contra Costa and Alameda Counties, CA:  Final Report.  October 2001.  By Mark Gritz, et al, The SPHERE Institute.  (in PDF format)
• Examining the Circumstances of Welfare Leavers and Sanctioned Families in Sonoma County, CA:  Final Report.  June 2001.  By David Mancuso and Vanessa Linder, The SPHERE Institute.  (in PDF format)
• Examining Circumstances of Individuals and Families Who Leave TANF:  Assessing the Validity of Administrative Data.  12-Month Report (San Mateo, Santa Cruz, and Santa Clara Counties, CA).  December 2000.  By Anne Moses, et al, The SPHERE Institute.  (in PDF format)

• Alameda County CALWorks Needs Assessment Reports, August 1999  June 2000.
  • Alameda County CalWorks Needs Assessment and Outcomes Study: The Relationship of Barriers, Supportive Services, Income and Health Insurance with Work and Welfare over 27 Months.  December 2002.  By Lisa K. Dasinger, et al, Public Health Institute.  (in PDF format)
  • Alameda County CALWorks Needs Assessment #3:  Barriers Associated with Working, Hardships of Daily Living, Progress Through CALWorks and Work-related Activities.  June 2000.  By Richard Speiglman, et al, Public Health Institute.  (in PDF format)
  • Alameda County CALWorks Needs Assessment #2:  Barriers to Working And Summaries of Baseline Status.  February 2000.  By Richard Speiglman, et al, Public Health Institute.  (in PDF format)
  • Alameda County CALWorks Needs Assessment #1:  A Look at Potential Health-Related Barriers to Self-Sufficiency.  August 1999.  By Richard Speiglman, et al, Public Health Institute.  (in PDF format)

Colorado

• Families on Colorado Works: Employment Assets and Liabilities. November, 2003. By Peggy Cuciti, Laura Appelbaum, and Christine Badar, University of Colorado at Denver.  Also Apppendix 1, Apppendix 2, Apppendix 3  (in PDF format)

District of Columbia

• A Study of the District of Columbia's TANF Caseload. October 2003. By Gregory Acs and Pamela Loprest, The Urban Institute.  (in PDF format)
• The Status of TANF Leavers in the District of Columbia, Final Report. January 2001. By Gregory Acs and Pamela Loprest, The Urban Institute.  (in PDF format)

Florida

• Tracking the Outcomes of Welfare Reform in Florida for Three Groups of People. October 2000. By Robert E. Crew, Jr., et al, Florida State University.  (in PDF format)
• After WAGES:  Results of the Florida Study. March 1999. By Robert E. Crew, Jr. and Joe Eyerman, Florida State University.  (in PDF format)

Georgia

• Georgia Welfare Leavers Study:  Life After Welfare. January 2001. By E. Michael Foster and Dana Rickman, Georgia State University.  Also, Technical Appendices.  (in PDF format)
• Georgia Welfare Leavers Study:  Initial Results. December 1999. By E. Michael Foster and Dana Rickman, Georgia State University.  (in PDF format)

Illinois

• Families on TANF in Illinois: Employment Assets and Liabilities, June 2003. By Gretchen Kirby, Thomas Fraker,  LaDonna Pavetti, and Martha Kovac, Mathematica Policy Research.
• Illinois TANF Applicant Study (Executive Summary and Extended Research Summary). May 2002. MAXIMUS, Inc. (in PDF format)
• Illinois Study of Former TANF Clients, Final Report. August 2000. By George Julnes, University of Illinois at Springfield and Anthony Halter, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.  (in PDF format, over 300 pages)  Also, Executive Summary  (in PDF format)
• Illinois Study of Former TANF Clients, Interim Report:  Analysis of Administrative Data. March 2000. By George Julnes, University of Illinois at Springfield and Anthony Halter, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.  (in PDF format)
• When Families Leave Welfare Behind, First Survey Findings:  Illinois Families in Transition.  1999.  By George Julnes, University of Illinois at Springfield and Anthony Halter, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.  (in PDF format)

Iowa

• Living on Little: Case Studies of Iowa Families with Very Low Incomes.  August 2001. By Heather Hill and Jacqueline Kauff, Mathematica Policy Research, Inc. (in PDF format)
• Iowa Families That Left TANF:  Why Did They Leave and How Are They Faring?  February 2001.  By Jacqueline Kauff, et al, Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.  (in PDF format)

