                                 National Evaluation of Welfare-to-Work Strategies

                                                   Table 9.7

Program Impacts on Transitional Child Care Benefits During the Two-Year Follow-Up Period

                                                 Sample  Program Control  Difference Percentage
Site and Program                                   Size    Group   Group    (Impact)  Change (%)

                                                              A. For All Sample Members
Informed of transitional child care benefits (%)

Atlanta Labor Force Attachment                      1890     9.3     5.0     4.3 ***     84.8       VFCCINFO
Atlanta Human Capital Development                   2199     6.4     5.0     1.4         26.8       VFCCINFO

Grand Rapids Labor Force Attachment                 1158     6.9     2.9     4.0 ***    135.0       VFCCINFO
Grand Rapids Human Capital Development              1158     4.2     2.9     1.3         44.6       VFCCINFO

Riverside Labor Force Attachment                    1678    10.4     3.2     7.1 ***    219.7       VFCCINFO
  Lacked high school diploma or basic skills        1012     7.4     1.9     5.5 ***    286.6       VFCCINFO
Riverside Human Capital Development                 1350     4.6     1.9     2.7 **     142.0       VFCCINFO

Columbus Integrated                                  728    10.8     5.0     5.9 ***    118.0       VFCCINFO
Columbus Traditional                                 723     7.1     5.0     2.2         43.7       VFCCINFO

Detroit                                              426     3.7     3.4     0.3          9.2       VFCCINFO

Oklahoma City                                        511    10.2    11.7    -1.6        -13.2       VFCCINFO

Portland                                             610    20.2    13.5     6.7 **      49.9       VFCCINFO

Used transitional child care benefits (%)

Atlanta Labor Force Attachment                      1890    12.1     5.3     6.8 ***    129.0       VFCCTRAN
Atlanta Human Capital Development                   2199     7.7     5.3     2.4 **      45.3       VFCCTRAN

Grand Rapids Labor Force Attachment                 1158     5.1     2.1     2.9 ***    135.2       VFCCTRAN
Grand Rapids Human Capital Development              1158     3.1     2.1     0.9         42.3       VFCCTRAN

Riverside Labor Force Attachment                    1678     3.4     1.5     1.9 ***    128.8       VFCCTRAN
  Lacked high school diploma or basic skills        1012     2.9     1.0     1.8 **     179.0       VFCCTRAN
Riverside Human Capital Development                 1350     1.3     1.0     0.2         22.9       VFCCTRAN

Columbus Integrated                                  728     5.4     3.9     1.5         37.7       VFCCTRAN
Columbus Traditional                                 723     4.9     3.9     1.0         26.1       VFCCTRAN

Detroit                                              426     4.5     2.1     2.5        119.5       VFCCTRAN

Oklahoma City                                        511    11.5    14.0    -2.4        -17.4       VFCCTRAN

Portland                                             610    23.5    12.5    11.0 ***     87.5       VFCCTRAN

