Does the unemployment insurance (UI) system, the primary safety net for working individuals who lose jobs, adequately address the needs of former welfare recipients who have left welfare and found work? This report, using data from the National Evaluation of the Welfare-to-Work (WtW) Grants...

Compares the characteristics and experiences of two groups of Work First New Jersey clients: (1) an early group that participated in the first year of program operations from July 1997 to June 1998; and (2) a later group participating from July 2000 to June 2001. Finds that caseload characteristics...

Examines the extent to which former welfare recipients who find jobs are likely to have monetary eligibility for Unemployment Insurance, how sensitive these rates are to varying eligibility rules, and the extent to which those who lose jobs file UI claims. Finds that potential monetary...

Final report from the first rigorous study of four employment retention programs shows that broad case-management approaches alone are unlikely to promote employment success. Notes that future program designs may need to explore more structured services, incentives for participants, or stronger...

Maternity group homes offer an innovative and intensive approach to addressing the needs of an extremely vulnerable population—teenage mothers and their children who have no other suitable place to live. This report documents the implementation of such programs in seven states. Issues...

This report presents first-year evaluation findings for the Colorado Youth WINS (Work Incentive Network of Supports) project, which served youth in four counties from August 2006 to December 2009. Using process analysis, the report found Youth WINS, as implemented, deviated from the program...

Based on four rounds of annual follow-up surveys with an early group of NJ TANF recipients, this issue brief focuses on those who have left the welfare rolls and are not working. About one in four recipients in this group were in this status throughout much of the study's follow-up period. The...