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The Supply of Direct Support Professionals

The Supply of Direct Support Professionals Serving Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities and Other Developmental Disabilities: Report to Congress

In 2004, Congress requested that HHS conduct a study on the shortage of direct support professionals (DSPs) supporting persons with intellectual disabilities and other developmental disabilities (ID/DD), including an examination of the root causes associated with high vacancy and turnover rates, and an examination of the impact this shortage may b
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A Synthesis of Research on Child Care Utilization

A Synthesis of Research on Child Care Utilization Patterns

This paper synthesizes findings on current and future trends in child care usage patterns among employed mothers of preschoolers (less than 6 years old). It summarizes the types, duration, and expenditures on arrangements using the Current Population Surveys (1958, 1965, 1977 and 1982), the National Survey of Family Growth (1982), and the Survey o
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The Supply and Demand of Professional Social

The Supply and Demand of Professional Social Workers Providing Long-Term Care Services: Report to Congress

This report discusses the current and future availability of professional social workers in long-term care settings. Recommendations for addressing any identified future shortage areas, including cooperative strategies involving federal agencies, professional associations, and school of social work are also addressed. [31 PDF pages]
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Employer Provided Health Insurance: What can be

Employer Provided Health Insurance: What can be learned from the Form 5500?

This report provides a technical assessment of the utility of data from the Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration, specifically the form 5500 data, to examine the receipt of employer provided health care when merged with data from the Census Bureau's Longitudinal Employer Household Dynamics data program.
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Conditions and Impairments Among the Working Age

Conditions and Impairments Among the Working Age Population with Disabilities

Most adults with disabilities are in their working (not their elderly) years. According to the 1990 Survey of Income and Program Participation, among the civilian non-institutionalized population, 20,266,000 adults in their working years (18-64) and 15,413,000 elderly persons (65+) reported a disability. Disability rates were lower for the working
From: Conditions and Impairments Among the Working Age Population with Disabilities
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Pathway to the Future: How Workforce Development

Pathway to the Future: How Workforce Development and Quality Jobs Can Promote Quality Care Conference Package

This document is the information package given to the attendees of the conference “Pathway to the Future: How Workforce Development and Quality Jobs Can Promote Quality Care.” The held in Washington, D.C. on May 23-25, 2004, and was sponsored by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the U.S. Department of Labor.
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Welfare Mothers as Potential Employees: A

Welfare Mothers as Potential Employees: A Statistics Profile Based on National Survey Data

When women who receive welfare benefits are compared with other women, both poor and non-poor, in the NLSY and other national sample surveys, welfare mothers are notably different from non-poor mothers. At the same time, these data show that there is considerable diversity within the welfare population. In particular, compared to short-term recipi
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Characteristics of Low-Wage Workers and Their

Characteristics of Low-Wage Workers and Their Labor Market Experiences: Evidence from the Mid- to Late 1990s

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. As large numbers of current and former recipients enter the low-wage labor market, it
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TANF Recipients as Potential Long-Term Care

TANF Recipients as Potential Long-Term Care Workers: An Assessment of the Prospects in the District of Columbia, Illinois, Maryland and South Carolina

The LTC industry's need for workers and TANF recipients' need for jobs could be mutually beneficial if, indeed, recipients' characteristics, skills, and circumstances match the requirements, accessibility, and availability of LTC jobs. In this paper, the authors provide a brief overview of what is already known about the characteristics of long-te
From: TANF Recipients as Potential Long-Term Care Workers: An Assessment of the Prospects in the District of Columbia, Illinois, Maryland and South Carolina
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Linking TANF Recipients with Paraprofessional

Linking TANF Recipients with Paraprofessional Long-Term Care Jobs

This brief is based on Mathematica's study of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) recipients as long-term care (LTC) workers. The study examined the suitability of TANF recipients for employment as certified nurse aides and home health aides and the feasibility of training recipients for these paraprofessional jobs. The authors used two
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An Evaluability Assessment of Child Care Options

An Evaluability Assessment of Child Care Options for Work-Welfare Programs

The final report (Volume I) presents the results of an evaluability assessment of child care options for work-welfare programs. The project examined current work-welfare programs in selected states across the country and explored the evaluative issues regarding the role of child care in these programs. Volume II (State Discussion Summaries, Head S
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Work, Welfare, and the Burden of Disability:

Work, Welfare, and the Burden of Disability: Caring for Special Needs of Children in Poor Families

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 presence of one or more ch
From: Work, Welfare, and the Burden of Disability: Caring for Special Needs of Children in Poor Families
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Service Utilization and the Individual, Family,

Service Utilization and the Individual, Family, and Neighborhood Characteristics of Children with Disabilities in Illinois

This report describes the demographic characteristics and human services utilization of all children and adolescents who are identified as having a disability in Illinois. It also seeks to understand the stability of care that these children receive through childhood and adolescence.
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Use of TANF Work-Oriented Sanctions in Illinois,

Use of TANF Work-Oriented Sanctions in Illinois, New Jersey, and South Carolina: Final Report

This report examines the implementation of TANF sanctions in three states, looking at the ways that case managers used sanctions to promote compliance with work requirements. They found that case managers often exercised discretion in deciding whether and when to initiate a sanction, especially when a client partially met participation requirement
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Successful Transitions out of Low-Wage Work for

Successful Transitions out of Low-Wage Work for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Recipients: The Role of Employers, Coworkers, and Location, Final Report

This study examines the effect of employer characteristics, types of coworkers, and residential location in promoting the advancement of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) recipients in the labor market. It is the first to use new, large integrated employer-employee data, the Longitudinal Employer Household Dynamics (LEHD) data — wit
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Receipt of Unemployment Insurance Among Low-

Receipt of Unemployment Insurance Among Low-Income Single Mothers

This Issue Brief presents analysis of data on unemployment receipt from the Census Bureau's Annual Social and Economic Supplement of the Current Population Survey (CPS). This data analysis is supplemented by findings from two studies by Mathematica Policy Research on eligibility for unemployment insurance among former welfare recipients. By focu
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Access to Child Care for Low-Income Working

Access to Child Care for Low-Income Working Families

This report provides new information on the number of children receiving subsidies through the Child Care Development Fund (CCDF) in fiscal year 1998 and on the number of children eligible for assistance, by state. The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) and the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) prepar
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Study of Work Participation and Full Engagement

Study of Work Participation and Full Engagement Strategies

It is likely that when TANF is reauthorized, states will be required to assess all adult recipients and to engage them in appropriate activities leading towards self-sufficiency. ASPE contracted with Mathematica to study sites that have already adopted such policies, seeking to understand the strategies and practices that they use to promote unive
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Further Progress, Persistent Constraints:

Further Progress, Persistent Constraints: Findings From a Second Survey of the Welfare-to-Work Grants Program

This report presents the early implementation findings from HHS' congressionally mandated evaluation of the Department of Labor's Welfare-to-Work Grants Program. Based on a survey of all WtW grantees conducted from November 1999 to February 2000, it provides descriptive information on the status of WtW programs, enrollment levels, job placements,
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Welfare-to-Work Grants Program: Adjusting to

Welfare-to-Work Grants Program: Adjusting to Changing Circumstances

This report provides an update on the status of WtW program operations and post-WtW plans for the eleven evaluation study sites as the five-year grant periods draw to a close. The report highlights the extent of ongoing enrollment, the ways in which grantees have adapted to a variety of economic and policy changes that have occurred since the begi
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