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Using Data to Monitor and Improve the Work Participation of TANF Recipients: Examples from New York City and Utah.

Max, Jeffrey; Kirby, Gretchen - Mathematica Policy Research - 2008

managers and administrators accountable for increasing the work participation of TANF recipients. The selected strategies use …

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Employment Retention and Advancement: Pennsylvania's Experience with Performance Goals.

Paulsell, Diane; Stieglitz, Ali - Mathematica Policy Research - 2001

contributed to the state's current program of pre- and postemployment services for TANF recipients. Notes implementation …

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The Benefits of Housing Subsidies for TANF Recipients: Evidence from New Jersey.

Wood, Robert G.; Rangarajan, Anu - Mathematica Policy Research - 2004

This four-page issue brief notes that government housing subsidies improve access to stable, affordable housing for low-income families. Current and former welfare families that receive these subsidies devote a smaller portion of their income to housing, face less housing instability, and live...

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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. Maryland …

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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

When TANF was created in 1996, the program imposed new requirements on states to compel welfare recipients to work and …. As we enter TANF's second decade, it is useful to examine what approaches states have taken to meeting these requirements … and how their policy choices may have influenced their TANF outcomes. This issue brief examines TANF policy options and …

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Promoting Employment Retention Among TANF Recipients: Lessons from the GAPS Initiative.

Wood, Robert G.; Paulsell, Diane - Mathematica Policy Research - 2000

Notes that case management, the program's central feature, was valued by participants, but more concrete services, such as help with child care, transportation, or work-related issues, may be helpful.

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The Role of Intermediaries in Linking TANF Recipients With Jobs.

Pavetti, LaDonna; Derr, Michelle; Anderson, Jacquelyn; … - Mathematica Policy Research - 2000

Examines welfare offices' use of "intermediaries"--private or public organizations that act as brokers between the welfare system and employers--noting that a broad range of organizations act as intermediaries, including nonprofit and for-profit organizations, public sector agencies, and...

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Mental Disorders and Service Use Among Welfare and Disability Program Participants in Fee-for-Service Medicaid.

Pavetti, LaDonna; Derr, Michelle K.; Kauff, Jacqueline F.; … - Mathematica Policy Research - 2010

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Families on TANF in Illinois: Employment Assets and Liabilities.

Kirby, Gretchen; Fraker, Thomas; Pavetti, LaDonna; … - Mathematica Policy Research - 2003

-parent TANF cases, noting that most are not long-term welfare recipients, and the majority had some paid employment in the past …. Also available in HTML format at http://aspe.hhs.gov/hsp/TANF-IL-emp03/index.htm. …

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Helping TANF Recipients Stay Employed: Early Evidence from the GAPS Initiative.

Wood, Robert G.; Paulsell, Diane - Mathematica Policy Research - 1999

Provides an early, in-depth look at newly employed welfare recipients in Allegheny County, PA, who are taking part in a voluntary employment retention program, finding that most are keeping their jobs but may need help with job advancement.

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