                                       National Evaluation of Welfare-to-Work Strategies

                                                        Table 8.4

                                    Program Impacts on Receipt of Housing Assistance at the End of Two Years

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

                                                              Lived in public housing (%)

Atlanta Labor Force Attachment                      1890    34.5    33.1     1.3          3.9      vkpubhsg
Atlanta Human Capital Development                   2199    32.1    33.1    -1.0         -3.1      vkpubhsg

Grand Rapids Labor Force Attachment                 1158     8.8     9.4    -0.7         -7.0      vkpubhsg
Grand Rapids Human Capital Development              1158     9.8     9.4     0.3          3.4      vkpubhsg

Riverside Labor Force Attachment                    1678     5.9     6.3    -0.4         -6.8      vkpubhsg
  Lacked high school diploma or basic skills        1012     5.9     7.3    -1.4        -19.4      vkpubhsg
Riverside Human Capital Development                 1350     5.3     7.3    -2.1        -28.2      vkpubhsg

Columbus Integrated                                  728    28.1    27.6     0.5          1.9      vkpubhsg
Columbus Traditional                                 723    27.1    27.6    -0.5         -1.7      vkpubhsg

Detroit                                              426     9.4     9.4     0.0          0.5      vkpubhsg

Oklahoma City                                        511    12.9    12.6     0.3          2.5      vkpubhsg

Portland                                             610    19.6    18.6     1.1          5.8      vkpubhsg


                                                              Lived in subsidized housing (%)

Atlanta Labor Force Attachment                      1890    20.5    19.4     1.1         5.8       vkrentsb
Atlanta Human Capital Development                   2199    23.8    19.4     4.4 **      22.7      vkrentsb

Grand Rapids Labor Force Attachment                 1158     9.9    11.5    -1.6        -14.2      vkrentsb
Grand Rapids Human Capital Development              1158    11.0    11.5    -0.5         -4.4      vkrentsb

Riverside Labor Force Attachment                    1678     7.4     7.9    -0.5         -6.5      vkrentsb
  Lacked high school diploma or basic skills        1012     7.8     8.3    -0.5         -5.5      vkrentsb
Riverside Human Capital Development                 1350     7.4     8.3    -1.0        -11.5      vkrentsb

Columbus Integrated                                  728     7.2     8.2    -1.1        -13.2      vkrentsb
Columbus Traditional                                 723     5.7     8.2    -2.5        -30.4      vkrentsb

Detroit                                              426     2.0     1.8     0.2         13.1      vkrentsb

Oklahoma City                                        511     9.3     9.5    -0.3         -2.6      vkrentsb

Portland                                             610    10.5    17.0    -6.5 **     -38.1      vkrentsb