Maryland

• Life on Welfare: The Active TANF Caseload in Maryland. February 2004.  By Pamela Ovwigho, Catherine Born, AnnFerrero, and Correne Palazzo, Family Welfare Research and Training Group, University of Maryland's School of Social Work.  (in PDF format)

Massachusetts

• After Time Limits:  A Study of Households Leaving Welfare Between December 1998 and April 1999. November 2000. Massachusetts Department of Transitional Assistance.  (in PDF format)
• How Are They Doing? A Longitudinal Study Tracking Households Leaving Welfare Under Massachusetts Reform. April 1999. Massachusetts Department of Transitional Assistance.  (in PDF format)

Missouri

• Families on TANF in Missouri:  Employment Assets and Liabilities.  November 2004.  By Nancy Dunton
• Chapter 5:  The Use of Community-Based Emergency Assistance Among Kansas City Welfare Leavers.  August 2000.  By Nancy Dunton and Jane Mosley, Midwest Research Institute.  (in PDF format)
• Chapter 4:  Insecurity Among Former AFDC Recipients.  August 2000. Midwest Research Institute.  (in PDF format)
• Chapter 3:  The Continuing Use of Assistance by Former Missouri AFDC Recipients.  June 2000.  Midwest Research Institute.  (in PDF format)
• Chapter 2:  Household Income and Poverty.  April 2000.  Midwest Research Institute.  (in PDF format)
• Chapter 1:  Employment and Earnings of Former AFDC Recipients in Missouri.  January 2000. Midwest Research Institute.  (in PDF format)
• Preliminary Outcomes for 1996 Fourth Quarter AFDC Leavers, Interim Report . September 1999. By Sharon Ryan, University of Missouri.  (in PDF format)
• The Study of Families Formerly Receiving Aid to Families with Dependent Children, Interim Report.  May 1999.  By Nancy Dunton, Midwest Research Institute.  (in PDF format)

New Jersey

• Current and Former WNFJ Clients:  How Are They Faring 30 Months Later? November 2000. Anu Rangarajan and Robert G. Wood, Mathematica Policy Research.  (in PDF format)

New Mexico

• New Mexico TANF Longitudinal Study:  Second-Year Report (Executive Summary).  March 2001. MAXIMUS, Inc.  (in PDF format)

New York

• After Welfare:  A Study of Work and Benefit Use After Case Closings in New York State.  December 1999.  New York Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance.  (in PDF format)
• Leaving Welfare:  Post-TANF Experiences of New York State Families.  New York Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance.  June, 2002.  (in PDF format)

North Carolina

• State Follow-Up of Welfare Leavers in North Carolina (Executive Summary).  June 2001.  MAXIMUS, Inc.  (in PDF format)
• TANF Recipients, Leavers, and Diverters in North Carolina: Final Report of Administrative Records Data.  June 2001.  MAXIMUS, Inc.  (in PDF format)
• Study of Families Receiving Lump-Sum Diversion Assistance in North Carolina: Second-Year Report.  January 2001.  MAXIMUS, Inc.  (in PDF format)
• Study of Time-Limited Welfare Leavers in North Carolina: Second-Year Report.   February 2000.  MAXIMUS, Inc.  (in PDF format)

Ohio

• Monitoring Outcomes for Cuyahoga County's Welfare Leavers:  How are They Faring?  April 2001.  By Claudia Coulton, Center on Urban Poverty and Social Change and Nandita Verma, Manpower Demonstration Research Corp., with Richard Hendra and Angel Polousky.  (in PDF format)
• Ohio Job and Family Services:  Legislative Outcome Study.  August 2000.  Ohio Department of Job and Family Services and Macro International.  (in PDF Format)
• How Are They Managing?  A Six Month Retrospective of Cuyahoga County Families Leaving Welfare.  Updated July 2000.  By Claudia Coulton, et al, Case Western Reserve University.  (in PDF Format)
• Employment and Return to Public Assistance Among Single, Female-Headed Families Leaving AFDC in Third Quarter, 1996, in Cuyahoga County, OH, Interim Report.  May 1999.  By Claudia Coulton, Center on Urban Poverty and Social Change and Nandita Verma, Manpower Demonstration Research Corp.  (in PDF format)
• How are They Managing?  A Six-Month Retrospective of Cuyahoga County Families Leaving Welfare.  1999.  By Claudia Coulton, et al, Case Western Reserve University.  (in PDF format)

Oklahoma

• Leaving Welfare Behind:  The Oklahoma TANF Leavers Report.  December 2000.  By Kenneth Kickham, et al, Oklahoma Department of Human Services.

