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Overcoming Challenges to Business and Economic Development in Indian Country
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American Indian tribes and Alaska Native villages have embraced the goals, objectives, and programs associated with welfare reform, but the lack of jobs limits the success of tribal programs such as Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) and Welfare-to-Work (WtW). The lack of jobs is one of the biggest problems in Indian country.
Trends in the Well-Being of America's Children and Youth, 2001
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Section 1: Population, Family, and Neighborhood (PF) Child Population CharacteristicsChild Population Characteristics (In PDF format)
Family StructureFamily Structure (In PDF format)
One Million Young Adults Gain Health Insurance in 2011 Because of the Affordable Care Act
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One Million Young Adults Gain Health Insurance in 2011 Because of the Affordable Care Act
September 2011
An Evaluability Assessment of Child Care Options for Work-Welfare Programs
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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services An Evaluability Assessment of Child Care Options for Work-Welfare Programs MAXIMUS, Inc. April 1988 PDF Version
Trends in the Well-Being of America's Children and Youth, 2003
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AcknowledgementsThis is the eighth edition of an annual report from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on trends in the well-being of our nation’s children and youth. The report presents the most recent and reliable estimates on more than 80 indicators of well-being.
Well-Being of Children in Working Poor and Other Families: 1997 and 2004
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When Congress reformed the welfare system in 1996, major goals of the legislation were to increase employment and income of needy families and to decrease child poverty. Another major goal was to improve child outcomes through increased parental employment and earnings along with other provisions of welfare reform.
Second Chance Homes: Providing Services for Teenage Parents and Their Children
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Second Chance Homes: Providing Services for Teenage Parents and Their Children U.S. Department of Health and Human ServicesOffice of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation October 2000
Public Assistance Use Among Two-Parent Families: An Analysis of TANF and Food Stamp Program Eligibility and Participation
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Contents Data Sources and Methodological Approach Key Findings Conclusions
Trends in the Well-Being of America's Children and Youth, 2002
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AcknowledgmentsThis report, and its earlier editions, would not have been possible without the substantial support of the Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics whose member agencies provided data and carefully reviewed relevant sections.
The Jobs Evaluation: How Well are They Faring? AFDC Families with Preschool-aged Children in Atlanta at the Outset of the Jobs Evaluation
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The JOBS Evaluation: How Well Are They Faring? AFDC Families with Preschool-Aged Children in Atlanta at the Outset of the JOBS Evaluation. Prepared by Kristin A. Moore, Martha J. Zaslow, Mary Jo Coiro, Suzanne M. Miller of Child Trends, Inc.and Ellen B. Magenheim of Swarthmore College. February 1996
Trends in the Well-Being of America's Children and Youth, 1998
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IntroductionIntroduction (In PDF format)
Section 1: Population, Family, and Neighborhood Child Population CharacteristicsChild Population Characteristics (In PDF format)
Patterns of Substance Use and Substance-Related Impairment among Participants in the Aid to Families with Dependent Children Program (AFDC)
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PATTERNS OF SUBSTANCE USE AND SUBSTANCE-RELATED IMPAIRMENT AMONG PARTICIPANTS IN THE AID TO FAMILIES WITH DEPENDENT CHILDREN PROGRAM (AFDC)
The Health of Disconnected Low-Income Men
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Determinants of Asset Building
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Poor Finances: Assets and Low-Income Households Determinants of Asset Building By: Sondra Beverly, Michael Sherraden, Min Zhan, Trina R. Williams Shanks, and Yunju Nam Center for Social Development Washington University in St. Louis and Reid Cramer New America Foundation
Education and Employment of Disconnected Low-Income Men
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Work, Welfare, and the Burden of Disability: Caring for Special Needs of Children in Poor Families
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This paper addresses issues which arise at the juncture of welfare and disability policies. Using preliminary data from a recent survey of current and recent AFDC recipients in California, we find that disabilities and chronic health problems affect the mothers or children in 43% of all households in the AFDC system.
A Demographic Snapshot of Disconnected Low-Income Men
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Summary of an Urban Ethnographers’ Symposium on Low-Income Men
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Trends in the Well-Being of America's Children and Youth, 1996
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ForewordForeword (In PDF format)
IntroductionIntroduction (In PDF format)