                          National Evaluation of Welfare-to-Work Strategies

                                                Table 8.3

               Program Impacts on Receipt of School Food Programs and Energy Assistance

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

                                                        Ever participated in school food
                                                           program during follow-up (%)

Atlanta Labor Force Attachment                      1890    87.9    86.2     1.8          2.0      vkschlfd
Atlanta Human Capital Development                   2199    89.6    86.2     3.4 **       3.9      vkschlfd

Grand Rapids Labor Force Attachment                 1158    68.3    67.1     1.2          1.8      vkschlfd
Grand Rapids Human Capital Development              1158    65.6    67.1    -1.5         -2.2      vkschlfd

Riverside Labor Force Attachment                    1678    76.3    78.1    -1.8         -2.2      vkschlfd
  Lacked high school diploma or basic skills        1012    80.8    81.4    -0.7         -0.8      vkschlfd
Riverside Human Capital Development                 1350    81.9    81.4     0.4          0.5      vkschlfd

Columbus Integrated                                  728    74.2    75.6    -1.4         -1.9      vkschlfd
Columbus Traditional                                 723    74.7    75.6    -0.9         -1.2      vkschlfd

Detroit                                              426    61.4    60.2     1.2          1.9      vkschlfd

Oklahoma City                                        511    57.5    59.6    -2.1         -3.6      vkschlfd

Portland                                             610    64.6    66.1    -1.6         -2.4      vkschlfd

                                                             Ever received energy
                                                         assistance in past year (%)

Atlanta Labor Force Attachment                      1890    18.6    20.1    -1.5         -7.2      vkheat
Atlanta Human Capital Development                   2199    20.9    20.1     0.8          3.9      vkheat

Grand Rapids Labor Force Attachment                 1158    23.5    26.0    -2.5         -9.6      vkheat
Grand Rapids Human Capital Development              1158    21.7    26.0    -4.2 *      -16.2      vkheat

Riverside Labor Force Attachment                    1678    15.6    17.4    -1.8        -10.4      vkheat
  Lacked high school diploma or basic skills        1012    16.2    15.9     0.3          2.2      vkheat
Riverside Human Capital Development                 1350    17.2    15.9     1.3          8.1      vkheat

Columbus Integrated                                  728    32.1    31.2     0.9          2.8      vkheat
Columbus Traditional                                 723    33.8    31.2     2.6          8.4      vkheat

Detroit                                              426    34.6    39.5    -5.0        -12.6      vkheat

Oklahoma City                                        511    23.9    29.8    -6.0        -20.1      vkheat

Portland                                             610    22.5    25.6    -3.1        -12.1      vkheat
