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Role of Faith-Based and Community Organizations in Providing Relief and Recovery Services After Hurricanes Katrina and Rita
This report examines the relief and recovery services provided by faith-based and community organizations (FBCOs) in the Gulf Coast region after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005. The study included a telephone survey of 202 FBCOs that provided services and in-depth case studies of eight selected FBCOs. [116 PDF pages]
Case Study
Achieving Higher TANF Work Participation Rates: Case Studies from Maryland and Utah
This practice brief profiles the multi-pronged, comprehensive approaches taken by Maryland and Utah to increase their state's work participation rates. Both states have more than doubled their state Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) work participation rates within a one-year period. Maryland's rate increased from 20.5 percent in FY 2005 to 44.5 percent in FY 2006, and Utah's rate…
Providing Unpaid Work Experience Opportunities for TANF Recipients: Examples from Erie County, New York; Montana; and Hamilton County, Ohio
This practice brief profiles three work experience programs that engage nearly all work-ready TANF recipients in unpaid work activities, either alone or in conjunction with education and training. Unpaid work experience is designed to mirror regular employment in the paid labor market. TANF recipients are assigned to entry-level jobs at government offices, nonprofit agencies, educational…
Using Data to Monitor and Improve the Work Participation of TANF Recipients: Examples from New York City and Utah
This practice brief profiles two strategies, one statewide and one local, for analyzing, reporting, and using data to hold case managers and administrators accountable for increasing the work participation of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) recipients. Selected strategies use data to keep staff informed about progress toward participation rate goals and allow program managers to…
Providing Paid Employment Opportunities to TANF Participants Engaged in Vocational Education Programs: Examples from Denver, Colorado; Kentucky; and California
This practice brief profiles three programs, two statewide and one local, that provide work opportunities to Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) recipients who are participating in vocational education programs. Selected programs in Denver, Colorado, Kentucky, and California combine vocational education and paid work because this strategy reinforces the emphasis of the TANF program on…
Strategies for Increasing TANF Work Participation Rates: Summary Report
This brief describes a range of strategies states have implemented to achieve higher Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) work participation rates. It describes four broad categories of strategies: (1) creating new work opportunities for TANF recipients; (2) administrative strategies; (3) TANF policy changes; and (4) creation of new programs. It summarizes material presented in four…
Report to Congress
Indicators of Welfare Dependence: Annual Report to Congress, 2008
The Welfare Indicators Act of 1994 requires the Department of Health and Human Services to prepare annual reports to Congress on indicators and predictors of welfare dependence. The 2008 Indicators of Welfare Dependence, the eleventh annual report, provides welfare dependence indicators through 2005, reflecting changes that have taken place since enactment of the Personal Responsibility and…
Providing Unpaid Work Experience Opportunities for TANF Recipients: Examples from Erie County, New York; Montana; and Hamilton County, Ohio
Strategies for Increasing TANF Work Participation Rates Providing Unpaid Work Experience Opportunities for TANF Recipients: Examples from Erie County, New York; Montana; and Hamilton County, Ohio December 2008 By: Michelle K. Kerr Mathematica Policy Research Project Page:http://aspe.hhs.gov/hsp/08/TANFWPR/index.shtml About This Project and Brief
Strategies for Increasing TANF Work Participation Rates: Summary Report
Strategies for Increasing TANF Work Participation Rates Summary Report December 2008 By: LaDonna Pavetti, Jacqueline Kauff, Michelle K. Derr, Jeffrey Max, Ann Person, and Gretchen Kirby Mathematica Policy Research Project Page:http://aspe.hhs.gov/hsp/08/TANFWPR/index.shtml About This Project and Brief
Providing Paid Employment Opportunities to TANF Participants Engaged in Vocational Education Programs: Examples from Denver, Colorado; Kentucky; and California
Strategies for Increasing TANF Work Participation Rates Providing Paid Employment Opportunities for TANF Participants Engaged in Vocational Education Programs: Examples from Denver, Colorado; Kentucky; and California December 2008 By: Ann Person, LaDonna Pavetti, and Jeffrey Max Mathematica Policy Research Project Page:http://aspe.hhs.gov/hsp/08/TANFWPR/index.shtml About This Project and…
Case Study
Achieving Higher TANF Work Participation Rates: Case Studies from Maryland and Utah
Strategies for Increasing TANF Work Participation Rates Achieving Higher TANF Work Participation Rates: Case Studies from Maryland and Utah December 2008 By: Jacqueline Kauff and Michelle K. Derr Mathematica Policy Research Project Page:http://aspe.hhs.gov/hsp/08/TANFWPR/index.shtml About This Project and Brief
Using Data to Monitor and Improve the Work Participation of TANF Recipients: Examples from New York City and Utah
Strategies for Increasing TANF Work Participation Rates Using Data to Monitor and Improve the Work Participation of TANF Recipients: Examples from New York City and Utah December 2008 By: Jeffrey Max and Gretchen Kirby Mathematica Policy Research Project Page:http://aspe.hhs.gov/hsp/08/TANFWPR/index.shtml About This Project and Brief
Report to CongressResearch Brief
Indicators of Welfare Dependence: Annual Report to Congress, 2008
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
RESEARCH BRIEF
This report was written and compiled by Gil Crouse, Susan Hauan, and Annette Waters
Rogers of the Office of Human Services Policy under the direction of Melissa Pardue,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Human Services Policy, Office of the Assistant Secretary
for Planning and Evaluation.
Role of Faith-Based and Community Organizations in Providing Relief and Recovery Services After Hurricanes Katrina and Rita
By: Carol J. De Vita and Fredrica D. Kramer (Principal Investigators), Lauren Eyster, Samuel Hall, Petya Kehayova, and Timothy Triplett The Urban Institute
Research Brief
Indicators of Welfare Dependence: 2008 Research Brief
June 2009 This ASPE Research Brief summarizes the findings from the 2008 Indicators of Welfare Dependence Annual Report to Congress reporting the extent to which American families depend on income from welfare programs. The report provides welfare dependence indicators through 2006, reflecting changes that have taken place since passage of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity…
Role of State Faith Community Liaisons in Charitable Choice Implementation
This report examines the efforts of state faith community liaisons (FCLs) in promoting the states implementation of Charitable Choice policies and regulations that govern how states and localities contract with faith-based organizations (FBOs), and to expand public partnerships with FBOs. The authors utilized existing state-specific data on Charitable Choice implementation and FCL functions,…
Role of State Faith Community Liaisons in Charitable Choice Implementation
By: Pamela Winston, Ann E. Person, and Elizabeth Clary Mathematica Policy Research (MPR)Project Director: Pamela Winston Submitted to:U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services (HHS)Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning & Evaluation (ASPE)Project Officer: Alana Landey
HHS Funding for Abstinence Education, Education for Teen Pregnancy and HIV/STD Prevention, and Other Programs that Address Adolescent Sexual Activity
The report presents a detailed breakdown comparing Departmental funding for abstinence education, adhering to the A-H definition, with other Departmental funding used to prevent unwanted pregnancies and sexually transmitted infections. [19 PDF pages]
HHS Funding for Abstinence Education, Education for Teen Pregnancy and HIV/STD Prevention, and Other Programs that Address Adolescent Sexual Activity
Health and Human Services Funding for Abstinence Education, Education for Teen Pregnancy and HIV/STD Prevention, and Other Programs that Address Adolescent Sexual Activity December 16, 2008 This report is available on the Internet at:http://aspe.hhs.gov/hsp/08/AbstinenceEducation/ Transmittal Letter to Representative Mark Souder December 16, 2008