Low-Income Populations

The Welfare-to-Work (WtW) grants program is one of several major federally funded initiatives to help welfare recipients and other low-income parents move into employment. In 1997, the Balanced Budget Act authorized the U.S. Department of Labor to award $3 billion in WtW grants to states and local organizations.

Employment Outcomes for Youth Aging Out of Foster Care Final Report Robert M. Goerge, Principal Investigator Lucy Bilaver, Bong Joo Lee Chapin Hall Center for Children at the University of Chicago Barbara Needell, Alan Brookhart, William Jackman Center for Social Services Research, University of California Berkeley March, 2002

The Welfare Indicators Act of 1994 requires the Department of Health and Human Services to prepare annual reports to Congress on indicators and predictors of welfare dependence.

Eligibility for CCDF-Funded Child Care Subsidies Under the October 1999 Program Rules: Results from the TRIM3 Microsimulation Model Prepared by: Helen Oliver, Katherin Ross Phillips, Linda Giannarelli, and An-Lon Chen Urban Institute June 2002

by: Dan Bloom, Mary Farrell, and Barbara Fink with Diana Adams-Ciardullo

Contents Findings in Brief Background Program Approaches and Implementation Features Research Designs and Samples Five-Year Effects on Use of Employment-Related Services and Costs

Contents Research Question and Methods Core Results Implications Directions for Future Research The role of alternative work arrangements  temporary help, independent contractors, on-call workers, and contract company worker

Prepared by: Julia Lane, Kelly S. Mikelson, Patrick T. Sharkey, Douglas Wissoker The Urban Institute 2100 M Street, NW Washington, DC 20037

Contents   Characteristics and Service Needs of Kinship Caregivers Alternative Kinship Care Program Models and Services Lessons Learned about Designing and Implementing Alternative Programs Policy Implications