
Assessing Asset Data on Low-Income Households: Current Availability and Options for Improvement
Contents
Data Sets Identified and Criteria for Assessment
Primary Data Sources for Holdings of Low-Resource Households' Assets
Survey of Income and Program Participation
Panel Study of Income Dynamics
Survey of Consumer Finances
Means for Improving Asset Data
General Means for Improving Asset Data

Toward an Evaluation of the Quality Improvement Organization Program: Beyond the 8th Scope of Work
Contents
Background and Study Objectives Study Objectives
History and Structure of the QIO Program
Review of the Literature on QIO Program Effectiveness
Major Findings from QIO Inventory, Site Visits and TEP Meeting Development of QIO Inventory

Indicators of Welfare Dependence: Annual Report to Congress, 2007 - Executive Summary
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. The 2007 Indicators of Welfare Dependence , the tenth annual report, provides welfare dependence indicators through 2004, reflecting changes that have taken place since

Enhancing Child Support Enforcement Efforts Through Improved Use of Information on Debtor Income
Contents
Background
Summary of Findings
Implications for State Child Support Enforcement Agencies
Background

Gaps and Strategies for Improving American Indian/Alaska Native/Native American Data
Contents
Background and Methods
Findings: Data Availability and Gaps, By Policy Area and Population Groups
Findings: Strategies and Current/Planned Initiatives for Improving AI/AN/NA Data Availability
Summary and Conclusions
Background and Methods

Indicators of Welfare Dependence: Annual Report to Congress, 2006
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. The 2006 Indicators of Welfare Dependence , the ninth annual report, provides welfare dependence indicators through 2003, reflecting changes that have taken place since

What About the Dads? Child Welfare Agencies' Efforts to Identify, Locate, and Involve Nonresident Fathers
Contents
Methodology
Description of Nonresident Fathers of Foster Children
Findings on Identifying Nonresident Fathers
Findings on Locating and Contacting Nonresident Fathers
Findings on Father Involvement
Issues Preventing Placement with Nonresident Fathers
Caseworker Training on Father Involvement

Rereporting and Recurrence of Child Maltreatment: Findings from NCANDS
Most children who are subjects of a report of maltreatment to the State or local child protective services (CPS) agency are involved just once with CPS during their lives. Other children are referred more than once and their referrals result in repeated investigations or assessments (rereporting). Some of these children are found to have been revi

Rural Research Needs and Data Sources for Selected Human Services Topics
Contents
The Rural Context
Review of Existing Research on the Three Focal Topics
Data Sources Available to Conduct Research on the Focal Topics
Implications of Study Findings
Enhancing Rural Human Services Information

Indicators of Welfare Dependence: Annual Report to Congress, 2005
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. The 2005 Indicators of Welfare Dependence , the eighth annual report, provides welfare dependence indicators through 2002, reflecting changes that have taken place since

Successful Transitions out of Low-Wage Work for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Recipients: The Role of Employers, Coworkers, and Location, Final Report
By:
Fredrik Andersson, Julia Lane, Erika McEntarfer
This study examines the effect of employer characteristics, types of coworkers, and residential location in promoting the advancement of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) recipients in the labor market. It is the first to use new, large integrated employer-employee data

Dynamics of Children's Movement Among the AFDC, Medicaid, and Foster Care Programs Prior to Welfare Reform: 1995-1996
Policy changes may have both positive and negative effects on programs that are not the primary target of the policy. Policymakers hope that the potential negative effects are minimized and do not outweigh the positive effects on the target program as well as on other programs. Analyzing the patterns of program utilization by children before and a

Evaluation of the New York City Home Rebuilders Demonstration
The HomeRebuilders project was an ambitious effort to test a major reform of the foster care system in New York City. In 1993, the New York State Department of Social Services (DSS) and the New York City Child Welfare Administration began testing a new approach to the financing of services to foster children and their birth families based on conce

Access to Child Care for Low-Income Working Families
Out of necessity or choice, mothers are working outside the home in greater numbers than ever before. In 1996, three out of four mothers with children between 6 and 17 were in the labor force, compared to one in four in 1965. Two-thirds of mothers with children under six now work. Reliable, high-quality child care is critical to these mothers' pro

Study of Work Participation and Full Engagement Strategies
Content
Research Questions
Site Selection and Data Sources
Key Findings
Potential Next Steps

Children in Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Child-Only Cases with Relative Caregivers
Content
Background
Research Questions and Methods
Key Findings
Background

Understanding Foster Parenting: Using Administrative Data to Explore Retention
Contents
Research Questions and Methods
Key Findings