Helping low-income families in rural areas find gainful employment and achieve economic self-sufficiency is an ongoing policy concern. The Rural Welfare-to-Work Strategies demonstration is using rigorous experimental designs to build knowledge about how to help low-income families in rural areas...

Details innovative programs in Illinois, Nebraska, and Tennessee participating in a rigorous five-year study of rural welfare-to-work strategies. Also discusses the evaluation design. The project, which will assess the effectiveness of three diverse program approaches in promoting the...

Details innovative programs in Illinois, Nebraska, and Tennessee participating in a rigorous five-year study of rural welfare-to-work strategies. Also discusses the evaluation design. The project, which will assess the effectiveness of three diverse program approaches in promoting the...

This report presents 30-month impact and benefit-cost analysis findings for the Building Nebraska Families program, an intensive home visitation and life skills education program for hard-to-employ TANF clients in rural Nebraska. The program improved employment near the end of the 30-month...

This study, designed to examine whether innovative approaches can improve employment and other outcomes for rural low-income people, is examining specialized programs in Illinois, Nebraska, and Tennessee. Based on a largely qualitative assessment of program implementation, the authors note that...

Examines local WtW evaluation sites as the end of the grant period nears. Found that administrators were quite positive about the program, saying that it improved interaction between WIA and TANF agencies, increased local program capacity to serve welfare recipients and noncustodial parents in...

Finds that most WtW grantees, except recently funded ones, are now delivering services, but restrictive eligibility rules still in effect in late 1999 continue to impede enrollment. Despite low enrollment, grantees have moved expeditiously to place WtW participants in work activities. To date,...

Examines the effectiveness of paraprofessional home visitor services in strengthening outcomes for teenage parents receiving cash assistance through AFDC and participating in welfare-to-work programs. The study was based on a demonstration in three cities intended to reduce long-term welfare...