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This study examined the relationship between child care subsidy take-up and employment duration among single mothers who were receiving TANF or who had recently left the TANF program during the early years of welfare reform (1997 to 1999) in three states--Illinois, Maryland, and Massachusetts. The researchers relied exclusively on state individual

This study was designed to identify the factors, both policy and individual, that influence enrollment in the Medicare Savings Programs, as well as program impacts on beneficiaries. This study focused primarily on Qualified Medicare Beneficiaries (QMBs) and Specified Low-Income Medicare Beneficiaries (SLMBs) who were not otherwise eligible for Med

In 1996, Vermont Medicaid implemented an 1115 waiver entitled The Vermont Health Access Plan or VHAP. The waiver consisted of a five-year demonstration that introduced a statewide mandatory Medicaid managed care program. One unique component of the demonstration was a program to provide Medicaid prescription drug benefits to the State’s lower in

This project assessed the use of Medicare covered services among Medicare beneficiaries with ischemic heart disease based on sociodemographic characteristics (e.g., race/ethnicity, sex, age, socioeconomic status). It was one part of a larger CMS and Department of Health and Human Services effort to address health disparities among Medicare benefic

The Fogarty International Center at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) conducted a needs assessment consultation to determine whether to sponsor an international extramural program in the area of Trauma and Injury in Developing Countries. In addition to gathering information to make the decision, FIC expected to identify research and training

AGENCY ID TITLE G/O OBJECTIVE PROJECT OFFICER ACF-ACYF 8221 Synthesis of Findings: Title IV-E Flexible Funding Child Welfare Waiver Demonstrations 7.4 Increase the percentage of children and youth living in a permanent, safe environment Collins, Gail E. ACF-ACYF 8220

GOAL 6: Improve the economic and social well-being of individuals, families, and communities, especially those most in need Objective 6.1 Increase the proportion of low-income individuals and families, including those receiving welfare, who improve their economic condition Objective 6.2 Increase the proportion of older America

Consumers’ Experiences with Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS) Study Design Report

13 Indicators of Quality Child Care: Research Update

The report describes child care use and quality of child care received by children enrolled in Early Head Start (EHS) in 17 diverse sites (3001 children enrolled at baseline). The data was collected in conjunction with the EHS Research and Evaluation project, conducted by Mathematica Policy Research, Columbia University National Center for Childre

This study conducted observations on quality and interviewed directors in a random sample of 100 infant classrooms and 100 toddler classrooms in licensed community centers in Massachusetts. The researchers found that one-quarter of infant classrooms and 31 percent of toddler classrooms provided care that met professional standards for infant/toddl

This study assessed types and quality of care used by low-income working families and explored links between children’s developmental and parents’ employment outcomes and child care quality. The researchers conducted parent focus groups, interviews with community child care leaders, parent and caregiver questionnaires, and structured observati

Increasing access to marriage education services is a major objective within the Healthy Marriage Initiative. A major goal of this project was to provide Administration for Children and Families (ACF) with better information about the range of existing programs, and to identify opportunities for potential expansion of services to low-income couple

The main goal of this study was to develop an inventory of databases that researchers could use to study selected human services-related conditions and the accessibility and utilization of human services in rural areas. Three human services issues were focal topics for the project - work supports for low-income families, substance abuse, and child

Many of the studies supported by the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) collect data on the same constructs, such as family income, family structure, employment-related activities, or child outcomes. Because the studies are developed independently, however, they do not necessarily use the same measures for these common constructs. None

The study found descriptive evidence from Miami-Dade County (MDC), Florida and from five representative areas in Massachusetts, that government policies governing welfare reform, the child care subsidy system, and minimum-standards regulations had considerable impact on the availability, use, quality, and price of infant and toddler care, as welfa

Study II investigated how low-income families evaluate child care quality by examining the child care preferences of a sample of low-income African-American mothers. It employed the factorial survey technique - a method used to assess how people evaluate multidimensional phenomena freed from real- world constraints. The study assessed the impact o

States increasingly are focusing on the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) goals relating to promoting and supporting healthy marriage. To understand how state policies may affect marriage, it is useful to first examine the extent to which existing public assistance programs provide benefits to both married-parent and single-parent fam

This brief is based on Mathematica’s study of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) recipients as long-term care (LTC) workers. The study examined the suitability of TANF recipients for employment as certified nurse aides and home health aides and the feasibility of training recipients for these paraprofessional jobs. The authors used t