Employment & Self-Sufficiency

Prepared for:U.S. Department of Health and Human ServicesAdministration for Children and FamiliesOffice of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation

All under One Roof: Mixed-Status Families in an Era of Reform by Michael Fix Wendy Zimmermann June 1999 This paper was initially presented at the 1999 Annual Meeting of the Population Association of America. Introduction

Out of necessity or choice, mothers are working outside the home in greater numbers than ever before. In 1996, three out of four mothers with children between 6 and 17 were in the labor force, compared to one in four in 1965. Two-thirds of mothers with children under six now work.

CHARACTERISTICS OF FAMILIES USING TITLE IV-D SERVICES IN 1995 By Matthew Lyon May 1999 TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction Data Source and Methodology Findings

Trends in Noncitizens' and Citizens' Use of Public Benefits Following Welfare Reform: 1994-97 by Michael Fix and Jeffrey S. Passel March 1999

Contents of Chapter: Methodology Five One-Stop Models Successfull Models Challenges in Reaching the Welfare Population Occupations and Employers Empirica

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 Annual Report on Welfare Indicators, October 1998 is the second of these annual reports.