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Indicators of Welfare Dependence: Annual Report to Congress, 2002. Indicator 8. Program Spell Duration

Figure IND 8. Percentage of AFDC, Food Stamp, and SSI Spells for Individuals Entering Programs During the 1993 SIPP Panel, by Length of Spell Source: Unpublished data from the SIPP, 1993 Panel.

1. Streamlining eligibility determination for one

Examples of Promising Practices for Integrating and Coordinating Eligibility, Enrollment and Retention: Human Services and Health Programs Under the Affordable Care Act. 1. Streamlining eligibility determination for one program based on datalinkages with other programs

Location and Programs Practice Additional Resources Alabama – Medicaid and SNAP The state implemented Express Lane Eligibility, qualifying children for Medicaid based on SNAP findings.

A Demographic Snapshot of Disconnected Low-Income Men. Notes

In 2010, the year for the data estimates, the federal poverty threshold was $11,344 for a single adult and $17,552 for a family of three with one child. Twice the pov-erty level was $22,688 for a single adult and $35,104 for a family of three (http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/poverty/data/threshld/). Men in the armed forces and those in group qua

Physical and Cognitive Impairment: Do They Require Different Kinds of Help?

Physical impairments are commonly believed to require relatively more active hands-on assistance with the activities of daily living (ADLs) while cognitive impairments use relatively more supervisory or standby assistance. Using data from the 1984 National Long-Term Care Survey, this paper examines whether the type of assistance (active, standby,

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Parents' Child Care Preferences: Patterns among Welfare Mothers

This report examines the child care preferences of 382 mothers with children under age six who received Aid to Families with Dependent Children during the 14-month period beginning September 1983. The project included interviewing these women twice and using models to predict their satisfaction with child care arrangements.

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Indicators of Welfare Dependence: Annual Report to Congress, 2005 . Economic Security Risk Factor 8. Lack of Health Insurance

Figure ECON 8. Percentage of Persons without Health Insurance, by Income: 2003 Source: Unpublished tabulations from the Current Population Survey, Annual Social and Economic Supplement, 2004.

Self-Sufficiency of Former Foster Youth in Wisconsin

Amy Dworsky and Mark E. Courtney Institute for Research on Poverty University of Wisconsin-Madison December 2000 A report prepared for the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Adoption USA. A Chartbook Based on the 2007 National Survey of Adoptive Parents. Race, ethnicity, and gender

This section reports on demographic indicators related to race, ethnicity, and gender for adopted children and their parents. These include the race and Hispanic origin of adopted children and of their parents, transracial adoption (that is, adoptions in which the race, ethnicity, or culture of origin differs for adopted children and their parents

Adoption USA. A Chartbook Based on the 2007 National Survey of Adoptive Parents. All Adopted Children

Throughout this Chartbook, we present indicators pertaining to the characteristics, experiences, and well-being of adopted children and their families. We highlight a few key findings pertaining to adopted children as a group below:

Imprisonment and Disenfranchisement of Disconnected Low-Income Men. Notes

In 2010, the year for the data estimates, the federal poverty threshold was $11,344 for a single adult and $17,552 for a family of three with one child. Twice the poverty level was $22,688 for a single adult and $35,104 for a family of three ( http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/poverty/data/threshld/ ).

Imprisonment and Disenfranchisement of Disconnected Low-Income Men. Prisoners of Color Are More Likely to Be Disenfranchised

“Felon disenfranchisement,” as defined by The Sentenc-ing Project, are laws that restrict inpiduals with felony convictions from voting. 7 States set their own laws, so the extent that inpiduals with felony-level crimes are disenfranchised by this definition varies by state.

The Health of Disconnected Low-Income Men. Notes

In 2010, the year for the data estimates, the federal poverty threshold was $11,344 for a single adult and $17,552 for a family of three with one child. Twice the poverty level was $22,688 for a single adult and $35,104 for a family of three ( http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/poverty/data/threshld/ ). Data on health insurance coverage are for 200

The Health of Disconnected Low-Income Men. Low-Income Men Are More Likely to Lack Health Insurance Coverage

Less than half (49 percent) of low-income men age 18–44 in the United States have any insurance coverage (figure 1). 2 The insured rate for low-income men is significantly lower than the rate for all men age 18–44, which is 71 percent. Low-income men are half as likely as all men in that age group to be covered by private insurance only (30 p

Indicators of Welfare Dependence: Annual Report to Congress, 2006. Economic Security Risk Factor 8. Lack of Health Insurance

Figure ECON 8. Percentage of Persons without Health Insurance, by Income: 2004 Source: Unpublished tabulations from the Current Population Survey, Annual Social and Economic Supplement, 2005.

Foundations for Strong Families 201. Child Support

When parents are divorced or never married, child support is the obligation for a periodic payment made directly or indirectly by a non-custodial parent to a custodial parent, caregiver, or guardian. Non-custodial fathers who have never been married to the mother of their child are obligated to pay child support as long as paternity for that child

Foundations for Strong Families 201

This is the second of two briefs that examine the interplay between education and skills-building programming for lower income individuals and families in the areas of marriage and relationships, financial literacy, and asset development. It explores how communication, marriage and divorce, money management, credit and debt, children and child s

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Indicators of Welfare Dependence: Annual Report to Congress, 2006. Indicator 4. Rates of Participation in Means-tested Assistance Programs

Figure IND 4. Participation Rates in the AFDC/TANF, Food Stamp and SSI Programs Selected Years Source: AFDC and SSI participation rates are tabulated using the TRIM3 microsimulation model, while food stamp participation rates are from a Mathematica Policy Research, Inc. model. See Tables IND 4a, IND 4 and IND 4c for details.

Public Housing Agencies and Permanent Supportive Housing for Chronically Homeless People. 4.2. Chicago

Chicago has a Ten Year Plan and a very active Continuum of Care that has long pursued a strategy of developing PSH. This collaborative planning process was facilitated by a national intermediary organization, the Corporation for Supportive Housing, and involves the CHA and a wide range of civic leaders, government and non-profit agencies, and othe

Public Housing Agencies and Permanent Supportive Housing for Chronically Homeless People

This Issue Paper looks at innovative ways that public housing agencies are supporting housing for formerly homeless people in the communities the researchers visited.

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A Descriptive Analysis of the U.S. Department of Labor's Long-Term Care Registered Apprenticeship Programs. 4.2. Program-Level Findings

Overall, 121 programs are included in the database and described in this analysis. Almost half (46%) of all programs are for CNAs, about one-fourth are for HSSs (28%), 15% are for DSSs, and only 10% are for HHAs. There are only 35 apprentices in the HHA specialty competencies, too few to warrant further refined analyses of those specialty programs

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