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TANF at 10: Welfare Reform in New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania.
Wood, Robert G.; Wheeler, Justin - Mathematica Policy Research - 2007
implementation in three states: New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania. It also examines how states' policy choices may have …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010924417
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An Examination of the First Ten Years Under TANF in Three States: The Experiences of New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania.
Wood, Robert G.; Wheeler, Justin - Mathematica Policy Research - 2006
on the implementation of TANF in New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania highlights their different approaches to welfare …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010925189
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The First Ten Years of TANF in Three States: The Experiences of New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania.
Wood, Robert G.; Wheeler, Justin - Mathematica Policy Research - 2006
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010609512
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The Effects of Marriage on Health: A Synthesis of Recent Research Evidence
Wood, Robert G.; Goesling, Brian; Avellar, Sarah - Mathematica Policy Research - 2007
' economic well-being and mental and physical health, as well as the well-being of their children. The authors have synthesized … recent literature from rigorous research studies across several fields, including public health, the social sciences, and … medical science, to provide a broad understanding of the current research on the link between marriage and health. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011101149
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The Effects of Marriage on Health: A Synthesis of Recent Research Evidence (Issue Brief)
Wood, Robert G.; Goesling, Brian; Avellar, Sarah - Mathematica Policy Research - 2007
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011101210
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Pathways to Adulthood and Marriage: Teenagers' Attitudes, Expectations, and Relationship Patterns.
Wood, Robert G.; Avellar, Sarah; Goesling, Brian - Mathematica Policy Research - 2008
In recent years, marriage patterns in the U.S. have changed dramatically, with adults spending more time unmarried, and cohabitation and nonmarital childbearing becoming increasingly common. To examine these potential precursors of changes in adult marriage patterns, this report examines...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010923424
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Strengthening Unmarried Parents' Relationships: The Early Impacts of Building Strong Families.
Wood, Robert G.; McConnell, Sheena; Moore, Quinn; … - Mathematica Policy Research - 2010
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010923428
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The Long-Term Effects of Building Strong Families: A Program for Unmarried Parents.
Wood, Robert G.; Moore, Quinn; Clarkwest, rew; … - Mathematica Policy Research - 2014
In this article Mathematica's family support experts present final findings from a large-scale, random assignment evaluation of Building Strong Families (BSF), a program offering relationship skills education to low-income, unmarried parents who are expecting or recently had a baby. The study...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010923468
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Employment Retention for TANF Recipients: Lessons From GAPS.
Wood, Robert G.; Paulsell, Diane - Mathematica Policy Research - 2000
This issue brief, the first in a series on trends in welfare to work, examines a Pittsburgh-area program to help newly employed welfare recipients find and keep jobs. Notes that case management, the program's central feature, was valued by participants, but more concrete services, such as help...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010923504
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The Status of Child-Only TANF Families: Evidence from Work First New Jersey.
Wood, Robert G.; Strong, Debra A. - Mathematica Policy Research - 2002
for each group. In particular, many nonparent caretakers have poor and deteriorating health, which may make it difficult …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010923574