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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
Ten years ago, Congress reformed welfare by creating Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), which required … most welfare recipients to work and imposed time limits on benefits for the first time. Recent changes to federal TANF … 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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Strategies for Increasing TANF Work Participation Rates: Summary Report.
Pavetti, LaDonna; Kauff, Jacqueline; Derr, Michelle K.; … - Mathematica Policy Research - 2008
strategies: (1) new work opportunities for TANF recipients, (2) administrative strategies, (3) TANF policy changes, and (4 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010925283
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Understanding Two Categories of TANF Spending: 'Other' and 'Authorized Under Prior Law'.
Derr, Michelle K.; Anderson, Tara; Pavetti, LaDonna; … - Mathematica Policy Research - 2009
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010925318
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Coordinating Employment Services Across the TANF and WIA Programs (Issue Brief)
Kirby, Gretchen G.; Lyskawa, Julia - Mathematica Policy Research - 2015
12 strategies for TANF/WIA coordination that are in use in the study sites and that other locations might choose to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011262024
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Strategies for Increasing TANF Work Participation Rates: Summary Report
Pavetti, LaDonna; Kauff, Jacqueline; Derr, Michelle K.; … - Mathematica Policy Research - 2008
strategies: (1) new work opportunities for TANF recipients, (2) administrative strategies, (3) TANF policy changes, and (4 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011262095
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Serving Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Recipients in a Post-Recession Environment
Brown, Elizabeth; Derr, Michelle K. - Mathematica Policy Research - 2015
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) agencies are operating in a challenging post-recession environment, with …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011262388
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Achieving Higher TANF Work Participation Rates: Case Studies from Maryland and Utah
Kauff, Jacqueline; Derr, Michelle K. - Mathematica Policy Research - 2008
Both Maryland and Utah more than doubled their state TANF work participation rates within a one-year period. Marylandâ …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011262395
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Review of Sanction Policies and Research Studies: Final Literature Review
Pavetti, LaDonna; Derr, Michelle K.; Zaveri, Heather Hesketh - Mathematica Policy Research - 2003
This report summarizes state policy choices with regard to TANF sanctions for failure to comply with work requirements …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011262521
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Providing Mental Health Services to TANF Recipients: Program Design Choices and Implementation Challenges in Four States
Derr, Michelle; Douglas, Sarah; Pavetti, LaDonna - Mathematica Policy Research - 2001
Profiles the efforts of four states—FL, OR, TN, and UT—to address welfare recipients' mental health conditions, which are often barriers to employment. Notes that these conditions, which occur at substantially higher rates in welfare recipients than in the general population, can...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011262563
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Addressing Substance Abuse Problems Among TANF Recipients: A Guide for Program Administrators.
Kirby, Gretchen; Anderson, Jacquelyn - Mathematica Policy Research - 2000
Provides information to help program administrators and staff understand substance abuse problems, identify welfare recipients with these problems, understand the treatment system, and integrate treatment into a work-focused welfare program.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010556902