This brief summarizes key findings from several important fatherhood initiatives that were developed and implemented during the 1990s and early 2000s.
Welfare, Welfare Reform, & TANF
Reports
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Advanced SearchUsing Vouchers to Deliver Social Services: Considerations Based on the CCDF and TANF Program Experiences
By: Gretchen Kirby and Andrew Burwick Mathematica Policy Research (MPR) Submitted to:U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning & Evaluation
The Effects of Welfare and IDA Program Rules on Asset Holdings of Low-Income Families
Contents Key Findings Conclusions Savings and assets can cushion families against sudden income losses and can bolster long-term economic gains. These savings, however, can make a low-income family ineligible for benefits from means-tested programs when they encounter economic difficulties.
Report to Congress
Indicators of Welfare Dependence: Annual Report to Congress, 2007
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
This report was written by Gil Crouse, Sarah Douglas, and Susan Hauan of the Office of Human Services Policy under the direction of Melissa Pardue, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Human Services Policy, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation.
Economic Patterns of Single Mothers Following Their Poverty Exits
This report examines the employment patterns and income progression of single mothers and their families for two years after they exit poverty. The study found that 30 percent of single mothers were poor but then left poverty. Work effort was high among single mothers who left poverty: on average they worked for three-quarters of the subsequent two years following their poverty exit.
Economic Patterns of Single Mothers Following Their Poverty Exits: Acknowledgments and Introduction
Prepared for:U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE)Office of Human Services Policy (HSP)Contract: 233-02-0086; Task Order 23