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Fixing to Change: A Best Practices Assessment of One-Stop Job Centers Working With Welfare Recipients
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By James L. McIntire and Amy F. Robins Fiscal Policy Center University of Washington
Approaches to Evaluating Welfare Reform: Lessons from Five State Demonstrations
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Authors: Anne Gordon, Jonathan Jacobson, and Thomas Fraker. Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.,
Characteristics of Low-Wage Workers and Their Labor Market Experiences: Evidence from the Mid- to Late 1990s
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With the passage of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA), policymakers and researchers have recognized the importance of understanding the dynamics of the low-wage labor market and the economic opportunities in it.
Providing Mental Health Services to TANF Recipients: Program Design Choices and Implementation Challenges in Four States
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Contents Policy Context Rationale for Providing Mental Health Services to Welfare Recipients Methodology Overview of the Study Sites Key Choices in Designing and Providing Mental Health Services
Characteristics of Low-wage Workers and Their Labor Market Experiences: Research Brief
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Building an Employment Focused Welfare System
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Building an Employment Focused Welfare System: Work First and Other Work-Oriented Strategies in Five States by Pamela A. Holcomb LaDonna Pavetti Caroline Ratcliffe Susan Riedinger June 1998
Serving TANF and Low-Income Populations through WIA One-Stop Centers
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Serving TANF and Low-Income Populations through WIA One-Stop Centers Report on Highlights of Site Visits Prepared for:Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning & Evaluation U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Maximizing the Value of Philanthropic Efforts through Planned Partnerships between the U.S. Government and Private Foundations
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Design of a Demonstration of Coordinated Housing, Health and Long-Term Care Services and Supports for Low-Income Older Adults
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This conceptual framework examines the possible ways that housing sites can link health and long-term services and supports, and potential ways that HUD and HHS could design a demonstration of such a model. [31 PDF pages]
Description and Assessment of State Approaches to Diversion Programs and Activities Under Welfare Reform
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An Interim Report of the Findings of the First Phase of the Research The George Washington University Center for Health Policy Research, August 1998
Characteristics of Low-wage Workers and Their Labor Market Experiences: Research Brief
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With the passage of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA), policymakers and researchers have recognized the importance of understanding the dynamics of the low-wage labor market and the economic opportunities in it.
Indicators of Welfare Dependence: Annual Report to Congress, 1997
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Indicators of Welfare Dependence
Providing Unpaid Work Experience Opportunities for TANF Recipients: Examples from Erie County, New York; Montana; and Hamilton County, Ohio
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Strategies for Increasing TANF Work Participation Rates Providing Unpaid Work Experience Opportunities for TANF Recipients: Examples from Erie County, New York; Montana; and Hamilton County, Ohio December 2008 By: Michelle K. Kerr Mathematica Policy Research
Work-Family Supports for Low-Income Families: Key Research Findings and Policy Trends
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By: Pamela Winston Abstract
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.
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
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.
Work, Welfare, and the Burden of Disability: Caring for Special Needs of Children in Poor Families
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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Indicators of Welfare Dependence: Annual Report to Congress, 2001
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The Welfare Indicators Act of 1994 requires the Department of Health and Human Services to prepare annual reports to Congress on indicators and predictors of welfare dependence. This 2001 Indicators of Welfare Dependence, the fourth annual report, is the first report to provide welfare dependency indicators for the 1996-1998 period, reflecting changes that have taken place since