Evaluating Two Welfare-to-Work Program Approaches: Two-Year Findings on the Labor Force Attachment and Human Capital Development Programs in Three Sites

12/01/1997

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  • Evaluating Two Welfare-to-Work Program Approaches: Two-Year Findings on the Labor Force Attachment and Human Capital Development Programs in Three Sites

    • The National Evaluation of Welfare-to-Work Strategies

      Evaluating Two Welfare-to-Work Program Approaches:
      Two-Year Findings on the Labor Force Attachment and
      Human Capital Development Programs in Three Sites

      U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
      Administration for Children and Families
      Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation

      U.S. Department of Education
      Office of the Under Secretary
      Office of Vocational and Adult Education

       

      Prepared by:
      Gayle Hamilton
      Thomas Brock
      Mary Farrell
      Daniel Friedlander
      Kristen Harknett
      with
      JoAnna Hunter-Manns
      Johanna Walter
      Joanna Weisman

      Manpower Demonstration Research Corporation

      The Manpower Demonstration Research Corporation is conducting the National Evaluation of Welfare-to-Work Strategies under a contract with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), funded by HHS under a competitive award, Contract No. HHS-100-89-0030.  HHS is also receiving funding for the evaluation from the U.S. Department of Education.  The study of one of the sites in the evaluation, Riverside County (California), is also conducted under a contract from the California Department of Social Services (CDSS).  CDSS, in turn, is receiving funding from the California State Job Training Coordinating Council, the California Department of Education, HHS, and the Ford Foundation.  Additional funding to support the Child Outcomes portion of the study is provided by the following foundations: the Foundation for the Child Development, the William T. Grant Foundation, and an anonymous funder.

      The findings and conclusions presented herein do not necessarily represent the official positions or policies of the funders.

       

    • Chapter 2: Research Design, Samples, and Data Sources