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Hispanic Healthy Marriage Initiative: Grantee Implementation Evaluation, 2007-2013
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TANF "Leavers", Applicants, and Caseload Studies: FY 1998 Welfare Outcomes Grants with an Emphasis on TANF Leavers
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ASPE awarded approximately $2.9 million in grants to states and counties in FY 1998 to study the outcomes of welfare reform on individuals and families who left the TANF program, who applied for cash welfare but were never enrolled because of non-financial eligibility requirements or diversion programs, and/or who appeared to be eligible but were not enrolled.
TANF "Leavers", Applicants, and Caseload Studies: Diverted and Applicant Populations
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Synthesis of Findings from ASPE Grants to States and Localities to Study Welfare Reform Outcomes, with an Emphasis on TANF Applicants and Diversion Since the passage of the Personal Responsibility and Work Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA), there has been a significant drop in the federal cash assistance caseloads.
TANF “Leavers”, Applicants, and Caseload Studies: FY 2000 Welfare Outcomes Grants
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The Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) has awarded approximately $1.05 million in grants to enhance state-specific surveys of populations affected by welfare reform, by expanding or improving data collection activities, including efforts to improve cross-state comparability.
Vulnerable Youth and the Transition to Adulthood: Youth from Low-Income Families
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Youth from low-income families are vulnerable to poor outcomes as adults, as these youth often lack the resources and opportunities found to lead to better outcomes.
Aid to Families with Dependent Children The Baseline
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Introduction The term “welfare” has long been identified with the Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) program. While the AFDC program was an important component of the safety net for low-income families with children, there was a near universal consensus that the program contained serious flaws. In August 1996, the Personal Responsi
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.
Impacts on Young Children and Their Families Two Years After Enrollment: Summary Report
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By Martha J. Zaslow, Sharon M. McGroder, and Kristin A. Moore
Charting Parenthood: A Statistical Portrait of Fathers and Mothers in America
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Contents Parenting Family Formation Fertility Conclusion The great majority of Americans will become parents at some point in their lives.
Incarceration and the Family: A Review of Research and Promising Approaches for Serving Fathers and Families
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The number of individuals involved in the criminal justice system is at a historic high. There are almost 2.3 million individuals in U.S. jails and prisons and more than 798,000 people on parole.
Overview and Inventory of HHS Efforts to Assist Incarcerated and Reentering Individuals and their Families
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Prepared by: Erica Meade and Linda Mellgren The views expressed in this report are solely those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation or the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Indicators of Child, Family, and Community Connections, Companion Volume of Related Papers
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This is the campanion volume of papers to the Indicators of Child, Family, and Community Connections chartbook. Family indicators typically include measures such as family structure, employment and poverty status, and benefit receipt. However, these indicators do not fully portray how families function as a unit and as part of society.
Indicators of Child, Family, and Community Connections
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Family indicators typically include measures such as family structure, employment and poverty status, and benefit receipt. However, these indicators do not fully portray how families function as a unit and as part of society.
Indicators of Child, Family, and Community Connections, Companion Volume of Related Papers
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Contract No. HHS-100-01-0011 Produced by:Child Trends Laura Lippman, Project Director
Enhancing the Well-Being of Young Children and Families in the Context of Welfare Reform
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ByJane Knitzer and Nancy K. Cauthen National Center for Children in Poverty The Joseph L. Mailman School of Public Health Columbia University In Collaboration withEllen Kisker Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.
Public Assistance Use Among Two-Parent Families: An Analysis of TANF and Food Stamp Program Eligibility and Participation - Research Brief
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States increasingly are focusing on the 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 families.
From Prison to Home: The Effect of Incarceration and Reentry on Children, Families, and Communities
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From Prison to Home: The Effect of Incarceration on Children, Families, and Communities
Congressionally Mandated Evaluation of the State Children's Health Insurance Program
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In 1997, Congress passed legislation creating the State Childrens Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), the first major federally funded health program to be established since Medicare and Medicaid were enacted in 1965.