Oregon

• Oregon Families who Left Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) or Food Stamps.  January 2001.  By Joan Acker, et al, University of Oregon.  (in PDF format)

South Carolina

• Families on TANF in South Carolina:  Employment Assets and Liabilities.  October 2004.  MAXIMUS, Inc.  (in PDF format)
• One-Year Follow-Up of Welfare Diverters in South Carolina (Executive Summary).  June 2001.  MAXIMUS, Inc.  (in PDF format)
• One-Year Follow-Up of Welfare Leavers in South Carolina (Executive Summary).  March 2001.  MAXIMUS, Inc.  (in PDF format)
• Three-Year Follow-Up of Welfare Leavers in South Carolina.  December 2002.  MAXIMUS, Inc.  (in PDF format)

Texas

• Texas Families in Transition: Surviving Without TANF: An Analysis of Families Diverted From or Leaving TANF.  January 2002.  Texas Department of Human Services.  (in PDF format)
• Texas Families in Transition, The Impacts of Welfare Reform Changes in Texas: Early Findings.  December 1998.  Texas Department of Human Services.  (Reports in PDF format)

Virginia

• The Virginia Closed Case Study:  Experiences of Virginia Families One Year After Leaving Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, Executive Summary.  November 1999.  By Carole Kuhns, et al, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and Mathematica Policy Research.  (See also:  Table of Contents)
• Experiences of Virginia Time Limit Families in the Six Months After Case Closure:  Results for an Early Cohort.  November 1999.  By Anne Gordon, et al, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and Mathematica Policy Research.

Washington

• A Study of Washington State TANF Leavers and TANF Recipients, Findings from the Administrative Data and the Telephone Survey, Summary Report.  March 2000.  By Debra Fogarty and Shon Kraley, Washington Department of Social and Health Services.  (in PDF format)
• A Study of Washington State TANF Leavers and TANF Recipients, Findings from the April-June 1999 Telephone Survey, Final Report.  March 2000.  By Jean Du, et al, Washington Department of Social and Health Services.  (in PDF format)
• A Study of Washington State TANF Leavers and TANF Recipients, Welfare Reform and Findings from the Administrative Data, Final Report.  February 2000.  By Jay Ahn, et al, Washington Department of Social and Health Services.  (in PDF format)
• A Study of Washington State TANF Departures and Welfare Reform, Interim Report.  April 1999. By Jay Ahn and Debra Fogarty, Washington Department of Social and Health Services.  (in PDF format)

Wisconsin

• What Happens to Families Under W-2 in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin?  Report from Wave Two of the Milwaukee TANF Applicant Study, Full report.  An Executive Summary is also available.  (in PDF format)  September 2003.  By Amy Dworsky, Mark Courtney (Chapin Hall Center for Children), and Irving Piliavin, Institute for Research on Poverty.  For a printed copy, please contact Flora Lazar, Director of Public Affairs at Chapin Hall at flazer @ chicago.edu or (773) 256-5212.  Report overview/notice.
• Wisconsin Works Leavers Survey Final Report: Those Who Left W-2 Cash Assistance (April-December 1998).  November 2001.  Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development.  (in PDF format) 
• The Take-Up of Medicaid and Food Stamps by Welfare Leavers:  The Case of Wisconsin.  June 2001.  By Maria Cancian, et al, Institute for Research on Poverty.  (in PDF format)
• What Happens to Families Under W-2 in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin?  Report from Wave One:  Information Collected from Parents at the Time of Application for TANF Assistance, March-August 1999.  May 2001.  By Irving Piliavin, Mark Courtney, and Amy Dworsky, Institute for Research on Poverty.  (in PDF format)
• Before and After TANF:  The Economic Well-Being of Women Leaving Welfare.  May 2000.  By Maria Cancian, et al., Institute for Research on Poverty.  (in PDF format)
• Post-Exit Earnings and Benefit Receipt Among Those Who Left AFDC in Wisconsin.  January 1999.  By Maria Cancian, et al, Institute for Research on Poverty.  (in PDF format)
• Survey of Those Leaving AFDC or Wisconsin Works (January-March 1998).  January 1999. Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development.  (in PDF format)