Age, Gender & Gender Identities

OverviewChapter 1 addressed the question of why it is important to focus on the effects of JOBS programs on children. We turn now to the question of how child impacts were studied in the NEWWS Child Outcomes Study and, more specifically, in the two-year follow-up wave of the study.

Prepared for:Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Prepared by: Rob Geen, Pamela Holcomb, Amy Jantz, Robin Koralek, Jake Leos-Urbel, Karin Malm

This paper first summarizes programs that provide support during the school-to-work transition period, and how they have evolved in recent years. It then presents findings from focus groups conducted with individuals who acquired a significant disability during childhood or prior to gaining significant employment experience and who subsequently achieved a measure of employment success.

Statement of the Problem The course of human development is not a series of random events. The lives of adults at any point in time are the result of previous choices and environmental influences.

Submitted by: Michael R. Pergamit, Ph.D. Lynn Huang, Ph.D. Julie Lane, Ph.D. National Opinion Research Center (NORC) University of Chicago

This package--distributed at a national conference held at the Loews L'Enfant Plaza Hotel, Washington, D.C. on June 10-12, 2001--was prepared by the Office of Disability, Aging and Long-Term Care Policy (DALTCP) with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under Contract #HHS-100-97-0008.

Assessing the Field of Post-Adoption Service: Family Needs, Program Models, and Evaluation Issues

Prepared by Staff of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services "

Prepared by: Walter R. McDonald & Associates, Inc.